2022 House Bill 6544

Ban “assault weapons”

Introduced in the House

Dec. 1, 2022

Introduced by Rep. Jeffrey Pepper (D-15)

To prohibit the possession or sale of a semiautomatic rifle with a detachable magazine, pistol grip or thumbhole stock, folding stock or barrel “shroud,” which the bill labels “assault weapons.” Current owners would be allowed to keep their guns if they registered them with the State Police every five years, with violations subject to five years in prison.

Referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security