HB586

Louisiana HB586 creates the crime of allowing a minor child to access a readily dischargeable firearm.

Louisiana HB586 creates the crime of allowing a minor child to access a readily dischargeable firearm. The law defines a "minor child" as someone fifteen years of age or younger and a "readily dischargeable firearm" as a loaded firearm. It prohibits leaving a firearm unsecured where a minor child can access it, resulting in the child obtaining possession and causing death, injury, or exhibiting the firearm in a threatening manner. Penalties include up to six months in prison, a $1,000 fine, or both.