PRINTER'S NO. 159
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
194
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY GAINEY, DEAN, O'BRIEN, BULLOCK, KINSEY, McNEILL,
V. BROWN, FRANKEL, SCHLOSSBERG, McCARTER, KIM, STURLA,
McCLINTON, THOMAS, J. HARRIS, YOUNGBLOOD, WHEATLEY, HILL-
EVANS AND COMITTA, JANUARY 24, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 24, 2017
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
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