PENNSYLVANIA, March 14 - PRINTER'S NO. 408

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

427

Session of

2023

INTRODUCED BY SANTARSIERO, CAPPELLETTI, KEARNEY, HAYWOOD,

STREET, FONTANA, COLLETT, KANE, TARTAGLIONE, COMITTA, COSTA,

L. WILLIAMS, MUTH AND DILLON, MARCH 14, 2023

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MARCH 14, 2023

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous

articles, providing for safe storage of firearm when not in

use; 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:

§ 6143. Safe storage of firearm when not in use.

(a) Storage requirements.--A person who owns a firearm shall

secure the firearm:

(1) with a device that, if installed on a firearm and

secured by means of a key or a mechanical, electronic or

electromechanical combination lock, prevents the firearm from

being discharged without first deactivating or removing the

device;

(2) with a locking mechanism incorporated into the

design of the firearm that prevents discharge of the firearm

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