1st Sub. H.B. 268
         DANGEROUS WEAPONS AMENDMENTS

House Committee Amendments

Amendment 3 February 19, 2014 2:27 PM



Representative Brian M. Greene proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 9 through 16 :    

             9          This bill redefines dangerous weapon
{   and exempts   }        , clarifies restrictions relating to dangerous weapons, and establishes exemptions for the use of       archery equipment      {   from the

             10      definition  
}
  for hunting and target shooting       .

             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines dangerous weapon as a firearm or an object which is used unlawfully to
             14      inflict serious bodily injury;
             15          .    
{   exempts archery equipment, including crossbows, from the definition of dangerous

             16      weapon  
}
  clarifies the criminal culpability of transferring a dangerous weapon to a restricted person       ;

    
  . provides that a restricted person may own, possess, or have under the person's custody or control, archery equipment, including crossbows, for the purpose of lawful hunting and target shooting;       and


2.    Page 4, Lines 88 through 101 :    

             88          (6) (a) "Dangerous weapon" means:
             89          (i) a firearm; or
             90          (ii) an
{   item   }        object       that in the manner of its      {   unlawful   } use or intended      {   unlawful   } use is capable

             91      of causing death or serious bodily injury.
             92          (b) The following factors [shall be] are used in determining whether [a knife, or
             93      another item] any
{   instrument,   } object      {   , or thing   } [not commonly known as a dangerous weapon]

             94      other than a firearm is a dangerous weapon:
             95          (i) the
{   character of the instrument,   }        location and circumstances in which the       object      {   , or thing   }        was used or possessed;

    (ii) the primary purpose for which the object was made  
;

             96          
{   (ii)   }        (iii)       the character of the wound, if any, produced[, if any] by      {   its   }        the object's       unlawful use;

             97          
{   (iii)   }        (iv)       the manner in which the      {   instrument,   } object      {   , or thing   } was unlawfully used; and

             98          
{   (iv)   }        (v)       the [other] lawful purposes for which the      {   instrument,   } object      {   , or

thing   } may be used.


             99          
{   (c) Unless specifically identified elsewhere in this code, nothing other than a firearm is

             100      considered a de facto dangerous weapon, and a determination made pursuant to Subsection
             101      (6)(b) may be made only after an instrument, object or thing is used in an unlawful manner.  
}


3.    Page 6, Line 179 through Page 7, Line 187 :    

             179          (b) physically possesses, uses, or has under the person's immediate custody or control
             180      any dangerous weapon other than a firearm
{   while committing any felony or other violent

             181      criminal offense  
}
  in a manner that constitutes a potential imminent threat to public safety       is guilty of a third degree felony.

             182          (3) A Category II restricted person who intentionally or knowingly:
             183          (a) purchases, transfers, possesses, uses, or has under the person's custody or control[:
             184      (a)] any firearm is guilty of a third degree felony; or
             185          (b) physically possesses, uses, or has under the person's immediate custody or control
             186      any dangerous weapon other than a firearm
{   while committing any felony or other violent

             187      criminal offense  
}
  in a manner that constitutes a potential imminent threat to public safety       is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.


4.    Page 9, Lines 266 through 268 :    

             266          (2) It is not a violation of
{   this chapter   }        Subsection 76-10-503(2) or (3)       for a person        defined in Section 76-10-503(1)       to own, possess, or have under the

             267      person's custody or control, archery equipment, including crossbows, for the purpose of lawful
             268      hunting
{   or   }        and lawful       target shooting.


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