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IN HB1633
Bill
Status
1/22/2015
Primary Sponsor
Curt Nisly
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AI Summary
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Exempts firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition manufactured in Indiana from basic materials and retained within Indiana from federal regulation and registration under the Interstate Commerce Clause, effective July 1, 2015.
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Excludes from the exemption crew-served weapons, firearms with bore diameter exceeding 1.5 inches using smokeless powder, fully automatic firearms, and explosive ammunition.
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Defines "generic and insignificant parts" (springs, screws, nuts, pins) as not subject to federal regulation when imported and incorporated into Indiana-manufactured firearms.
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Requires all firearms subject to the act to be stamped with "Made in Indiana" on a central metallic part such as the receiver or frame.
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Specifies that imported firearm accessories attached to Indiana-manufactured firearms do not subject the firearm to federal regulation under interstate commerce authority.
Legislative Description
Indiana firearms freedom act. Provides that a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that: (1) is manufactured commercially or privately in Indiana from basic materials; (2) can be manufactured without the inclusion of any significant parts imported from another state; and (3) remains within the borders of Indiana; is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of the United States Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
1/22/2015