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To enact sections 2923.221 and 3701.051 of the | 1 |
Revised Code to require the department of health | 2 |
to conduct a study to determine and describe the | 3 |
types of bodily injuries that can be incurred by | 4 |
the user of a firearm and by others in proximity | 5 |
to a firearm following the discharge of a firearm | 6 |
and to require a person who sells a firearm in | 7 |
this state to provide a copy of that study and a | 8 |
list of all of the types of ammunition that can be | 9 |
used in the firearm to the purchaser of that | 10 |
firearm. | 11 |
Section 1. That sections 2923.221 and 3701.051 of the | 12 |
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: | 13 |
Sec. 2923.221. (A) A person who sells a firearm in this | 14 |
state on or after the date that is six months after the effective | 15 |
date of this amendment shall provide the purchaser with the | 16 |
following information: | 17 |
(1) A printed copy of the study posted on the department of | 18 |
health's web site pursuant to section 3701.051 of the Revised Code | 19 |
that describes the types of bodily injury that can be incurred by | 20 |
the user of the firearm and by others in proximity to the firearm | 21 |
following the discharge of the firearm; | 22 |
(2) A list of all of the types of ammunition that can be used | 23 |
in the firearm. | 24 |
(B) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty | 25 |
of failure to provide information to a purchaser of a firearm, a | 26 |
felony of the first degree. | 27 |
Sec. 3701.051. The director of the department of health | 28 |
shall conduct a study to determine and describe the types of | 29 |
bodily injuries that can be incurred by the user of a firearm and | 30 |
by others in proximity to a firearm following the discharge of a | 31 |
firearm. The study shall be completed within six months of the | 32 |
effective date of this amendment and shall be posted on the | 33 |
department's web site. The director shall update the study and | 34 |
post an updated version every three years thereafter. | 35 |