PRINTER'S NO. 3668
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2229
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GAINEY, V. BROWN, DEAN, KINSEY, SCHLOSSBERG,
BRIGGS, FRANKEL, LONGIETTI, O'BRIEN, ACOSTA, McNEILL, THOMAS,
SAVAGE, M. DALEY AND KIM, JUNE 29, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 29, 2016
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, prohibiting certain assault weapons.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 6121.1. Certain assault weapons prohibited.
(a) Offense defined.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
a person may not:
(1) Possess, use, control, sell, deliver, transfer or
manufacture an assault weapon.
(2) Obtain a license for an act under paragraph (1).
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to:
(1) A member of the armed forces of the United States,
including National Guard and reserve components, a law
enforcement officer or other public safety officer while
performing official duties or traveling to or from an
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