PA HB2436 has been introduced. While the bill has no text yet we have some inside information about it.
This bill is actually a 'smack down' for Bloomberg backed Attorney General Kane who has recently decimated reciprocity agreements from several states in what she calls 'closing loopholes'.
Here is a memorandum from Representative Will Tallman outlining the details of the bill:
MEMORANDUM
Posted: June 18, 2014 03:45 PM
From: Representative Will Tallman
To: All House members
Subject: Co-sponsorship of legislation – Reciprocity for Concealed Carry Permits
In the near future, I will introduce legislation to provide the Attorney General some much needed guidance when reviewing other states’ laws for the purpose of recognizing each state’s license to carry a concealed firearm in Pennsylvania.
The law in Commonwealth requires the Attorney General to make a determination that “the firearm laws of the state are similar to the firearm laws of this Commonwealth.” (18 Pa.C.S. § 6106 (b)(15)(ii)). This has been in statute since the passage Act 66 of 2005; and generally, the law has worked fairly well for nine years.
Recently, however, the Attorney General as interjected certain political motivations into the process of determining whether the laws of a state are “similar” to Pennsylvania’s. My legislation will give the AG the guidance she needs to focus her analysis on the substance of the law.
Specifically, my legislation would limit the analysis to thirteen criteria (which are already utilized in determining whether someone is eligible to obtain a Pennsylvania carry permit). The AG would need to determine whether the other state’s law prevents any of the following people from obtaining a carry permit:
An individual whose character and reputation is such that the individual would be likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety.
An individual who has been convicted of a drug offense.
An individual convicted of the types of crimes that would prevent a person from possessing a firearm.
An individual who, within the past ten years, has been adjudicated delinquent for a serious crime (like those enumerated in section 6105 or for an offense under The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act).
An individual who is not of sound mind or who has ever been committed to a mental institution.
An individual who is addicted to or is an unlawful user of marijuana or a stimulant, depressant or narcotic drug.
An individual who is a habitual drunkard.
An individual who is charged with or has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year (with exceptions for offenses in which the disability has been waived or the individual received a pardon).
An alien who is illegally in the United States.
An individual who has been discharged from the armed forces of the United States under dishonorable conditions.
An individual who is a fugitive from justice (not including nonmoving or moving summary vehicle offenses).
An individual who is otherwise prohibited from possessing, using, manufacturing, controlling, purchasing, selling or transferring a firearm under state law.
An individual who is prohibited from possessing or acquiring a firearm under the statutes of the United States.
http://amgoa.org/Proposed-Pennsylvania-Gun-Law-HB2436/State-Law/16620
This bill is actually a 'smack down' for Bloomberg backed Attorney General Kane who has recently decimated reciprocity agreements from several states in what she calls 'closing loopholes'.
Here is a memorandum from Representative Will Tallman outlining the details of the bill:
MEMORANDUM
Posted: June 18, 2014 03:45 PM
From: Representative Will Tallman
To: All House members
Subject: Co-sponsorship of legislation – Reciprocity for Concealed Carry Permits
In the near future, I will introduce legislation to provide the Attorney General some much needed guidance when reviewing other states’ laws for the purpose of recognizing each state’s license to carry a concealed firearm in Pennsylvania.
The law in Commonwealth requires the Attorney General to make a determination that “the firearm laws of the state are similar to the firearm laws of this Commonwealth.” (18 Pa.C.S. § 6106 (b)(15)(ii)). This has been in statute since the passage Act 66 of 2005; and generally, the law has worked fairly well for nine years.
Recently, however, the Attorney General as interjected certain political motivations into the process of determining whether the laws of a state are “similar” to Pennsylvania’s. My legislation will give the AG the guidance she needs to focus her analysis on the substance of the law.
Specifically, my legislation would limit the analysis to thirteen criteria (which are already utilized in determining whether someone is eligible to obtain a Pennsylvania carry permit). The AG would need to determine whether the other state’s law prevents any of the following people from obtaining a carry permit:
An individual whose character and reputation is such that the individual would be likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety.
An individual who has been convicted of a drug offense.
An individual convicted of the types of crimes that would prevent a person from possessing a firearm.
An individual who, within the past ten years, has been adjudicated delinquent for a serious crime (like those enumerated in section 6105 or for an offense under The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act).
An individual who is not of sound mind or who has ever been committed to a mental institution.
An individual who is addicted to or is an unlawful user of marijuana or a stimulant, depressant or narcotic drug.
An individual who is a habitual drunkard.
An individual who is charged with or has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year (with exceptions for offenses in which the disability has been waived or the individual received a pardon).
An alien who is illegally in the United States.
An individual who has been discharged from the armed forces of the United States under dishonorable conditions.
An individual who is a fugitive from justice (not including nonmoving or moving summary vehicle offenses).
An individual who is otherwise prohibited from possessing, using, manufacturing, controlling, purchasing, selling or transferring a firearm under state law.
An individual who is prohibited from possessing or acquiring a firearm under the statutes of the United States.
http://amgoa.org/Proposed-Pennsylvania-Gun-Law-HB2436/State-Law/16620
