Vetoed by Governor Tom Wolf

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands concealed carry laws in the state.

Highlights:

• Expands concealed carry laws in the state and repeals the requirement that individuals must have a license to conceal or openly carry (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that it shall be optional for an individual to attain a concealed carry license and shall not be construed to require that an individual obtain a license to carry a firearm (Sec. 2).

• Establishes that any individual who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal or state law shall have an affirmative, fundamental and constitutional right to keep and bear firearms, including (Sec. 2):

• The right to carry openly or concealed;

• Train with, transport, possess, use, or acquire; and

• Purchase, transfer, inherit, buy, sell, or otherwise dispose of any firearm.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands concealed carry laws in the state.

Highlights:

• Expands concealed carry laws in the state and repeals the requirement that individuals must have a license to conceal or openly carry (Sec. 1-2).

• Specifies that it shall be optional for an individual to attain a concealed carry license and shall not be construed to require that an individual obtain a license to carry a firearm (Sec. 2).

• Establishes that any individual who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal or state law shall have an affirmative, fundamental and constitutional right to keep and bear firearms, including (Sec. 2):

• The right to carry openly or concealed;

• Train with, transport, possess, use, or acquire; and

• Purchase, transfer, inherit, buy, sell, or otherwise dispose of any firearm.

Full Bill Text