| | A person convicted of a violation of this section is not eligible | to obtain or apply for a permit to carry a concealed firearm for | 5 years from the date of that conviction. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 17-A MRSA §1058 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §1058.__Carrying concealed firearm without proof of safety |
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| | | A person who carries a concealed firearm without valid proof | | of successful completion of a handgun safety course as required | | by Title 25, section 2013 or a waiver of that requirement commits | | a Class D crime. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 25 MRSA c. 252, as amended, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 25 MRSA §2013 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §2013.__Concealed firearms safety course requirements |
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| | | A person who carries a concealed firearm shall carry proof | | that the person has completed a course that included handgun | | safety offered by or under the supervision of a federal, state, | | county or municipal law enforcement agency or a firearms | | instructor certified by a private firearms association recognized | | as knowledgeable in matters of firearms safety by the | | Commissioner of Public Safety or by the state in which the course | | was taken.__A course completion certificate or other document, or | | a photocopy, is sufficient if it recites or otherwise | | demonstrates that the course meets all of the requirements of | | this section. |
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| | | A person who was issued a permit to carry a concealed firearm | | under former chapter 252 may apply for a waiver of this | | requirement to the Commissioner of Public Safety.__If the | | commissioner grants the waiver, the commissioner shall issue to | | the person proof of that waiver. |
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| | | Sec. 8. 30-A MRSA §2801, sub-§3-A, as amended by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. | | C, §§8 and 10, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 9. 32 MRSA §8120-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 360, §5, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | A private investigator licensed under this chapter may carry a | | firearm while performing the duties of a private investigator | only after being issued a concealed weapons permit by the Chief | of the State Police under Title 25, chapter 252 and | | written firearms examination prescribed by the commissioner. |
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| | | This bill repeals the requirement that a person obtain a | | permit prior to carrying a concealed firearm. |
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| | | This bill requires a person who wants to carry a concealed | | firearm to complete a handgun safety course and to carry proof of | | the successful completion of that course. Failure to obtain and | | carry such proof while carrying a concealed firearm is a Class D | | crime. A person who had a concealed firearms permit may apply to | | the Commissioner of Public Safety for a waiver of the safety | | course requirement. |
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