HB4: HB4 Brady Law Regulations; three-day waiting period for purchase or transfer of certain firearms; require

25 LC 57 0152 House Bill 4 By: Representative Au of the 50th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O fficial Code of Georgia1 Annotated, relating to Brady Law Regulations, so as to require a three-day waiting period for2 the purchase or transfer of certain firearms; to provide for in spection; to provide for3 exceptions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for r elated matters; to repeal4 conflicting laws; and for other purposes.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 SECTION 1.7 Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official C ode of Georgia Annotated,8 relating to Brady Law Regulations, is amended by adding a new C ode section to read as9 follows:10 "16-11-172.1.11 (a) No purchase or transfer of a firearm conducted by a licens ed importer, licensed12 manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall be completed until the third day after the initiation13 of such purchase or transfer; provided, however, that the calculation of the three days shall14 not include Saturdays, Sundays, or state or federal holidays and provided, further, that the15 H. B. 4 - 1 - 25 LC 57 0152 NICS check provided for under Code Section 16-11-172 may be conducted within the three16 days.17 (b) Licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, and licensed dealers shall, during normal18 business hours, make records available for inspection by any law enforcement agency for19 purposes of any criminal investigation.20 (c) Subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply when a firearm is being purchased21 by or transferred to:22 (1) The holder of a weapons carry license issued pursuant to Code Section 16-11-129;23 or24 (2) Any person provided for under Code Section 16-11-130.25 (d) Any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer that violates this Code26 section, or any purchaser or transferee who uses fraud or false representation to avoid the27 requirements of subsection (a) of this Code section, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon28 conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five29 years."30 SECTION 2.31 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.32 H. B. 4 - 2 -