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Pennsylvania State Senate Trying To Undermine Preemption!
Please Contact Your State Senator Today!
The Pennsylvania State Senate is attempting to dissolve your Second Amendment Rights by taking aim at preemption.
Plainly put, SB 1241, sponsored by Senator LeAnna Washington (D-4), would allow the City of Philadelphia to usurp preemption statutes by limiting handgun purchases to one handgun a month.
Immediate action is critical as this piece of legislation is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee at 11:30 A.M. in Room 8E-B, East Wing, on Tuesday, June 27.
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR STATE SENATOR TODAY AT (717) 787-5920 AND ASK THEM TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS BY OPPOSING SB 1241!
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
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SENATE BILL
No. 1241 Session of 2006
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INTRODUCED BY WASHINGTON, KITCHEN, HUGHES, FUMO, A. WILLIAMS,
STACK AND TARTAGLIONE, JUNE 19, 2006
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REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JUNE 19, 2006
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AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for a limit on handgun
3 purchases and sales in cities of the first class; and
4 establishing the Violence Prevention Fund.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 6111.6. Limit on handgun purchases in cities of the first
10 class.
11 (a) Purchase of handgun.--No person may purchase more than
12 one handgun in a city of the first class in this Commonwealth
13 within any 30-day period.
14 (b) Sale of handgun.--No person may sell or cause to be sold
15 to a person in a city of the first class in this Commonwealth
16 more than one handgun within any 30-day period.
17 (c) Exceptions.--This section shall not apply to the
18 following:
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1 (1) A licensed firearm dealer.
2 (2) A licensed firearm collector.
3 (3) A law enforcement agency or an agency authorized to
4 perform law enforcement duties.
5 (4) State and local correctional facilities.
6 (5) A private security company licensed to do business
7 within this Commonwealth.
8 (6) The purchase or sale of antique firearms.
9 (7) A person whose handgun is stolen or irretrievably
10 lost if:
11 (i) the person provides the seller with an official
12 copy of the police report of the lost or stolen handgun
13 or a summary of the report on a form provided by the
14 Pennsylvania State Police;
15 (ii) the police report or summary contains the name
16 and address of the handgun owner, the description of the
17 handgun, the location of the loss or theft, the date of
18 the loss or theft and the date the loss or theft was
19 reported to the law enforcement agency;
20 (iii) the date of the loss or theft as reflected on
21 the police report or summary occurred within 30 days of
22 the person's attempt to replace the handgun; and
23 (iv) the seller attaches an official copy of the
24 police report or summary of the report to the original
25 sales receipt or other document evidencing the original
26 sale and retains it for the period prescribed by
27 regulation of the Pennsylvania State Police.
28 (d) Grading.--
29 (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), a person that
30 is convicted of violating subsection (a) or (b) commits a
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1 misdemeanor of the third degree.
2 (2) A person that, after being sentenced under paragraph
3 (1), is convicted of violating subsection (a) or (b) commits
4 a felony of the third degree.
5 (e) Disposition of fines collected.--The court imposing and
6 collecting a fine under subsection (d) shall transfer the fines
7 thus collected to the State Treasurer for deposit in the
8 Violence Prevention Fund under subsection (f).
9 (f) Violence Prevention Fund.--There is established in the
10 General Fund a nonlapsing, restricted receipt account to be
11 known as the Violence Prevention Fund. Money in the fund is
12 hereby appropriated to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
13 Delinquency solely for purposes of violence prevention and youth
14 violence prevention, including youth education and activities
15 designed to prevent violence and grants to law enforcement
16 agencies for equipment and training designed to prevent gun-
17 related injuries.
18 (g) Notice.--A seller shall notify each prospective
19 purchaser that the purchase of more than one handgun in a 30-day
20 period is prohibited under this section and of the applicable
21 penalties.
22 (h) Handgun purchase history check.--In addition to any
23 other duty prescribed by this section, a seller of a handgun
24 shall request the Pennsylvania State Police to conduct a handgun
25 purchase history check to investigate whether the prospective
26 handgun purchaser is in compliance with this section. A handgun
27 purchase history check shall be conducted in accordance with the
28 procedures governing other background checks under this
29 subchapter. A handgun purchase history shall be conducted at the
30 same time any criminal history, juvenile delinquency or mental
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1 health records check is required for a firearm purchase under
2 this subchapter. Information related to a handgun purchase
3 provided to the Pennsylvania State Police by a seller may be
4 retained by the Pennsylvania State Police as necessary to
5 monitor compliance with this section.
6 (i) Expiration.--This section shall expire seven years after
7 it takes effect unless extended by statute.
8 (j) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
9 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
10 subsection:
11 "Handgun." Either of the following:
12 (1) A firearm which has a short stock and is designed to
13 be held and fired by the use of a single hand.
14 (2) Any combination of parts from which a firearm
15 described under paragraph (1) can be assembled.
16 "Licensed firearm collector." A person who collects firearms
17 and is licensed as a collector under 18 U.S.C. § 923 (relating
18 to licensing).
19 "Licensed firearm dealer." A person who is licensed as a
20 firearm dealer under 18 U.S.C. § 923 (relating to licensing).
21 "Purchase." Does not include the exchange or replacement of
22 a handgun by a seller for a handgun purchased from the seller by
23 the same person seeking the exchange or replacement within the
24 30-day period immediately preceding the date of exchange or
25 replacement.
26 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Please Contact Your State Senator Today!
The Pennsylvania State Senate is attempting to dissolve your Second Amendment Rights by taking aim at preemption.
Plainly put, SB 1241, sponsored by Senator LeAnna Washington (D-4), would allow the City of Philadelphia to usurp preemption statutes by limiting handgun purchases to one handgun a month.
Immediate action is critical as this piece of legislation is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee at 11:30 A.M. in Room 8E-B, East Wing, on Tuesday, June 27.
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR STATE SENATOR TODAY AT (717) 787-5920 AND ASK THEM TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS BY OPPOSING SB 1241!
To unsubscribe from NRA-ILA email alerts copy and paste the below address into your browser's address bar: http://www.ilaalerts.org/UM/U.asp?B1.2.658.1222637
The bill number didn't show as a link so the text follows.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
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SENATE BILL
No. 1241 Session of 2006
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INTRODUCED BY WASHINGTON, KITCHEN, HUGHES, FUMO, A. WILLIAMS,
STACK AND TARTAGLIONE, JUNE 19, 2006
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JUNE 19, 2006
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for a limit on handgun
3 purchases and sales in cities of the first class; and
4 establishing the Violence Prevention Fund.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 6111.6. Limit on handgun purchases in cities of the first
10 class.
11 (a) Purchase of handgun.--No person may purchase more than
12 one handgun in a city of the first class in this Commonwealth
13 within any 30-day period.
14 (b) Sale of handgun.--No person may sell or cause to be sold
15 to a person in a city of the first class in this Commonwealth
16 more than one handgun within any 30-day period.
17 (c) Exceptions.--This section shall not apply to the
18 following:
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1 (1) A licensed firearm dealer.
2 (2) A licensed firearm collector.
3 (3) A law enforcement agency or an agency authorized to
4 perform law enforcement duties.
5 (4) State and local correctional facilities.
6 (5) A private security company licensed to do business
7 within this Commonwealth.
8 (6) The purchase or sale of antique firearms.
9 (7) A person whose handgun is stolen or irretrievably
10 lost if:
11 (i) the person provides the seller with an official
12 copy of the police report of the lost or stolen handgun
13 or a summary of the report on a form provided by the
14 Pennsylvania State Police;
15 (ii) the police report or summary contains the name
16 and address of the handgun owner, the description of the
17 handgun, the location of the loss or theft, the date of
18 the loss or theft and the date the loss or theft was
19 reported to the law enforcement agency;
20 (iii) the date of the loss or theft as reflected on
21 the police report or summary occurred within 30 days of
22 the person's attempt to replace the handgun; and
23 (iv) the seller attaches an official copy of the
24 police report or summary of the report to the original
25 sales receipt or other document evidencing the original
26 sale and retains it for the period prescribed by
27 regulation of the Pennsylvania State Police.
28 (d) Grading.--
29 (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), a person that
30 is convicted of violating subsection (a) or (b) commits a
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1 misdemeanor of the third degree.
2 (2) A person that, after being sentenced under paragraph
3 (1), is convicted of violating subsection (a) or (b) commits
4 a felony of the third degree.
5 (e) Disposition of fines collected.--The court imposing and
6 collecting a fine under subsection (d) shall transfer the fines
7 thus collected to the State Treasurer for deposit in the
8 Violence Prevention Fund under subsection (f).
9 (f) Violence Prevention Fund.--There is established in the
10 General Fund a nonlapsing, restricted receipt account to be
11 known as the Violence Prevention Fund. Money in the fund is
12 hereby appropriated to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
13 Delinquency solely for purposes of violence prevention and youth
14 violence prevention, including youth education and activities
15 designed to prevent violence and grants to law enforcement
16 agencies for equipment and training designed to prevent gun-
17 related injuries.
18 (g) Notice.--A seller shall notify each prospective
19 purchaser that the purchase of more than one handgun in a 30-day
20 period is prohibited under this section and of the applicable
21 penalties.
22 (h) Handgun purchase history check.--In addition to any
23 other duty prescribed by this section, a seller of a handgun
24 shall request the Pennsylvania State Police to conduct a handgun
25 purchase history check to investigate whether the prospective
26 handgun purchaser is in compliance with this section. A handgun
27 purchase history check shall be conducted in accordance with the
28 procedures governing other background checks under this
29 subchapter. A handgun purchase history shall be conducted at the
30 same time any criminal history, juvenile delinquency or mental
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1 health records check is required for a firearm purchase under
2 this subchapter. Information related to a handgun purchase
3 provided to the Pennsylvania State Police by a seller may be
4 retained by the Pennsylvania State Police as necessary to
5 monitor compliance with this section.
6 (i) Expiration.--This section shall expire seven years after
7 it takes effect unless extended by statute.
8 (j) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
9 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
10 subsection:
11 "Handgun." Either of the following:
12 (1) A firearm which has a short stock and is designed to
13 be held and fired by the use of a single hand.
14 (2) Any combination of parts from which a firearm
15 described under paragraph (1) can be assembled.
16 "Licensed firearm collector." A person who collects firearms
17 and is licensed as a collector under 18 U.S.C. § 923 (relating
18 to licensing).
19 "Licensed firearm dealer." A person who is licensed as a
20 firearm dealer under 18 U.S.C. § 923 (relating to licensing).
21 "Purchase." Does not include the exchange or replacement of
22 a handgun by a seller for a handgun purchased from the seller by
23 the same person seeking the exchange or replacement within the
24 30-day period immediately preceding the date of exchange or
25 replacement.
26 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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