I’m writing to you with some truly excellent news: House Bill 2206¹ just advanced through the Judiciary Committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives!

If you need a refresher (that’s ok!), right now all gun dealers in Pennsylvania can submit their sales records to the state police either electronically or on paper. The paper system is outdated, clunky, and has an eighteen-month-long backlog that seriously hinders law enforcement’s ability to track and trace crime guns.

House Bill 2206 would require gun dealers to use the Electronic Record of Sale (EROS) system, making it much easier for law enforcement to track the origin of guns used in crimes and interrupt gun trafficking rings, thus saving lives across the Commonwealth. And the best part: one of the bill’s introducers is Republican Representative Jim Rigby, of Cambria County, making this the most bipartisan gun safety bill of the legislative session!

Since this bill passed in the Judiciary Committee yesterday, the next step is to call for a floor debate. But a higher number of co-sponsors for a bill increases its likelihood to come up for a full floor debate, and vote. Will you call on your Representative to co-sponsor House Bill 2206? Click here to send a pre-written, but editable, message right now.

This bill is backed by law enforcement because it gives them easy access to the data they need to track crime guns, and stop gun traffickers. Members of both parties support it because it is a simple, and enforceable, record-keeping protocol that could end up saving numerous lives across the Commonwealth. 

In short, this bill should be a slam-dunk. We need to fast-track it to a full floor debate and vote, but we need your help getting there. Will you take action now by sending your Representative a message urging them to co-sponsor this bipartisan and sensible bill?

Thank you standing with us,

Adam Garber
Executive Director 
CeaseFirePA Action