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Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB303

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Legislation Overview

Title: Gun Safety Act; enact

Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as provide a short title; to provide that a person who has been denied a license to carry a weapon or has had such license revoked because of mental incompetency may reapply after five years; to provide procedures for such application; to provide for a background check for guns purchased at gun shows; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Session: 2013-2014 Regular Session

Last Action: House Second Readers

Last Action Date: February 13, 2013

Sponsors

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6 sponsors: Pat Gardner; LaDawn Jones;Stacey Abrams; Al Williams;Virgil Fludd; Scott Holcomb;

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (6 of 180)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 13, 2013 House Second Readers
House Feb 12, 2013 House First Readers
House Feb 11, 2013 House Hopper
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 11, 2013 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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