PRINTER'S NO.  3790

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

2536

Session of

2010

  

  

INTRODUCED BY LENTZ, BISHOP, BRIGGS, McILVAINE SMITH, M. O'BRIEN, PARKER, PAYTON, SANTARSIERO, R. TAYLOR, THOMAS, WAGNER, BROWN AND FRANKEL, MAY 25, 2010

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 25, 2010  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes, further providing for firearms not to

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be carried without a license.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 6106(b)(15) of Title 18 of the

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Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

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§ 6106.  Firearms not to be carried without a license.

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(b)  Exceptions.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not

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apply to:

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(15)  Any person, except a resident of this Commonwealth, 

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who possesses a valid and lawfully issued license or permit

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to carry a firearm which has been issued under the laws of

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another state, regardless of whether a reciprocity agreement

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exists between the Commonwealth and the state under section

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6109(k), provided:

 


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(i)  The state provides a reciprocal privilege for

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individuals licensed to carry firearms under section

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6109.

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(ii)  The Attorney General has determined that the

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firearm laws of the state are similar to the firearm laws

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of this Commonwealth.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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