Pennsylvania HB454: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, repealing provisions relating to firearms not to be carried without a license, providing for license not required, repealing provisions relating to carrying firearms on public streets or public property in Philadelphia, further providing for prohibited conduct during emergency, providing for sportsman's firearm permit, further providing for licenses and for antique firearms and repealing provisions relating to proof of license and exception; and making editorial changes.

What the bill says

From the introduced text, February 3, 2025:

PRINTER'S NO. 436 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. Session of INTRODUCED BY BERNSTINE, D'ORSIE, GREINER, HAMM, DIAMOND, STAMBAUGH, HEFFLEY, REICHARD, KAUFFMAN, CUTLER, SMITH, RYNCAVAGE, ROWE, KOZAK, GROVE, GLEIM, M. JONES, FINK, BONNER, ZIMMERMAN, FLOOD, BASHLINE, WARNER, MAJOR, BOROWICZ, LEADBETER AND ANDERSON, FEBRUARY 3, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 3, 2025 Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, repealing provisions relating to firearms not to be carried without a license, providing for license not required, repealing provisions relating to carrying firearms on public streets or public property in Philadelphia, further providing for prohibited conduct during emergency, providing for sportsman's firearm permit, further providing for licenses and for antique firearms and repealing provisions relating to proof of license and exception; and making editorial changes. The General Assembly finds that: (1) The laws in existence regulating firearms ownership, possession and use are ineffectual in preventing crime and only interfere with the natural rights of law-abiding citizens. (2) It is necessary to codify the inherent right to the carrying of firearms, whether openly or concealed, and that the right to self-defense is an inherent natural right that shall not be questioned as stated in section 21 of Article I of the Constitution of Pennsylvania. The …

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