PRINTER'S NO. 3914
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2598
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY TAI, KINSEY, BRIGGS, SCHLOSSBERG, MURT, HILL-
EVANS, SOLOMON, J. McNEILL, KRUEGER-BRANEKY, DAVIS,
YOUNGBLOOD, FRANKEL, STURLA, DALEY, GALLOWAY, DONATUCCI, SIMS
AND COMITTA, AUGUST 15, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, AUGUST 15, 2018
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, providing for safe storage of a firearm when not in
use.
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:
ยง 6143. Safe storage of a firearm when not in use.
(a) Storage requirements.--A person who owns a firearm shall
secure the firearm:
(1) with a device that, if installed on a firearm and
secured by means of a key or a mechanical, electronic or
electromechanical combination lock, prevents the firearm from
being discharged without first deactivating or removing the
device;
(2) with a locking mechanism incorporated into the
design of the firearm that prevents discharge of the firearm
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