Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation increases the punishment for 'unsworn falsification' on forms when purchasing firearms. Making a mistake on these complicated firearms sale forms is common and is currently unfairly applied.
Title: In falsification and intimidation, further providing for the offense of unsworn falsification to authorities; and, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for licenses and for sale or transfer of firearms.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in falsification and intimidation, further providing for the offense of unsworn falsification to authorities; and, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for licenses and for sale or transfer of firearms.
Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: March 5, 2019
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11 sponsors: Lawrence Farnese (D); Vincent Hughes (D); Steven Santarsiero (D); Thomas Killion (R); Jay Costa (D); John Blake (D); Lindsey Williams (D); Christine Tartaglione (D); Arthur Haywood (D); Timothy Kearney (D); Anthony Williams (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2019 | 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