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HCO25 - Defending Due Process by Prohibiting Red Flag Laws
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Robert Leadbeter (R) |
| Summary: |
Aims to prohibit Red Flag laws in Pennsylvania. |
| Position: |
Support (General)
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HCO27 - Empowering Local Governments to Protect Their Residents
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Dan Frankel (D) |
| Summary: |
Aims to allow communities to make rules regarding deadly firearms. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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HCO127 - Mandatory Jail Time for Illegal Possession of a Firearm (Previously HB1592)
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Kathleen C. Tomlinson (R) |
| Summary: |
Aims to impose a new mandatory minimum sentence for previously convicted offenders found to be illegally in possession of a firearm. |
| Position: |
Neutral (General)
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HCO132 - Background Checks for Firearms
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Perry S. Warren (D) |
| Summary: |
Requires background checks for all guns. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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HCO158 - Extreme Risk Protection Orders
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Jennifer O'Mara (D) |
| Summary: |
Aims to provide for Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs). |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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HCO159 - Statewide Gun Buyback Program
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Jose Giral (D) |
| Summary: |
Requires the Office of Attorney General to establish a statewide gun buyback program with the Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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HCO245 - Civil Liability for Failure to Report Lost and Stolen Firearms
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Perry S. Warren (D) |
| Summary: |
Aims to require firearm owners to report the loss or theft of a firearm within 24 hours of the discovery of the loss or theft, and providing that firearm owners that fail to file reports may be held civilly liable for damages resulting from crimes committed with their lost or stolen firearm.
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| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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HCO263 - Protecting Firearms Purchase Data (former HB 774)
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Perry A. Stambaugh (R) |
| Summary: |
Aims to prohibit the Pennsylvania State Police from sharing any information relating to firearms purchases that occur in the commonwealth with any individual or entity, including the federal government. |
| Position: |
Support (General)
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HCO280 - Second Amendment Preservation Act
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R) |
| Summary: |
Prohibits the enforcement of any new federal restriction, prohibition or registration requirement for firearms, magazines and ammunition. Also prohibits the use of any state or local resources to enforce any new federal restriction, prohibition or registration requirement on the purchase or ownership of firearms, and firearm accessories. |
| Position: |
Support (General)
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| Comment: |
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HCO305 - School Armed Guard Protection Act (Former HB 227)
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R) |
| Summary: |
Requires an armed guard to be present in each school building during school hours and after school activities. |
| Position: |
Support (General)
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| Comment: |
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HCO315 - Sales and Use Tax Exemption on Firearms and Ammunition (Former HB 241)
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R) |
| Summary: |
Excludes the purchase of a firearm and ammunition from state Sales and Use Tax. |
| Position: |
Support (General)
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| Comment: |
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HCO339 - Firearm Policies in Healthcare Facilities (former HB1566)
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Steven R. Malagari (D) |
| Summary: |
Aims to require certain health care facilities, like hospitals and psychiatric facilities, to create and maintain a publicly accessible policy on the acceptance or prohibition of the possession of firearms and firearm accessories. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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HCO394 - Gun Violence Awareness Month - June 2025
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Carol Kazeem (D) |
| Summary: |
Resolution designating June 2025 as gun violence awareness month in Pennsylvania. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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HCO461 - Prohibiting Firearm Purchases for Terrorists and Suspected Terrorists
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Perry S. Warren (D) |
| Summary: |
Aims to prohibit terrorists and suspected terrorists from purchasing firearms. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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HCO525 - Firearms on Local Government Property
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Mary Isaacson (D) |
| Summary: |
Allows political subdivisions to regulate the possession and transportation of firearms when carried or transported on public grounds, including but not limited to buildings, parks, and conveyances or vehicle |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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HCO527 - Destroying Confiscated or Recovered Firearms
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Mary Isaacson (D) |
| Summary: |
Mandates that law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania make reasonable efforts to identify and return all firearms to their rightful and lawful owners. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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HCO552 - Banning Ghost Guns & Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Morgan Cephas (D) |
| Summary: |
Aims to ban ghost gun parts and guns without serial numbers. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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HCO656 - Protecting the Public from 3-D Printed Guns
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Melissa L. Shusterman (D) |
| Summary: |
Ensures 3D-printed firearms are treated as standard firearms under Pennsylvania’s laws and regulations. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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HCO737 - Enhancing Classroom Security
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R) |
| Summary: |
Allows school employees who possess a valid Pennsylvania concealed carry permit to be armed while on school property. |
| Position: |
Support (General)
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| Comment: |
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HCO740 - Constitutional Carry of a Firearm
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| Summary: |
Creates a two-tiered system for the concealed carrying of firearms for lawful purposes in Pennsylvania. |
| Position: |
Support (General)
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| Comment: |
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HCO766 - Establishing a Gun Violence Task Force
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Jared G. Solomon (D) |
| Summary: |
Establishes a Gun Violence Task Force in every county that suffers from high rates of firearm deaths. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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HCO815 - Emergency Protection from Abuse (PFA) Orders
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Carol Kazeem (D) |
| Summary: |
Aims to allow local courts to extend the period for the expiration of emergency PFA relief. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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HCO879 - Protecting the Public from 3-D Printed Guns
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| Sponsor: |
Rep. Melissa L. Shusterman (D) |
| Summary: |
Ensures 3D-printed firearms are treated as standard firearms under Pennsylvania’s laws and regulations. Prohibits anyone from printing a firearm without a license from the federal government to manufacture firearms. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO107 - Divestiture and Investment Prohibition from Assault Weapon Manufacturers
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Jay Costa (D) |
| Summary: |
Aims to require divestiture and prohibit future investments by the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS), the State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS), the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System (PMRS) and the State Treasurer in any company that manufactures assault weapons, large capacity ammunition feeding devices or assault weapon accessories. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO109 - Gun Violence Survivors Week 2025
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Arthur L Haywood (D) |
| Summary: |
Resolution recognizing the first week of February 2025 as "Gun Violence Survivors Week” in Pennsylvania in order to highlight the issue of gun violence in the commonwealth's communities. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO112 - Permit to Purchase
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Arthur L Haywood (D) |
| Summary: |
Creates a new firearm eligibility license within the Pennsylvania Crimes Code that is to be obtained before an individual can purchase a firearm. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO114 - Requiring Background Checks to Purchase Ammunition
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Arthur L Haywood (D) |
| Summary: |
Requires the Pennsylvania State Police to conduct a background check on individuals looking to purchase ammunition. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO120 - Protect Children by Requiring Identification for Ammunition Purchases
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. John I. Kane (D) |
| Summary: |
Requires all individuals to provide an official form of photographic identification with every purchase of firearm ammunition to ensure that firearm ammunition is not sold to underage children. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO137 - Checking-In of Firearms in Municipal Buildings
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Lisa M. Boscola (D) |
| Summary: |
Requires firearms to be checked in and safely stored at municipal buildings in the commonwealth and then returned to the owner upon leaving the building.
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| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO152 - Right To Bear Arms Act
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Doug Mastriano (R) |
| Summary: |
Prohibits the enforcement of any new federal restriction, prohibition or registration requirement for firearms, magazines and ammunition. |
| Position: |
Support (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO158 - Protecting the Rights of Concealed Carry Permit Holders Traveling Across State Lines Act
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Doug Mastriano (R) |
| Summary: |
Amends Title 18 to specify that information from the Firearms License Validation System may not be provided to personnel in another state that has not entered into a reciprocity agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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| Position: |
Support (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO184 - 3-D printed and undetectable firearms
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D) |
| Summary: |
Aims to address the lack of safeguards in untraceable and undetectable firearms by amending Title 18 to ensure 3D-printed firearms are subject to the Uniform Firearm Act and would ensure a 3D-printed firearm is considered a firearm for purposes of Title 18 as well as amending the Uniform Firearm Act to specify an undetectable firearm or a “ghost gun” is a firearm. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO185 - Pennsylvania Center for Gun Violence Research
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D) |
| Summary: |
Creates a Pennsylvania Center for Gun Violence Research. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO187 - Adding Additional Disqualifying Criminal Convictions to the Uniform Firearms Act
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D) |
| Summary: |
Amends the Uniform Firearms Act to expand the list of criminal convictions that disqualify a person from possessing, using, manufacturing, controlling, selling or transferring a firearm. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO188 - Requiring a Firearms Safety or Training Course as a Condition of Obtaining a Concealed Carry Permit
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D) |
| Summary: |
Amends the Uniform Firearms Act to require an individual to complete a firearms safety or training course as a condition of being issued a Concealed Carry Permit. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO193 - Extreme Risk Protection Order
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D) |
| Summary: |
Allows families and police officers to petition a court to temporarily remove firearms from someone who is a threat to themselves or others. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO221 - Weapons in Public Parks
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D) |
| Summary: |
Prohibits firearms or other dangerous weapons in public recreation areas. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO223 - Imposing Strict Liability on Sales or Transfers of Firearms in Violation of the Uniform Firearms Act
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D) |
| Summary: |
Amends the Uniform Firearms Act ("UFA") to impose strict civil and criminal liability on any person, licensed importer, licensed dealer or licensed manufacturer who knowingly and intentionally sells, delivers or transfers a firearm in violation of the UFA if that gun is subsequently used in a crime or attempted crime. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO265 - Local Regulation of Firearms
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Maria Collett (D) |
| Summary: |
Allows political subdivisions, by ordinance, the ability to restrict the presence and use of firearms at properties and facilities they own or operate. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO266 - Universal Background Checks
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Steven J. Santarsiero (D) |
| Summary: |
eliminates most of the exceptions to the requirement of a background check prior to the purchase or transfer of a firearm, while the close familial transfer exception to the background check requirements would remain. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO273 - Pennsylvania Preemption Statute Regarding Firearms and Ammunition
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Wayne Langerholc (R) |
| Summary: |
Strengthens Pennsylvania’s state preemption over firearms and ammunition regulations by preventing local jurisdictions from enacting ordinances that are more restrictive than those established by the General Assembly and reinforcing the original intent of the Uniform Firearms Act, ensuring consistent and clear regulations. |
| Position: |
Support (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO288 - Reasonable and Responsible Firearm Purchasing Rules
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. John I. Kane (D) |
| Summary: |
Considers prohibiting the sale or possession of assault weapons for individuals under the age of 21. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO316 - Castle Doctrine Expansion
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Patrick J. Stefano (R) |
| Summary: |
Strengthens Pennsylvania’s Castle Doctrine by extending these self-defense rights beyond a person’s dwelling to their property line. |
| Position: |
Support (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO351 - Waiving the License to Carry Firearm Application Fee for Active Military and Honorably Discharged Veterans
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Michele Brooks (R) |
| Summary: |
Waives the License to Carry Firearm application fee for active military and honorably discharged veterans. |
| Position: |
Neutral (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO391 - Weapons in Schools: Providing for the notification of parents, guardians, and school employees
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R) |
| Summary: |
Increases the reporting requirements around weapons in schools. |
| Position: |
Neutral (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO456 - Constitutional Carry of a Firearm
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Cris Dush (R) |
| Summary: |
Creates a two-tiered system for the concealed carrying of firearms for lawful purposes in Pennsylvania. |
| Position: |
Support (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO466 - Preventing Financial Institutions from Tracking Second Amendment Activities
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Cris Dush (R) |
| Summary: |
Prevents credit card companies from tracking second amendment activities. |
| Position: |
Support (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO477 - Safe Storage of Firearms
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Amanda M. Cappelletti (D) |
| Summary: |
Requires that firearm owners take the steps necessary to help ensure that their guns do not fall into the wrong hands by enacting child access prevention (CAP) laws, such as requiring gun owners to safely store firearms if a person who cannot legally possess a firearm lives in the owner’s residence, requiring gun owners to safely store firearms when not under direct control of the owner and requiring safe storage of firearms when children are present in the home.
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| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO478 - Assault Weapons Ban
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Steven J. Santarsiero (D) |
| Summary: |
Broadens the scoop of what the state classifies as assault weapons including banning more than 150 gun models as well as banning the sale of gun magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds, and will provide for a voluntary buy-back program for individuals that currently own firearms that would now fall under this legislation. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO493 - Establishing a 72-Hour Waiting Period for All Firearm Transfers
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Amanda M. Cappelletti (D) |
| Summary: |
Establishes a 72-hour waiting period for all firearm transfers. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO494 - Requiring Liability Insurance for Owners of Firearms
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Amanda M. Cappelletti (D) |
| Summary: |
Requires firearm owners to carry liability insurance for their weapons. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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| Comment: |
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SCO514 - Lost and Stolen Gun Reporting
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| Sponsor: |
Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione (D) |
| Summary: |
Requires lost or stolen firearms be reported to local law enforcement authorities within 24 hours. |
| Position: |
Oppose (General)
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