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IN HB1574

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2015

Primary Sponsor

Vernon Smith

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Manufacturing, importing into Indiana, selling, purchasing, possessing, or transferring a machine gun, automatic weapon, or convertible semiautomatic weapon is a Level 5 felony.

  • Defines "automatic weapon" as a weapon that shoots or is designed to shoot more than one shot without manual reloading by a single trigger function.

  • Defines "convertible semiautomatic weapon" as a weapon that can be readily restored to shoot more than one shot without manual reloading by a single trigger function.

  • A person committing drug dealing offenses (cocaine, narcotic drugs, methamphetamine, or controlled substances) while possessing a machine gun, automatic weapon, or convertible semiautomatic weapon may receive an additional fixed prison term of up to 20 years.

  • Effective July 1, 2015.

Legislative Description

Automatic and semiautomatic weapons. Makes the manufacture, importation into Indiana, sale, purchase, possession, or transfer of an automatic weapon or a convertible semiautomatic weapon a Level 5 felony. Makes the manufacture, importation into Indiana, sale, purchase, possession, or transfer of a machine gun a Level 5 felony. Provides that a person who commits dealing in cocaine, a narcotic drug, methamphetamine, or certain controlled substances while in possession of an automatic weapon or convertible semiautomatic weapon may be sentenced to an additional fixed term of imprisonment.

Last Action

First Reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

1/20/2015

Committee Referrals

Courts and Criminal Code1/20/2015

Full Bill Text

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