Establishes a joint local-State Gun Violence Task Force in Pennsylvania's first-class cities to investigate and prosecute firearm-related offenses.
Pennsylvania HB983 establishes a joint local-State Gun Violence Task Force in cities of the first class to investigate and prosecute violations of firearm possession, use, manufacture, control, sale, or transfer, as well as similar offenses under federal law. The task force operates under the authority of the Attorney General, who may assert preemptive prosecutorial jurisdiction over certain offenses. The task force includes members from various law enforcement agencies and may utilize investigatory teams.
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