PA Bill Number: HB36
Title: In Office of State Inspector General, further providing for definitions and for powers, purpose and duties.
Description: In Office of State Inspector General, further providing for definitions and for powers, purpose and duties. ...
Last Action: Laid on the table
Last Action Date: Feb 4, 2025
Latest News
NBC News Mischaracterizes Gun Laws To Undermine. . . .Biden? :: 04/24/2019
Former Vice President Joe Biden is set to announce his candidacy for president later this week. Due to his status as Obama’s vice president, he almost has to be considered something of a frontrunner. This despite Biden’s historically weak performance in national campaigns.
Red Flag Laws Raise Constitutional Issues :: 04/24/2019
At the state capitol in Augusta Monday, Maine lawmakers got an earful from both sides in a hotly-debated push to adopt a so-called “red flag” law, the generic term for legislation that would legalized Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO) that allow people deemed to be “at risk” to have their firearms seized by police.
Why Doctors May Not Be Best Choice Of Voice On Gun Debate :: 04/24/2019
The National Rifle Association famously told doctors to “stay in your lane.” A number of doctors replied with images arguing that gun violence was, indeed, their lane. They argued that since they were the ones who dealt with its aftermath, they were a natural voice to speak about gun control.
Covering Mass Shootings 'Humanely' Is About More Than Just Honoring Victims and Survivors on Anniversaries :: 04/23/2019
Mass shootings are part of the American consciousness. They’re horrific, and they’re something we’re all struggling to make sense of. It’s a catalyst, not just for people to embrace gun control, but also for people to embrace gun ownership and concealed carry. It’s done a number on the gun rights debate, that’s for sure.
Harris: I'll 'Take Executive Action' if Congress Doesn't Pass Gun Legislation in First 100 Days :: 04/23/2019
During a town hall on CNN on Monday, 2020 presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) vowed that if Congress doesn’t pass gun legislation within the first 100 days of her administration, she will “take executive action.”
How 'Strongest Argument' For Gun Control Fails Completely :: 04/23/2019
Violent encounters are terrifying. The average American goes through their life with a ray of sunshine always beaming down on them. They see violence on television, but not in real life. When that changes, though, it rattles them. It scares them on a visceral level. They’re not sure what to make of it.
Kamala Harris Promises Unilateral Action On Gun If Elected :: 04/23/2019
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) is one of many Democrats vying for the opportunity to take on President Trump in the general election. Unlike Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), she has a viable chance.
Swalwell Digs In: Assault Weapons Ban, Buyback Plan Is Non-Negotiable :: 04/23/2019
Democrat presidential hopeful Eric Swalwell dug in Monday night, tweeting that there is no room for negotiating when it comes to his proposed “assault weapons” ban and buyback plan.
Testimony Heard Over Maine's Red Flag Bill Proposal :: 04/23/2019
Red flag bills seem to be all the rage among the anti-gun crowd. It’s not difficult to see why, either. They’re arguing that it’s not really gun confiscation, after all. They’re just temporarily taking the guns of people who may be a threat to themselves or others. That’s something that most people can get behind, especially when they don’t understand the problems.
Defending Yourself From Criminals and Elected Officials :: 04/22/2019
Crime: In defensive training, we talk about concepts and principles of personal or family defense against a violent criminal. These may include awareness, avoidance, and collection and processing of information so that we properly identify an attacker and have an appropriate response. The “verbiage” may change from one instructor to the next or one curriculum to the next, but the core concepts and principles remain constant.
FOAC Member: LTE: Ideology disguised as news is propaganda :: 04/22/2019
Again, the staff at The Intelligencer fails to report news. It does report opinion and ideology as news — but that is far below the calling of any reputable organization. Four articles within the last two months clearly show this as fact:
Former President Clinton Pushing Idea School Shootings Are Common :: 04/22/2019
Former President Bill Clinton may be gearing up to help his wife try, yet again, to be president. Or, he may be latching onto a popular political target with his likely supporters so he can run his mouth and try to remain relevant. Honestly, I don’t know which.
Hysteria Over School Safety Won't Keep Us Safe :: 04/22/2019
Numerous Indiana elementary school teachers were shot in January as part of a “safe schools” training program. According to the Indiana State Teachers Association, sheriff deputies ordered teachers “into a room four at a time, told them to crouch down and then shot them execution-style with pellets in rapid succession,” leaving several of them bloodied and many of them screaming in terror. The teachers union is “is lobbying lawmakers to add [legislative] language prohibiting teachers from being shot with any sort of ammunition” during school safety drills, according to the Indianapolis Star.
NRA's Dirty Laundry Exposed as Pro-Gun Group Cleans House :: 04/20/2019
Researchers Explaining Why Laws Don't Change Illustrate Something Else :: 04/20/2019
We hear a lot from the anti-gun crowd about how wrong it is that the CDC is barred from doing gun research. That’s not actually true, mind you. They’re legally prohibited from conducting anti-gun research, an important distinction, but to anti-gunners minds, any research just has to be anti-gun, so they’re one in the same.
Second Amendment Sanctuary, Step by Step Guide to Make It Happen, Example Resolutions :: 04/20/2019
USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Grassroots activists across the United States, energized and perhaps outraged by what many believe is a creeping cancer of gun control, are fighting back by creating what have come to be known as “Second Amendment Sanctuaries.” AmmoLand News reached out to those involved at “Ground Zero” to learn how they did it, and how others can do the same.
Writer Thinks Our Rights Aren't Good Reasons To Oppose Gun Laws :: 04/20/2019
Do you want to know what’s really fun? It’s an absolute blast when someone tells you what you should and shouldn’t do when those things basically allow them to get their way. Besides self-serving, it’s stupid. It’s transparent, but not in a good way. Anyone with half a brain can see through the male bovine excrement and see what that person is trying to do.
Bottom Line: Power and Control vs. Freedom and Liberty - No Contest :: 04/19/2019
I’m a bottom-line guy. When I was an active cop, I hated meetings. It’s one reason I chose to stay on the streets my entire career. I despised administrators and politicians pandering, prevaricating, and pontificating. I didn’t want to talk everything to death. Just give me the bottom line, and I’ll go do it.
Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019, Restricts Gun Rights & Freedom: Take Action :: 04/19/2019
USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, admits that so-called “gun control” and crime control are different things, with different goals. Crime control focuses on criminals, putting them in prison, and develops reforms, cleans out neighborhoods and makes society safer—a key role of government.
How A Talk With High Schoolers Revealed The Truth About Kids And Guns :: 04/19/2019
Ever since Parkland, the media has inundated us with stories about how high school students are mobilizing to fight for gun control. They’ve presented a picture that students in schools are overwhelmingly in favor of gun control and are tripping over themselves to battle the Second Amendment.
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