(1) A person who offers for sale at retail a firearm
shall post in a conspicuous place the following notice:
It is unlawful to store or leave a firearm in any
place within the reach or easy access of a minor. Should
a minor be found in possession of a firearm, the owner
may be charged with a summary offense when the offense is
a first offense and a misdemeanor of the third degree
when the offense is a second or subsequent offense.
Should the firearm be used in the commission of a crime
or used in any event that results in death or grievous
injury, the owner may be charged with a felony of the
third degree.
(2) A violation of this subsection constitutes a
misdemeanor of the third degree.
(e) Fingerprinting.--
(1) Prior to the commencement of trial or entry of a
plea of a defendant of the summary offense, the issuing
authority shall order the defendant to submit within five
days of the order to fingerprinting by the municipal police
of the jurisdiction in which the offense allegedly was
committed or the Pennsylvania State Police.
(2) Fingerprints shall be forwarded immediately to the
Pennsylvania State Police for determination as to whether or
not the defendant previously has been convicted of a
violation of subsection (a). The results of the determination
shall be transmitted to the police department obtaining the
fingerprints if the department is the prosecutor or to the
issuing authority if the prosecutor is other than a police
officer.
(3) The issuing authority shall not proceed with the
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