mo senator to introduce this bill today

[java]

Missouri Senator introducing bill to force gun registration as a condition of school enrollment.

Senate Bill 124 would require parents or guardians of school children to notify the school district or the governing body of a private or charter school, that he or she owns a firearm within 30 days of enrolling the child in school or becoming the owner of a firearm.
Parents could be charged with negligence if a firearm is brought to school by a child, kills or injures another person with it or commits a crime with it and it's found that the firearm was not in a secure location or locked.

 

[alexrex20]

stupidest thing i've ever heard

 

[Shooter McGavin]

WTF??? I can see charging a parent with being negligent by not keeping their firearms out of a child's reach and it resulting in an injury or death. However, I see no need to try and slip the Liberal gun registration agenda in there with it.

 

[RstyShcklfrd]

Yes, great idea. Introducing more useless and leftist, which is redundant, laws & policy will fix everything.

 

[java]

Maria Chappelle-Nadal to clarify she is a state senator

 

[matefrio]

"Parents could be charged with negligence if a firearm is brought to school by a child, kills or injures another person with it or commits a crime with it and it's found that the firearm was not in a secure location or locked."

Texas already has such a law.


Sec. 46.13. MAKING A FIREARM ACCESSIBLE TO A CHILD. (a) In this section:
(1) "Child" means a person younger than 17 years of age.
(2) "Readily dischargeable firearm" means a firearm that is loaded with ammunition, whether or not a round is in the chamber.
(3) "Secure" means to take steps that a reasonable person would take to prevent the access to a readily dischargeable firearm by a child, including but not limited to placing a firearm in a locked container or temporarily rendering the firearm inoperable by a trigger lock or other means.
(b) A person commits an offense if a child gains access to a readily dischargeable firearm and the person with criminal negligence:
(1) failed to secure the firearm; or
(2) left the firearm in a place to which the person knew or should have known the child would gain access.
(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the child's access to the firearm:
(1) was supervised by a person older than 18 years of age and was for hunting, sporting, or other lawful purposes;
(2) consisted of lawful defense by the child of people or property;
(3) was gained by entering property in violation of this code; or
(4) occurred during a time when the actor was engaged in an agricultural enterprise.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(e) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor if the child discharges the firearm and causes death or serious bodily injury to himself or another person.
(f) A peace officer or other person may not arrest the actor before the seventh day after the date on which the offense is committed if:
(1) the actor is a member of the family, as defined by Section 71.003, Family Code, of the child who discharged the firearm; and
(2) the child in discharging the firearm caused the death of or serious injury to the child.
(g) A dealer of firearms shall post in a conspicuous position on the premises where the dealer conducts business a sign that contains the following warning in block letters not less than one inch in height:

"IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE, TRANSPORT, OR ABANDON AN UNSECURED FIREARM IN A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN ARE LIKELY TO BE AND CAN OBTAIN ACCESS TO THE FIREARM."​

 

[cbigclarke]

Home schooling!!!

 

[Mic]

Glad to.hear it was a state senator. Really surprised me to hear this was from a US Senator from Mo.

 

[Younggun]

Isn't there already a law that makes the parent/guardian liable for something like this in Texas.

 

[matefrio]

Isn't there already a law that makes the parent/guardian liable for something like this in Texas.

See my post above.....#6

 

[Younggun]

See my post above.....#6

Guess I should have read all the comments before posting.