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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Proposal to arm teachers in Tamaqua (PA) to get postponement vote :: 01/15/2019
School board member Nicholas Boyle, 29, believes arming an autonomous, rotating slate of teachers is a cost effective way to save lives in case of a school shooting. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
100 Days of Gun Control Begins at State, Federal Levels :: 01/14/2019
Liberal Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo will push for more gun control in New York, a state that already has among the strictest gun laws in the nation; Democrats are pushing additional gun restrictions in Washington State, and on Capitol Hill, Democrats in Congress also want to clamp down on Second Amendment rights, and it will all happen in the next 100 days.
ATF Bump Stock Rule Demonstrates the Dangers Inherent in Administrative Actions :: 01/14/2019
New York – -(AmmoLand.com)- Agency rules must be scrutinized carefully by the courts for they have a tendency to override congressional legislation
Background Checks: No Impact On Criminals :: 01/14/2019
We have seen a generation of gun-grabbers rise and fall. The new generation of gun-grabbers are pushing for the same tired and baseless policies that won’t so much as inconvenience criminals. We understand the emotional response to violence and the desire to “do something.”
More Teachers Seem To Be Favoring Concealed Carry In Schools :: 01/14/2019
Concealed carry on campus has been a hot-button issue for some time, and especially public school teachers concealing and carrying. It has been touted as one potential measure against school shootings.
Universal Background Checks Don't Work, so Why Do We Want More of Them? :: 01/14/2019
I’ve made mistakes before and I’ll probably make some again. That is why it’s important to be aware and skeptical as we try new ideas. There is a time for persistence and a time to ask if you’re headed in the right direction.
Why are the Police More Equal Than You? :: 01/14/2019
New Jersey politicians don’t like you to have guns. They made it so hard to be an honest gun owner that lots of us gave up. The politicians recently passed a law that said you couldn’t have a gun that could hold more than 11 cartridges. Was this about safety, or is it bigotry aimed at armed civilians?
Bernstine speaks at Second Amendment rally :: 01/13/2019
State Rep. Aaron Bernstine campaigned for Second Amendment rights yesterday morning in Pittsburgh, while at the same time criticizing that city council’s bills that would ban semi-automatic rifles and certain ammunition in the city.
Gun owners claim all semi-automatic handguns and hunting rifles would fall under proposed ban :: 01/13/2019
BEAVER FALLS, Pa. — Gun owners claim all semi-automatic handguns and hunting rifles would fall under proposed ban. Gun rights advocates are digging in against the newly proposed gun laws in Pittsburgh, designed to ban assault-style weapons.
How Gun Stigmatization Rears Its Head :: 01/13/2019
Monster trucks and guns may not look like they have a lot in common, but they do. Besides the fact that many who enjoy monster trucks also enjoy shooting, that is.
Jewish Synagogues May Be Embracing Guns In Pews After Pittsburgh :: 01/13/2019
The Jewish people have a fascinating history of being knocked down and repeatedly getting back up. Their history is filled with enslavement and defeat, a history darker than pretty much any other group in the world. And that’s before you get to talking about the Holocaust.
Pelosi announces legislation to expand background checks on guns :: 01/13/2019
On the eighth anniversary of the shooting of former Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and other Democrats Tuesday announced a bill to expand background checks for sales and transfers of firearms.
Trump's Bump Stock Ban Adds New Chapter To BATFE's Sordid History :: 01/13/2019
In December, at President Trump’s direction, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) issued a ruling that bump stocks “are ‘machineguns’ as defined by the National Firearms Act of 1934” (NFA). Furthermore, it declared that owners of the contraptions must destroy them or turn them over to the federal government without compensation, or be guilty of a federal felony. For now, I leave it to others to address the BATFE’s plan to deprive law-abiding Americans of lawfully acquired private property without compensation.
Firearms Regulation Misses the Target :: 01/12/2019
The mass murderer at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas used something called a bump stock. In theory, a bump stock allows a gun to fire faster. Some politicians say that is too fast.
It's Happening, Gun Owners: Cornyn Introduces Highly-Anticipated 2A Bill :: 01/12/2019
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is once again planning to introduce his concealed carry reciprocity bill, something gun owners were promised when President Donald Trump won his election in 2016.
This gun reform (Gun Control Really-Ed.) has bipartisan support in PA -- and surprising opposition :: 01/12/2019
Across the state in Pittsburgh on Monday, hundreds of pro-gun protesters — many of whom were armed — gathered to loudly oppose bills inspired by a massacre at a synagogue just a few miles away.
With lawsuits looming, (PA) Tamaqua Area School Board to vote on suspending controversial armed staff policy :: 01/12/2019
The Tamaqua Area School Board will vote on a measure to suspend a controversial policy that would allow employees to carry guns in school.
Gun confiscation SWATing: Red flag laws go national :: 01/11/2019
A Video from attorney Alex Kincaid makes the crucial point that laws for involuntary civil commitment already take of the issue addressed by so-called ‘Red Flag’ laws.
Textual analysis of HR8, bill to To require a background check for every firearm sale :: 01/11/2019
This week, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) introduced HR8. According to the title, the bill is "To require a background check for every firearm sale." The bill does that--and a great deal more.
To prevent shooting tragedies, many state, local governments across U.S. debate arming teachers :: 01/11/2019
Nearly a year after a shooting massacre at a Florida high school, state and local governments across the country are still wrestling over the idea of arming teachers to protect students.
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