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: Removed from table
Last Action Date: Feb 5, 2025
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What Happens to the Second Amendment If the Senate Turns Blue? :: 09/05/2018
On November 6, 35 seats in the U.S. Senate will be up for grabs. The United Nations’ Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) that was signed by the United States in 2013 awaits only the ratification by the Senate in order for its many gun-grabbing provisions to be enforced in every household in the United States.
A Second Look at a Controversial Study About Defensive Gun Use :: 09/04/2018
In April, criminologist Gary Kleck reported that he had uncovered evidence supporting his contention that Americans use firearms in self defense over 2 million a times a year. The survey he discovered had not been previously analyzed, but he reported that it matched what he found in the 1993 survey he conducted with Marc Gertz and published in 1995, known as the National Self-Defense Survey (NSDS).
A Second Look at a Controversial Study About Defensive Gun Use :: 09/04/2018
Criminologist Gary Kleck revises his paper on the incidence of the use of firearms for self-protection.
Mass Shootings in America: Anatomy of a Hyped Statistic :: 09/04/2018
Three years ago, which means it was before the mass murders at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs -- but after Sandy Hook Elementary and Fort Hood -- a University of Alabama professor sought to answer a chilling public policy question: Do countries other than the U.S. experience anything approaching America’s mayhem at the hands of shooters who randomly slaughter people in public places?
Nancy Pelosi tells Democrats to be ready to have House majority :: 09/04/2018
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats on Tuesday to prepare for the possibility of taking control of the chamber.
Study: Gun owners more politically active :: 09/04/2018
A new study concludes gun owners remain one of the most politically active voting blocks in America. Political science researchers from the University of Kansas said this week gun owners vote more often, donate more often and contact their elected representatives more often, resulting in federal and state gun policies skewed away from the majority’s preference for more restrictions.
DRGO: Gun-Friendly Health Care at 2ADoc.com :: 09/03/2018
Have you ever been frustrated (or outraged) by your physician’s invasive questions about your firearms? Have you ever hemmed and hawed trying to explain to a physician what your health needs are WITHOUT mentioning your firearms? Ever feel like you should have your blood lead level checked without explaining why?
New Mexico Terrorist Camp's Target Identified :: 09/03/2018
The terrorist camp in New Mexico seems to have mostly dropped off the media’s radar, as Islamic extremists training to slaughter Americans from within our borders isn’t particularly newsworthy to them. They reported it, but then seemed uninterested in following up on the story where a radical Muslim was training children to carry out a mass shooting in the name of Islam. Thwarted plans aren’t as interesting as those that get carried out, apparently.
The Idea That American Gun Manufacturers Block Gun Control Is a Myth :: 09/03/2018
Amid the seemingly continuous, ever-unchanging gun debate in the United States, anti-gun activists have set their sights on large American gun manufacturers such as Smith & Wesson, Remington, and Ruger. To them, it seems that the only thing blocking new firearms prohibitions is the evil, huge, money-grubbing American gun manufacturers, which supposedly prop up the National Rifle Association (NRA).
Who Condemns Celebrity Violence, and Who Benefits from It? :: 09/03/2018
These places sound too familiar; Columbine, Aurora, Sandy Hook, Orlando, Las Vegas, Parkland, Santa Fe. Each place saw a murder, but not just any kind. These were mass murders, and the bitter fruit born from our age of celebrity. Kids..and some adults.. murdered to become famous.
Gun-free zones safety questioned :: 09/02/2018
In the wake of another mass shooting in a place that was to be a gun-free zone, some gun rights advocates want either armed security provided, or to let people conceal carry so they can protect themselves.
How Louisiana Stood Up to the Anti-Gun Corporate Elite :: 09/02/2018
The state of Louisiana recently held some members of the corporate social police accountable for discriminating against law-abiding Americans.
Why Gun Rights Advocates Can't Afford To Give Any Ground :: 09/02/2018
Gun control supports keep complaining that the pro-Second Amendment side isn’t interested in compromise. They claim they don’t want to take away all of our guns, despite knowing damn good and well that at least some of them do.
Martinez's Pro-2nd Amendment Stance Isn't 'Controversial,' It's Patriotic :: 09/01/2018
Although a bit crudely, perhaps, the MLB superstar J.D. Martinez was merely embracing the Founding Fathers’ position on an armed citizenry.
Over 160 Democrats Sign Letter Opposing Federal Funds to Arm Teachers for Self-Defense :: 09/01/2018
Over 160 Democrats signed a letter to Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos opposing plans to use federal funding to arm public school teachers for self-defense.
Study claiming US is home of one-third of mass-shooters worldwide debunked; figure less than 1.5 percent :: 09/01/2018
A widely-popularized study adopted by the Obama administration claiming the U.S. has by far the most mass public shooters in the world has been criticized and dismissed by new research.
Supergirl to Continue 'Progressive' Agenda on Immigration and Guns :: 09/01/2018
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- “'Supergirl' to Revisit Gun Control Debate in Season 4,” Comicbook.com reported Tuesday. They were reporting on a BamSmackPow interview at last month’s Comic-Con with actress Chyler Lee, who plays the Girl of Steel’s adoptive sister and new head of the government’s top secret Department of Extraterrestrial Operations.
America doesn't actually lead the world in mass shootings :: 08/31/2018
The claim that the US has by far the most mass public shootings in the world drives much of the gun-control debate. Many argue that America’s high rate of gun possession explains the high rate of mass shootings.
MSNBC anchors Ruhle, Velshi: Voters 'selfishly' expect Second Amendment rights to 'stay the same' :: 08/31/2018
The hosts of “MSNBC Live” told viewers on Thursday that President Trump’s support continues to be strong due to an abundance of “selfish” Second Amendment supporters.
Oregon retailers can't bar gun sales based on age, BOLI suggests :: 08/31/2018
The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries issued a memo this week suggesting that it is illegal for retailers to restrict gun and ammunition sales based on the buyers age.
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