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Here is the message I sent regarding the first public hearing: Please feel free to use or improve on it as you wish.


Sir,


Regarding the subject Public Hearing I respectfully request that this correspondence be made part of the record.

I am a citizen resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, I have owned firearms of all legal types
and used them for all legal purposes, for as long as I have been able to do so. Simply stated, I ask you and your colleagues, to focus on the criminals, not on "guns" and most certainly not on restricting the rights of the law-abiding citizen.

I oppose HB 21 on the grounds that it is too broad and fails to safeguard the rights of an accused as required by Pennsylvania Constitution Article I Section 13 and safeguarded by Section 25. The phrase "for any offense" opens this legislation to all manner of abuse.

I oppose HB 41 because "illegal firearms trafficking" is one of the crimes that State and local police and the several District Attorneys are already supposed to be enforcing and prosecuting. If police and prosecutors are incapable of successfully enforcing current law, erecting a Super-Bureau to preside over their failure will not help. Additionally reports of such investigations and enforcement efforts are currently included in Pennsylvania's Uniform Crime Reporting System. The General Assembly, need only read the report.

With respect to HB 1744. I don't object to the "notice of limits" requirements. Since these are conditions that any legitimate firearms owner should know and abide by. However, I do object to Sections 6111.7 and 6127. Another study is simply a waste of resources, plus Pennsylvania State Police currently receive reports of multiple firearms purchases, what more information could be gathered? As to Section 6127, I can think of no good reason to grant the Attorney General superior powers or to allow he or his office to dispense with due process for any investigation.