House Considers Making Owners Report Lost, Stolen Handguns|abc27 News
The state House of Representatives has wrapped up consideration of a proposal to impose criminal penalties on gun owners who don't quickly inform police when a handgun is lost or stolen.
The legislation is designed to combat straw purchasers of illegal handguns, would require reporting within 72 hours of when a
weapon is found to be missing.
Debate ended for the night after about two hours when the chamber adjourned upon hitting its 11 p.m. curfew. Session was due
to resume at Tuesday morning.
The amendment states that when police come across a handgun in a criminal investigation, any first-time non-reporting owner can be charged with a summary offense.
A second offense would be a misdemeanor and a third offense a felony.
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