| 1 | 1 | | By: Gutierrez S.B. No. 1711 |
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| 6 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 7 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 8 | 8 | | relating to prohibiting 3D-printed firearms; creating an 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. Section 46.132, Penal Code, is amended by to read |
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| 11 | 11 | | as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 46.132. PROHIBITION ON 3D-PRINTED FIREARMS. (a) In |
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| 13 | 13 | | this section: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (1) "3D-printed firearm" means a firearm, or any major |
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| 15 | 15 | | component of a firearm, that is produced by a three-dimensional |
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| 16 | 16 | | printing process, regardless of the material used. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (2) "Digital firearm schematic" means any |
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| 18 | 18 | | computer-aided design (CAD) file or other digital instruction |
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| 19 | 19 | | designed for the production of a firearm or major firearm component |
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| 20 | 20 | | using additive manufacturing or 3D-printing technology. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (b) A person may not manufacture, sell, transfer, or possess |
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| 22 | 22 | | a 3D-printed firearm in the State of Texas. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (c) A person may not distribute, publish, or otherwise make |
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| 24 | 24 | | available any digital firearm schematic to another person in Texas |
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| 25 | 25 | | with the intent of facilitating the production of a firearm using a |
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| 26 | 26 | | 3D printer or similar technology. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (d) This section does not apply to: |
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| 28 | 28 | | (1) A state or federal law enforcement agency or an |
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| 29 | 29 | | employee thereof acting within the scope of their official duties. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (2) A licensed firearms manufacturer producing |
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| 31 | 31 | | firearms using additive manufacturing techniques in compliance |
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| 32 | 32 | | with federal and state laws. |
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| 33 | 33 | | (3) Research institutions conducting studies on |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3D-printing technology under approval from the Texas Department of |
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| 35 | 35 | | Public Safety. |
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| 36 | 36 | | (e) A person who violates subsection (b) commits a felony of |
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| 37 | 37 | | the third degree. A person who violates subsection (c) commits a |
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| 38 | 38 | | Class A misdemeanor. |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 2. Section 46.132, Penal Code, as amended by this |
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| 40 | 40 | | Act, applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective |
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| 41 | 41 | | date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of |
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| 42 | 42 | | this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was |
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| 43 | 43 | | committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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| 44 | 44 | | purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed |
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| 45 | 45 | | before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense |
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| 46 | 46 | | occurred before that date. |
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