
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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Human Nature, Background Checks and The Recovery of Stolen Guns :: 01/05/2015
“If you own a gun and it gets stolen, chances are you won’t get it back. That’s the not entirely surprising conclusion from a stolen gun study in The Land of Lincoln,” began Stolen Guns Data Reveals Background Checks=Security Theater.
Why the Gun Violence Archive Is Flawed From the Start :: 01/05/2015
The problem with gun control activists’ stance is that it isn’t backed by any actual hard numbers. They try to massage the figures to make them more emotionally appealing, but the fact remains that virtually every statistic proves the idea that — at the very least — guns are not the problem.
Illinois Authorities call year-old concealed-carry law a 'non-event' :: 01/04/2015
While gun violence remains a problem across Illinois, the state's year-old concealed-carry law has had no noticeable negative effect, local authorities say.
New study raises alarm about access to guns in homes with mentally ill teens :: 01/04/2015
A new study is raising alarm about the ease teens with histories of mental illness or suicidal acts have to guns in their homes.
Off-duty Ohio cop mistakenly shoots himself in elevator :: 01/04/2015
CINCINNATI – Authorities say an off-duty police officer out to dinner with his wife in Cincinnati accidentally shot himself in the stomach inside a parking garage elevator.
Veteran And Former Cop Sues After Guns Confiscated Because He Sought Treatment For Insomnia :: 01/04/2015
A veteran of the U.S. Navy and decorated retired police detective is suing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other state officials for infringing on his constitutional rights after his pistol permit and four handguns were confiscated after he voluntarily sought hospital treatment for insomnia.
Dr. Ben Carson 2016: What 5 Leading Pundits Say About GOP Presidential Hopeful :: 01/03/2015
Rush Limbaugh says Dr. Ben Carson's history as a renowned surgeon makes it hard to demonize potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate and rising GOP star. Still, leading pundits — while acknowledging the Detroit native’s history of medical accomplishments — question whether he belongs in the Oval Office.
Police Continue Militarization Amid Disarmament of Citizens :: 01/03/2015
The Washington Times published two news stories December 30 in which America's Founding Fathers would have seen as a disturbing pattern.
School denying permission for anti-gun PSA raises legal questions :: 01/03/2015
Rejina Sincic, the director of a “Stop Gun Violence” public service announcement that has been widely criticized by gun rights advocates -- and even resulted in a challenge from a national “gun control” organization -- did not obtain advance school permission for the content of her video or the presence of a firearm prop. An advisory from North Oakland Community Charter School has disavowed any knowledge of Sincic’s intent, and further requested the school's name be removed from the video end credits.
Beware if you travel in the State of Maryland :: 01/02/2015
There are two stories here (at least). The first is simple: Be aware of this if you are traveling through the State of Maryland.
Irish Firearm owners to fight gun law changes :: 01/02/2015
Gun owners are preparing to fight proposed changes to the law despite Garda warnings of a mass shooting without tighter control on firearms.
Another Professor Demands Repeal Of Second Amendment :: 01/01/2015
A professor of conflict resolution at Portland State University has written a blistering editorial calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment.
The Second Amendment - Growing Support AND Groaning Scoundrels :: 01/01/2015
San Diego, CA --(Ammoland.com)- Never doubt the linguistic and logical limberness of professionally coached [privately funded] anti-gun activists.
Who's To Blame For The Accidental Gun Death Of An Idaho Mom :: 01/01/2015
Flashback: Sweeping Gun Control Signed After 1968 Protests :: 12/31/2014
As we read stories of violent protests and watch racial agitators continually act lawlessly accountable, we need to understand we are are in a place we’ve been before. We were here in 1968, where protests dominated the news, and where the result was the passage of sweeping gun control in the form of the Gun Control Act of 1968.
More Proof That as Gun Ownership Increases, Violent Crime Decreases :: 12/31/2014
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe raised the ire of conservatives on Monday by proposing a package of gun control measures for the upcoming General Assembly. What irritated them most was that the governor claimed that these measures are designed to “keep people safe” from criminals. McAuliffe might better spend his time perusing the latest update from John Lott, showing that people are keeping themselves safe from criminals by obtaining their concealed carry permits.
The ten worst anti-gun activists of 2014, according to gun rights group :: 12/31/2014
Michael Bloomberg wins the top spot in this list of top ten “anti-gunners” from the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA.)
Why most Americans oppose more gun control :: 12/31/2014
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that, for the first time in their surveys, the majority of Americans oppose more gun control. Gallup and CNN polls tell a similar story. Opposition to gun control has been increasing over at least the last couple of decades.
Yale gun prohibitionist shows 'highly developed' aversion to inconvenient truths :: 12/31/2014
“Stop blaming mental health for gun violence,” former Everytown director Mark Glaze parroted in a Sunday tweet. “The problem is guns.”
Your Child's Pediatrician Has No Business Lecturing You On Gun Ownership :: 12/31/2014
No development in U.S. healthcare over the last three decades has imperiled us more than the idea that we benefit from physician oversight of life events and circumstances that are not inherently medical. At its most intrusive, this process, called medicalization, creates a clinical conundrum out of the mere act of living and posits medical solutions for things (such as how to live a healthier lifestyle) that frequently benefit more from individual concentration and perseverance than professional intervention. We are thus bearing witness to tortuous reformation of what it means to be a physician in America: a formerly independent and autonomous profession is now our societal hall monitor.
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