HB 2248 Summary

• Requires all firearm sales or transfers to involve a licensed firearms dealer, either as a direct party or as a facilitator of the transaction between two unlicensed persons.

• Mandates licensed dealers to conduct background checks on purchasers or transferees pursuant to federal law (18 U.S.C. § 922(t)) and state and local law before delivering firearms.

• Allows dealers to charge a maximum fee of $20 to cover administrative costs for facilitating transfers between unlicensed parties.

• Exempts law enforcement, military/National Guard personnel, gunsmiths performing repairs, common carriers, shooting range loans, lawful hunting loans, inheritance by non-prohibited persons, antique firearms, and immediate family gifts from the requirements.

• Classifies violations as a class 5 felony.