The original instrument was prepared by Angela Lockett De Jean. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was prepared
by Dawn Romero Watson.
DIGEST
SB 491 Engrossed 2018 Regular Session Carter
Proposed law prohibits a person from importing, manufacturing, selling, keeping for sale, offering
for sale, purchasing, possessing or transferring within this state a rapid-fire device, and provides that
anyone who violates this prohibition shall be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned for not more
than one year, or both.
Proposed law defines "rapid-fire device" as any of the following:
(1)A device that, when attached to a semiautomatic weapon, allows the weapon to discharge
two or more shots in a burst by activating the device.
(2)A manual or power-driven trigger activating device that, when attached to a semiautomatic
weapon, substantially increases the rate of fire of that weapon.
(3)A reciprocating stock or other device that, when attached to a semiautomatic weapon,
substantially accelerates the rate of fire of the weapon.
Proposed law defines "semiautomatic weapon" as any repeating weapon that utilizes the portion of
the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber to the next round, and
that requires a separate function of the trigger to fire each cartridge.
Effective January 1, 2019.
(Adds R.S. 40:1801 and 1802)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to the original bill
1. Adds special effective date of January 1, 2019.