PA Bill Number: HB568
Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for gun violence task forces.
Description: In firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for gun violence task forces. ...
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Last Action Date: Feb 12, 2025
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Poll Shocker: "Overwhelming" Support for More Background Checks is Actually Rather Underwhelming :: 07/28/2017
Lacking evidence that gun control restrictions reduce crime or enhance public safety, proponents of such measures seek to justify them by misleading messages, misciting statistics, or pointing to a “groundswell” of popular support, alleging that an overwhelming majority of the general public/gun owners/NRA members/Green Party voters support whatever new restriction it is that’s being proposed.
Report: ATF discloses inspection for store where Orlando shooter bought guns :: 07/28/2017
The federal government disclosed the official inspection report for the store where the Orlando shooter bought his guns before the June 12, 2016 massacre at Pulse nightclub.
Two mayors, champions of gun control, indicted on corruption charges :: 07/28/2017
Two Pennsylvania city leaders — a current and former member of gun control group Mayors Against Illegal Guns — have been charged with violations of federal public corruption laws.
A huge week for guns: A federal circuit court has done what the Supreme Court would not :: 07/27/2017
Can government deny Americans one of our most important rights, specifically protected by the Constitution’s Bill of Rights, unless we can prove that we really, really need and deserve it? Thankfully, a federal appeals court has ruled in favor of our rights and against government overreach.
Bill would expand antique firearms definitions nationwide :: 07/27/2017
A Senate measure would change the federal definition of an antique firearm from one made before 1899 to one that is 100 years old.
Keeping Up The Pressure :: 07/27/2017
It’s an encouraging sign of progress that when it comes to the issue of firearms in America, the pro-freedom viewpoint establishes the terms of the debate.
Anti-Gunners: Everytown says canceled Jamey Johnson concert a win for gun control :: 07/26/2017
While the country artist himself isn’t talking, the fracas over security at a venue in that lead to a scratched concert has drawn acclaim from advocates in favor of stronger gun laws.
England: Brits Vs. Guns :: 07/26/2017
Will a society that has long turned its back on armed self-defense ever be able to find its way back? For a while after Sept. 11, 2001, a hideous question would flit uninvited across the back of my mind. “If they can do that,” I would wonder, “what can’t they do?”
Firearm industry reacts to high-profile 'smart gun' hack :: 07/26/2017
In the wake of a recent article highlighting several recently exposed security shortcomings in the German Armatix iP1 pistol, the trade organization for the firearms industry weighed in.
GOP senator caught blasting Trump, mocking lawmaker for duel challenge :: 07/26/2017
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine took some heat Tuesday when a hot mic captured her tearing into President Trump and basting a fellow lawmaker for challenging her to a duel.
Group seeks criminal charges against 'animal terrorism' that led to suicide of Spanish huntress :: 07/26/2017
A Spanish hunting organization is pushing for criminal charges against the “animal terrorism” that drove huntress and social media celeb Melania Capitan to suicide, according to reports.
Another Gun-Control Fantasy Just to Make US Feel Better :: 07/25/2017
I remember watching Disney as a child. As an adult I find reality far more interesting and entertaining than fantasy. Not everyone feels that way. Today, lots of us ask for 144 character solutions. That is too bad. These faux answers might sooth our conscience, but they seldom work out well. For example, this week I read some crime reports where we disarmed the victims rather than the bad guys.
Appeals court blocks enforcement of District's strict concealed-carry law :: 07/25/2017
A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked the District from enforcing strict limits on carrying concealed firearms in public, restrictions that police officials have said are necessary to promote public safety in the nation’s capital.
Fewer shootings, but more murders in Chicago as top cop calls for more gun laws :: 07/25/2017
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Monday said his department has recovered more than 5,000 firearms from city streets so far this year, yet the number of homicides has outpaced a historically violent 2016.
NYT Readers Get Upset When a Black Woman Gets a Gun :: 07/25/2017
Antonia Okafor is a black graduate student who carries a gun for self-defense and some of the New York Times readership is extremely bothered by it.
A 'Locked' Smart Gun Can Be Fired By Anyone With $15 Worth of Magnets :: 07/24/2017
For gun control advocates, a "smart" gun that only its owner can fire has promised an elusive ideal: If your phone or PC can remain locked until you prove your identity, why not your lethal weapon? Now, for the first time, a skilled hacker has taken a deep look into the security mechanisms of one leading example of those authenticated firearms. He's found that if smart guns are going to become a reality, they'll need to be smarter than this one.
Concealed Carry Permits Increasing - Good for America :: 07/24/2017
The great arming is underway, and that’s a very good thing for our nation, for our culture, and for the relationship between citizen and state.
DRGO: PTSD, VA & SSA Don't Play Well with 2A :: 07/24/2017
When I joined the army in 2005 as an 18 year old , I had no idea what lay in my future. I had written my high school thesis on the Army’s new implementation of helicopters delivering troops to the battlefield in the Ia Drang Valley during the Vietnam War. In Mel Gibson’s film, We Were Soldiers, and through the research I conducted, I learned of the camaraderie only found in the infantry. That is a huge reason why I decided to join the infantry, despite being offered other jobs.
Study: Political gap between gun owners and non-owners grows with every election :: 07/24/2017
The divide between voting preferences of Americans who own guns and those who do not quadrupled between 1976 and 2012, according to a study published this month in Social Science Quarterly.
In Chicago, women worried about violence join gun club :: 07/23/2017
OAK FOREST (UNITED STATES) (AFP) - Her hands slowed by rheumatoid arthritis, 71-year-old Marietta Crowder stands in front of her paper target, steadies her gun and pulls the trigger. Shots are fired in quick succession.
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