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HB452 • 2025

Firearms; persons convicted of family violence offenses cannot possess or purchase; provide

Firearms; persons convicted of family violence offenses cannot possess or purchase; provide

Firearms
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Sponsor
Roberts, Shea
Last action
2025-02-19
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary confirms the bill provides for an effective date and applicability, but the specific date is missing from the provided text.

Firearms and Family Violence Offenses

This bill stops people convicted of family violence offenses or subject to temporary protective orders from receiving, possessing, transporting, purchasing, or transferring firearms.

What This Bill Does

  • Stops persons with family violence convictions from receiving, possessing, transporting, purchasing, or transferring firearms.
  • Prohibits those subject to family violence temporary protective orders from receiving, possessing, transporting, purchasing, or transferring firearms.
  • Provides definitions for terms used in the law.
  • Repeals laws that conflict with these new restrictions.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People convicted of family violence offenses
  • Individuals subject to temporary protective orders related to family violence

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text mentions providing for an effective date but does not state the specific date.
  • The source material lists that definitions will be provided but does not include the actual definition of 'family violence offense' or 'temporary protective order'.
  • The bill provides for related matters and other purposes without specifying what those are.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-19 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Firearms; persons convicted of family violence offenses cannot possess or purchase; provide