as that right was understood at the time that Pennsylvania
was admitted to statehood in 1787, and the guaranty of the
right is a matter of contract between the Commonwealth and
people of Pennsylvania and the United States as of the time
that the compact with the United States was agreed upon and
adopted by Pennsylvania and the United States in 1787.
(4) Section 21 of Article I of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania clearly secures to Pennsylvania citizens, and
prohibits government interference with, the right of
individual Pennsylvania citizens to keep and bear arms.
(5) The Federal and State constitutional guaranties
enumerated under paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) are
inviolate and not subject to abrogation by unilateral
proclamation under a claim of Presidential executive
authority.
Section 4. Firearm regulation.
(a) Prohibition.--A personal firearm, a firearm accessory or
ammunition, that is manufactured commercially or privately in
Pennsylvania and that remains within the borders of Pennsylvania
shall not be subject to regulation purporting to derive from an
executive order, rule or regulation of the President of the
United States or a Federal executive agency.
(b) Applicability.--This section shall apply to a firearm, a
firearm accessory or ammunition, that is manufactured in
Pennsylvania from basic materials and that can be manufactured
without the inclusion of any significant parts imported from
another state. Generic and insignificant parts that have other
manufacturing or consumer accessories or ammunition, and their
importation into Pennsylvania and incorporation into a firearm,
a firearm accessory or ammunition, that is manufactured in
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