Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This bill would institute a Firearms ID card (FOID) just to 'purchase' a firearm. This failed concept comes from states like Illinois and New Jersey.
Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for evidence of intent, for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for firearms not to be carried without a license and for licenses, providing for firearm eligibility license, for application for firearm eligibility license, for fee and qualification, for investigations and training course and for issuance and terms and further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for proof of license and exception and for administrative regulations.
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 evidence of intent, for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for firearms not to be carried without a license and for licenses, providing for firearm eligibility license, for application for firearm eligibility license, for fee and qualification, for investigations and training course and for issuance and terms and further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for proof of license and exception and for administrative regulations.
Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: March 3, 2017
Link: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=680
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6 sponsors: Angel Cruz (D); Rosita Youngblood (D); Maria Donatucci (D); Edward Gainey (D); Stephen McCarter (D); Mary Daley (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Mar 3, 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