Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0358
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm safety.
Subject: CRIMES AND OFFENSES generally: NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS: PUBLIC SAFETY: SCHOOLS generally (K-12): WEAPONS
Description: Firearm safety. Establishes the firearm safety and suicide prevention fund for the purpose of providing funds to a school or not-for-profit organization to provide training concerning: (1) firearm safety in the home, particularly in a home with minor children; and (2) firearm suicide prevention. Establishes grant eligibility criteria. Provides that neglect of a dependent includes storing an unsecured firearm in a location to which the dependent has access, unless: (1) the firearm is secured by a lock; (2) the firearm is not loaded and access to ammunition is secured by a lock; or (3) the manner in which the firearm is stored is objectively reasonable under the circumstances. Requires a person to report a missing firearm to law enforcement within 24 hours of discovering that the firearm is missing, and makes the failure to report a Class A misdemeanor. Requires a person to successfully complete a basic firearms safety training program before purchasing a firearm from a dealer, and requires a dealer to provide a safe storage device to a firearm purchaser. Makes it a Class A misdemeanor for a: (1) dealer; (2) person approved to provide firearms training; or (3) prospective firearms purchaser; to commit certain offenses concerning a certificate of completion. Makes it a Class A misdemeanor for a dealer to fail to provide a safe storage device at the time of transacting a sale, trade, or transfer of a firearm. Makes an appropriation.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Last Action Date: January 12, 2023
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Fady Qaddoura (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 12, 2023 | Authored by Senator Qaddoura |
| Senate | Jan 12, 2023 | First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 12, 2023 | 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
