PRINTER'S NO. 928
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
941
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY PARKER, SANCHEZ, GIRAL, HOHENSTEIN, MADDEN,
KINKEAD AND GREEN, APRIL 17, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 17, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, providing for parental firearm liability for
minor's negligence or willful misconduct.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 6129. Parental firearm liability for minor's negligence or
willful misconduct.
If a parent, guardian or other individual legally responsible
for a minor under 18 years of age permits the minor to use or
possess a firearm, any negligence or willful misconduct of the
minor in connection with the use or possession of the firearm
shall be imputed to the individual who permits the use or
possession for all purposes of criminal penalties and civil
damages, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, that
person is jointly and severally liable with the minor for any
and all damages caused by the negligence or willful misconduct,
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if the parent, guardian or other individual legally responsible
for the minor:
(1) knows that the minor has previously been adjudicated
delinquent or has been convicted of a criminal offense;
(2) knows that the minor has a propensity to commit
violent acts; or
(3) has reason to know that the minor intends to use the
firearm for unlawful purposes.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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