PA Bill Number: SB262
Title: In actions, proceedings and other matters generally, providing for extreme risk protection orders.
Description: In actions, proceedings and other matters generally, providing for extreme risk protection orders. ...
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: Feb 20, 2025
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Man gets 10 years for Pennsylvania-to-New York gun running :: 12/14/2016
PITTSBURGH — A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for paying people to buy guns in Pennsylvania that were smuggled to New York City and sold on the street.
The other side of the new West Virginia gun law :: 12/14/2016
West Virginia’s new law allowing concealed carry of firearms without a permit drew a lot of heat during last year’s legislative session, and that has rekindled during the past few weeks.
Why Do Progressives Oppose Self-Defense? :: 12/14/2016
Recently in Malibu, a suburb of Los Angeles, 10 alpacas were killed by a mountain lion, and two more were injured. Accounts vary, but either one alpaca was partially eaten, or none were. The predator jumped an electrified fence that the owner had installed. The owner obtained a temporary license to kill the mountain lion and contacted a hunter.
Gun control stalwart lawmaker Chaka Fattah gets 10 years for racketeering :: 12/13/2016
Former U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, the 11-term Pennsylvania congressman and longtime advocate for more gun regulation, was sentenced Monday on a host of bribery charges.
Gun Control Thriller 'Miss Sloane' Has One of the Worst Opening Weekends Ever :: 12/13/2016
Miss Sloane, the gun control thriller starring Jessica Chastain, over the weekend posted one of the worst performances of the past 35 years for a movie in wide release.
Hanover School District 28 in eastern El Paso County to vote on arming teachers :: 12/13/2016
On Wednesday, the fourth anniversary of the shooting that killed 20 children and six employees at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Hanover School District 28's board will decide whether to arm teachers and other staff at school.
New Alliance Of Gun Control Lawyers Is Already, Predictably, Lying. :: 12/13/2016
There’s a new coalition of high-priced liberal law firms who have decided to dedicate their energy to attacking the Second Amendment. That’s not surprising. What is surprising is how easily they lie about existing gun laws, as a conversation between NPR’s Ailsa Chang and attorney Michael Schissel makes very obvious.
PA Senator Betrays the Constitution: Bob Casey calls for renewed efforts on gun legislation next year :: 12/13/2016
Sen. Bob Casey talks about gun legislation during an appearance Monday in Allentown.
Unexplained link between crime victimization, gun ownership :: 12/13/2016
Gallup analysts said Monday they can’t explain the “statistically significant” relationship between crime victimization and gun ownership found while studying 16 years of survey results.
Why the founding fathers gave too much power to the supreme court :: 12/13/2016
President-elect Trump promises to appoint a hard-right conservative to the U.S. Supreme Court, dashing progressive hopes for a liberal court in the foreseeable future. And he may well be appointing at least one other justice.
2016 was a deadly year for cops - and BLM may be to blame :: 12/12/2016
Blue lives matter — now as much as ever.
Anti-Gunners: Trace reports eighty-four percent of mass shootings not in 'gun-free zones' :: 12/12/2016
It’s an article of faith among advocates of gun control that ordinary Americans cannot prevent a mass shooting or stop one soon enough to save lives. Added to this is the attempt to make gun-free zones sound as though they do not create a particular risk for people inside them.
ATF ILLEGALLY Stockpiling Gun Owners' Personal Data: Judge Blasts Obama Admin for 'Reprehensible Lawless' :: 12/12/2016
“It shouldn’t surprise us, its reprehensible, it violates federal law, it violates Supreme Court opinion, it violates our natural right to self defense which is protected by the Second Amendment.”
Hollywood: 'Miss Sloane' Spins Astroturfer as Underdog Opponent of Ruthless Gun Lobby :: 12/12/2016
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- We didn’t want the film being adopted by one side or the other of the argument, because it isn’t a polemic. … I don’t think — the film is not political in its intent,” John Madden, the British director of “Miss Sloane” tells The Washington Post about his “gun control” lobbyist story.
Jeff Sessions can put the Justice Department back on track :: 12/12/2016
Americans spoke resoundingly last month that they want our country to chart a new course. A newly-elected president’s first decisions are typically his Cabinet choices, and President-elect Trump is already charting that new course.
Moms Demand Founder: We're Not Anti-Gun But We Oppose Law-abiding Citizens Carrying Nationally :: 12/12/2016
Shannon Watts was expressing her group’s opposition to the national reciprocity for concealed carry legislation that Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) plans to introduce once Donald Trump is inaugurated. That legislation will make the concealed carry license of any state valid in every state, thereby opening the door for a permit holder to have his or her gun with them for self-defense in more places.
CDC Reports More Heroin Deaths Than Gun Homicides in America :: 12/10/2016
“The epidemic of deaths involving opioids continues to worsen,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden in a statement.
CPRC: The New York Times as a Fake News Site: Again cites false information from the Violence Policy Center :: 12/10/2016
Once again the New York Times is citing bogus data from the Violence Policy Center.
John Glenn's Heroic Legacy Dimmed by Support for 'Gun Control' :: 12/10/2016
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- John Glenn has passed away at the age of 95. The Marine pilot, astronaut and senator died Thursday afternoon at Wexler Medical Center in Columbus, OH, surrounded by family.
Math errors in the Washington Post Evaluation of Trump's claim: "murder rate has experienced its largest increase in 45 years" :: 12/10/2016
“On crime, the murder rate has experienced its largest increase in 45 years,” Trump told the crowd. “We are going to support the incredible men and women of law enforcement, and we are going to bring this terrible crime wave to an end. Highest in 45 years, the murder rate.” . . .
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