PRINTER'S NO. 1914
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1629
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY BRIGGS, FRANKEL, SCHLOSSBERG, KINSEY, STURLA,
ISAACSON, SANCHEZ, MADDEN, KINKEAD, HANBIDGE, PROBST, PIELLI,
DELLOSO, CIRESI, SAPPEY, PARKER, FREEMAN, N. NELSON, HOWARD,
CERRATO, MALAGARI, KHAN, VENKAT, SALISBURY, MADSEN, DALEY,
PASHINSKI, GALLOWAY, VITALI, WARREN AND GREEN,
AUGUST 29, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, AUGUST 29, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in minors, providing for the offense
of access to firearms by minors; and imposing penalties.
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 6302.1. Access to firearms by minors.
(a) Storage requirements.--A person who stores or leaves a
firearm on premises under the person's control and who knows or
reasonably should know that a minor is likely to gain access to
the firearm without the lawful permission of the minor's parent
or the person having charge of the minor shall keep the firearm
in a securely locked box or container or in a location which a
reasonable person would believe to be secure.
(b) Grading.--
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