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HB 1593 - Expands Background Check Requirements for Purchasing Firearms - Pennsylvania Key Vote

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Title: Expands Background Check Requirements for Purchasing Firearms

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands background check requirements for purchasing firearms in Pennsylvania.

Highlights:

  • Repeals the exemption on background check requirements for purchase of the following kinds of firearms (Sec. 1):

    • Pistols or revolvers with a barrel length greater than 15 inches;

    • Any shotgun with a barrel length greater than 18 inches;

    • Any rifle with a barrel length greater than 16 inches; and 

    • Any firearm with an overall length greater than 26 inches.

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Title: Expands Background Check Requirements for Purchasing Firearms

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