H.B. 113
         DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM AMENDMENTS

house floor Amendments

Amendment 1 February 5, 2007 7:10 pm



Representative Carl Wimmer proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 18 through 19 :    

             18      penalties for these offenses;
    
  .    describes circumstances under which discharge of a dangerous weapon or a firearm from an automobile or vehicle is not a crime;       and

             19          .    makes technical changes.

2.    Page 9, Lines 251 through 255 :    

             251          [(4)] (6) This section does not apply to a person:
             252          (a) who discharges any kind of firearm when that person is in lawful defense of self or
             253      others;
{   or   }

             254          (b) who is performing official duties as provided in Sections 23-20-1.5 and 76-10-523
             255      and as otherwise provided by law
{   .   }        ; or

    (c)    who discharges a dangerous weapon or firearm from an automobile or other vehicle, if
        (i)    the discharge occurs at a firing range or training ground;
        (ii)    at no time after the discharge does the projectile that is discharged cross over, or stop at, a location other than the firing range or training ground described in Subsection (6)(c)(i);
        (iii)    the discharge is made for the purpose of practice or training for a lawful purpose;
        (iv)    prior to the discharge, the discharge, and the location, time, and manner of the discharge, is approved by the owner or operator of the firing range or training ground; and
        (v)    the discharge is not made in a manner described in Subsection (3).  



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