Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to recede and concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that prohibits the manufacture, possession, importation, sale, or transfer of undetectable firearms in Maine.

Highlights:

• Authorizes firearm dealers to return a firearm, unfinished frame, or receiver to the original owner after imprinting a serial number (Sec. 4).

• Defines “undetectable firearms” as firearms that can operate while in a form that is not detectable by standard security (Sec. 5).

• Prohibits the knowing possession, transfer, import, or manufacturing of undetectable firearms (Sec. 5).

• Establishes violations involving undetectable firearms as criminal offenses, with harsher penalties for possession in sensitive places like schools or government buildings or use in serious crimes (Sec. 5).

• Prohibits the knowing possession, transfer, import, or manufacturing of firearms or unfinished frames or receivers without a serial number (Sec. 6, §2037(1)).

• Establishes exemptions for certain individuals and circumstances, including licensed dealers, law enforcement, antique or inoperable firearms, and people possessing items without a serial number for less than 48 hours with a pending appointment (Sec. 6, §2037(2)).

• Requires federal firearms licensees to keep appointment records, detailed imprinting logs, and provide customers with confirmations (Sec. 2039).

• Requires background checks before returning firearms or frames after serial number imprinting, and if a person fails the check, the firearm or related items must be delivered to law enforcement (Sec. 2039(4)).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the manufacture, possession, importation, sale, or transfer of undetectable firearms in the state.

Highlights:

• Authorizes firearm dealers to return a firearm, unfinished frame, or receiver to the original owner after imprinting a serial number (Sec. 4).

• Defines “undetectable firearms” as firearms that can operate while in a form that is not detectable by standard security (Sec. 5).

• Prohibits the knowing possession, transfer, import, or manufacturing of undetectable firearms (Sec. 5).

• Establishes violations involving undetectable firearms as criminal offenses, with harsher penalties for possession in sensitive places like schools or government buildings or use in serious crimes (Sec. 5).

• Prohibits the knowing possession, transfer, import, or manufacturing of firearms or unfinished frames or receivers without a serial number (Sec. 6, §2037(1)).

• Establishes exemptions for certain individuals and circumstances, including licensed dealers, law enforcement, antique or inoperable firearms, and people possessing items without a serial number for less than 48 hours with a pending appointment (Sec. 6, §2037(2)).

• Requires federal firearms licensees to keep appointment records, detailed imprinting logs, and provide customers with confirmations (Sec. 2039).

• Requires background checks before returning firearms or frames after serial number imprinting, and if a person fails the check, the firearm or related items must be delivered to law enforcement (Sec. 2039(4)).

Full Bill Text