PA Bill Number: HB538
Title: In sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking education, prevention and response at institutions of higher education and ...
Description: In sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking education, prevention and response at institutions of higher education and .. ...
Last Action: Referred to EDUCATION
Last Action Date: Feb 10, 2025
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Bipartisan Bump Stock Bill (HR 3999) Would Actually Ban All Semi-Automatic Rifles :: 10/13/2017
A new congressional proposal to ban bump stocks in the wake of the Las Vegas mass shooting would actually ban all semi-automatic rifles and parts.
House Dems propose bills to stop online ammo sales, ban mags :: 10/13/2017
House Democrats have introduced a number of new gun control measures in the wake of a deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas.
Study Finds That Background-Check Laws in WA and CO Did Nothing :: 10/13/2017
In the Guardian, Lois Beckett highlights a new study that has found that background-check laws in Washington and Colorado have “had little measurable effect”:
Anti-Gunners: Lawmakers who don't vote for gun control 'should quit' :: 10/12/2017
Mark Kelly sounded off about the response to the Las Vegas massacre on Monday, arguing lawmakers who don’t think new gun control laws could help solve America’s gun violence problem should find a new line of work.
Article V Con-Con Proponents Want to 'Clarify' the Second Amendment :: 10/12/2017
When Congress passed the Sedition Act in 1798, limiting freedom of speech and freedom of the press, Congressman Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina was dumbfounded, asking how could they have so ignored the clear wording of the First Amendment. The First Amendment clearly stated that Congress was forbidden to make any law abridging either freedom of speech or freedom of the press. Yet, only seven years after the First Amendment was ratified, Congress did just that.
Fmr. Obama Senior Adviser Calls for Gun Confiscation 'Similar to the One Australia Instituted' :: 10/12/2017
Dan Pfeiffer, a former senior adviser to President Barack Obama, called for the United States to implement an Australian-style gun confiscation program in an article published Wednesday.
Guns and Violence -- A Bullet Point Reality Check :: 10/12/2017
In the tragic wake of our nation’s most recent sociopathic mass murder, there is a natural instinct in all of us to seek preventive measures to end such attacks. The uncomfortable truth is, however, that there are no measures to preclude the manifestations of evil.
Ohio police group opposes concealed carry notification bill :: 10/12/2017
A prominent Ohio police group has come out against a proposal that would lessen the penalties for concealed carry permit holders who do not inform police officers that they are carrying when lawfully detained.
Yes, Gun Control Advocates Do Want To Take Our Guns -- Just Listen To Them :: 10/12/2017
Almost immediately after the Las Vegas shooting came the calls for "common sense" gun control. The quest almost always begins with a reassurance that "no one wants to take away your guns."
Anti-Gunners: Gun reform gets attention in the wake of mass shootings, but advocates say citizens should always keep an eye on local and federal firearm legislation :: 10/11/2017
“We cannot give in and sit back complacently, or else nothing will be done.” More than one week ago, more than 2,000 miles from Pittsburgh, 58 people were killed and another 500 were injured in a mass shooting in Las Vegas.
Chicago Cops Can't Stop Illegal Gun Sale :: 10/11/2017
Illegal guns get into Chicago through lone dealers, not large trafficking organizations, and that makes any legislative action taken to stop the flow totally impractical, according to Chicago police.
Facebook Pulls Ad for Country Singer Dustin Collins' Pro-Second Amendment Song :: 10/11/2017
Dustin Collins’ attempt to boost his pro-Second Amendment song “Cold Dead Hands” amid Democrats’ gun control push following the Las Vegas shooting attack quickly met a Facebook shutdown.
No, the Las Vegas attack wasn't a 'new normal' :: 10/11/2017
What makes Sunday night’s mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival especially stunning is that, unlike the recent deadly storms striking Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, this threat came without warning, not even to the gunman’s own brother.
Rasmussen: Voters Skeptical of Politicians Who Raise Gun Issues :: 10/11/2017
Watch out Senators Dianne Feinstein and Charles Schumer; according to a new Rasmussen survey, 74 percent of likely U.S. voters think politicians raise the gun issue to get elected.
Spokane Police will add suppressors to rifles, citing concerns about hearing damage :: 10/11/2017
Rifles carried by Spokane police on patrol will soon be equipped with suppressors, a move the department says will protect officers and civilians from hearing damage.
Ten House Republicans join bipartisan bump stock ban :: 10/11/2017
House GOP members on Tuesday unveiled their own version of a ban on bump fire stocks, joining with a like number of lawmakers from across the aisle to enact prohibitions on the devices.
The Culture War of Gun Control :: 10/11/2017
After Vegas, the gun control memes and myths come out. It doesn't matter how wrong they are, they will echo in the mediasphere and then the talking points will leak into everyday conversations.
The simple truth is that guns help, not hurt, millions of Americans :: 10/11/2017
Words are inadequate to describe the horror of the Las Vegas shooting. There is evil in the world.
After Vegas, do we want solutions? Or just more rhetoric? Opinion By FOAC :: 10/10/2017
Last Monday morning, I, like every other American, awoke to the news of the horror in Las Vegas.
Gov. Wolf calls for statewide ban of 'bump stocks,' gun device tied to Las Vegas massacre :: 10/10/2017
Gov. Tom Wolf seized on a small opening in the gun control debate Tuesday morning to urge the Pennsylvania Legislature to swiftly pass a bill outlawing civilian use or ownership of "bump stocks."
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