HB 2223 - Relinquishing Firearms Due to Orders of Protection

[Brick]

An amendment of Title 18. It takes a bit of reading to get through so go here to read the text and memo.

Bill Information
Regular Session 2017-2018
House Bill 2223

Short Title: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, providing for relinquishment of firearms and firearm licenses by convicted persons and further providing for firearms not to be carried without a license and for loans on, or lending or giving firearms prohibited; and, in protection from abuse, further providing for definitions, for commencement of proceedings, for hearings, for relief, for return of relinquished firearms, other weapons and ammunition and additional relief and for relinquishment for consignment sale, lawful transfer or safekeeping and repealing provisions relating to relinquishment to third party for safekeeping.

Prime Sponsor: Representative DAVIS

Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY, April 6, 2018 [House]

Memo: Firearms – Domestic Violence

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/...type=B&bn=2223

[NathanB]

This is already done by law.

[LBaker]

No this is not. Relinquishment options are changed and the time period is reduced to 24 hours. There are all kinds of issues with this one...

[john9001]

Fact, protection orders protect nobody. People still get attacked.

[Mrs. EM]

Protection orders are nothing but a piece of paper. They certainly don't provide any protection.