HB434 Alabama 2018 Session

Under existing law, it is a crime to sell, give, or lend a pistol to any minor except under certain circumstances

This bill would prohibit the sale or transfer of an assault weapon to any person under 21 years of age

This bill would prohibit any person under 21 years of age from possessing an assault weapon

This bill would make it a felony to violate these provisions

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment

Relating to assault weapons; to prohibit the sale or transfer of an assault weapon to any person under 21 years of age; to prohibit any person under 21 years of age from possessing an assault weapon; to provide criminal penalties; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.