Proposed Pennsylvania Bill Would Require Serialized Ammo, Encoded Ammo Database
March 23, 2023
Pennsylvania House Bill 586 was introduced on March 20, 2023. It proposes more firearm regulation via ammunition, and places increased responsibilities and punishments on ammunition manufacturers, FFL and SOT dealers, and every citizen who currently owns ammunition.
Introduced by 12 representatives, including Representative Stephen Kinsey, who is listed as the prime sponsor, the Bill would essentially empower the Commissioner of Pennsylvania State Police and the Secretary of Revenue to enforce the new rules and collect a tax on ammunition to fund the changes.
Here’s an outline of what the Bill includes. I will touch on each topic, so keep reading.
* All ammunition sold in Pennsylvania would be encoded with multiple serial numbers
* A requirement for anyone possessing non-encoded ammo to dispose of it by 1/1/24
* The creation of an “encoded ammunition database”
* Imposing penalties for violators who do not comply
* A new per-bullet tax to pay for the encoded ammunition database
Serialized Ammunition
Yes, the concept is hard to grasp, but that is exactly what House Bill 586 is trying to do. According to the bill, “a manufacturer shall encode ammunition provided for retail sale for regulated firearms in a manner that the commissioner establishes.”
The manner established references one unique serial number used in three different locations. The serial number would be located at the base of each bullet, on the inside of each cartridge casing, and on the outside of each box of ammunition.
Even more troubling, the Bill states that anyone who owns ammunition that is not serialized needs to “dispose” of it on or before January 1, 2024.
Whenever a transaction is made, the purchaser would be required to provide the seller with detailed personal information.
The required information would include:
* The date of each ammunition purchase
* The name and date of birth of each purchaser of ammunition
* The driver’s license number of the purchaser or other number issued to the purchaser by the Federal Government or the State of Pennsylvania
* The serial numbers of all ammunition for regulated firearms bought by the purchaser
* Any other information that the commissioner considers necessary
The proposed Bill also outlines punishments for potential violators.
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