PRINTER'S NO. 199
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
237
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY WARREN, ZABEL, SANCHEZ, SCHLOSSBERG, VITALI,
HOWARD, SHUSTERMAN, FREEMAN, SIMS, HOHENSTEIN, KIRKLAND,
O'MARA, WEBSTER, McCLINTON AND FRANKEL, JANUARY 25, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 25, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, providing for safe storage of a firearm when
residing with a person not to possess a 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 6143. Safe storage of a firearm when residing with a person
not to possess a firearm.
(a) Storage requirements.--A person who owns a firearm and
resides with a person who cannot legally possess a firearm shall
secure the firearm:
(1) with a device that, if installed on a firearm and
secured by means of a key or a mechanical, electronic or
electromechanical combination lock, prevents the firearm from
being discharged without first deactivating or removing the
device;
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