SP0327
LD 988
Session - 128th Maine Legislature
H "A", Filing Number H-549, Sponsored by Martin
LR 1593
Item 5
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6552, sub-§2, ¶D  is enacted to read:

D The prohibition on the possession of a firearm does not apply to a person who possesses a firearm in a motor vehicle as long as the following conditions are met:

(1) The person is dropping off or picking up a student and remains in the vehicle; and

(2) In accordance with the federal Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, the firearm is not loaded and is in either a locked container or a locked firearms rack on the motor vehicle.

SUMMARY

This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment provides that the prohibition in current law on the possession of a firearm on public school property or the property of an approved private school does not apply to a person who possesses a firearm in a motor vehicle, as long as the person is dropping off or picking up a student and remains in the vehicle and, in accordance with the federal Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, the firearm is not loaded and is in either a locked container or a locked firearms rack.


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