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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2019 - 2020
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | December 3, 2018 03:24 PM |
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| From: | Representative Christopher B. Quinn |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Background Checks for Firearms for Gun Shows (Former HB 1400) |
| In the near future, I plan to reintroduce former HB 1400 from last session. Currently, the Crimes Code requires firearm sales be conducted in front of a licensed importer, manufacturer, dealer, or county sheriff. However, this provision is only applicable to short-barreled firearms. This legislation would remove this applicability provision and require all firearm sales, regardless of the barrel length, be conducted in front of a licensed importer, manufacturer, dealer, or county sheriff. Ultimately, this legislation would require background checks be conducted for each firearm purchase, which will ensure that individuals attempting to obtain a firearm are authorized to possess such weapons. Familial transfers will still be excluded from the background check requirement as in current law. Additionally, this bill would include language that allows a person to obtain a multiple day background check approval to be used at a licensed gun show within the Commonwealth. With such an approval, a consumer could shop during that multiple day period without having to pay for multiple background checks should he or she decide to make more than one purchase. Please join me in protecting the residents of this Commonwealth by closing the loopholes that have permitted unauthorized individuals access to firearms, while making it easier for law abiding citizens to purchase firearms at gun shows. |
Introduced as HB159