PRINTER'S NO. 2874
No. 2084 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY BISHOP, FRANKEL, JAMES, YOUNGBLOOD, THOMAS,
PARKER, BLACKWELL AND MANDERINO, OCTOBER 19, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 19, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for firearm security in
3 cities of the first class.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 6143. Firearms and explosive weapons in cities of the first
9 class.
10 (a) Scope.--This section applies only in a city of the first
11 class.
12 (b) Security.--A person that maintains a firearm or an
13 explosive weapon shall maintain the firearm or explosive weapon:
14 (1) in a locked container; or
15 (2) in the possession of or within physical reach of an
16 individual who is lawfully entitled to possess it.
17 (c) Reporting.--A person that maintains a firearm or an
18 explosive weapon shall report the loss or theft of the firearm
1 or explosive weapon to law enforcement within one hour after the
2 person knows or should be aware that the firearm or explosive
3 weapon has been lost or stolen.
4 (d) Offense.--A person that violates subsection (b) or (c)
5 commits a misdemeanor of the third degree.
6 (e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term
7 "explosive weapon" means a weapon which is designed to or may
8 readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an
9 explosive.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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