06/24/2020
Legislation is coming up tomorrow (6/24/2020) in the PA House, HB 1747, that will repeal a bad section of PA law, in Title 18's Uniform Fi****ms Act, that currently disarms EVERY PA Citizen who does not have a Concealed Carry License in declared Emergencies. I have been working on this legislation for over 3 years with Rep. Dowling. The anti's are going nuts as they just discovered this. I wanted you to know and here's the link to the bill: https://foac-pac.org/Proposed-Pennsylvania-House-Legislation-HB1747/State-Law/3714 and I have attached the legislation as well.
It’s important that you know what current law does and how much at risk individual citizens are. The limiting of a citizen’s right to self-defense and to exercise their 2nd Amendment/Article 1, Section 21 rights, under the US and PA Constitutions, cannot and should not be condoned and HB 1747 addresses these issues definitively! The Governor’s issuance of his opioid proclamation(s), as well as, a state of emergency regarding COVID-19; pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S § 6107, an individual is prohibited from carrying/possessing ANY firearm on “public streets or upon any public property” during the state of emergency, unless one has an LTCF.
Further, the public has been misled as to the consequences of a violation of 18 Pa.C.S § 6107 because pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 6119, it is a misdemeanor of the first degree – our highest grade misdemeanor. As a result, if an individual would be convicted of a violation of Section 6107, it triggers the federal prohibition of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); whereby, that individual will be prohibited for the remainder of his/her life from possessing (current fi****ms) and purchasing any fi****ms and ammunition.
Remember, this IS CURRENT LAW right now and HB 1747 will ‘repeal’ the entire section of law thus shrinking the power of government to violate rights and our Constitutions.
The anti-gun group Everytown is frothing at the mouth over this legislative effort regarding the imminent passage (tomorrow) of HB 1747 in the PA House. See in their 'own words' how they think it is just FINE that government officials can shut off a Constitutional right w***y nilly!
Pennsylvania lawmakers are quickly forcing through a reckless new gun bill that would repeal the ban of open carry of fi****ms by people without a carry permit during a state of emergency. HB 1747 would also prevent the governor from restricting or limiting the sale, dispensing, or transportation of fi****ms.
As you can see from the dripping vitriol above, the anti-gun groups only provide lip service to the media when they say they don't advocate for gun bans!
If you can make some calls and/or send some e-mails to shore up support that would be much appreciated. FOAC members can log into their member control panel and find all the e-mail addresses for the entire PA House of Representatives there for their convenience. Please focus your attention on those members of the House of Representatives who are NOT current co-sponsors of HB 1747!
Thank you!
Kim Stolfer
FOAC, President
Fi****ms Owners Against Crime is a political action committee registered in the state of Pennsylvania dedicated to reviewing candidates in strict favor of pro-2nd amendment policies.
