PA Bill Number: HB837
Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for limit on handgun purchases; and establishing the Violence Prevention Account.
Description: In firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for limit on handgun purchases; and establishing the Violence Prevention Account. ...
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Last Action Date: Mar 8, 2025
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Can Doctors Put a Dent in Gun Violence? :: 03/20/2015
There are nearly as many guns as there are people in the United States—up to 310 million held by private citizens alone. Even without the Second Amendment, guns aren’t going away. So is it possible, in a country with just as many guns as people, to decrease this kind of violence?
Congress Threatening to Defund Operation Choke Point :: 03/20/2015
Today Idaho Republican Senator Mike Crapo, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, will offer an amendment to the budget bill demanding that Operation Choke Point be defunded.
Dems Now Aim for Broad Ammo Ban :: 03/19/2015
The ATF failed to ban the M855 round; Representative Steve Israel wants to go much much further. Reacting bitterly to the news that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives had yielded in its attempt to ban the M855, one of the most popular rifle rounds in the country, a small group of congressional Democrats yesterday announced plans to destroy the entire American rifle market.
Fake gun shop video raises questions about truth, compliance with laws :: 03/19/2015
A video produced by States United Against Gun Violence purports to show a fake gun shop in New York City appealing to first-time buyers, who are then recorded on a hidden camera as a man behind the counter turns them against making a purchase by telling them how the firearm he hands them was used to take human life.
Johns Hopkins prof wants Obama to push smart guns via exec powers :: 03/19/2015
A Sunday article in The Guardian newspaper could shift gun owner focus away from the current attack on ammunition back to so-called “smart guns,” as a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has reportedly suggested that President Obama could “used his executive powers” to "promote gun safety" with a "lucrative" federal law enforcement order of such firearms serving as “a high profile endorsement” of the technology.
Massad Ayoob on Open Carry: Don't Scare the Horses :: 03/19/2015
Gun guru Massad Ayoob reckons there are very few times when it’s OK to open carry a long gun. “Experts will tell you that handguns are carried holstered, in case they’re needed for a life-threatening emergency, while long guns are traditionally carried only when their immediate use is anticipated,” Mas writes at backwoodshome.com. “For us, that’s hunting, response to an already identified emergency (think “Rodney King riots”), or a target shooting range.” And . . . that’s it. Open carrying a long gun to make a political point about gun rights? Ayoob’s not down with that . . .
Rape Survivor Goes Off on Lawmakers Over Anti-Gun Law: 'Why Can't I Have a Firearm to Protect Myself?!' :: 03/19/2015
A rape survivor made a compelling case in favor of reforming Maryland’s “may issue” concealed carry laws during a Senate committee hearing last week, explaining to lawmakers why women need to be able to defend themselves. “I need you to know this is so incredibly difficult for me, but I feel like if I don’t humanize this, if I don’t make it clear how this legislation actually affects your daughters, your mothers, the women of this state, then it’s all just a bunch of numbers,” Jacqueline Kahn told Maryland lawmakers.
Why Are Anti-Gunners So Vile? - ConcealedNation.org Reads Their Hate Mail :: 03/19/2015
As you may be aware, gunophile and pro-2A sites such as this one are the bêtes noires of those who despise Americans’ firearms freedom. There’s no shortage of keyboard commandos out there who wish disease, death and destruction on those of us who promote the right to keep and bear arms.
Former White House Advisor: Obama Was 'Angry' After Senate Killed Gun Control :: 03/18/2015
Former Senior White House advisor Dan Pfeiffer admits that one of President Obama’s angriest moments in the White House was after the Senate blocked his push for gun control.
Group demonstrates right to carry firearms at Bala Cynwyd Park :: 03/18/2015
Members of two groups supporting the right to carry firearms in parks said Sunday they intend to file a lawsuit against Lower Merion Township and an attorney is demanding criminal charges be brought against township officials, for what they say is a clear violation of state law.
Joe Manchin: The 2nd Amendment is Not My Concealed Carry Permit :: 03/18/2015
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has made no secret of the fact that he’s frustrated with his time in Congress. A recent article at RealClearPolitics reports that the Mountaineer solon and former two-term governor considers the time he’s spent in the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body “the most unproductive years of my working life.”
Gun-rights advocate Kim Stolfer a powerful force in Harrisburg :: 03/17/2015
No one has ever accused Kim Stolfer of bringing a knife to a gunfight.
2 States Pass Bills that Block Federal Gun Control Following Obama's Unconstitutional Threats of Executive Orders :: 03/16/2015
Earlier this week, two states passed bills that would block enforcement of future federal gun control measures. Montana and Arizona passed similar measures to nullify federal gun laws and prohibit state agencies and employees from assisting federal agencies from enforcing unlawful and unconstitutional gun laws. The states are making these moves
Right-to-carry-firearms proponents rally against Lower Merion code :: 03/16/2015
Members of two groups supporting the right to carry firearms in parks said Sunday they intend to file a lawsuit against Lower Merion Township and an attorney is demanding criminal charges be brought against township officials, for what they say is a clear violation of state law.
Two more states introduce Constitutional Carry measures :: 03/16/2015
Lawmakers in Nevada and Missouri are joining the push to bring lawful concealed handgun carry without a permit to their states.
West Virginia Poll on Constitutional Carry :: 03/16/2015
A poll is being run in the statejournal.com, asking the following question:
Why the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Didn't Outlaw Your Ammunition This Week :: 03/16/2015
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms claimed the most popular rifle cartridge in the US was illegal. That was a huge power grab by the Obama administration. That claim required the ATF to reinterpret its long standing rules. And why not.
The Conversation That Made Veteran Cop Change His Views on Concealed Carry: 'They Schooled Me' :: 03/15/2015
Speaking before the Maryland Senate last week, a retired Maryland State Police officer and former commander of the Maryland State Police Licensing Division admitted that he once thought the prospect of many residents having concealed carry permits was “scary.” However, as he educated himself about gun owners, his opinion on concealed carry changed.
Why Michael Bloomberg's latest push for gun control is all wrong :: 03/15/2015
Michael Bloomberg is spending tens of millions of dollars trying to convince state legislatures to support restrictive gun control laws. From television and newspaper ads, to blanketing communities with flyers, to bringing in people from out of state to testify, no effort seems too great. Then again, he is worth of over $36 billion.
A Call to Reason: Why Background Checks Don't Work :: 03/14/2015
Buckeye, AZ --(Ammoland.com)- Psychologists and social scientists have long understood that people are inclined to stick to a belief even when they are presented with clear evidence that their belief is incorrect.
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