2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Chapter 61 - Firearms and Other Dangerous Articles
6182 - Legislative findings and declarations.

     § 6182.  Legislative findings and declarations.
        The General Assembly finds and declares that:
            (1)  The illegal purchase of firearms throughout this
        Commonwealth is a threat to public safety and security.
            (2)  Urban areas are experiencing increased violence as a
        result of criminal misuse of firearms. Stemming the flow of
        these illegal firearms through straw purchases will help to
        curb the crime rate throughout this Commonwealth and increase
        public safety.
            (3)  Educating the public that illegally purchasing a
        firearm for someone otherwise prohibited from possessing one
        is a serious crime and punishable under Federal law by ten
        years' imprisonment advances public safety.
            (4)  Committed to educating firearms dealers and the
        general public, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, in
        partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
        Explosives, in July 2000 created the "Don't Lie for the Other
        Guy Program."
            (5)  The "Don't Lie for the Other Guy Program" was
        developed to raise public awareness that it is a serious
        crime to purchase a firearm for someone who cannot legally do
        so and to educate firearms dealers on how to better detect
        and deter potential straw purchases. The campaign delivers
        the message that anyone attempting an illegal firearm
        purchase faces a stiff Federal penalty.
            (6)  The "Don't Lie for the Other Guy Program" is vital
        to educating federally licensed firearms dealers and their
        employees on how to recognize and deter the illegal purchase
        of firearms through straw purchases. This program is an
        important tool for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
        and Explosives to pursue its mission of preventing terrorism,
        reducing violent crime and protecting the public.
            (7)  The nationally recognized "Don't Lie for the Other
        Guy Program" has been endorsed by United States attorneys
        throughout the nation, various law enforcement agencies, the
        Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the
        Department of Justice.
            (8)  It is in the best interest of this Commonwealth to
        establish a straw purchase prevention education program
        within the Office of Attorney General to provide resources
        and direct grant money to the "Don't Lie for the Other Guy
        Program" and similar programs that offer straw purchase
        prevention education.