PRINTER'S NO. 1419
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
253
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY FOLMER, SCARNATI, VULAKOVICH, BARTOLOTTA, STEFANO,
SCAVELLO, RESCHENTHALER, BOSCOLA, YAW AND WHITE,
JANUARY 19, 2018
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 19, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Congress of the United States to amend the Gun
Control Act of 1968 to protect the constitutional rights of
medical cannabis users.
WHEREAS, In 1968, the Congress of the United States passed
the Gun Control Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-618, 82 Stat. 1213)
to regulate the firearms industry and firearms owners; and
WHEREAS, In 1970, the Congress of the United States passed
the Controlled Substances Act (Public Law 91-513, 84 Stat.
1236), which designates cannabis in the most restrictive
category as a Schedule I drug; and
WHEREAS, In 1993, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
(Public Law 103-159, 107 Stat. 1536) amended the Gun Control Act
of 1968 by restricting individuals who use controlled substances
from owning firearms and ammunition; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives has issued guidance on restricting individuals who
use cannabis from owning firearms and ammunition; and
WHEREAS, Section 102 of the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84,
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