PRINTER'S NO. 3427
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2788
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY PARKER, HERRIN, GUENST, SCHLOSSBERG, HOHENSTEIN,
D. WILLIAMS, SANCHEZ, PASHINSKI, KINKEAD AND SIMS,
AUGUST 30, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, AUGUST 30, 2022
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, further providing for firearms not to be carried
without a license, for the offense of possession of firearm
by minor and for loans on, or lending or giving firearms
prohibited.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 6106(c), 6110.1 and 6115(b)(1)(iv)(A) of
Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended
to read:
§ 6106. Firearms not to be carried without a license.
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(c) Sportsman's firearm permit.--
(1) Before any exception shall be granted under
paragraph (b)(9) or (10) of this section to any person [18]
21 years of age or older licensed to hunt, trap or fish or
who has been issued a permit relating to hunting dogs, such
person shall, at the time of securing his hunting, furtaking
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or fishing license or any time after such license has been
issued, secure a sportsman's firearm permit from the county
treasurer. The sportsman's firearm permit shall be issued
immediately and be valid throughout this Commonwealth for a
period of five years from the date of issue for any legal
firearm, when carried in conjunction with a valid hunting,
furtaking or fishing license or permit relating to hunting
dogs. The sportsman's firearm permit shall be in triplicate
on a form to be furnished by the Pennsylvania State Police.
The original permit shall be delivered to the person, and the
first copy thereof, within seven days, shall be forwarded to
the Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police by the
county treasurer. The second copy shall be retained by the
county treasurer for a period of two years from the date of
expiration. The county treasurer shall be entitled to collect
a fee of not more than $6 for each such permit issued, which
shall include the cost of any official form. The Pennsylvania
State Police may recover from the county treasurer the cost
of any such form, but may not charge more than $1 for each
official permit form furnished to the county treasurer.
(2) Any person who sells or attempts to sell a
sportsman's firearm permit for a fee in excess of that amount
fixed under this subsection commits a summary offense.
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§ 6110.1. Possession of firearm by minor.
(a) Firearm.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a person
under [18] 21 years of age shall not possess or transport a
firearm anywhere in this Commonwealth.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a person
under [18] 21 years of age:
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(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]
(2) who is lawfully hunting or trapping in accordance
with 34 Pa.C.S. (relating to game)[.]; or
(3) who owned a firearm prior to January 1, 2023.
(c) Responsibility of adult.--Any person who knowingly and
intentionally delivers or provides to the minor a firearm in
violation of subsection (a) commits a felony of the third
degree.
(d) Forfeiture.--Any firearm in the possession of a person
under [18] 21 years of age in violation of this section shall be
promptly seized by the arresting law enforcement officer and
upon conviction or adjudication of delinquency shall be
forfeited or, if stolen, returned to the lawful owner.
§ 6115. Loans on, or lending or giving firearms prohibited.
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(b) Exception.--
(1) Subsection (a) shall not apply if any of the
following apply:
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(iv) The person who receives the firearm meets all
of the following:
(A) Is under [18] 21 years of age.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
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