Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation is focused on 'mandatory' background checks for 'ammunition sales' and would require authorization from the PSP (good for 4 years) to purchase ammunition that would 'only' be available from FFL's. This would end reloading!
Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for firearm sales surcharge, for Firearm Records Check Fund, for retail dealer required to be licensed and for licensing of dealers and providing for ammunition purchase authorization permits and for transporting ammunition into this Commonwealth.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for firearm sales surcharge, for Firearm Records Check Fund, for retail dealer required to be licensed and for licensing of dealers and providing for ammunition purchase authorization permits and for transporting ammunition into this Commonwealth.
Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: April 10, 2017
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21 sponsors: Brian Sims (D); Jared Solomon (D); Vanessa Brown (D); Jordan Harris (D); Michael Sturla (D); Perry Warren (D); Margo Davidson (D); Peter Schweyer (D); Dan Frankel (D); Michael Schlossberg (D); Madeleine Dean Cunnane (D); Joanna McClinton (D); Stephen McCarter (D); Mary Daley (D); Eddie Pashinski (D); Paul Costa (D); Maureen Madden (D); Thomas Murt (R); Carol Hill-Evans (D); Donna Bullock (D); Helen Tai (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 10, 2017 | Referred to JUDICIARY |
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
There have not been any votes on this bill