HB 1734 - This confuses me!

[Brick]

I just don't understand the need for it. So I'll have to refer back to UFA.

PRINTER'S NO. 2312


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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

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HOUSE BILL
No. 1734 Session of 2007


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INTRODUCED BY GODSHALL, JAMES, CAPPELLI, CLYMER, CUTLER,
FAIRCHILD, GEIST, HENNESSEY, HESS, MOUL, MURT, SOLOBAY,
SONNEY, SURRA, SWANGER AND STERN, JULY 13, 2007


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REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JULY 13, 2007


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AN ACT

1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for sale or transfer
3 of firearms.

4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 6111(f)(3) and (j) of Title 18 of the
7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
8 § 6111. Sale or transfer of firearms.
9 * * *
10 (f) Application of section.--
11 * * *
12 (3) The provisions contained in subsection (a) shall not
13 apply to any [law enforcement officer whose current
14 identification as a law enforcement officer shall be
15 construed as a valid license to carry a firearm or any]
16 person who possesses a valid license to carry a firearm under
17 section 6109 (relating to licenses).
18 * * *


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1 (j) Exemption.--The provisions of subsections (a) and (b)
2 shall not apply to:
3 (1) sales between Federal firearms licensees[.]; or
4 (2) any law enforcement officer whose current
5 identification as a law enforcement officer is construed as a
6 valid license to carry a firearm.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

[Pat T]

1 (j) Exemption.--The provisions of subsections (a) and (b)
2 shall not apply to:
3 (1) sales between Federal firearms licensees[.]; or
4 (2) any law enforcement officer whose current
5 identification as a law enforcement officer is construed as a
6 valid license to carry a firearm.7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

As far as I can tell, they're adding LEOs to the exemption, but I'm no lawyer and I didn't sleep in a Holiday Inn Express last night!

[Brick]

Yep! They are in fact making LEOs exempt with regards to sale of firearms. But I don't understand if this means sales between LEOs or any sale by an LEO or any sale to an LEO.

Overall, I believe this one needs to be opposed also.

As much as I tend to support the police, I don't believe that they are "super-citizens" entitled to more rights than you or I. If an officer wants to sell or buy a gun, they should go through the same process as anyone else.

[Punisher]

i don't think police are super citizens either, but they do have alot more training than the average citizen and they also have passed psycological exams to become an officer....................

[KeithPA]

, but they do have alot more training than the average citizen

Thats a good one! Always good to start the day with a joke.

Exemption for anyone isn't a good idea. Even though the Brady check is unconstitutional [had to throw that in there].