This bill amends Title 18 to ensure 3D-printed firearms are subject to the Uniform Firearm Act and would ensure a 3D-printed firearm is considered a firearm for purposes of Title 18. In addition, the legislation would prohibit anyone from printing a firearm without a license from the Federal Government to manufacture firearms.

This bill amends the Uniform Firearms Act to expand the list of criminal convictions that disqualify a person from possessing, using, manufacturing, controlling, selling, or transferring a firearm. A review of current law reveals that convictions for several serious crimes, including crimes of violence, sex crimes, and crimes against children, do not disqualify a person from possessing a firearm.

This bill would establish a system in our Commonwealth for the implementation of Extreme Risk Protection Orders. An ERPO grants family members and law enforcement the ability to petition a court to temporarily suspend an individual’s access to firearms if there is documented evidence that an individual is a threatening harm to themselves or others. 

This bill would amend the Uniform Firearm Act to make it crystal clear that an undetectable firearm or a “ghost gun” is a firearm.

This bill would eliminate most of the exceptions to the requirement of a background check prior to the purchase or transfer of a firearm. It would require background checks be conducted for each firearm purchase, which will ensure that individuals attempting to obtain a firearm are authorized to possess such weapons and thus better protect PA residents from gun violence.

This bill would require divestiture and prohibit future investments by the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS), the State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS), the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System (PMRS), and the State Treasurer in any company that manufactures assault weapons (such as the AR-15), large capacity ammunition feeding devices, or assault weapon accessories (such as bump stocks).  

This bill amends the Uniform Firearms Act to provide for situations when a person intentionally makes false statements on their application to purchase or carry a firearm, commonly referred to as “straw purchases”. It would increase penalties for false statements on an application for a permit to carry or a document related to the purchase or delivery of a firearm.  Penalties would increase to become a third-degree felony for the first offense and a second-degree felony for subsequent offenses with a minimum sentence of 5 years in prison. 

This bill would prohibit firearms or other dangerous weapons in public recreation areas. This legislation, which is mirrored after current provisions of law which prohibit the possession of a firearm or other dangerous weapons in court facilities and on school property, would make it a crime to possesses a firearm or other dangerous weapon in a public recreation area. 

This bill would create a new firearm eligibility license within the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, mirroring requirements for a license to carry – on a form prescribed by the State Police, the Sheriff, or the Chief of Police. To qualify, applicants must be 18 or older, reside in the Commonwealth, have completed a firearms safety course within the previous three years, and not be prohibited by law from purchasing or possessing a firearm. Research shows that states with handgun purchaser licensing laws tend to have lower firearms-related death rates than states without such laws.      

This legislation amends the Uniform Firearms Act (UFA) to impose strict civil and criminal liability on any person, licensed importer, licensed dealer, or licensed manufacturer who knowingly and intentionally sells, delivers, or transfers a firearm in violation of the UFA if that gun is subsequently used in a crime or attempted crime.