| 1 | 1 | | 88R4459 JCG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Meza H.B. No. 887 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the manufacture of a firearm without a federal license; |
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| 8 | 8 | | creating a criminal offense. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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| 11 | 11 | | Section 46.051 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 46.051. MANUFACTURE OF FIREARM WITHOUT FEDERAL LICENSE |
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| 13 | 13 | | PROHIBITED. (a) A person who does not hold a federal license to |
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| 14 | 14 | | manufacture firearms under 18 U.S.C. Section 923 commits an offense |
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| 15 | 15 | | if the person intentionally or knowingly manufactures a firearm. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this |
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| 18 | 18 | | section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor |
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| 19 | 19 | | may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both. |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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