Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This bill would deny firearms ownership for a citizen whose name appears on the Federal Terrorist Watch List. There are 11, currently, watch lists that exist. The burden of proof would be on the citizen to prove their innocence.
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 and for Pennsylvania State Police.
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 and for Pennsylvania State Police.
Session: 2015-2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill dropped from calendar
Last Action Date: June 23, 2016
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29 sponsors: Steven Santarsiero (D); Stephen McCarter (D); Madeleine Dean Cunnane (D); Robert Freeman (D); Michael Schlossberg (D); Dominic Costa (D); Curtis Thomas (D); Tina Davis (D); Donna Bullock (R); Mark Rozzi (D); Patty Kim (D); Duane Milne (R); Dan Frankel (D); Michael O'Brien (D); Daniel McNeill (D); Mark Cohen (D); Brian Sims (D); Edward Gainey (D); Eddie Pashinski (D); Brendan Boyle (D); Mary Daley (D); Leslie Acosta (D); Ed Neilson (D); Matthew Bradford (D); Leanne Krueger-Braneky (R); Timothy Briggs (D); Joanna McClinton (R); Maria Donatucci (D); Stephen Kinsey (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 23, 2016 | Reported with request to re-refer to RULES (142-48) |
| House | Jun 23, 2016 | Re-referred to RULES |
| House | Jun 23, 2016 | Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill dropped from calendar |
| House | Jun 15, 2016 | Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill presented |
| House | Jan 12, 2016 | 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