PA Bill Number: HB837
Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for limit on handgun purchases; and establishing the Violence Prevention Account.
Description: In firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for limit on handgun purchases; and establishing the Violence Prevention Account. ...
Last Action:
Last Action Date: Mar 8, 2025
Proposed Pennsylvania House Legislation HB1748
This legislation criminalizes the possession of parts kits for semiautomatic firearms and the private manufacturer of firearms for one's own possession. The justification for this criminalization is based on hyperbole and manufactured statistics.
Legislation Overview
Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for serial numbers for homemade firearms and for the offense of possession of do-it-yourself semiautomatic weapons prohibited; and, in trade and commerce, providing for the offense of unlawful advertising of do-it-yourself semiautomatic weapons.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for serial numbers for homemade firearms and for the offense of possession of do-it-yourself semiautomatic weapons prohibited; and, in trade and commerce, providing for the offense of unlawful advertising of do-it-yourself semiautomatic weapons.
Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: August 16, 2019
Sponsors
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18 sponsors: Michael Driscoll (D); Perry Warren (D); Maria Donatucci (D); Jeanne McNeill (D); Tina Davis (D); Christopher Rabb (D); Rosita Youngblood (D); Michael Schlossberg (D); Stephen Kinsey (D); Movita Johnson-Harrell (D); Joseph Ciresi (D); Dan Frankel (D); Robert Freeman (D); Joanna McClinton (D); Scott Conklin (D); Maureen Madden (D); Ben Sanchez (D); Patty Kim (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Aug 16, 2019 | Referred to JUDICIARY |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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