PRINTER'S NO. 1407
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1315
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY DRISCOLL, SANCHEZ, HANBIDGE, McNEILL, FREEMAN,
HOHENSTEIN, SCHWEYER, SCHLOSSBERG, CIRESI, NEILSON, GALLOWAY,
MADDEN, ROZZI, WARREN AND ISAACSON, APRIL 30, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 30, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, providing for serial numbers for homemade firearms
and for the offense of possession of do-it-yourself
semiautomatic weapons prohibited; and, in trade and commerce,
providing for the offense of unlawful advertising of do-it-
yourself semiautomatic 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 sections to read:
§ 6117.1. Serial numbers for homemade firearms.
(a) Manufacturing or assembly requirements.--Beginning July
1, 2021, prior to the manufacture or assembly of a firearm in
this Commonwealth, the following shall apply:
(1) A person manufacturing or assembling a firearm shall
request a licensed dealer to issue a unique serial number or
other identifying mark for the firearm describing the firearm
involved and whether the firearm is or will be a handgun.
(2) Within 10 days of the manufacture or assembly of a
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