a "special deal" for Philadelphia. Your rights could suffer as a result thereof.

[alan]

Pennsylvania State Senate Trying To Undermine Preemption!
Please Contact Your State Senator Today!





The Pennsylvania State Senate is attempting to dissolve your Second Amendment Rights by taking aim at preemption.



Plainly put, SB1241, sponsored by Senator LeAnna Washington (D-4), would allow the City of Philadelphia to usurp preemption statutes by limiting handgun purchases to one handgun a month.



Immediate action is critical as this piece of legislation is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee at 11:30 A.M. in Room 8E-B, East Wing, on Tuesday, June 27.



PLEASE CONTACT YOUR STATE SENATOR TODAY AT (717) 787-5920 AND ASK THEM TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS BY OPPOSING SB 1241!










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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

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SENATE BILL
No. 1241 Session of 2006


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INTRODUCED BY WASHINGTON, KITCHEN, HUGHES, FUMO, A. WILLIAMS,
STACK AND TARTAGLIONE, JUNE 19, 2006


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REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JUNE 19, 2006


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AN ACT

1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for a limit on handgun
3 purchases and sales in cities of the first class; and
4 establishing the Violence Prevention Fund.

5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 6111.6. Limit on handgun purchases in cities of the first
10 class.
11 (a) Purchase of handgun.--No person may purchase more than
12 one handgun in a city of the first class in this Commonwealth
13 within any 30-day period.
14 (b) Sale of handgun.--No person may sell or cause to be sold
15 to a person in a city of the first class in this Commonwealth
16 more than one handgun within any 30-day period.
17 (c) Exceptions.--This section shall not apply to the
18 following:



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1 (1) A licensed firearm dealer.
2 (2) A licensed firearm collector.
3 (3) A law enforcement agency or an agency authorized to
4 perform law enforcement duties.
5 (4) State and local correctional facilities.
6 (5) A private security company licensed to do business
7 within this Commonwealth.
8 (6) The purchase or sale of antique firearms.
9 (7) A person whose handgun is stolen or irretrievably
10 lost if:
11 (i) the person provides the seller with an official
12 copy of the police report of the lost or stolen handgun
13 or a summary of the report on a form provided by the
14 Pennsylvania State Police;
15 (ii) the police report or summary contains the name
16 and address of the handgun owner, the description of the
17 handgun, the location of the loss or theft, the date of
18 the loss or theft and the date the loss or theft was
19 reported to the law enforcement agency;
20 (iii) the date of the loss or theft as reflected on
21 the police report or summary occurred within 30 days of
22 the person's attempt to replace the handgun; and
23 (iv) the seller attaches an official copy of the
24 police report or summary of the report to the original
25 sales receipt or other document evidencing the original
26 sale and retains it for the period prescribed by
27 regulation of the Pennsylvania State Police.
28 (d) Grading.--
29 (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), a person that
30 is convicted of violating subsection (a) or (b) commits a
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1 misdemeanor of the third degree.
2 (2) A person that, after being sentenced under paragraph
3 (1), is convicted of violating subsection (a) or (b) commits
4 a felony of the third degree.
5 (e) Disposition of fines collected.--The court imposing and
6 collecting a fine under subsection (d) shall transfer the fines
7 thus collected to the State Treasurer for deposit in the
8 Violence Prevention Fund under subsection (f).
9 (f) Violence Prevention Fund.--There is established in the
10 General Fund a nonlapsing, restricted receipt account to be
11 known as the Violence Prevention Fund. Money in the fund is
12 hereby appropriated to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
13 Delinquency solely for purposes of violence prevention and youth
14 violence prevention, including youth education and activities
15 designed to prevent violence and grants to law enforcement
16 agencies for equipment and training designed to prevent gun-
17 related injuries.
18 (g) Notice.--A seller shall notify each prospective
19 purchaser that the purchase of more than one handgun in a 30-day
20 period is prohibited under this section and of the applicable
21 penalties.
22 (h) Handgun purchase history check.--In addition to any
23 other duty prescribed by this section, a seller of a handgun
24 shall request the Pennsylvania State Police to conduct a handgun
25 purchase history check to investigate whether the prospective
26 handgun purchaser is in compliance with this section. A handgun
27 purchase history check shall be conducted in accordance with the
28 procedures governing other background checks under this
29 subchapter. A handgun purchase history shall be conducted at the
30 same time any criminal history, juvenile delinquency or mental
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1 health records check is required for a firearm purchase under
2 this subchapter. Information related to a handgun purchase
3 provided to the Pennsylvania State Police by a seller may be
4 retained by the Pennsylvania State Police as necessary to
5 monitor compliance with this section.
6 (i) Expiration.--This section shall expire seven years after
7 it takes effect unless extended by statute.
8 (j) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
9 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
10 subsection:
11 "Handgun." Either of the following:
12 (1) A firearm which has a short stock and is designed to
13 be held and fired by the use of a single hand.
14 (2) Any combination of parts from which a firearm
15 described under paragraph (1) can be assembled.
16 "Licensed firearm collector." A person who collects firearms
17 and is licensed as a collector under 18 U.S.C. § 923 (relating
18 to licensing).
19 "Licensed firearm dealer." A person who is licensed as a
20 firearm dealer under 18 U.S.C. § 923 (relating to licensing).
21 "Purchase." Does not include the exchange or replacement of
22 a handgun by a seller for a handgun purchased from the seller by
23 the same person seeking the exchange or replacement within the
24 30-day period immediately preceding the date of exchange or
25 replacement.
26 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.



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[Mikeyboy]

I'm Conflicted between Pro Police and Pro Gun Rights. Philly Police overwhelming supported a One a Week limit that fell flat on its face last year. I lived in Philly most of my life and the street thugs will simply send some lilly clean guy into a gun store to buy 10 guns day, every day until they armed the entire gang. Dirty Gun store owners should be ashamed for not raising red flags (gee a 21 year old kid dressed like a rapper buys 15 baby glocks in one day with cash, nothing wrong with that) instead of collecting profits on deals like this. Violent Crime is up 25% in Philly and the Murder capital of the US Camden NJ is right across the river. A month may be a little much however I don't think a one a week ban would cramp a regular gun buyers habits. You should be allow to sign up for an exemption if your in the business of buying and selling guns for profit.

[Wildcard]

I don't think a one a week ban would cramp a regular gun buyers habits. You should be allow to sign up for an exemption if your in the business of buying and selling guns for profit.

Today 1 a week, next year, 1 a month, next stop, no guns.

[shaggy]

Today 1 a week, next year, 1 a month, next stop, no guns.

And while its just proposed for Filth-adelphia today, if it passes it will weaken the state's preemption law so it can spread to other cities and towns. One gun a month - coming soon to a dealer near you...

[Mikeyboy]

Crip member buys 10 guns a day and sells them on the street for double NIB value. The Crips members make money, and 10 illegal guns go to people with absolutley no back ground check. If he is the only guy selling that is 10 guns a day, 300 guns a month, and over 7000 year. Where does it stop. If a hoodlum crip member comes to my local gunstore in the PA suburbs to buy 10 Glocks in one day, he is no so politely told to get the heck out of the store. Unfortunately due to some (not all some are very pro-police and pro neighborhood) gun owner store owners in Philly and FFL holders in Philly who care more about profits and less about doing what is right.

[Wildcard]

(not all some are very pro-police and pro neighborhood) gun owner store owners in Philly and FFL holders in Philly who care more about profits and less about doing what is right.

So, doing whats right is restricting people to 1 gun a week, instead of going after the criminals? Schumer would be proud.

[shaggy]

Mikey -

Sometimes I think gunowners are our own worst enemy. Some of the offending gun stores in and around Philly need to rethink their business practices before it puts them (and us) out of business. Making a living is important, but not at the expense of everyone's rights. Those stores aren't just selling guns; they are selling us out, and providing ammunition to our political enemies. Wasn't it just a few weeks ago that Mayor Bloomberg (NYC) filed civil suits against several gun dealers from PA (among several other states)for negligent marketing practices?

That said, however, I get more worried when government tries to legislate and regulate further restrictions on our RKBA. Our state preemption has been the cornerstone of our good gun laws. Were it not for the state preemption, I think we'd have a lot more restrictive laws in many more towns and municipalities. If Filth-adelphia is able to break a hole in the state preemption, expect it to spread to smaller cities and towns in a very short time frame.

[shaggy]

So, doing whats right is restricting people to 1 gun a week, instead of going after the criminals? Schumer would be proud.

Wildcard - I think he means gun store owners should try to exercise a little better judgement and discretion; I don't think he's advocating a statutory limit on purchases.

[Wildcard]

Wildcard - I think he means gun store owners should try to exercise a little better judgement and discretion; I don't think he's advocating a statutory limit on purchases.

Mikeyboy

A month may be a little much however I don't think a one a week ban would cramp a regular gun buyers habits.

I think he is.

[alan]

Mikeboy:

In case you had forgotten, or perhaps didn't know, such sales as you describe must, according to law, be reported to BATFE.

In the event that they fail to properly investigate such activity, I submit that there we have yet another strong argument for the curbing or dissolution of the agency.

For those who might have overlooked another facet of this argument, the existing peremption law has prevented what I will refer to as THE BALKANIZATION OF PENNSYLVANIA. It also serves to check another example of political gamesmenship that is known as ME TOISM, or other silly games such as Our Gun Law Is Tougher Than Yours Is, under which the law abiding suffer, while criminals flourish, having obtained an additional level of protection from the citizenery, that they victimize.

[TheFacts]

Violent Crime is up 25% in Philly and the Murder capital of the US Camden NJ is right across the river. A month may be a little much however I don't think a one a week ban would cramp a regular gun buyers habits. You should be allow to sign up for an exemption if your in the business of buying and selling guns for profit.

Freedom must NEVER be compromised!!!! If not PA, then DE...if not DE, then WV...if not WV, then VT...If not the US, then Colombia...and so on, and so on, and so on. Its all a matter of supply and demand. If people want it, they will get it.



Curiosity yields evolution...satiety yields extinction.

[alan]

If I heard and or understood correctly, based on a radio news item earlier today, at least for now, the proposal that would have "benefited" Philadelphia (One Handgun Per Month Purchase Restriction) is dead.

Fast Eddy spoke in favor of "allowing cities to legislate", but we all know what his positions have been and seemingly remain, when he was Mayor, he pushed the trash suits against gunmakers, remember?

In any event, can you imagine Pennsylvania wihout it's Pre-emption Law? Picture the following possibility. There are 67 counties in the state, each one with it's own politicos. Think about my earlier reference to "METOISM", and what that could mean to the law abiding citizen, who traveled about in the state, and here I refer to a resident of PA.

Having offered that, forget suppositions, and view history. Look at the crap that Philadelphia politicos have, in the past, pulled or tried to pull. Remember the suits that were brought against their antics. They simply are untrustworthy, and this is based on PERFORMANCE, not SUPPOSITION.

[Master Blaster]

Awhile back Fast Eddie Rendell tried to stop law abiding citizens from getting a permit to carry in the City of Philadelphia. He failed, if local preemption was upheld in Pa you folks who live in the city would loose your ability to get a permit and protect yourselves. The problem in the CITY is that violence is commited by repeat crimminal offenders, who are either graduating from the Juvenile system, or repeat offenders with a history of violent crime who are out of jail or on probation.

99.9% of the crime is committed by career criminals, Philly and Camden need criminal control, not more gun control.