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
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Trump threatens to veto gun bills pushed by Democrats :: 02/27/2019
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is threatening to veto two Democratic bills expanding federal background checks on gun purchases, saying they do not sufficiently protect gun owners’ Second Amendment rights.
Fun with Statistics and the Gun Control Debate :: 02/26/2019
The scatter plot in Figure 1 compares the gun death rate to the gun ownership rate. One can readily see that states with lots of gun-owners also tend to have high gun death rates. It is not a perfect relationship, but any objective observer will accept that the scatter plot suggests a linkage.
Top 9 Reasons House Democrats' Latest Gun Control Bill Is A Terrible Idea :: 02/26/2019
Shortly after taking back control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats are making a significant push to enact major gun control legislation.
The Myth That the US Leads the World in Mass Shootings :: 02/25/2019
If you asked me this morning which nation has the most mass shootings in the world, I would have said, with perhaps a flicker of hesitation, the United States.
Let's Have a REAL Discussion About Gun-Control :: 02/23/2019
I hate the standard talkshow shouting-match about guns.
New York Reveals the Scam Behind Firearms Waiting Periods :: 02/23/2019
New York – -(AmmoLand.com)- Among the many anti-Second Amendment bills being considered in New York is S.2374/A.2690. Behind that combination of two letters and eight numbers is a very insidious way of infringing your right to keep and bear arms. Essentially, it can impose a waiting period of up to 30 days. These bills, if they pass the state legislature, will likely be signed by Andrew Cuomo.
What to Make of Crime in England? :: 02/23/2019
Sometimes it’s hard to understand what things are really like “across the pond.”
Why Words Matter :: 02/23/2019
The good news: Child shooting victims fell 12 percent in the United States in 2018, according to a recent report from the Gun Violence Archives.
Muslim Woman Seeks Pennsylvania House of Representatives Seat :: 02/22/2019
Movita Johnson-Harrell is a muslim woman seeking election to Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 190. Johnson-Harrell is running in the general special election on March 12, 2019. She will face Republican Michael Harvey and two other candidates.
Schmidt [Kansas AG] says Second Amendment broad enough to protect firearms accessories :: 02/22/2019
The right to keep and bear arms protected by the Second Amendment extends beyond a firearm itself and includes some types of firearms accessories, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today told the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sharpton Misleads: Background Checks Are Not Required to Buy Guns :: 02/22/2019
Anyone watching Sunday's interview between MSNBC host Al Sharpton and Georgia Democratic Congresswoman and gun control activist Lucy McBath would think that background checks are currently not required for gun purchases if they didn't already know better.
The US 'Has the Most Mass Shootings' - - and Other Bogus Gun Research :: 02/22/2019
Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., warned President Donald Trump that if he declared an “emergency” to build a wall, “think what a president with different values can present. … Why don’t you declare [the epidemic of gun violence in America] an emergency, Mr. President? I wish you would. … A Democratic president can declare emergencies as well.”
Uncharted territory: The legal landscape on policies arming teachers will be shaped by districts like Tamaqua :: 02/22/2019
When the Tamaqua Area School District implemented the commonwealth’s first policy to arm teachers, leaders at the district knew they would be pioneers.
African Americans and the 2nd Amendment: The Need for Black Armed Self-Defense :: 02/21/2019
I have been, and always will be, a supporter of the right to bear arms. I believe that everyone, regardless of race, religion or ethnicity, should be able to defend themselves from any untoward threats.
Aurora shooter Gary Martin passed 2 gun background checks despite felony conviction :: 02/21/2019
The disgruntled worker who killed five people in Aurora, Ill., last week after being fired had passed two gun background checks five years ago, despite a criminal record that should have prevented him from possessing a firearm, Fox News has found.
Bogus gun research underpins calls for overreaching gun control :: 02/21/2019
Last week Rep. Nancy Pelosi warned President Donald Trump that if he declared an “emergency” to build a wall, “think what a president with different values can present… Why don’t you declare (the epidemic of gun violence in America) an emergency, Mr. President? I wish you would… A Democratic president can declare emergencies as well.”
God and Guns in the Synagogue :: 02/21/2019
There are two types of synagogues: those that believe in G-d and those that believe in government.
Houston Police Raided Wrong Home in Deadly Tuttle Shooting :: 02/21/2019
Houston Undercover Narcotics Cop Gerald Goines: "King Kong ain't got s--t on me!"
The Link Between Domestic Violence And Gun Violence :: 02/21/2019
For anti-gun people, they’ll find every link they can to make guns seem terrifying. They’ll try to lump gun owners with any group imaginable, including terrorists, to score a cheap political point.
When The Race Card And Gun Grabbing Collide :: 02/21/2019
Anti-gunners annoy me. It’s not that they don’t like guns that bothers me, but that they’re not just convinced that this time gun control will work, but that they’re also fully prepared and willing to keep nibbling away at our right to keep and bear arms until it does. They don’t care about its failures and will manufacture successes if they need to.
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