PRINTER'S NO. 1148
No. 991 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY SCHWARTZ, KITCHEN AND HUGHES, MAY 20, 1999
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MAY 20, 1999
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for restrictions on 3 firearms purchases, for sale or transfer of firearms and for 4 administrative duties of Pennsylvania State Police relating 5 to firearms and other dangerous articles. 6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 7 hereby enacts as follows: 8 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated 9 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read: 10 § 6105.1. Restrictions on firearms purchases. 11 (a) Offense defined.--No person, other than a licensed 12 dealer, licensed manufacturer or licensed importer, may purchase 13 or otherwise receive more than one firearm as defined in section 14 6102 (relating to definitions) in this Commonwealth within any 15 30-day period. 16 (b) Penalty.--Any person convicted of a violation of 17 subsection (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first 18 degree. 19 Section 2. Section 6111(b) of Title 18 is amended by adding
1 a paragraph to read: 2 § 6111. Sale or transfer of firearms. 3 * * * 4 (b) Duty of seller.--No licensed importer, licensed 5 manufacturer or licensed dealer shall sell or deliver any 6 firearm to another person, other than a licensed importer, 7 licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer or licensed collector, 8 until the conditions of subsection (a) have been satisfied and 9 until he has: 10 * * * 11 (8) Received verification from the Pennsylvania State 12 Police that the potential purchaser, who is not a licensed 13 dealer, licensed importer or licensed manufacturer, has not 14 purchased a firearm as defined in section 6102 within the 15 last 30 calendar days. Information regarding the verification 16 of the potential purchaser described in this paragraph shall 17 be confidential and may not be disclosed to any other person. 18 Any such disclosure shall subject the person who disseminates 19 the information to the penalty provided in subsection (g) and 20 the civil penalties which are provided in subsection (i). 21 * * * 22 Section 3. Section 6111.1(b)(1) of Title 18 is amended by 23 adding a subparagraph to read: 24 § 6111.1. Pennsylvania State Police. 25 * * * 26 (b) Duty of Pennsylvania State Police.-- 27 (1) Upon receipt of a request for a criminal history, 28 juvenile delinquency history and mental health record check 29 of the potential purchaser or transferee, the Pennsylvania 30 State Police shall immediately during the licensee's call or 19990S0991B1148 - 2 -
1 by return call forthwith: 2 * * * 3 (iv) when the potential purchaser or transferee is 4 not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer or 5 licensed dealer, determine whether the potential 6 purchaser or transferee has purchased a firearm as 7 defined in section 6102 within the last 30 calendar days. 8 * * * 9 Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days. L16L18DMS/19990S0991B1148 - 3 -