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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 1667

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 1228 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY A. WILLIAMS, C. WILLIAMS, TARTAGLIONE, HUGHES,
           WASHINGTON AND KITCHEN, DECEMBER 21, 2007

        REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, DECEMBER 21, 2007

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
     2     Consolidated Statutes, further providing for licenses.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby enacts as follows:
     5     Section 1.  Section 6109(e) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
     6  Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
     7  § 6109.  Licenses.
     8     * * *
     9     (e)  Issuance of license.--
    10         * * *
    11         (6)  In a city of the first class, a license shall be
    12     issued only if it appears that the applicant has good reason
    13     to fear an injury to the applicant's person or property or
    14     has any other proper reason for carrying a firearm and that
    15     the applicant is a suitable individual to be licensed.
    16     * * *
    17     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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