public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain
public order or make arrests for criminal offenses, whether
the duty extends to all criminal offenses or is limited to
specific criminal offenses.
(2) A person on active State duty under 51 Pa.C.S. § 508
(relating to active duty for emergency).
(3) A member of a park police department of a county of
the third class.
* * *
"Weapon-carrying officer." A county probation or parole
officer who is authorized to carry a weapon in connection with
performance of the duties of the officer's employment.
Section 2. Section 6110.1 of Title 18 is amended to read:
§ 6110.1. Possession of firearm or assault weapon by minor.
(a) Firearm.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a person
under 18 years of age shall not possess or transport a firearm
anywhere in this Commonwealth.
(a.1) Assault weapon.--Except as provided in subsection
(b.1), a person under 21 years of age shall not purchase,
possess or transport an assault weapon.
(b) [Exception] Firearm exception.--Subsection (a) shall not
apply to a person under 18 years of age:
(1) who is under the supervision of a parent,
grandparent, legal guardian or an adult acting with the
expressed consent of the minor's custodial parent or legal
guardian and the minor is engaged in lawful activity,
including safety training, lawful target shooting, engaging
in an organized competition involving the use of a firearm or
the firearm is unloaded and the minor is transporting it for
a lawful purpose; or
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