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FFL Trends and State Regulations

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January 25, 2021

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The following are selected pieces of legislation from the Orchid State Firearms Tracker as of January 2021. If passed, each bill could have varying degrees of impact on firearm manufacturing, retail sales and consumer ownership.
  • Indiana House Bill 1163 – Requires a person wishing to sell, trade, or transfer a firearm at a gun show to transact the sale, trade, or transfer through a firearms dealer (dealer). Specifies certain exemptions.
  • Kentucky House Bill 175 – Provides that it is unlawful for a financial institution or government entity to unlawfully discriminate against firearms businesses and provides for a civil cause of action for identified discrimination.
  • Missouri Senate Bill 2321 – An act to require that all centerfire pistol and rifle cartridges sold in Mississippi bear a unique identifying mark and to require that sellers of ammunition keep records as to the purchase of such ammunition.
  • New Jersey Assembly Bill 5098 – This bill repeals New Jersey’s existing “Personalized Handgun” Law.
  • New York Assembly Bill 1620 – Relates to requiring social media and search engine reviews prior to the delivery of a rifle or shotgun and provides that after completion of the review, the purchaser shall provide the licensed dealer with proof of his or her approval to purchase such rifle or shotgun.
  • New York Assembly Bill 2560 – This bill requires manufacturers who sell or distribute firearms in the state to report to the department of criminal justice services the number of firearms they manufacture and sell on an annual basis.
  • Oregon House Bill 2510 – This bill, with certain exceptions, requires an engaged trigger lock or cable lock to be provided with any firearm transferred for which a criminal background check is required under state law.  The Oregon Health Authority will define the minimum safety requirements allowable for such locks.
  • South Carolina Senate Bill 71 – This bill restricts the transfer of a firearm after a NICS check until either the earlier of (a) “NICS provides…a unique identification number”, or (b) ten days have elapsed since the initial NICS check at which time the FFL conducts a second NICS check and either receives an approval response or waits an additional ten days (total of 20 days).
  • South Carolina Senate Bill 72 – With limited exceptions, this bill implements Universal Background Checks in South Carolina.
  • Texas House Bill 172 – This bill would implement an “Assault Weapon” ban in Texas.
  • Texas House Bill 178 – This bill would implement a prohibition on “Large Capacity Magazines” in Texas.
  • Texas House Bill 231 – This bill would restrict the sale of “Assault Weapons” to any individual under 21 years of age.
  • Vermont Senate Bill 31 – Among its many provisions, this bill proposes a 72 hour waiting period for all firearms sales and repeals statutes that permit manufacture of “large capacity ammunition feeding devices” in the state.
  • Washington House Bill 1164 – This bill would prohibit the manufacture and sale of “large capacity magazines”, with limited exceptions
  • Washington House Bill 1229 – This bill would prohibit the manufacture and sale of “Assault Weapons”, with limited exceptions.

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