PA Bill Number: SB1036
Title: Consolidating the First Class Township Code; and making a repeal.
Description: An Act amending Title 73 (Townships) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, consolidating the First Class Township Code; and making a repeal.
Last Action: Act No. 7 of 2026
Last Action Date: Feb 11, 2026
House Floor Vote 'imminent' on HB 2011 - Preemption Law Improvements
Date: 09/12/2014
PA law is violated every day by dozens, if not hundreds, of communities that enact or maintain laws that are NOT legal! PA Pre-emption law, Title 18 - §6120, specifically prohibits 'local gun laws' and yet there is 'no' enforcement actions taken against these local communities. These laws put each of us at risk of violating a patch work quilt of local laws and at the mercy of anti-gun local tyrants seeking to step on us to further their anti-gun philosophy.
Even former Philadelphia former District Attorney Lynne Abraham recognized that the local gun control package of legislation passed by Philadelphia City Council was 'unconstitutional' and stated she would not enforce them (4/15/2008).&nbs! p; This is D/A Abraham' direct quote, "I know that the ordinances are invalid and unenforceable according to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania." So where are citizens to turn if invalid acts can be allowed to stand? HB 2011 is the answer to this question.
We NEED standing in the courts, and HB 2011 is a long overdue clarification of the 'standing' issue as well as provides the tools to citizens and grassroots organizations to stand up to these rampant violations of our state firearms pre-emption law (Title 18, §6120). If a court of law finds that an ordinance has violated Pennsylvania Preemption law (Title 18, §6120), the local government shall pay the actual damages! and reasonable attorney fees and costs to the party who successfully challenges the regulation.
The recent court case in Erie (Dillon v. City of Erie) is but one of hundreds of incidents where gunowners took a stand with local communities who have illegal firearms ordinances. This was 'very' expensive and the gun owners involved are still faced with paying off huge legal fees.
Unfortunately anti-gun groups (led by Cease Fire PA and Bloomberg's 'Mayors Against Illegal Guns) are ‘denying the rule of law’ and condoning the illegal local laws. They must NOT be allowed to derail this legislation and hold the political process 'hostage' with anti-gun amendments (124 so far).
Messa! ge to send: Please strip all anti-gun amendments and pass this legislation clean!!
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We respectfully request your support for this legislation and encourage you to contact your legislator in the PA House of Representatives to support it.
Deepest Gratitude,
Kim Stolfer
FOAC, President
E-Mail - kimstolfer@foacpac.org
Website - www.foacpac.org
Find your legislators:
www.foac-pac.org/PA-Legislators
THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT HB 2011
- Allegheny County Sportsmen's League (ACSL),
- Concerned Gun Owners of Pennsylvania (CGOPA),
- American Gun Owners Association (AMGOA),
- Pennsylvania Association of Firearms Retailers (PAFR),
- Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs (PFSC),
- Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association (PAFOA),
- Pennsylvania Gun Owners Association (PGOA),
- Pennsylvania Rifle and Pistol Association (PRandPA),
- Pennsylvania Sportsmen's Association (PSA),
- Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania (USP),
- Lehigh Valley Tea Party (LVTP),
- Pennsylvanians for Self Protection (PA4SP)
**Firearms Owners Against Crime (FOAC) the largest gun owners Political Action Committee (PAC) in Pennsylvania will record support for this legislation, now or in the future, as a vote that is supportive of our constitution and the rights of gun owners. ALL votes on this legislation will be graded (procedural, amendments and final passage)!
