PRINTER'S NO. 1357
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
969
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, McGARRIGLE, KILLION, BARTOLOTTA, RAFFERTY,
COSTA, HUGHES, BLAKE, FONTANA, WILLIAMS AND TARTAGLIONE,
DECEMBER 1, 2017
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, DECEMBER 1, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further providing
for prohibited offensive weapons.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 908(c) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended and subsection (b) is amended
by adding a paragraph to read:
ยง 908. Prohibited offensive weapons.
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(b) Exceptions.--
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(4) This section does not apply to the possession of a
bump stock purchased or otherwise obtained by a person prior
to the effective date of this paragraph.
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection:
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"Bump stock." A replacement butt stock or butt stock
attachment which is designed or manufactured for the sole
purpose of accelerating the rate of fire of a semiautomatic
firearm to simulate the rate of fire of an automatic weapon.
"Firearm." Any weapon which is designed to or may readily be
converted to expel any projectile by the action of an explosive
or the frame or receiver of any such weapon.
"Offensive weapons." Any bomb, grenade, machine gun, sawed-
off shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches, firearm specially
made or specially adapted for concealment or silent discharge,
any blackjack, sandbag, metal knuckles, dagger, knife, razor or
cutting instrument, the blade of which is exposed in an
automatic way by switch, push-button, spring mechanism, or
otherwise, any stun gun, stun baton, taser or other electronic
or electric weapon, bump stock or other implement for the
infliction of serious bodily injury which serves no common
lawful purpose.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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