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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Arkansas Senator Claims 'God Doesn't Approve' of the Second Amendment :: 04/10/2017
A recent article in Freedom Outpost looked at Arkansas State Senator Stephanie Flowers’ rant at her fellow legislators. The focus of her wrath was to gin up support for proposed Senate Bill 724. The bill seeks to exempt college sports stadiums, teaching hospitals, and day cares from having to allow guns inside their facilities.
China: In gun-taboo China, tourism to U.S. firing ranges grows :: 04/10/2017
BEIJING — Dickson Wong, a marksman with a deep interest in firearms, arranges tours for groups of other Chinese gun enthusiasts to travel to DeSoto County, Fla., so they can shoot at firing ranges.
Gorsuch Could Immediately Provide Pivotal Vote On Major Gun Rights Case :: 04/10/2017
49-year-old Neil Gorsuch has been sworn in as the newest Justice on the United States Supreme Court today, and will almost immediately have an impact on the Second Amendment rights of American citizens, with two gun rights cases among those Justices will discuss in conference next week.
Guns Are Bullies! Facebook Comment of the Day :: 04/10/2017
It’s been a while since I’ve trolled the comments underneath the antis’ Facebook posts — to expose the strange and not wonderful ideas espoused by the civilian disarmament industrial complex. Here’s a fresh example under a post by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America:
West Virginia Congressman Introduces Important Pro-Gun Legislation :: 04/08/2017
On Thursday, Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-WV) introduced the “Protecting the Second Amendment Act,” H.R. 1976. This legislation would amend the Gun Control Act (GCA) to permanently prohibit executive actions like the Southwestern Border states’ rifle sales reporting initiative launched under the Obama administration.
Gorsuch confirmed to Supreme Court :: 04/07/2017
The Senate confirmed Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court on Friday, filling the critical ninth seat that has been vacant for over a year and capping a tumultuous debate that saw Republicans overhaul the way the chamber operates in order to overcome what they described as an unprecedented Democratic filibuster.
Oklahoma governor signs bill to allow veterans to carry handguns :: 04/07/2017
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill Thursday that will allow people as young as 18 who have served in the military to obtain a handgun license, according to the Associated Press.
Constitutional Carry: South Carolina House passes bill granting carry of handguns without a permit :: 04/06/2017
COLUMBIA — The South Carolina House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow residents to carry a gun, openly or concealed, without getting a weapons permit.
Gorsuch hysteria on the left: Here's the real reason why Democrats have been so partisan about Trump's pick :: 04/06/2017
Some ask why Democrats are filibustering Judge Gorsuch, who has received accolades from even some of the most partisan, liberal lawyers. But a clash is inevitable — if not over this Supreme Court nominee, then surely over the next. Democrats are about to launch the first, partisan filibuster of a Supreme Court nominee, forcing an end to Senate rules that have helped foster centuries of bipartisanship.
Gun seizure bill reminds Nevada legislator of Tom Cruise movie :: 04/06/2017
CARSON CITY — It may be easier to keep firearms out of the hands of people in Nevada who are considered to be a risk to themselves or their family members.
Leaving threatened women defenseless-Virginia concealed carry for battered women blocked by governor :: 04/06/2017
Protection orders are pieces of paper that can only do so much to keep women safe from violent men. But at the end of March, Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe vetoed a bill that would temporarily allow domestic violence victims to temporarily carry a permitted concealed handgun for 45 days without a permit. This is length of time it can take to process a permit application.
The Fallacy Of One-Gun-A-Month Laws :: 04/06/2017
On the same day that Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe vetoed legislation that would have helped protect women who had been issued a protective order, McAuliffe also used an amendatory veto to send Senate Bill 1023 back to the General Assembly in the form of a “one-handgun-a-month” bill. And despite no proof that any such law has ever helped decrease violent crime anywhere, some in the media quickly rallied behind McAuliffe’s proposal.
Effort to roll back campus concealed carry law fails in Kansas House :: 04/05/2017
An attempt by House Democrats to roll back a law allowing concealed firearms on college campuses was derailed Tuesday as moderate Republicans sided with conservatives to keep a debate from the House floor.
Gun control groups: 5 things we hate about silencers :: 04/05/2017
A pair of national gun control organizations this week released a set of fact sheets addressing concerns they have with potential suppressor deregulation via the Hearing Protection Act.
Liberty's Case for the 2nd Amendment :: 04/05/2017
The 2nd Amendment is perhaps the most contested portion of our constitution today. Even among the astoundingly divisive platforms of conservatives and liberals, no statute possesses such a stunningly dichotomous interpretation as does the right to bear arms. And while I am neither academically acquainted with constitutional law, nor do I possess a Juris Doctor, I will attempt to lend a libertarian perspective as to its importance and necessity.
Pennsylvania lawmaker proposes 'no fly, no buy' gun legislation :: 04/05/2017
A Pennsylvania lawmaker has proposed legislation that would prohibit people on the FBI’s terrorist watch list, including the no-fly list, from possessing or purchasing guns in the state.
The Anatomy Of Corruption: Dissecting the Seizure And Return Of 500 Guns and 100,000 Rounds Of Ammunition To Resident :: 04/05/2017
The false-positive results surrounding a California law reached the culmination of political insanity, as the court ordered all firearms and ammunition to be handed back to the family of the owner in December of last year. However, that is just part of the narrative that turned into a nightmare for one California man.
California man who had 541 guns seized by DOJ gets them all returned to his family :: 04/04/2017
A California FFL holder whose extensive firearm collection was seized in dramatic fashion had to fight Kamala Harris’ Department of Justice for two years to get them back.
Despite ban, Baltimore police recover more guns with high-capacity mags :: 04/04/2017
Baltimore police confiscated more guns with high-capacity magazines in 2016 than any period of time during the last seven years, despite a four-year-old Maryland ban on the magazines’ sale and manufacture.
Firearms technology and the original meaning of the Second Amendment :: 04/04/2017
Gun-control advocates often argue that gun-control laws must be more restrictive than the original meaning of the Second Amendment would allow, because modern firearms are so different from the firearms of the late 18th century. This argument is based on ignorance of the history of firearms. It is true that in 1791 the most common firearms were handguns or long guns that had to be reloaded after every shot. But it is not true that repeating arms, which can fire multiple times without reloading, were unimagined in 1791. To the contrary, repeating arms long predate the 1606 founding of the first English colony in America. As of 1791, repeating arms were available but expensive.
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