HB513 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ralph Howard

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Assault weapons, prohibit sale or transfer of an assault weapon to anyone under 21 years of age, to prohibit anyone under 21 years of age from possessing an assault weapon

Description

Under existing law, it is a crime to sell, give, or lend a pistol to any minor except under certain circumstances.

This bill would prohibit the sale or transfer of an assault weapon to any person under 21 years of age.

This bill would prohibit any person under 21 years of age from possessing an assault weapon.

This bill would make it a felony to violate these provisions.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.

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Subjects

Assault Weapons