PENNSYLVANIA, November 10 - " Reasonable expenses." The term includes, but is not limited

to, attorney fees, expert witness fees, court costs and

compensation for loss of income.

Section 2. Title 53 is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 306 307 . Regulation of firearms and ammunition.

(a) Preemption.--The General Assembly has always intended

and continues to intend to occupy the entire field of regulation

of firearms, ammunition, magazines, accessories, firearms

components and ammunition components in this Commonwealth,

including the purchase, sale, transfer, taxation, manufacture,

ownership, possession, use, discharge, transportation and

reporting of loss or theft of firearms, ammunition, firearms

components and ammunition components in this Commonwealth, to

the exclusion of any existing or future ordinance, resolution,

regulation, rule, practice or other action adopted by a

municipality. The Commonwealth, by this section, preempts and

supersedes any manner of ordinance, resolution, regulation,

rule, practice or other action promulgated or enforced by a

municipality of firearms, ammunition, firearms components or

ammunition components in this Commonwealth, and any such action

is declared null and void.

(b) Continuing effect.--The provisions of section 2962(g)

(relating to limitation on municipal powers) and 18 Pa.C.S. §

6120(a) (relating to limitation on the regulation of firearms

and ammunition) shall continue to preempt and supersede a local

ordinance, resolution, regulation, rule, practice or other

action insofar as the local ordinance, resolution, regulation,

rule, practice or other action is inconsistent with the

provisions of section 2962(g) or 18 Pa.C.S. § 6120(a).

Section 3. Within 30 days of the effective date of this

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