PRINTER'S NO. 626
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
581
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY SANTARSIERO, CAPPELLETTI, FONTANA, KEARNEY,
HUGHES, STREET, COLLETT, TARTAGLIONE, COSTA, COMITTA AND
HAYWOOD, APRIL 20, 2021
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, APRIL 20, 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 not in
use.
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 not in use.
(a) Storage requirements.--A person who owns 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;
(2) with a locking mechanism incorporated into the
design of the firearm that prevents discharge of the firearm
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