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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
SB353Relating to requiring a national instant criminal background check in connection with private firearm transfers; creating a criminal offense.
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Firearmspurchase background checksAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 95%
Requires a NICS background check through a licensed dealer for nearly all private firearm transfers (with narrow exceptions for family and dealer-to-dealer), so more restrictions on private firearm transfers.
A person may not sell or otherwise transfer a firearm to another person unless: ... (C) before delivering the firearm to the person to whom the firearm is being sold or transferred, the person selling or transferring the firearm requests that a licensed firearms dealer conduct, in the manner required by 18 U.S.C. Section 922, a national instant criminal background check to verify that the person to whom the firearm is being sold or transferred may lawfully possess a firearm.
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FirearmsotherAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Creates a Class A misdemeanor offense for transferring a firearm without meeting the background-check or exemption requirements, so more restrictions on private firearm transfers.
A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new chapter to the Business & Commerce Code that mandates a NICS background check (conducted by a licensed dealer) for private firearm sales and transfers, except for transfers to a dealer or between close relatives. It also creates a criminal offense for noncompliance and outlines dealer duties and fee authority. This directly addresses firearms purchase background checks and creates a related offense, both restricting the topic axis by imposing new requirements on private transfers.
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