Attorney General by the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950,
No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, the
Attorney General shall have the authority to investigate and
institute criminal proceedings for a violation of this
section.
(2) No person charged with a violation of this section
by the Attorney General shall have standing to challenge the
authority of the Attorney General to prosecute the case, and,
if any such challenge is made, the challenge shall be
dismissed and no relief shall be available in the courts of
this Commonwealth to the person making the challenge.
(3) This subsection shall not apply to any case
instituted two years after the effective date of this
subsection.
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§ 6111. Sale or transfer of firearms.
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(d.1) Concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute.--The following
apply in a city of the first class where the Attorney General
has operated a joint local-State firearm task force:
(1) In addition to the authority conferred upon the
Attorney General by the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950,
No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, the
Attorney General shall have the authority to investigate and
institute criminal proceedings for a violation of this
section.
(2) No person charged with a violation of this section
by the Attorney General shall have standing to challenge the
authority of the Attorney General to prosecute the case, and,
if any such challenge is made, the challenge shall be
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