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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 1066
BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON
WEAPONS/HANDGUNS: Provides with respect to federal background checks for
concealed handgun permit holders
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1379.3(C)(1) and (17) and (K), relative to qualifications for2
concealed handgun permits; to provide for the submission of certain information for3
persons seeking a concealed handgun permit who are not United States citizens; to4
require a federal background check before issuing a concealed handgun permit; and5
to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 40:1379.3(C)(1) and (17) and (K) are hereby amended and reenacted8
to read as follows: 9
§1379.3. Statewide permits for concealed handguns; application procedures;10
definitions11
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C. To qualify for a concealed handgun permit, a Louisiana resident shall:13
(1)(a) Make sworn application to the deputy secretary of public safety14
services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The providing of false15
or misleading information on the application or any documents submitted with the16
application shall be grounds for the denial or revocation of a concealed handgun17
permit. The application shall reflect training in pistols, revolvers, or both. Any18
permittee under this Section shall notify the department of any address or name19
change within thirty days of the change. Failure to timely notify the department of20 HLS 14RS-102 ENGROSSED
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a name or address change may result in suspension of the permit for up to thirty1
days.2
(b) In the case of an applicant who is not a United States citizen, the3
applicant shall provide any alien or admission number issued by the United States4
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and any basis, if applicable, for5
an exception to the prohibitions of 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(5)(B).6
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(17) Not be ineligible to possess or receive a firearm under 18 U.S.C.8
§922(g) or (n).9
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K. The department shall execute a thorough background investigation,11
including a criminal history check, of every applicant for the purpose of verifying12
the qualifications of the applicant pursuant to the requirements of this Section. For13
purposes of this Subsection, a background check shall be defined as a computer14
check of available on-line state records, and, if warranted, the fingerprints may be15
forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history16
record check. In addition, the department shall submit an inquiry on every applicant17
to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System of the Federal Bureau18
of Investigation.19
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Thompson HB No. 1066
Abstract: Provides for a federal criminal history check prior to the issuance of a concealed
handgun permit.
Present law provides for the issuance of concealed handgun permits.
Present law provides for the qualifications and criteria required to be issued a concealed
handgun permit.
Proposed law retains present law. HLS 14RS-102 ENGROSSED
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Present law provides that an applicant for a concealed handgun permit shall not be ineligible
to possess a firearm under federal law.
Proposed law retains this provision of present law and adds that the applicant shall also not
be ineligible to receive a firearm under federal law.
Present law provides that state police execute a thorough background investigation,
including a criminal history check, of every applicant for the purpose of verifying the
qualifications of the applicant prior to issuing a concealed handgun permit. Defines a
background check as a computer check of available on-line state records, and, if warranted,
the fingerprints may be forwarded to the FBI.
Proposed law retains these provisions of present law and further requires state police to make
an inquiry on every applicant to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check
System.
Proposed law provides that if the applicant is not a U.S. citizen, the applicant shall provide
any alien or admission number issued by the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement and any basis, if applicable, for an exception to the prohibitions from
possession of a firearm under federal law.
(Amends R.S. 40:1379.3(C)(1) and (17) and (K))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal
Justice to the original bill.
1. Added requirement that to be eligible to receive a concealed handgun permit, the
applicant shall not be ineligible to receive a firearm under federal law.
2. Retained the proposed law requirement for a federal criminal history check, but
substantially reworded that requirement.