HB26:

Firearms; control by localities of possession or carrying.

Bill Summary:

Control of firearms by localities. Removes
the authority for a locality by ordinance to prohibit the possession
or carrying of firearms, ammunition, or components or any combination
thereof in (i) any building, or part thereof, owned or used by such
locality for governmental purposes; (ii) any public park owned or
operated by the locality; (iii) any recreation or community center
facility; or (iv) any public street, road, alley, or sidewalk or public
right-of-way or any other place of whatever nature that is open to
the public and is being used by or is adjacent to a permitted event
or an event that would otherwise require a permit. The bill provides
that any firearm received by the locality pursuant to a buy-back program
shall be offered for sale by public auction or sealed bids to a person
licensed as a dealer. Current law provides that any such firearm shall
be destroyed by the locality unless the person surrendering the firearm
requests in writing that the firearm be offered for sale. The bill
also limits the authority of localities and state governmental entities
to bring lawsuits against certain firearms manufacturers and others.