SB 505 (Please support - ask your State rep to push for it)

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http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/...r=0505&pn=0829

SENATE BILL
No.
505
Session of
2013

INTRODUCED BY EICHELBERGER, FOLMER, SCARNATI, KASUNIC, MENSCH, WAUGH, ERICKSON, SOLOBAY, ROBBINS, ALLOWAY, VULAKOVICH, HUTCHINSON, WARD, VOGEL AND WHITE, APRIL 3, 2013


REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, APRIL 3, 2013



AN ACT

Protecting from infringement the individual right of the
citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to bear arms as
provided in section 21 of Article I of the Constitution of Pennsylvania. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Findings.
The General Assembly finds and declares that:

(a) The Constitution of Pennsylvania, and its protections of the right to bear arms, predate the Constitution of the United States.

(b) It is an established canon of judicial construction that a state constitution may not offer less protection of individual rights than the Constitution of the United States, but it can afford more protections.

(c) Section 21 of Article I of the Constitution of Pennsylvania provides: "The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned." 130SB0505PN0829 -1-

(d) Pennsylvania's constitutional protection of an individual's right to bear arms is clear and unequivocal. Section 2. Use of State resources to enforce Federal laws relating to firearms, firearm components or ammunition.


(a) General rule.--Neither the Commonwealth, nor any of its political subdivisions, shall allow the use of any resources or public funds to enforce any Federal law, Executive order or regulation, which is enacted or promulgated after the effective date of this section, and which attempts to register, restrict or ban the ownership or purchase, whether by number or type, of a firearm, component of a firearm or ammunition.

(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "resources" shall mean and include judicial buildings, correctional facilities, personnel and equipment.

Section 3. Effective date. This act shall take effect immediately.

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http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/...slator/#county

Easy to find your rep.

[B.A.]

i'd hate to say it but its not going to go any where unfortunetly. i'll call and write nonetheless but it seems that the current legislators don't have much time for firearm related issues in either direction. despite all of our efforts. it's really kind of been pissing me off lately.

[PAMedic=F|A=]

It is a common perception that things go to die in the judiciary. I'm not sure why that is - but I understand the frustration.

I do believe our support, our comments matter at the State level. I've recently become much more active. I've never went to the local meet and greets. I'm paying attention to when/where they are now - and I intent to ask questions about specific legislation - such as this bill. Such as what have you done to bring jobs to our district, our State? Hundreds of jbs are looking for a new home, ready to leave CT, MA, & NY.

[Yellowfin]

This is how we need to handle any reps/senators that have been playing for the other side or won't play for ours when it counts: http://danaloeschradio.com/colorados...-magpul-event/

[rwilson452]

I see my state senator is already on board with this.

[FNG19]

It is a common perception that things go to die in the judiciary. I'm not sure why that is - but I understand the frustration.

It's the perception because all of our bills wind up in Judiciary as their first step in each chamber, and almost never get a hearing, let alone a vote. In this case, perception and reality align. Our bills general go to Judiciary to die.

For an instructive history, look at where all of our bills from last session that never got a floor vote ended up.

[redeye202]

In my county, every rep is a D., and our Senator is a D., you can write off Lackawanna county.

[Yellowfin]

It's the perception because all of our bills wind up in Judiciary as their first step in each chamber, and almost never get a hearing, let alone a vote. In this case, perception and reality align. Our bills general go to Judiciary to die.

For an instructive history, look at where all of our bills from last session that never got a floor vote ended up.

What do we do to improve this?

[FNG19]

What do we do to improve this?

It's a tough nut to crack. To change this, we need strong 2A people chairing Judiciary and running both the House and Senate -- people who will support our bills and lend their weight to their progress, like they do in bills that pass rapidly (like, say, the massive expansion of wiretap authority granted in the last Assembly).

We cannot succeed without leadership on our side.