Vetoed by Governor Tom Wolf

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that limits the governors ability to restrict firearm access during a disaster emergency.

Highlights:

• Prohibits any individual from carrying a firearm upon the public streets or upon any public property during an emergency proclaimed by a state or municipal governmental executive unless (Sec. 1):

• The individual is engaged in a defense of their life or property from peril or threat; or

• Is licensed to carry firearms or is exempt from licensing requirements.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that limits the governors ability to restrict firearm access during a disaster emergency.

Highlights:

• Prohibits any individual from carrying a firearm upon the public streets or upon any public property during an emergency proclaimed by a state or municipal governmental executive unless (Sec. 1):

• The individual is engaged in a defense of their life or property from peril or threat; or

• Is licensed to carry firearms or is exempt from licensing requirements.

Full Bill Text