THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY HARPER, BEYER, MILLER, MILNE, PAYTON, SANTARSIERO, SAYLOR, TALLMAN AND TRUE, MARCH 19, 2010

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 19, 2010  

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous

articles, further providing for the offense of persons not to

possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer

firearms.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 6105(b) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 6105.  Persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell

or transfer firearms.

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(b)  Enumerated offenses.--The following offenses, and the

attempt, conspiracy or solicitation to commit any of the

following offenses, shall apply to subsection (a):

Section 908 (relating to prohibited offensive weapons).

Section 911 (relating to corrupt organizations).

Section 912 (relating to possession of weapon on school

property).

Section 2502 (relating to murder).

Section 2503 (relating to voluntary manslaughter).

Section 2504 (relating to involuntary manslaughter) if the

offense is based on the reckless use of a firearm.

Section 2702 (relating to aggravated assault).

Section 2703 (relating to assault by prisoner).

Section 2704 (relating to assault by life prisoner).

Section 2709.1 (relating to stalking).

Section 2716 (relating to weapons of mass destruction).

Section 2901 (relating to kidnapping).

Section 2902 (relating to unlawful restraint).

Section 2910 (relating to luring a child into a motor vehicle

or structure).

Section 3121 (relating to rape).

Section 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual

intercourse).

Section 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent assault).

Section 3301 (relating to arson and related offenses).

Section 3302 (relating to causing or risking catastrophe).

Section 3502 (relating to burglary).

Section 3503 (relating to criminal trespass) if the offense

is graded a felony of the second degree or higher.

Section 3701 (relating to robbery).

Section 3702 (relating to robbery of motor vehicle).

Section 3921 (relating to theft by unlawful taking or

disposition) upon conviction of the second felony offense.

Section 3923 (relating to theft by extortion) when the

offense is accompanied by threats of violence.

Section 3925 (relating to receiving stolen property) upon

conviction of the second felony offense.

Section 4906 (relating to false reports to law enforcement

authorities) if the fictitious report involved the theft of a

firearm as provided in section 4906(c)(2).

Section 4912 (relating to impersonating a public servant) if

the person is impersonating a law enforcement officer.

Section 4952 (relating to intimidation of witnesses or

victims).

Section 4953 (relating to retaliation against witness, victim

or party).

Section 5121 (relating to escape).

Section 5122 (relating to weapons or implements for escape).

Section 5501(3) (relating to riot).

Section 5515 (relating to prohibiting of paramilitary

training).

Section 5516 (relating to facsimile weapons of mass

destruction).

Section 6110.1 (relating to possession of firearm by minor).

Section 6301 (relating to corruption of minors).

Section 6302 (relating to sale or lease of weapons and

explosives).

Any offense equivalent to any of the above-enumerated

offenses under the prior laws of this Commonwealth or any

offense equivalent to any of the above-enumerated offenses under

the statutes of any other state or of the United States.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.