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House File 255

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 724.22, subsection 7, Code 1995, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    7.  ACCESS TO LOADED FIREARMS BY CHILDREN RESTRICTED &endash;
  1  4 PENALTY.  It shall be unlawful for any person to store or
  1  5 leave a loaded firearm which is not secured by a trigger lock
  1  6 mechanism, placed in a securely locked box or container, or
  1  7 placed in some other location which a reasonable person would
  1  8 believe to be secure from a minor under the age of fourteen
  1  9 sixteen years, if such person knows or has reason to believe
  1 10 that a minor under the age of fourteen sixteen years is likely
  1 11 to gain access to the firearm without the lawful permission of
  1 12 the minor's parent, guardian, or person having charge of the
  1 13 minor, the minor lawfully gains access to the firearm without
  1 14 the consent of the minor's parent, guardian, or person having
  1 15 charge of the minor, and the minor exhibits the firearm in a
  1 16 public place in an unlawful manner, or uses the firearm
  1 17 unlawfully to cause injury or death to a person.  This
  1 18 subsection does not apply if the minor obtains the firearm as
  1 19 a result of an unlawful entry by any person.  A violation of
  1 20 this subsection is punishable as a serious misdemeanor.  
  1 21                           EXPLANATION
  1 22    This bill provides that a person commits a serious
  1 23 misdemeanor if a juvenile under the age of 16 years obtains
  1 24 access to a loaded firearm and exhibits the firearm
  1 25 unlawfully.  Currently, the penalty applies if a juvenile
  1 26 under the age of 14 years obtains access to a firearm.  
  1 27 LSB 2133HH 76
  1 28 mk/jj/8
     

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