PRINTER'S NO. 299
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
336
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY SANCHEZ, ABNEY, KENYATTA, CIRESI, GIRAL, MADDEN,
SCHLOSSBERG, RABB, VITALI, FIEDLER, HOHENSTEIN, PARKER,
STURLA, WARREN, KINKEAD, OTTEN, N. NELSON, FRANKEL, CERRATO
AND SHUSTERMAN, MARCH 13, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 13, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, prohibiting certain assault weapons.
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:
§ 6121.1. Certain assault weapons prohibited.
(a) Offense defined.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
a person may not:
(1) Possess, use, control, sell, deliver, transfer or
manufacture an assault weapon.
(2) Obtain a license for an act under paragraph (1).
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to:
(1) A member of the armed forces of the United States,
including National Guard and reserve components, a law
enforcement officer or other public safety officer while
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