PRINTER'S NO. 583
No. 522 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY OLASZ, LETTERMAN, NOYE, PETRARCA, CESSAR, HASAY,
CLARK, STUBAN, PHILLIPS, GRIECO, G. M. SNYDER, MISCEVICH,
CALTAGIRONE, McMONAGLE, MRKONIC, FEE, WOZNIAK, KASUNIC,
DeWEESE, W. W. FOSTER, WASS, TRELLO, REINARD, GRUITZA,
ALDERETTE, A. C. FOSTER, JR., DeLUCA, GAMBLE, DALEY,
VAN HORNE, SEVENTY, LUCYK, SALOOM, GEORGE, COLAFELLA, CAWLEY,
COSLETT, HAYES, MACKOWSKI, DIETZ, TELEK, BELFANTI, McCALL,
LIVENGOOD, GRUPPO, GEIST, SERAFINI, BELARDI AND CAPPABIANCA,
MARCH 21, 1983
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 21, 1983
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for municipal
3 regulation of firearms and ammunition.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 6120 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 6120. Limitation on municipal regulation of firearms and
9 ammunition.
10 (a) General rule.--No county, municipality or township may
11 in any manner regulate the lawful ownership, possession,
12 transfer or transportation of firearms, ammunition or ammunition
13 components when carried or transported for purposes not
14 prohibited by the laws of this Commonwealth.
15 (b) Definition.--For the purposes of this section the term
1 "firearms" shall not include "air rifles" as defined in section
2 6304 (relating to sale and use of air rifles).
3 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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