PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 610
PRINTER'S NO. 1212
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
565
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY DUSH, J. WARD, STEFANO, PITTMAN, PHILLIPS-HILL,
YAW, MENSCH, HUTCHINSON, MASTRIANO, LANGERHOLC, SCAVELLO,
ROBINSON, BARTOLOTTA, BROOKS, AUMENT, GEBHARD, DiSANTO,
VOGEL, CORMAN AND REGAN, APRIL 16, 2021
SENATOR K. WARD, RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, RE-REPORTED AS
AMENDED, NOVEMBER 8, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, repealing provisions relating to firearms not to be
carried without a license, providing for license not
required, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR PROHIBITED CONDUCT DURING
EMERGENCY, repealing provisions relating to carrying firearms
on public streets or public property in Philadelphia,
providing for sportsman's firearm permit, further providing
for licenses and repealing provisions relating to proof of
license and exception.
The General Assembly finds that:
(1) The laws in existence regulating firearms ownership,
possession and use LICENSING are ineffectual in preventing
crime and only interfere with the natural rights of law-
abiding citizens.
(2) It is necessary to codify the inherent right to the
carrying of firearms, whether openly or concealed, and that
the right to self-defense is an inherent natural right that
shall not be questioned as stated in section 21 of Article I
of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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