1 out of 5 really doesn't go that far - how about "ban them all"?
The State of Pennsylvania House Bill 1791 http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BT/2003/0/HB1791P2321.HTM requires the establishment of a State Handgun Standard Commission which will adopt handgun safety performance standards: "The safety standard shall include, but not be 19 limited to, the following requirements: 20 (1) A handgun shall be personalized so that it can only 21 be fired when operated by that handgun's authorized user or 22 users. 23 (2) The technology establishing personalized handguns 24 shall be incorporated into the design of a handgun and be 25 part of its original equipment and not an accessory." So these 'smart guns' will be required - and "(a) Noncompliant handguns prohibited.--On or after four 20 years from the date of the adoption of the commission's original 21 safety standard, no handgun that fails to meet the standard 22 prescribed by the commission pursuant to this subchapter may be 23 manufactured, possessed, sold, offered for sale, traded, 24 transferred, shipped, leased, distributed or acquired in this 25 Commonwealth." As for grandfathering: "Exemptions. 9 The following handguns are exempt from this subchapter: 10 (1) Antique handguns legally purchased or acquired in 11 accordance with current laws. 12 (2) Handguns manufactured prior to four years from the 13 date of the adoption of the original safety standard. 14 However, such handguns may not be sold, offered for sale, 15 traded, transferred, shipped, leased or distributed by 16 dealers after four years from the date of the adoption of the 17 original safety standard." which at most allows keeping them for the life of the owner. Since there are no 'smart guns' - this is essentially "ban them all". --henry schaffer
