Committee clarifies suppressor language, keeps offenses criminal when committed with suppressors

Secretary Kelly presented a committee substitute to House Bill 1324 addressing language concerning suppressors and related definitions. She said concerns in section 5 regarding striking language about firearms with silencers had been resolved and that the substitute moves and cleans up the definition location for bulletproof vests.

"We have clarified that," Kelly said, adding the substitute keeps the underlying offenses criminal when committed with a suppressor. "But it makes clear that those are still all crimes, should you commit them with a silencer or a suppressor," she said. Following a motion and second, the substitute was approved by the committee on voice vote.

The committee did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript; the item was placed on the committee calendar for further consideration.