A bill from a real DEFENDER OF THE CONSTITUTION - HB 1187

[Brick]

Yes friends that freedom loving defender of our Constitution Angel Cruz has offered an updated version of a previously failled bill.

Text not available at this time, but watch for it at:
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/...type=B&bn=1187

Regular Session 2011-2012
House Bill 1187

Short Title: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for the offense of carrying a firearm in the Capitol.
Prime Sponsor: Representative CRUZ

[MrUgly]

I'm confused; The Capitol as in the Building or the Capitol as in Harrisburg? Carry in the Capitol building is already restricted as it has a court facility and banning carry in Harrisburg...Really?

Either way, I think I have missed something.

[kadar]

I'm confused; The Capitol as in the Building or the Capitol as in Harrisburg? Carry in the Capitol building is already restricted as it has a court facility and banning carry in Harrisburg...Really?

Either way, I think I have missed something.

His previous bill defined the Capitol Buildings by name.

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/...r=1701&pn=2251

[shooter357]

This is from the original bill:

1 (b) Grading.--A person who violates this section commits a
2 summary offense.

Would this mean that since no criminal intent, or whatever was said about the Lehigh County Sheriff overcharging, that there would be no ill consequences?

[kadar]

Text of the bill is up.
See first post for link.

In a way this has good parts to it.
The Capitol will have to provide storage at each building listed in the bill instead of having a single storage area.

[Steve_NEPhila]

This must be the same Angel Cruz who wants to stay in office to lock in his pension and medical benefits. Oh, and he forgot to read the constitution of the Commonwealth...

http://www.phillyfuture.org/node/1719

The same guy who introduces gun control legislation, yet carries a gun to protect himself?

Cruz is a tool, and a hypocrite.

[Brick]

Here's the salieint parts of the bill. Note: He's upgraded the penalty from summary to misdemeanor.

Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 6108.1. Carrying firearms in the Capitol.
10 (a) Offense defined.--No person shall carry a firearm, rifle
11 or shotgun at any time in any of the following buildings in the
12 City of Harrisburg:
13 (1) the Main Capitol;
14 (2) the East Wing of the Capitol;
15 (3) the Speaker Matthew J. Ryan Legislative Office
16 Building;
17 (4) the Speaker K. Leroy Irvis Office Building; or
18 (5) the North Office Building of the Capitol Complex.
19 (b) Exceptions.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not
1 apply to a person who is:
2 (1) a member of the Pennsylvania State Police;
3 (2) a member of the Capitol Police;
4 (3) a member of Legislative Protective Services with the
5 Senate or the House of Representatives;
6 (4) a law enforcement officer as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. §
7 6102 (relating to definitions); or
8 (5) an armed security agent under contract to service an
9 automated teller machine in any of the buildings specified in
10 subsection (a) or to transport money to and from the
11 cafeteria of the East Wing of the Capitol, while performing
12 the person's official duties.
13 (c) Posting of notice.--Notice of the provisions of
14 subsections (a) and (d) shall be posted conspicuously at each
15 public entrance to each building specified in subsection (a),
16 and no person shall be convicted of an offense under subsection
17 (a) if the notice was not so posted at each public entrance to
18 the building unless the person had actual notice of the
19 provisions of subsection (a).
20 (d) Lockers and facilities for checking firearms, rifles and
21 shotguns.--The Commonwealth shall make available at or within
22 each building specified in subsection (a) within one year of the
23 effective date of this section, lockers or similar facilities at
24 no charge or cost for the temporary checking of firearms, rifles
25 and shotguns by persons lawfully carrying firearms, rifles and
26 shotguns. Any individual checking a firearm, rifle or shotgun at
27 a building specified in subsection (a) shall be issued a
28 receipt. Notice of the location of the lockers or similar
29 facility shall be posted as required under subsection (c).
30 (e) Grading.--A person who violates this section commits a
1 misdemeanor of the first degree.2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

The link provided in post #1 is still good.

[tes151]

A quick Google search shows that Angel Cruz is a Democrat from Philadelphia. Right there are two reasons he is irrelevant. Are there really enough legislators that are willing to lose their jobs, that they would follow this guy?

[Brick]

A quick Google search shows that Angel Cruz is a Democrat from Philadelphia. Right there are two reasons he is irrelevant. Are there really enough legislators that are willing to lose their jobs, that they would follow this guy?

Sure there are, because they know the skels in their districts won't vote against them. Don't forget a couple or three years ago the Philly Dems put up anti-gun amendments to every bill that came to the floor and forced what they called a "Committee of the Whole" in which their bullshit was defeated. But, they kept trying and they still haven't stopped.

[gnbrotz]

In a way this has good parts to it.
The Capitol will have to provide storage at each building listed in the bill instead of having a single storage area.

Uh...any building defined as a 'court facility' is already required to provide storage "at or within" the facility. Increased storage locations are not a good thing when it means an increase in prohibited places.