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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Fast Track To Delegate Enormous Power To Obama; 2nd Amendment Could Be Impacted :: 01/15/2015
Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- Congress got back to work last week. And within the next month, the congressional GOP leadership is expected to move a “bait and switch” scheme that could seriously impact the Second Amendment.
Gun groups sue Pittsburgh, other cities over gun regulations :: 01/15/2015
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto on Wednesday fired back at the National Rifle Association, vowing a court battle to overturn a new state law that makes it easier for gun owners to sue and recoup court costs over gun-control regulations.
Taken Star Liam Neeson Goes On Unhinged Rant About Firearms - Here's What He Said :: 01/15/2015
“Taken” star Liam Neeson might brandish an assortment of firearms in the movies, but the Hollywood actor is firmly in favor of gun control and believes America has “too many f***ing guns.”
APNewsBreak: NRA Suing Pennsylvania Cities Over Gun Laws :: 01/14/2015
Armed with a new state law, pro-gun groups are rapidly scaling up their attack on municipal firearms ordinances in Pennsylvania, with the National Rifle Association filing suit over gun-control measures in three cities.
That battle in NRA heaven thing. Et tu, Brute? :: 01/14/2015
Some things that have happened so far: Bob Dowlut retired as General Counsel. That much was no surprise. What was a surprise was that John Frazer (formerly ILA research director, who'd gone into private practice about a year ago) was named as his replacement. Dowlut was a LaPierre loyalist. Frazer is known as a Cox loyalist.
Bloomberg backed Anti-Gun group to teach journalists about firearms :: 01/13/2015
A gun-control group backed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be teaching journalists about firearms. The Phoenix-based Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, an affiliate of the Columbia Journalism School, plans to hold a two-day workshop April 17-18 on how to correctly report on guns and gun violence. The news was posted on its website Thursday.
Constitutional carry proposed in Indiana :: 01/13/2015
State Rep. Jim Lucas (R) has filed legislation that would repeal Indiana’s current concealed carry permit program in favor of free and lawful unlicensed carry.
MSNBC's Eugene Robinson: Paris-Style Attack Would Be Worse in US Because We Have More Guns :: 01/13/2015
Not sure how he manages to pull this off, but Eugene Robinson comes across as churlish, naive and inane at the same time.
Much at stake as 16 vie for historic 3 vacancies on Pa. Supreme Court :: 01/13/2015
Voters have a chance to change the tenor of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court this year, and at least 16 candidates are jockeying for position to become part of that change.
Reporter Claims U.S. Avoids Attacks Like Charlie Hebdo "Because Foreigners Know We Have Guns" :: 01/13/2015
Reporter Emily Miller has claimed during recent appearances on Fox News that the United States has not been subject to terrorist shootings like the one at the office of French satire newspaper Charlie Hebdo because private gun ownership in the United States dissuades terrorists from launching attacks.
The bias against guns: What the media isn't telling you :: 01/13/2015
Just two days before New Year’s, a 2-year-old accidentally shot and killed his mother at a Wal-Mart in rural Idaho. The victim was Veronica Rutledge, a 29-year-old concealed handgun permit holder. The child had reached into his mother’s purse. Massive news coverage ensued.
Conn. police chief channels Emily Litella with gun permit suspension fiasco :: 01/12/2015
Following an uproar and vows for action by grassroots gun rights advocates, New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski resumed issuing gun permits Friday that he had ordered halted, News 12 Connecticut reported. Fearing a non-existent “loophole in the law that could allow people with a history of mental illness to purchase guns,” the chief suspended permits pending local authorities being given access to the Voluntary Admission Tracking System.
Constitutional Carry - Texas :: 01/12/2015
Making Constitutional Carry a Reality in Texas!
Gun law prompting Pennsylvania towns to change ordinances :: 01/12/2015
Barely a week after taking effect, a novel state law that makes it easier for gun-rights groups to challenge local firearms measures in court is already sparking change: Nearly two dozen Pennsylvania municipalities have agreed to get rid of their potentially problematic ordinances rather than face litigation.
Judge Finds Army Owes Liberty Ammunition MILLIONS In Bullet Copyright Infringement Case :: 01/12/2015
A federal judge has ruled the the government infringed on a patent by Liberty Ammunition when they more or less stole the “enhanced performance round” known as the 855A1. The government will owe Liberty a beginning settlement of $15 million, in addition to a per-bullet royalty fee that the government must pay until 2027.
Pennsylvania towns abolish gun laws to avoid lawsuits :: 01/12/2015
A new state law which makes it easier for gun-rights groups to fight firearms measures has divided Pennsylvania communities, with nearly two dozen municipalities ready to abolish gun control ordinances rather than be dragged into court.
Toomey/Manchin Killer: Sens. Cruz, Grassley Announce Gun Replacement Bill :: 01/12/2015
Senators Ted Cruz (Texas) and Chuck Grassley (Iowa) introduced an alternative gun bill this morning that would replace the current Senate proposal from Chuck Schumer and would replace the Manchin-Toomey background checks legislation. The proposal is the “Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act.”
U.S. Representative Massie Proposes Repeal Of Federal Gun-Free School Zones Act :: 01/12/2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tuesday, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced H.R. 86, the Safe Students Act, which would repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990.
Idaho gunman kills 3 in multiple shootings :: 01/11/2015
Investigators are probing the background of a suspect in a shooting spree in Moscow, Idaho, that left three people dead and another critically wounded.
New PA Preemption Law Pushes Local Communities to Comply with 40 Yr. Old Law OR Pay Legal Fees :: 01/11/2015
Barely a week after taking effect, a novel state law that makes it easier for gun-rights groups to challenge local firearms measures in court is already sparking change: Nearly two dozen Pennsylvania municipalities have agreed to get rid of their potentially problematic ordinances rather than face litigation.
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