THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY FARNESE, LEACH, WILLIAMS, TARTAGLIONE, WASHINGTON AND HUGHES, FEBRUARY 23, 2011

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, further providing for persons not to

possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer

firearms.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 6105(c) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

§ 6105.  Persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell

or transfer firearms.

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(c)  Other persons.--In addition to any person who has been

convicted of any offense listed under subsection (b), the

following persons shall be subject to the prohibition of

subsection (a):

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(10)  A person who is charged with a felony under one of

the following offenses:

Section 2502 (relating to murder).

Section 2503 (relating to voluntary manslaughter).

Section 2702 (relating to aggravated assault).

Section 2703 (relating to assault by prisoner).

Section 2901 (relating to kidnapping).

Section 3121 (relating to rape).

Section 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual

intercourse).

Section 3301 (relating to arson and related

offenses).

Section 3502 (relating to burglary).

Section 3701 (relating to robbery).

Section 3702 (relating to robbery of motor vehicle).

Section 3923 (relating to theft by extortion) when

the offense is accompanied by threats of violence.

Section 4952 (relating to intimidation of witnesses

or victims).

Section 4953 (relating to retaliation against

witness, victim or party).

Any offense equivalent to any of the offenses listed in this

paragraph under the prior laws of this Commonwealth or any

offense equivalent to any of the above-enumerated offenses

under the statutes of any other state or of the United

States.

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