Plain English Breakdown
The source text mentions expanding vehicle storage laws but does not define who these 'additional persons' are, leaving that detail unknown.
Firearms: Unsafe Handguns
AB-879 changes training rules to allow county probation department peace officers using unsafe handguns as service weapons to satisfy requirements by completing the firearm portion of a POST course.
What This Bill Does
- Allows peace officers employed by county probation departments who use an unsafe handgun as a service weapon to meet training requirements by finishing the firearm part of a Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) prescribed course.
- Expands the crime of improperly storing an unsafe handgun in an unattended vehicle to apply to additional persons.
- States that no state reimbursement is required for costs created by this act.
Who It Names or Affects
- Peace officers employed by county probation departments who use unsafe handguns as service weapons
- Additional persons subject to laws about storing unsafe handguns in unattended vehicles
Terms To Know
- Unsafe handgun
- A type of firearm that is generally prohibited from being sold or given, with specific exceptions for law enforcement.
- POST course
- A training class prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify exactly which additional persons are now subject to vehicle storage laws.
- The official text states no reimbursement is required for a 'specified reason' but does not list that specific reason in the summary provided.