HB1010 Hearing coming up...

[YardleyJon01]

This from the "Bucks Safe" FB Page:
Help make Pennsylvania safer! The House Judiciary Committee will finally hold a hearing on HB 1010 in Harrisburg Wednesday, July 17. If you can attend, contact Natalie Kaye at natkaye@starlinx.com or contact Steve Santarsiero's office at (215) 493-5420.

Time for another call blitz...

[PAMedic=F|A=]

This is a bill we need to oppose.
http://amgoa.org/Proposed-Pennsylvania-Gun-Laws


Posted: February 8, 2013 03:19 PM
From: Representative Steven Santarsiero
To: All House members
Subject: SANTARSIERO-Requiring Background Checks for All Firearms
In the near future, I plan to introduce legislation that will amend Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes by requiring background checks be conducted on all firearm purchasers.

Currently, the Crimes Code requires firearm sales be conducted in front of a licensed importer, manufacturer, dealer, or county sheriff. However, this provision is only applicable to short-barreled firearms. My legislation would remove this applicability provision and require all firearm sales, regardless of the barrel length, be conducted in front of a licensed importer, manufacturer, dealer, or county sheriff. Ultimately, this legislation would require background checks be conducted for each firearm purchase, which will ensure that individuals attempting to obtain a firearm are authorized to possess such weapons.

Please join me in protecting the residents of this Commonwealth by closing the loopholes that have permitted unauthorized individuals access to firearms.

[JenniferG]

Ultimately, this legislation would require background checks be conducted for each firearm purchase, which will ensure that individuals attempting to obtain a firearm are authorized to possess such weapons.

It was also means the all firearms purchased would be registered with the Pennsylvania State Police illegal gun registration list.

In reality the thing that would make Pennsylvanian's much safer and free would be to vote out of office people like Santarsiero who is in the business to make as many people as possible reliant on an all powerful and encompassing government.

[Brick]

Is this the one you speak of?

Since this is a Public Hearing. Written testimony in the form of a letter or email message may be presented. It might be best to check with the committee staff first though just to be sure.

HOUSE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
NOTICE
SESSION SCHEDULE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, July 17, 2013
10:30 AM

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Public hearing - Pennsylvania procedure for firearm
background checks.
Room 140
Main Capitol

See: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/CO/HM/COHM.HTM

[Freedom fighter]

I am not sure how there is not more concern here. This is the only gun bill, and it is an anti-gun bill, that has made it to a hearing and is moving forward!! A few are sneaking this under the radar in the middle of the summer. Please speak out and oppose this!!!!!

[Kabloosh]

I don't know why they think this will help anything. Everyone knows the mass majority of firearms used in crime are handguns which already have that requirement kind of proving that the background checks are kind of useless and don't really prevent anything.

I saw a study that most handguns used by criminals have a max capacity of 8 rounds or less on average. It's like New York wrote their new gun laws to really only affect legal owners.

[tsor39]

The hearing begins on the background checks at 1030 this morning.

I know that there are people there and two from FOAC that are on the list to testify.

[ungawa]

I don't know why they think this will help anything. Everyone knows the mass majority of firearms used in crime are handguns which already have that requirement kind of proving that the background checks are kind of useless and don't really prevent anything.

I saw a study that most handguns used by criminals have a max capacity of 8 rounds or less on average. It's like New York wrote their new gun laws to really only affect legal owners.

It's not intended to reduce crime.

[sb0]

I don't know why they think this will help anything.

Well that's simple.

They don't.

[mikelets456]

A total of 230 people last year were killed via long gun...230! That's less than people killed with hammers. People killed by fists and far less that people falling out of the bed or stairs!

This is BS legislation for government to move on to the next level of control.

Shall not be questioned...right?