Bill Text: MS SB2499 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

Mississippi Senate Bill 2499 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Deadly weapons; repeal requirement that dealers maintain a public record of sales.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Failed) 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee [SB2499 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2012-SB2499-Introduced.html

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2012 Regular Session

To: Judiciary, Division B

By: Senator(s) Tindell, Hill

Senate Bill 2499

AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION 97-37-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THAT DEALERS WHO SELL BOWIE-KNIVES, DIRK-KNIVES, PISTOLS, BRASS OR METALLIC KNUCKLES OR SLUNGSHOTS SHALL KEEP A RECORD OF ALL SALES OF SUCH WEAPONS SOLD, THAT THE RECORD IS TO BE OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION AT ANY TIME, AND IMPOSES A PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO KEEP THE RECORD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 97-37-11, Mississippi Code of 1972, which provides that dealers who sell bowie-knives, dirk-knives, pistols, brass or metallic knuckles or slungshots shall keep a record of all sales of such weapons sold, that the record is to be open to public inspection at any time, and imposes a penalty for failure to keep the record, is repealed.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.