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SB31
26TCKIS-1
By Senator Smitherman
RFD: Judiciary
First Read: 04-Feb-25
PFD: 31-Dec-24
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PFD: 31-Dec-24
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, persons are prohibited from
possessing certain firearms.
This bill would prohibit a person from
knowingly possessing a machine gun, including the
frame or receiver of any such weapon, any part
intended to convert a firearm into a machine gun, and
parts from which a machine gun may be assembled.
This bill would provide a criminal penalty for
violating this prohibition.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to firearms; to prohibit the knowing
possession of a machine gun, the frame or receiver of such a
weapon, a part or parts intended to convert a firearm into a
machine gun, and parts from which a machine gun may be
assembled; and to provide a criminal penalty for violations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) For the purposes of this section, the
term "machine gun" means any weapon that shoots, is designed
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term "machine gun" means any weapon that shoots, is designed
to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically
more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single
function of the trigger. The term includes the frame or
receiver of any such weapon, any part or combination of parts
designed and intended for use in converting a weapon into a
machine gun, and any combination of parts from which a machine
gun may be assembled if the parts are in the possession or
under the control of a person.
(b) No person shall knowingly have in his or her
possession, control, care, or custody a machine gun.
(c) A violation of subsection (b) is a Class C felony.
(d) This section does not apply to either of the
following:
(1) A state or local law enforcement officer while
acting in an official capacity.
(2) Any machine gun lawfully owned or possessed
pursuant to federal law.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2025.
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