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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Police Officer Gunned Down During Attempted Robbery Inside North Philly GameStop :: 03/07/2015
Philadelphia Police are in mourning after the loss of one of their own. Officer Robert Wilson III, an 8-year veteran with the 22nd District, died from his injuries after he was shot several times at close range during an attempted robbery inside a North Philadelphia GameStop.
Battle lines drawn for proposed federal background check expansion :: 03/06/2015
Battle lines are being drawn in the fight against a rebooted nationwide push – announced Wednesday – to mandate background checks for virtually all gun transfers, to include private sales.
Illinois had record mass exodus in 2014 (Check out PA) :: 03/06/2015
Illinois logged a record exodus in 2014, sustaining a net loss of 95,000 people to other states, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And two of North America’s largest moving companies revealed data showing that Illinois’ rate of outbound traffic spiked in 2014, confirming the Census Bureau’s numbers.
Bi-partisan background check bill introduced in U.S. House :: 03/05/2015
It’s been a few years since a bi-partisan attempt at passing a universal background check system has seen the light of day, but a coalition within the U.S. House of Representatives comprised of members from both sides of the aisle is giving it another shot.
Handgun Ammunition Vending Machine Owned By A Candidate For County Sheriff Is Raising Eyebrows :: 03/05/2015
A vending machine operated by a candidate for Beaver County Sheriff that distributes firearms ammunition is raising some eyebrows. The machine is installed inside of the Beaver Valley Rifle & Pistol Club, offering both rifle and handgun ammunition and operating in the same fashion as vending machines commonly used to sell snack foods.
Open Carrier Trolls Michigan High School, Triggers Lockdown :: 03/05/2015
A flurry of 911 calls were placed earlier today and a Madison Heights high school full of nervous students was placed on lockdown today after a man when on a stroll through the snow just off campus with a rifle slung across his back and a pistol on his hip.
Police say Obama bullet ban isn't needed, AR-15 round isn't a threat :: 03/05/2015
A top police representative on Tuesday said that there is no history of criminals using a round popular among AR-15 rifle shooters against officers, undermining the Obama administration's argument for banning the 5.56 M855 "lightgreen tip."
Red Summer :: 03/05/2015
In Longview, Texas, in July 1919, S.L. Jones, who was a teacher and a local distributor of the black newspaper the Chicago Defender, investigated the suspicious death of Lemuel Walters. Walters was a black man who was accused of raping a white woman, jailed, and ultimately found dead under “mysterious” circumstances. When the Defender published a story about Walters’ death, asserting that the alleged rape had been a love affair and Walters’ death the result of a lynching, Jones came under attack, beaten by the woman’s brothers.
Anti-Gun Commentary: Gun lobby misfires again :: 03/04/2015
What’s the dumbest idea of the season? Backed by the National Rifle Association, state legislators across the country have been pushing laws to let students carry concealed weapons on college campuses.
Inside the Twisted Mind of a Gun Control Advocate: Jennifer Thorne Edition :: 03/04/2015
Gun control advocates are fixated on the term “a good guy with a gun.” It’s a swipe at the latter half of NRA jefe Wayne LaPierre’s famous post-Newtown press conference sound bite: “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.”
Maine to Consider Constitutional Carry :: 03/04/2015
For the second time in a little under a year, Maine's legislature is debating whether or not to allow the "constitutional carry" of guns. A bill submitted by Sen. Eric Brakey (R-Auburn) would allow people to carry concealed weapons without a license. Open carry is legal in Maine, and Maine is currently described as a "shall-issue" state for concealed carry permits.
Obama administration ammo ban proposal being sold under false pretenses :: 03/04/2015
By now there are very few who follow the gun rights/"gun control" debate who are unaware that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has proposed banning sales to private citizens of some of the most popular ammunition, for the country's most popular centerfire rifles.
Severity of gun laws decrease in Arizona :: 03/04/2015
Amber Underdown, 21, loves her Second Amendment rights. “I come from a family that loves going out and shooting guns, so I feel very close to them when I go out shooting,” Underdown said. “Plus, it’s a lot of fun. It’s quite the adrenaline rush.”
Zero cops killed by Obama's 'bad' ammo :: 03/04/2015
The White House claim that the ammunition for the popular AR-15 rifle should be banned as part of a “common sense” effort to protect police officers’ lives is being derided by police officers themselves as a shameful lie.
A Message to Gun Owners: Be An Ambassador :: 03/03/2015
If you’ve been checking in on TTAG over the last few days, you know that I spent last weekend at the Bushnell Brawl. It was my first precision rifle match, and I had an absolute blast doing it, though I think the time and financial commitments to be successful will keep me from doing it seriously.
Anti-gunners memorialize criminals while trying to disarm law-abiding :: 03/03/2015
“We will honor and remember Durham's victims of homicide and their survivors,” an email alert from North Carolinians Against Gun Violence announcing the "23rd Annual Vigil Against Violence” advised supporters
Gun-Grabbing Geraldo: 'Far Too Many Creepy Untrained People with Deadly Weapons' :: 03/03/2015
Fox News host Geraldo Rivera made another outrageous statement regarding gun control, and his distaste for those who choose to exercise their right for the Second Amendment.
Gun Owners of America to score amnesty votes in politician gun ratings :: 03/03/2015
News that can help shape the political landscape of the gun rights advocacy community was broken last night on the nationally-syndicated Armed American Radio program, when Larry Pratt, Executive Director of Gun Owners of America, announced GOA will begin scoring politicians on their support or opposition to amnesty for illegal aliens.
Gun-rights attorney wants names of donors to Lancaster's NRA legal defense fund :: 03/03/2015
A gun-rights attorney wants to know who's given money to Lancaster's legal defense fund set up to fight the National Rifle Association's lawsuit against the city.
Republican Introduces Bill Revoking ATF's Power to Regulate Ammo :: 03/03/2015
On Friday, Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL) introduced legislation revoking the ATF’s claim of power to regulate ammunition via “armor piecing” language in the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA).
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