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DATE CREATED: January 24, 2024

Requires purchasers of firearms, to take and pass a basic firearm safety test and requires the firearm test administered by DEM be updated every two years, as deemed appropriate and repeals § 11-47-35.2.

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LAST ACTION DATE: 03/12/2024

LAST AMENDMENT DATE: 01/24/2024

This act requires purchasers of any firearm including pistols, revolvers, rifles and shotguns, to take and pass a basic firearm safety test as shall be administered by the department of environmental management and provides that the safety course manual and test questions for firearms be evaluated and updated every two (2) years so that they reflect current gun laws and firearm safety. This act also repeals the option of taking a pistol/revolver safety course, which the department of environmental management does not offer, and replaces it with a firearm safety test, commonly known as the blue card test. It also incorporates the provisions of § 11-47-35.2 and therefore, repeals that section. This act would take effect upon passage.

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SESSION: 2024 Regular Session

VERSIONS: 1

LAST ACTION: Committee recommended measure be held for further study

ACTIONS: 4

SPONSORS: Pam Lauria (D)* , Dawn Euer (D)* , Alana DiMario (D)* , Mark McKenney (D)* , Meghan Kallman (D)* , Bridget Valverde (D)*

KEYWORDS: Previously Successfully Passed, Basic Hunter Safety, Bona Fide Sales, Handgun Firearm Safety, Required Handgun Safety, Tests -- Issuance, Firearm Including Pistols, Required Basic Pistol, Firearm Safety Test, Issued Basic Pistol

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