Pa Bill Trumps Mayor Gungrabbers

A bill that would  improve enforcement of the state’s preemption
over local firearms and ammunition regulations has passed the judiciary committee and is now before the full Pennsylvania House, reports State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129)

House Bill 2011 any
jurisdiction that imposes illegal firearm ordinances to reimburse
attorney fees and costs to any party who successfully challenges the
ordinance.

Also passed out of the judiciary committee to the full House last week were:

House Bill 1091 that would make possession of an unlicensed gun on public streets or property in Philadelphia a third-degree felony and impose a mandatory two-year sentence.

House Bill 1243 that would require the Pennsylvania State Police to send mental health data within 90 days to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), which is used to check the background of individuals attempting to acquire a firearm nationwide. The bill would additionally require ongoing submissions to the national database within 48 hours of the state police receiving mental health data.

House Bill 1498 that would remove the requirement that a gun be visible during the commission of a crime of violence to impose the mandatory minimum five-year sentence. It would also apply the requirement that a victim be placed in reasonable fear only to the use of a replica firearm.

Frankly, the mandates in HB 1091 and HB 1948 are a bit troubling and it would be wiser and more just to allow a judge to consider things like the perpetrator’s criminal history before handing out such stiff sentences.

 

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