86R10568 AJZ-D
By: Talarico H.B. No. 3507
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring a national instant criminal background check
in connection with firearm loans at a sport shooting range;
creating a criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter H-1 to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER H-1. NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK FOR
FIREARM LOAN
Sec. 411.221. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Licensed firearms dealer" means a person who is
licensed as a firearms dealer under 18 U.S.C. Section 923.
(2) "Peace officer" has the meaning assigned by
Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Sec. 411.222. REQUIREMENTS FOR FIREARM LOAN AT SPORT
SHOOTING RANGE. A person may not loan a firearm to another person
for the purpose of shooting at a sport shooting range, as defined by
Section 250.001, Local Government Code, unless:
(1) the person is a licensed firearms dealer who
conducts a national instant criminal background check in the manner
required for the sale of a firearm by 18 U.S.C. Section 922 and
verifies that the person to whom the firearm is being loaned may
lawfully possess a firearm; or
(2) the person is not a licensed firearms dealer and:
(A) the person loans the firearm to a licensed
firearms dealer, a peace officer, or a person licensed to carry a
handgun under Subchapter H; or
(B) before the firearm is loaned to the person,
the person loaning the firearm delivers the firearm to a licensed
firearms dealer who conducts a national instant criminal background
check in the manner required for the sale of a firearm by 18 U.S.C.
Section 922 and verifies that the person to whom the firearm is
being loaned may lawfully possess a firearm.
Sec. 411.223. OFFENSE. A person who violates this
subchapter commits an offense. An offense under this section is a
Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,500.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.