Bill Text: PA HR377 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing the Congress of the United States to pass the Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2011.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 18-9)

Status: (Passed) 2011-09-27 - Adopted (199-0) [HR377 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR377-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2335
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 377 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY HORNAMAN, BAKER, BARRAR, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, CUTLER, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HESS, W. KELLER, KOTIK, MARSHALL, MURT, PYLE, READSHAW, SACCONE, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, AUGUST 31, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, AUGUST 31, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Memorializing the Congress of the United States to pass the
Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2011.
WHEREAS, American veterans who acquired certain types of
weapons during combat under rules of military conflict, guns
known as "trophy" firearms, are currently unable to legally
register these weapons; and
WHEREAS, Veterans who have kept their "trophy" firearms after
combat, many of which were acquired during World War II and the
Korean War, could be charged with illegal possession of firearms
which could lead to substantial prison time; and
WHEREAS, That situation would be a terrible insult to those
who valiantly served their country, many of whom are from the
"Greatest Generation"; and
WHEREAS, The Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2011,
sponsored by Senator Jon Tester of Montana, creates an amnesty
period of 90 days during which veterans and their family members
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can register certain firearms in the National Firearms
Registration and Transfer Record for legal ownership; and
WHEREAS, The legislation applies to machine guns and other
automatic firearms, and it does not impact "trophy" weapons such
as bolt-action rifles or semiautomatic pistols which do not need
to be registered; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
memorialize the Congress of the United States to pass the
Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2011; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each
member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
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