THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY METCALFE, BAKER, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, BROOKS, BURNS, CAUSER, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DENLINGER, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, HARRIS, HELM, HESS, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, KOTIK, MENSCH, METZGAR, MILLARD, MOUL, MUSTIO, PYLE, RAPP, READSHAW, ROAE, ROCK, ROHRER, S. H. SMITH, STABACK, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TURZAI AND VULAKOVICH, MAY 26, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 26, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous

articles, further providing for limitation on the regulation

of firearms and ammunition.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 6120 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

§ 6120.  Limitation on the regulation of firearms and

ammunition.

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(a.2)  Remedies for unlawful regulation.--Notwithstanding any

other provision of law, upon finding that a county, municipality

or township in any manner regulated the lawful ownership,

possession, transfer or transportation of firearms, ammunition

or ammunition components in violation of subsection (a) or 53

Pa.C.S. § 2962(g) (relating to limitation on municipal powers),

a court shall direct the county, municipality or township to pay

actual damages and reasonable attorney fees and costs to a party

who successfully challenges the regulation.

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