Plain English Breakdown
The official source lists both being charged with or convicted of certain offenses, so the summary must reflect that a charge alone can be grounds for denial.
Firearms: Changes to Concealed Carry License Rules
This law allows spouses of firearm owners to apply as if they were the owner and adds new reasons for denying a license, such as providing false information or threatening elected officials.
What This Bill Does
- Treats the spouse of a recorded firearm owner as the recorded owner for licensing purposes.
- Denies licenses to applicants who provide inaccurate or incomplete information they knew or should have known was wrong.
- Denies licenses to people charged with certain offenses in the last 10 years, including knowingly and willingly threatening an elected public official.
- Expands existing laws regarding crimes related to applications and perjury.
Who It Names or Affects
- People applying for a license to carry a concealed firearm
- Spouses of people who are recorded owners of firearms with the Department of Justice
- Local licensing authorities that issue or renew gun licenses
Terms To Know
- Recorded owner
- The person listed as the legal owner of a firearm with the state.
- Disqualified person
- Someone who is not allowed to get or renew a license because they meet certain negative conditions set by law.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill states no reimbursement is required but does not explain the specific reason for this decision in the summary provided.
- The text mentions 'other specified persons' and 'certain offenses' without listing every single one included in the law.