SB1109

THE CONTEXT: Current law defines prohibited weapons to include a number of different items, including a device that is designed, made or adapted to muffle the report of a firearm. A firearm is defined as any loaded or unloaded handgun, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun or other weapon that can expel or may readily be converted to expel a projectile due to an explosion.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would remove a device that is designed, made or adapted to muffle the report of a firearm from the definition of a prohibited weapon.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to give the people who rely on the rule clearer information and a defined reporting process. It would remove a device that is designed, made or adapted to muffle the report of a firearm from the definition of a prohibited weapon, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.