Creates a new state criminal offense for firearm possession by people not lawfully present in the US, increasing state-level penalties tied to immigration status.
A person commits an offense if the person is not lawfully present in the United States and possesses a firearm.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new subsection to the Penal Code creating a third-degree felony for firearm possession by anyone not lawfully present in the US (with penalty adjustment in (e)), which both restricts the firearms axis for that group and expands state immigration-related criminal enforcement.
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