PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 928
PRINTER'S NO. 2305
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
941
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY PARKER, SANCHEZ, GIRAL, HOHENSTEIN, MADDEN,
KINKEAD AND GREEN, APRIL 17, 2023
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 14, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, AMENDING TITLE 42 (JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL
PROCEDURE) OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES, IN
PARTICULAR RIGHTS AND IMMUNITIES, providing for parental
firearm liability for minor's negligence or willful
misconduct.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 6129. Parental firearm liability for minor's negligence or
willful misconduct.
If a parent, guardian or other individual legally responsible
for a minor under 18 years of age permits the minor to use or
possess a firearm, any negligence or willful misconduct of the
minor in connection with the use or possession of the firearm
shall be imputed to the individual who permits the use or
possession for all purposes of criminal penalties and civil
damages, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, that
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