PRINTER'S NO. 770
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
740
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY KIRKLAND, SCHLOSSBERG, ISAACSON, KINSEY, DALEY,
BULLOCK AND FITZGERALD, MARCH 6, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 6, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in minors, providing for the offense
of sale of realistic toy firearm.
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:
ยง 6304.1. Sale of realistic toy firearm.
(a) Offense defined.--It shall be unlawful for a dealer to
sell, lend, rent, give or otherwise transfer a realistic toy
firearm to an individual under 18 years of age if the dealer
knows, has cause to believe or has failed to make reasonable
inquiry relative to the age of the person, except if the
individual is accompanied by an adult at the time of purchase.
(b) Exceptions.--
(1) Nothing under this section shall prohibit the sale
of a realistic toy firearm:
(i) By a wholesale dealer or jobber.
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