Restricts gun access model confidence 90%
Creates a new state jail felony for knowingly selling, renting, leasing, transferring or offering to transfer any semiautomatic rifle, so fewer people can legally acquire one.
A person commits an offense if the person knowingly sells, rents, leases, or otherwise transfers, or offers to sell, rent, lease, or otherwise transfer a semiautomatic rifle.
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Restricts gun access model confidence 70%
Creates a blanket prohibition on all transfers of semiautomatic rifles with no background-check or exception mechanism stated, so more barriers to lawful acquisition than existing law.
A person commits an offense if the person knowingly sells, rents, leases, or otherwise transfers, or offers to sell, rent, lease, or otherwise transfer a semiautomatic rifle.
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Status: Died (session ended)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new Penal Code section that criminalizes any knowing transfer (sale, rental, lease, or other) of a semiautomatic rifle, with no stated exceptions for licensed dealers, background checks, family transfers, or other lawful channels. This directly restricts the firearms axis by limiting legal acquisition of a defined class of rifles. It is tagged under weapon-accessory-restrictions as the primary effect and also under purchase-background-checks because it effectively bans transfers without any verification process. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-24 | H | Filed |