SB 621 - Editorial Changes?

**Brick** · February 23rd, 2011, 04:19 PM

Regular Session 2011-2012
Senate Bill 621

Short Title: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms.
Prime Sponsor: Senator FARNESE
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 23, 2011 [Senate]

See: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/...&type=B&bn=621

**Devrbd** · February 23rd, 2011, 05:02 PM

It looks like this bill would move/add the below section from "(c) Other Persons" to "(b) Enumerated Offenses" ?

5 Any offense under the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64),

6 known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic

7 Act, or any equivalent Federal statute or equivalent statute of

8 any other state, that may be punishable by a term of

9 imprisonment exceeding two years.

**mrjam2jab** · February 23rd, 2011, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by Devrbd

It looks like this bill would move/add the below section from "(c) Other Persons" to "(b) Enumerated Offenses" ?

It would MOVE it.

IIRC, brackets are parts that are removed...rather than strikeout like normal places...

**FNG19** · February 23rd, 2011, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by Devrbd

It looks like this bill would move/add the below section from "(c) Other Persons" to "(b) Enumerated Offenses" ?

Considering the co-sponsors of this bill, I'm very skeptical about its purpose. That said, this bill appears to just shuffle the chairs on the deck of the Titanic, not make a substantive change. What's the "gotcha" that I'm missing?