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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 8, 2021
State Access to Firearms Evading Revocation Act
The bill expands the categories of persons to whom the sale or disposition of a firearm or ammunition is prohibited.
Specifically, the bill adds a new category of prohibited persons: persons (1) who have had a state permit or license to purchase, own, or possess a firearm revoked and not reinstated; or (2) who have been ordered by a state court to surrender all firearms and such firearms have not been lawfully returned.
People & committees
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D–MD
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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