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Proposed Mississippi Firearm Legislation HB946

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Legislation Overview

Title: Deadly weapon; clarify that certain knives fall within category of that are unlawful to be possessed by a convicted felon.

Description: An Act To Amend Section 97-37-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Certain Knives Shall Be Considered A Deadly Weapon For Purposes Of Being Declared Unlawful To Be Possessed By A Convicted Felon; And For Related Purposes.

Session: 2013 Regular Session

Last Action: Died In Committee

Last Action Date: February 5, 2013

Sponsors

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4 sponsors: Monsour; Howell;Rushing;Staples

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (4 of 122)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 5, 2013 Died In Committee
House Jan 21, 2013 Referred To Judiciary A
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 28, 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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