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PA Bill Number: HB461

Title: In penalties, providing for civil action, damages and attorney fees.

Description: In penalties, providing for civil action, damages and attorney fees. ...

Last Action: Laid on the table

Last Action Date: Mar 26, 2024

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Proposed Pennsylvania Senate Legislation SB386

this is an anti-gun bill   evalutation

This bill increases the penalty of 'unsworn falsification' or lying on a firearms purchase form. Many people unintentionally violate the law now because they don't know or misunderstand what the firearms form(s) are asking. This is a HUGE problem now with egregious prosecutions and this legislation will only make matters worse.

Legislation Overview

Title: In falsification and intimidation, further providing for the offense of unsworn falsification to authorities; and, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for licenses and for sale or transfer of firearms.

Subject:

Description: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in falsification and intimidation, further providing for the offense of unsworn falsification to authorities; and, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for licenses and for sale or transfer of firearms.

Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session

Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY

Last Action Date: February 16, 2017

Link: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=386

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7 sponsors: Lawrence Farnese (D); Vincent Hughes (D); Daylin Leach (D); Jay Costa (D); Arthur Haywood (D); Anthony Williams (D); John Blake (D)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Feb 16, 2017 Referred to JUDICIARY
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