This amendment clarifies that this Act will not invalidate any municipality's authority to regulate the discharge of a BB gun, projectile weapon, or firearm within the municipality's jurisdiction.

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendment Clarifying Local Gun Discharge Rules

This amendment states that local towns can still make their own rules about firing guns and similar weapons.

What This Bill Does

• Clarifies that the Act does not stop municipalities from making laws to regulate weapon discharge.
• Allows municipalities to control when people fire BB guns, projectile weapons, or firearms within their area.

Who It Names or Affects

• Municipalities and their governments
• People who use BB guns, projectile weapons, or firearms in towns

Terms To Know

municipality

A city, town, village, or other local government area.

discharge

The act of firing a gun or shooting a projectile weapon.

Limits and Unknowns

• The text does not say what specific rules towns can make.
• The effective date for this change is not listed in the source material.

Official Summary Text

This amendment clarifies that this Act will not invalidate any municipality's authority to regulate the discharge of a BB gun, projectile weapon, or firearm within the municipality's jurisdiction.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Spiegelman

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 427

AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 427 by inserting after line 57 the following:

“Section 2. This Act shall not invalidate any municipality’s authority to regulate the discharge of a BB gun, projectile weapon, or firearm within the municipality’s jurisdiction.”

SYNOPSIS

This amendment clarifies that this Act will not invalidate any municipality's authority to regulate the discharge of a BB gun, projectile weapon, or firearm within the municipality's jurisdiction.