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MS SB2313

Bill

Status

Passed

4/5/2016

Primary Sponsor

Sean Tindell

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Mississippi Code Section 97-37-31 to revise the prohibition on firearm silencers by changing the penalty provision from imprisonment in the state penitentiary to the county jail.

  • Maintains the existing prohibition on manufacturing, selling, or possessing silencers or muffling devices for firearms without federal authorization.

  • Reduces potential imprisonment to not more than 30 days in county jail, with fines remaining at a maximum of $500.

  • Removes the requirement for registration of silencers with the Department of Public Safety and annual inventory reporting by law enforcement agencies.

  • Effective upon passage.

Legislative Description

Silencers on firearms; revise prohibition.

Last Action

Approved by Governor

4/5/2016

Committee Referrals

Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks3/16/2016
Judiciary, Division A2/8/2016

Full Bill Text

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