PA House to consider multiple anti gun bills tomorrow Tuesday 6/19

[mikelets456]

HB273, HB2275, HB2060, HB2463 and HB2227

HB 273 (Donatucci) creates a voluntary self-exclusion program by which an individual can agree to be prohibited from purchasing or receiving a firearm for a period of one year, three years, or lifetime. There is one amendment, A07354, which removes the lifetime self-exclusion option, makes removal from the list automatic upon expiration of the self-exclusion period, and removes a requirement that the PA State Police provide for safekeeping of surrendered firearms.

HB 2275 (Grove/Briggs) amends the Crimes Code to rectify a 2011 ruling by the PA Supreme Court which held that the prior conviction offenses that prohibit a person from possessing, transferring, or using a firearm do not include an attempt, conspiracy or solicitation to commit those same crimes. There is one amendment, A07610, which is technical.

HB 2060 (M Quinn) amends the Uniform Firearms Act and the Protection From Abuse Act to amend the process and requirements for relinquishment of firearms following a PFA order or conviction of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. This is the House companion bill to the much-discussed “Senate Bill 501.” There will be one amendment, which incorporates the wording of SB 501 while correcting drafting errors in that bill and harmonizing certain features of SB 501 with the “extreme risk protection order” process discussed in connection with HB 2227 below.


HB 2463 (Nelson) makes three changes related to the firearm rights of those subjected to involuntary mental health treatment. First, the bill removes the prohibition against firearm possession for those subjected to emergency involuntary mental health treatment. Second, the bill provides a procedure for any person ineligible to possess a firearm due to a mental health issue to have his right to obtain a firearm reinstated. Third, the bill requires the PA State Police to send any record relevant to a determination of whether a person is disqualified from possessing a firearm due to an adjudication of incompetency or an involuntary commitment within 72 hours to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). There are two amendments. The first, A07403, clarifies that persons presently prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a previous involuntary mental health commitment will have to seek a restoration of firearm rights through the new petition process. The second, A07614, provides that an emergency involuntary mental health commitment will result in a six-month firearm prohibitor that automatically expires at the end of that period.

HB 2227 (Stephens) provides for a new judicial process to temporarily suspend a person’s right to possess or purchase a firearm. An extreme risk protection order (ERPO) will be a court order prohibiting a person from possessing or obtaining a firearm based upon a finding that the person presents a risk of suicide or of causing death or serious bodily injury to another person. The process is very similar to the current PFA process, but allows both law enforcement and household members to seek such orders. An order can last between three months and one year in duration and will automatically expire unless renewed by the court, which renewal requires notice and another hearing. There will be one amendment, which adds or clarifies numerous procedural protections to the respondent in such a proceeding. We remain in discussions with interested stakeholders to achieve a consensus.

[fallenleader]

NRA says they passed some with more scheduled tomorrow.

[prospero1919]

HB 2227 PASSED

[stainless]

These fucking clowns are begging for a revolution. Fuck them and their oath.

[mikelets456]

HB 2227 PASSED

"The process is very similar to the current PFA process, but allows both law enforcement and household members to seek such orders...."

Seriously? Un-freaking believable!

[lts1ow]

You guys should just move, or something.

Right?

[ett]

Is it time yet ?

[mikelets456]

Start contacting house leaders to make sure it's not even considered for a vote---

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/...e/officers.cfm

[prospero1919]

"The process is very similar to the current PFA process, but allows both law enforcement and household members to seek such orders...."

Seriously? Un-freaking believable!

So don't piss off that family member that is a die hard democrat!

[mikelets456]

You guys should just move, or something.

Right?

Nope---staying and fighting this BS....I moved once from NJ I ain't moving again.