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Pro-gun bills in PA
Pro-gun legislators in PA have introduced two interesting bills.
One, by Rep. Metcalfe and Pippy, would require destruction of the state background checks after they are passed -- as it is, police are apparently keeping the records. The other, by Rep. Cappelli, would adopt the "castle doctrine," removing the retreat requirement before self-defense (it's hard to tell from the article just how this modifies current PA law -- article refers to protecting homeowners, but at common law the retreat requirement didn't apply in one's own home, as I recall).
Here's another report, referring to Rep. Cappelli and two other unnamed lawmakers.
[Hat tip to Kathy Habel]
Comments
I'm glad to hear this as a PA resident, but there's no way Rendell will sign them.
Posted by: Sebastian at March 15, 2006 09:17 AM
PA is a "retreat on the street, but not in your house" state, with all the usual exceptions. (Defense of others, reasonable belief retreat would not be effective, requirement only exists when a retreat in _complete_ safety is possible, etc)
Posted by: geekWithA.45 at March 16, 2006 10:34 AM
Also, the SP spokesman is being disengenious. The State Supreme Court was not as sympathetic to them as his selection of quote implies. They said that the list wasn't a registry as the result of the consequences of how the law was written, and that it would require legislative correction rather than judicial.
Posted by: geekWithA.45 at March 16, 2006 10:37 AM