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HB508 • 2025

Crimes and offenses; prohibit sale, transfer, use, possession, importation, or manufacture of certain firearms and magazines

Crimes and offenses; prohibit sale, transfer, use, possession, importation, or manufacture of certain firearms and magazines

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Sponsor
Jackson, Derrick
Last action
2025-02-21
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary lists broad categories of actions (e.g., exceptions) but does not define them. The specific scope of these rules remains unknown without further text.

HB508: Rules for Certain Firearms and Magazines

This bill changes Georgia law to prohibit the sale, transfer, use, possession, importation, or manufacture of certain firearms and magazines.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits selling, transferring, using, possessing, importing, or making certain firearms and magazines
  • Provides for continued possession of certain firearms and magazines under specific conditions
  • Creates exceptions and exemptions to the new rules
  • Defines key terms used in the law
  • Repeals older laws that conflict with this bill

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who sell, transfer, use, possess, import, or manufacture firearms and magazines
  • Current owners of certain types of firearms and magazines covered by the new rules

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official summary does not list which specific firearms or magazines are banned.
  • The exact details of exceptions, exemptions, and conditions for continued possession are not described in this text.
  • No effective date is provided in the available information.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-21 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Crimes and offenses; prohibit sale, transfer, use, possession, importation, or manufacture of certain firearms and magazines