Relating to the possession of unlawfully produced firearms, the reporting of lost or stolen firearms, and providing penalties

This bill relates to the possession of unlawfully produced firearms and reporting lost or stolen firearms. The bill provides definitions for “serial number”, “three-dimensional printer”, “undetectable firearm”, and “untraceable firearm”. The bill prohibits a person from using a three-dimensional printer or similar device to produce a firearm, firearm receiver, magazine, or firearm component or importing, selling, shipping, delivering, possessing, transferring, transporting, purchasing, or receiving a firearm, firearm receiver, magazine, or firearm component produced by a three-dimensional printer if the firearm, firearm receiver, magazine, or firearm component does not have a serial number. The bill prohibits a person from distributing, selling, transferring, shipping, or delivering to another person, other than a federally licensed firearms manufacturer, digital instructions that may be used to program a three-dimensional printer to produce a firearm, firearm receiver, magazine, or firearm component. The bill prohibits a person from manufacturing, owning, buying, selling, loaning, furnishing, transporting, or possessing an undetectable firearm or any part designed and intended solely and exclusively for use in an undetectable firearm. The bill prohibits a person from assembling or repairing an undetectable firearm. The bill prohibits a person from manufacturing an untraceable firearm with the intent to sell the untraceable firearm. The bill provides that only a federally licensed firearms manufacturer is authorized to manufacture or assemble a firearm with the use of a three-dimensional printer or unfinished materials. The bill requires a lawfully manufactured firearm created in whole or in part with a three-dimensional printer or unfinished materials to be detectable by standard screening systems. Upon the transfer of an unfinished frame or receiver, the sheriff of the county of a transferee shall conduct a criminal history check concerning the transferee by obtaining criminal history data from the department of public safety that shall include an inquiry of the national instant criminal background check system maintained by the federal bureau of investigation or any successor agency. A person who violates a provision relating to unlawfully manufactured firearms, undetectable firearms, or untraceable firearms is guilty of a class “D” felony. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than $10,245. The bill requires a person to report the loss or theft of any firearm or ammunition owned by the person to a local law enforcement agency within hours of when the person knew or should have reasonably known of the loss or theft of the firearm or ammunition. A person who violates this provision commits a serious misdemeanor. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560. The bill also requires a local law enforcement agency to report to the department of public safety any loss or theft reported to the local law enforcement agency within hours of receipt of the report. If a person fails to report the loss or theft of a firearm or ammunition owned by the person in violation of the bill, and such firearm or ammunition is subsequently used in the furtherance of a crime, the victim of the crime may bring a civil action for monetary damages against the person for failing to report the loss or theft of the firearm or ammunition.