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PAG LIN 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 offourteen1 9 sixteen years, if such person knows or has reason to believe 1 10 that a minor under the age offourteensixteen 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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