S0565B1212A02932 AJB:JSL 11/09/21 #90 A02932
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 565
Sponsor: SENATOR CAPPELLETTI
Printer's No. 1212
Amend Bill, page 1, line 9, by inserting after "licenses"
and for sale or transfer of firearms
Amend Bill, page 10, line 3, by inserting after "(9)"
and 6111(a) and (f)(2)
Amend Bill, page 18, by inserting between lines 24 and 25
§ 6111. Sale or transfer of firearms.
(a) Time and manner of delivery.--
(1) [Except as provided in paragraph (2), no seller
shall deliver a firearm to the purchaser or transferee
thereof until 48 hours shall have elapsed from the time of
the application for the purchase thereof, and, when
delivered, the firearm shall be securely wrapped and shall be
unloaded.] No seller, licensed importer, licensed dealer,
licensed manufacturer or county sheriff facilitating a
transfer of a firearm between two persons, who are not
licensed importers, licensed dealers or licensed
manufacturers shall deliver the firearm to the purchaser or
transferee until a period of 72 hours has elapsed from the
time of the purchase.
(2) Thirty days after publication in the Pennsylvania
Bulletin that the Instantaneous Criminal History Records
Check System has been established in accordance with the
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Public Law 103-159, 18
U.S.C. § 921 et seq.), no seller shall deliver a firearm to
the purchaser thereof until the provisions of this section
have been satisfied, and, when delivered, the firearm shall
be securely wrapped and shall be unloaded.
(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a transfer between
spouses, a transfer between a parent and child or a transfer
between a grandparent and grandchild.
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(f) Application of section.--
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(2) The provisions contained in [subsections (a) and]
subsection (c) shall only apply to pistols or revolvers with
a barrel length of less than 15 inches, any shotgun with a
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barrel length of less than 18 inches, any rifle with a barrel
length of less than 16 inches or any firearm with an overall
length of less than 26 inches.
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See A02932 in
the context
of SB0565