PA Bill Number: HB274
Title: In compensation, providing for eligibility related to domestic violence.
Description: In compensation, providing for eligibility related to domestic violence. ...
Last Action: Laid on the table
Last Action Date: Jan 29, 2025
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Media Malpractice in 2021 :: 06/27/2021
We are living through several social experiments running at the same time. Unfortunately for us, the outcome is uncertain. We went from 3 TV channels and 4 radio stations to hundreds of media channels running 24 hours a day and seven days a week.
Mothers are not more likely than other women to demand action on guns :: 06/26/2021
When it comes to support for gun control policies, mothers are not significantly different than women without children, according to new research published in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. The findings indicate that parenthood doesn’t have a substantial impact on gun control views in the United States.
RIFLE Act Aims To Shoot Down NFA Taxes :: 06/26/2021
A little over a month ago a bill was introduced in the house, H.R.3101 – RIFLE Act. The RIFLE Act was introduced by Representative Ashley Hinson [R-IA-1] on May 11, 2021 and is scaffolded to remove the tax burden imposed on those seeking the purchase of NFA regulated items. The bill when introduced had 60 original co-sponsors. From a press release:
Rochester's New Approach To Reducing Crime: Focus On Violent Offenders :: 06/26/2021
For a guy who lives in Virginia, I’ve written quite a bit about Rochester, New York this year. There was the arrest of Mayor Lovely Warren’s husband on drug and gun charges earlier this year, which came just days after Warren herself had complained about the number of “illegal guns” on the street (Warren recently lost her re-election bid, losing in the Democratic primary to a Rochester city council member). Then there was the “gun buyback” in the city hosted by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who swore that the compensated confiscation event would make the city safer.
Biden's Gun Control Plans Won't Do Much To Address Surging Homicides :: 06/25/2021
Cracking down on "rogue gun dealers" and enforcing background checks won't stop criminals from arming themselves.
Delaware Democrats Demonstrate Absurdity Of Magazine Bans :: 06/25/2021
How many rounds does it take to turn a “standard capacity” ammunition magazine into a “large capacity” magazine? The truth is, there is no one answer. In California, it’s 10 rounds. In New Jersey, it used to be 15 before it was lowered to 10 rounds. In Colorado, it’s still 15 rounds. And in Delaware, Democrats are arguing amongst themselves over what the definition should be.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards Vetoes Constitutional Carry Bill :: 06/25/2021
No one expected Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards to sign the constitutional carry bill that’s been sitting on his desk. But people who watch these things in the Sportsman’s Paradise know that Edwards wants to be a Senator from Louisiana some day. That’s why many of them speculated that he’d let the bill become law without his signature, as it would have done today if the Governor had done nothing.
Senate Judiciary Deadlocks on Chipman; Gun Rights Groups to Keep Fighting :: 06/25/2021
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday deadlocked in its vote on whether David Chipman, the former federal agent-turned-gun control advocate, should head the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in the Biden-Harris administration.
ATF Rule Change - Pistol or Rifle :: 06/24/2021
The ATF wants to hear from you. Imagine that!
Exclusive: 48 Republican Senators Demand Withdrawal of Pistol Brace Ban That Would Affect Millions :: 06/24/2021
Forty-eight Republican senators signed a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday slamming the Biden Administration’s plan to ban most pistol braces.
'I'm Grateful to Biden for Making This Nomination': Cruz Challenges 'Pro-Gun' Democrats to Prove They Support the 2A :: 06/24/2021
Blue Dog Democrats — if that’s still a thing — often say they are strong supporters of the Second Amendment. They always say the same thing: they aren’t looking to ban or confiscate our firearms. They simply want “common sense” restrictions (which are nothing more than infringements on our God-given right to keep and bear arms).
Walk The Talk America Aims To Reduce Suicide Without Gun Control :: 06/24/2021
On August 10, 2018 Connie Wray’s daughter Katie took her own life by using a firearm. Katie was a former Marine living with her husband, also a Marine, when she decided to end her life. Wray had expressed on more than one occasion her fears to her husband that Katie had firearms in her home. Wray’s husband was not dismissive to these thoughts, however he would respond that they’re “professionals” when it comes to firearms, and it just comes with the territory. After the loss of Katie, Wray blamed “the gun”.
Attacks On Preemption Really Attacks On All Gun Rights :: 06/23/2021
Preemption is a wonderful thing when it comes to gun laws. While the ideal state is one with no additional gun control laws, the truth of the matter is that such states are fairly rare. However, when a state has gun control laws and every community can enact their own gun control as well, you create a nightmare scenario for those who travel within a given state.
Background checks blocked a record high 300,000 gun sales :: 06/23/2021
The FBI numbers provided to the Associated Press show the background checks blocked nearly twice as many gun sales in 2020 as in the year before.
White House Renews Gun-Control Push, Re-Funds Police Amid Murder Surge :: 06/23/2021
President Joe Biden doubled down on his gun-control efforts while opening $350 billion in funding for localities to hire police officers in response to rising crime across the country.
Missouri Tells the Feds: We Won't Enforce Your Gun Laws :: 06/22/2021
On June 12, Missouri governor Mike Parson signed HB 85, the “Second Amendment Preservation Act” recently approved by the state’s legislature.
Ninth Circuit Lets California Enforce 'Assault Weapons' Ban During Appeal :: 06/22/2021
Hopes that Californians would soon be able to buy AR-15s again were dashed on Monday.
White House Doc Shows Plan To Use Threat of "Domestic Terrorism" For Gun Control :: 06/22/2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(Ammoland.com)- Is the White House using the threat of “domestic terrorism” to institute gun control? According to a White House document titled the “National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism,” gun control is a crucial component of Joe Biden’s plan.
North Carolina Governor Vetoes Church Carry Bill :: 06/21/2021
A bill that would have allowed individuals with concealed carry licenses to carry inside of churches that have schools on the same property was vetoed by North Carolina Roy Cooper a couple of days ago, despite the fact that the legislation was approved in a bipartisan vote that garnered the approval of several Democratic legislators.
Senate Republicans Blast Proposed ATF Rules, Warn They Could Lead To Gun Registry :: 06/21/2021
Four GOP Senators weighed in on Monday on the ATF’s proposed rules on pistol braces and frames and receivers , warning that the proposal could eventually lead to a nationwide gun registration requirement. In a letter to acting ATF head Marvin Richardson, Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Tom Cotton (R-AR) expressed their concerns with both of the ATF’s proposals, which are currently up for public comment and review.
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