The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 164, Sen. Patricia Miller’s bill on crimes involving deadly weapons. The bill prohibits expungement for a person who has two or more convictions involving the unlawful possession or use of a deadly weapon. After testimony for and against the bill from prosecutors and public defenders, the Committee amended the bill by a vote … [Read more...] about Crimes involving deadly weapons
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Shotguns
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 433, authored by Sens. Tomes and Waltz, on shotguns. This bill repeals the prohibition against manufacturing, importing, selling, or possessing a sawed-off shotgun. It also provides for a 10-year sentence enhancement if a person possesses a sawed-off shotgun in violation of federal law while committing certain offenses. The National Rifle … [Read more...] about Shotguns