this Commonwealth.
(3) A membership organization, the members of which
include a person described under paragraph (1) or (2).
"Political subdivision." The term shall include any home
rule charter municipality, county, city, borough, incorporated
town, township or school district.
" Reasonable expenses." The term includes, but is not limited
to, attorney fees, expert witness fees, court costs and
compensation for loss of income.
Section 2. Title 53 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 306 307 . Regulation of firearms and ammunition.
(a) Preemption.--The General Assembly has always intended
and continues to intend to occupy the entire field of regulation
of firearms, ammunition, magazines, accessories, firearms
components and ammunition components in this Commonwealth,
including the purchase, sale, transfer, taxation, manufacture,
ownership, possession, use, discharge, transportation and
reporting of loss or theft of firearms, ammunition, firearms
components and ammunition components in this Commonwealth, to
the exclusion of any existing or future ordinance, resolution,
regulation, rule, practice or other action adopted by a
municipality. The Except as provided in 18 Pa.C.S. § 6120(a.5)
(relating to limitation on the regulation of firearms and
a mmunition), the Commonwealth, by this section, preempts and
supersedes any manner of ordinance, resolution, regulation,
rule, practice or other action promulgated or enforced by a
municipality of firearms, ammunition, firearms components or
ammunition components in this Commonwealth, and any such action
is declared null and void.
(b) Continuing effect.--The provisions of section 2962(g)
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