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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY THOMAS, JOSEPHS, M. O'BRIEN, YOUNGBLOOD AND PAYTON, MARCH 23, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 23, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous |
3 | articles, further providing for limitation on the regulation |
4 | of firearms and ammunition. |
5 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6 | hereby enacts as follows: |
7 | Section 1. Section 6120(a) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania |
8 | Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by |
9 | adding a subsection to read: |
10 | § 6120. Limitation on the regulation of firearms and |
11 | ammunition. |
12 | (a) General rule.--[No] Except as otherwise provided under |
13 | subsection (a.2), no county, municipality or township may in any |
14 | manner regulate the lawful ownership, possession, transfer or |
15 | transportation of firearms, ammunition or ammunition components |
16 | when carried or transported for purposes not prohibited by the |
17 | laws of this Commonwealth. |
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19 | (a.2) Exemption.--A political subdivision may regulate the |
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1 | lawful ownership, possession, transfer or transportation of |
2 | firearms if: |
3 | (1) The regulation is not less restrictive than the |
4 | provisions of this chapter for such ownership, possession, |
5 | transfer or transportation. |
6 | (2) The governing body of the political subdivision has |
7 | filed an application with the Pennsylvania State Police for |
8 | an exemption from the provisions of subsection (a), which |
9 | application demonstrates a compelling reason for the |
10 | exemption. |
11 | (3) The commissioner approves the application and issues |
12 | a written exemption to the political subdivision. The |
13 | application must include a proposed ordinance to regulate |
14 | firearms in the political subdivision and such other |
15 | information as requested by the commissioner. |
16 | (4) The commissioner publishes the exemption on the |
17 | publicly accessible Internet website of the Pennsylvania |
18 | State Police and as a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. |
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20 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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