HB1575--UNLAWFULPOSSESSIONOFAFIREARM
SPONSOR: Rush
Currently,anindividualunlawfullypossessesafirearmifsuch
personknowinglyhasafirearminhisorherpossessionand:has
beenconvictedofafelonyinthisState,acrimeinanyother
state,oraFederalcrimethat,ifcommittedinthisState,would
beafelony;orsuchpersonisafugitive,ishabitually
intoxicatedordrugged,orismentallyincompetent.
Thisbilladdstothatlistapersonunder18inpossessionofa
firearmonpublicproperty. However,possessionofafirearmis
notanoffenseifsuchpersonpossessesthefirearmwhilewith
someonewhoisatleast21yearsofage;foraschool-sanctioned,
firearm-relatedeventorclubevent;forlegalhunting;orforan
otherwiselawfulpurpose.
Thisbillcontainsapenaltyprovision.
ThisbillissimilartoHB1535(2024).