Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
FULL TITLE : AN ACT MANDATING THE RIGHT TO PROTECT ONESELF, FAMILY, PROPERTY AND OTHERS
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Date filed
May 11, 2017
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05622 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT MANDATING THE RIGHT TO PROTECT ONESELF, FAMILY, PROPERTY AND OTHERS |
| ABSTRACT : Declares it the policy of the State to guarantee and protect the right of qualified citizens to own and possess firearms; Aims to simplify the redundant firearm application process to encourage new and existing owners to have their firearms licensed; Seeks therefore to merge the License to Own and Possess Firearms (LTOPF) and Permit to Carry Firearm Outside of Residence (PTCFOR) into a single license (LTOPF); Defines several terms among others as "concealed carry" and "open carry". |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : TEVES, ARNOLFO JR. A. |
| DATE FILED : 2017-05-11 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY ON 2017-05-17 |
Abstract
Declares it the policy of the State to guarantee and protect the right of qualified citizens to own and possess firearms; Aims to simplify the redundant firearm application process to encourage new and existing owners to have their firearms licensed; Seeks therefore to merge the License to Own and Possess Firearms (LTOPF) and Permit to Carry Firearm Outside of Residence (PTCFOR) into a single license (LTOPF); Defines several terms among others as "concealed carry" and "open carry"
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