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. ...
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: Feb 12, 2025
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Constitutional Carry: Alabama Senate votes to allow concealed carry without permit :: 04/18/2017
Alabama could join 11 other states that allow people to carry a concealed handgun in public without getting a special permit.
Eliminating DC's Handgun Ban Had No Effect On Homicides :: 04/18/2017
Eliminating the District of Columbia’s comprehensive handgun ban had almost no effect on homicides committed with or without such firearms in the nation’s capital, according to an analysis by The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative Group.
Stand Your Ground Benefits The Vulnerable In Society :: 04/18/2017
When Florida adopted a Stand Your Ground law in 2005, it not only protected law-abiding citizens’ right to self-defense, but also birthed a movement that began sweeping the country state by state. Steadily, states throughout the South and Midwest—including the upper Midwest—began instituting laws that erased any requirement that a law-abiding citizen retreat or even try to retreat when threatened with lethal force.
25 years after LA Riots: Korean gun store manager speaks :: 04/17/2017
Former gun store manager David Joo talks about the day in 1992 when he and other local business owners stuck to their guns to defend Koreatown from looters during the LA Riots.
Anti-Gunners: Federal concealed carry reciprocity is wrong for Pennsylvania and the country :: 04/17/2017
I was heartened to hear U.S. Rep. Charles Dent, R-Allentown, say he believes in the Second Amendment at his recent Lehigh Valley town hall.
Chris Christie commutes sentence of Marine facing prison on gun charge :: 04/17/2017
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Friday commuted the sentence of a Marine facing three years in state prison after being caught up by the Garden State’s gun laws.
Constitutional Carry: South Carolina governor supports permitless carry measure :: 04/17/2017
Republican Gov. Henry McMaster signaled last week that if given a chance he would sign a measure to bring lawful carry of handguns in South Carolina without a license.
Media fails when it puts advocacy before facts :: 04/17/2017
As time goes by, it is increasingly difficult not to remember a friend's rejoinder to my question about whether he ever missed the news business after leaving his job as a reporter with a prestigious news organization to take a job in government.
Straw purchaser with 4 felony gun charges will not get jail time :: 04/17/2017
A Chicago-area woman arrested last year for her role in illegally selling guns to prohibited buyers, some with gang affiliations, was sentenced to probation and community service last week.
Will Good Ol' American Gun Nuts Let These People Stand Their Ground? :: 04/17/2017
When I ask Carrie Lightfoot to describe the most utopian and expansive version of the America she’s working towards, this is what she says: Obviously there’d be less crime, because criminals are lazy, and if all women had guns they would no longer be considered prey.
Supreme Court to consider a gun case that could expand the Second Amendment :: 04/16/2017
The U.S. Supreme Court, including the newly confirmed conservative Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, will soon conference to discuss a gun-rights case from California that has the potential to expand the Second Amendment.
5 reasons to support National Reciprocity :: 04/15/2017
1. Exercising a right shouldn’t be contingent upon what state you’re in.
Pennsylvania Attorney General: 'We Should Not Tolerate' Gun Violence :: 04/15/2017
Ten-year-old Faheem Thomas-Childs was on his way to school in 2004 when a drug deal went wrong. The little boy was caught in the crossfire and shot in the face. He held on for five days but eventually died. Some 2,000 people attended his funeral. For a short time, Thomas-Childs became a symbol for what needed fixing in Philadelphia, but ultimately nothing changed.
Bipartisan coalition in Congress presses for $75 million NICS investment :: 04/14/2017
A bipartisan coalition of congressional lawmakers pushed for a $75 million investment into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System in a letter last week.
Bloomberg Reemerges to Shower Cash on Antigun Causes :: 04/14/2017
In 2014, Billionaire Michael Bloomberg pledged $50 million to “take on the NRA.”
Constitutional Carry: South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster supports bill that would grant carry of handguns without a permit :: 04/14/2017
COLUMBIA — Gov. Henry McMaster said Friday he would sign a law granting open, permit-less carry of weapons if it passes the General Assembly.
Millions of Americans risk hearing loss from jobs and guns :: 04/14/2017
(Reuters Health) - Many people are exposed to dangerously loud sounds at work and at play, and most of them don't wear ear plugs or take other steps to prevent hearing loss, a recent U.S. study suggests.
Results of a Right to Know Law Request to the PA Game Commission Regarding Their Survey of Hunters and Semi-automatics for Big Game Hunting :: 04/14/2017
Recently, after I blogged about the list of approved animals to hunt with a semi-automatic in PA, I submitted a Right to Know Law request to the PA Game Commission.
SoCal cops could be breaking federal law by buying and selling crime scene guns :: 04/14/2017
Law enforcement officers in Southern California could be breaking federal firearms laws by buying guns recovered at crime scenes and re-selling them without a license.
Stereotypes and Realities of Guns on Campus- What were you thinking? :: 04/14/2017
Should we allow guns on campus? My initial reaction to the question is the same as yours. Are students responsible enough to defend themselves? Why would we want a gun on campus? On second thought, we call a guy with a gun every time there is a problem, on campus or off. We often forget that fact. That highlights the real issue here. The real problem is with our inaccurate imagination. We have an idealized view of campus life, and a stereotypical view of students. Let’s add a dose of reality before we answer.
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