Overview

  • Modifies firearm permit provisions of Ballot Measure 114 (2022).

Key provisions

  • Directs Department of Justice to study ways to address unlawful possession of firearms, and to provide results of study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2024.
  • Sunsets January 2, 2025.
  • Modifies firearm permit provisions of Ballot Measure 114 (2022).
  • Specifies where person may apply for permit to purchase firearm and adds eligibility requirement.
  • Provides that information obtained during application process, during criminal background check and within database of permit holders is exempt from disclosure as public record.
  • Extends time, from 30 to 60 days from receipt of application, by which permit agent must issue permit to qualified applicant or mail reasons for denial in writing to applicant.

Penalties / enforcement

  • No new criminal penalties described in the OLIS summary.

Effective date / timeline

  • Sunsets January 2, 2025.
  • Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Exceptions / carve-outs

  • Provides that information obtained during application process, during criminal background check and within database of permit holders is exempt from disclosure as public record.
  • Establishes temporary exception to permit requirement for transfer of certain firearms until July 1, 2026.
  • Establishes permanent exception to permit requirement for active duty law enforcement and military.