PA Bill Number: HB809
Title: Further providing for definitions and for prohibited acts and penalties; and providing for syringe service programs authorized.
Description: Further providing for definitions and for prohibited acts and penalties; and providing for syringe service programs authorized. ...
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: Mar 5, 2025
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Why Can't We Simply Carry? :: 05/28/2015
The so-called “mainstream” media likes to spin a scary narrative of lawlessness, even of anarchy, when “permitless carry” (sometimes called “constitutional carry”) is brought before a state legislature. When the media does this, whether through ignorance or bias, they’re simply ignoring the facts. For example, Vermont, which has long had permitless carry, has also long had one of the lowest violent crime rates in the nation.
Bill to allow concealed handguns at colleges gets big boost :: 05/27/2015
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas took a giant step closer to allowing concealed handguns in college classrooms late Tuesday, with House lawmakers giving their preliminary approval to a so-called "campus carry" measure, barely beating a midnight deadline.
Chicago: 12 Killed, 'At Least' 43 Wounded In Memorial Day Weekend Shootings :: 05/27/2015
Over the Memorial Day Weekend in heavily gun controlled Chicago, 12 persons were killed and “at least” 43 were wounded in shootings across the city.
Cuomo announces $13 million in grants to fight gun violence :: 05/27/2015
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced a round of anti-gun funding grants to agencies and departments across the state, some already controversial for their gun control tactics.
Guns Save Lives, But Big Media Doesn't Like To Tell The Tale :: 05/27/2015
Did you see the story about the Uber driver who shot a man in Chicago’s Logan Square on a Friday evening, April 17. The story blipped across newspapers and TV screens on Monday, but little has been heard about it since. The unidentified driver of an Uber rideshare car was parked when he saw a young man across the street open fire on a group of pedestrians. The Uber driver jumped from his car and fired at the attacker, hitting him in the legs and back. No one else was injured.
Liberals bully US Marine vet to stop him from opening legal gun store in Arlington :: 05/27/2015
Marine veteran James Gates is learning the hard way that the Second Amendment is an unwelcome American tradition in the overwhelmingly liberal neighborhood of Arlington, Va.
PA-Anti-Gun State Sen. Matt Smith resigning to become Chamber president :: 05/27/2015
State Sen. Matt Smith will leave office next month to help lead the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, officials announced Wednesday.
The Unjust Law That Led to Freddie Gray's Death :: 05/27/2015
One charge was conspicuously absent from the indictments that a Baltimore grand jury issued last Thursday in connection with the death of Freddie Gray from injuries he suffered in police custody. The three cops who arrested Gray—Lt. Brian Rice, plus Officers Garrett Miller and Edward Nero—are no longer charged with false imprisonment.
Who will get blamed, penalized for Chicago, Baltimore bloodbaths? :: 05/27/2015
Gun prohibitionists looking to make a difference ought to converge on Chicago or Baltimore, two cities that racked up quite a body count over the Memorial Day weekend, with the latter producing the worst carnage for one month in more than 15 years, according to WJZ, the local CBS affiliate. They could personally disarm the criminals.
Australia: Can you really print a gun at home? :: 05/26/2015
How authorities monitor the spread of unauthorised weapons has become more complicated as technology enables new manufacturing methods.
Dudley Brown's (NAGR) political bullying harms gun rights in Colorado :: 05/26/2015
We at the Independence Institute take on bullies. It’s what we do. Bullies like to use the coercive power of government to take away individual choices, like teachers’ unions work to limit educational choice.
FBI now claims its stingray NDA means the opposite of what it says :: 05/26/2015
The FBI has released a statement regarding the use of stingrays, which apparently claims the opposite of what its nondisclosure agreement (NDA) with local law enforcement actually says.
Fewer legal weapons in the Netherlands, one in 82 own a gun :: 05/26/2015
The number of legal firearms in the Netherlands fell by some 4,000 to 205,347 by the end of 2014, according to police figures.
Warrantless Searches and Privacy Concerns: County sheriff has used stingray over 300 times with no warrant :: 05/26/2015
The sheriff in San Bernardino County—east of Los Angeles County—has deployed a stingray hundreds of times without a warrant, and under questionable judicial authority.
Anti-Gun Soapbox: Richard Martinez: Public Gun Crimes 'Don't Happen In Other Countries' :: 05/25/2015
On the one year anniversary of Elliot Rodger’s May 23 Santa Barbara attack, Richard Martinez said he will continue to push gun control in the United States because attacks like Rodger’s “don’t happen in other countries.”
Gun rights issue overheard in doctor's office :: 05/25/2015
Judge Andrew Napolitano, senior legal analyst for Fox News, stated last week that Rand Paul is the only announced candidate for the White House in 2016 who faithfully adheres to the U.S. Constitution. Part of that adherence is the support for unfettered gun rights for the people, as delineated by the Second Amendment to the Constitution.
Hey, let's create a national database of gun owners! :: 05/25/2015
There’s one refrain which the Democrat choir always breaks out whenever they propose new gun restrictions: Oh, we’re not trying to establish some national registry of gun owners. Perish the thought!
Lawmakers OK bill offering fines for posting 'no guns' signs :: 05/25/2015
AUSTIN, TX -- The Texas Legislature has approved fines for governmental entities that post signs prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns in areas where licensed Texans are allowed to carry them.
One Year in the Aftermath of the Isla Vista Mass Murder :: 05/25/2015
“We don’t short sell the presence of evil in this world,” Pastor David Guzik said in his Sunday message following the May 2014 murderous rampage of a disturbed Elliot Rodger, in which he ripped through the community of Isla Vista, California, killing six and wounding several others.
PA - After A Controversy, Memorial Day Ceremony Takes Place With No Problems :: 05/25/2015
Stroudsburg, Monroe County - Guns were fired on Sunday on Courthouse Square in Stroudsburg on Sunday as part of a 21-gun salute to help celebrate Memorial Day weekend.
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