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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PA Supreme Court Chief Justice Castille jabs AG Kane on gravity of inquiry :: 12/13/2014
NEW YORK - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's chief justice took a swipe Saturday at embattled Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane, saying some information made public by her office about a 2009 investigation was covered by state secrecy laws.
Republicans leaving anti-rights restoration provision in appropriations bill :: 12/13/2014
Despite a big win in November, Republicans are ceding to the wishes of Barack Obama while alienating their conservative base, political commentator James Simpson noted in a Thursday American Thinker analysis of the 2015 spending bill being negotiated at this writing. Among the dangers he lists include a provision that will allow for changes after the vote, along with continued funding for executive amnesty and Obamacare, with a special notation that “Provisions supporting gun rights were removed.”
ABC, NBC Skip Poll Finding Massive Support for the Second Amendment :: 12/12/2014
In January of 2013, in the wake of the tragic Sandy Hook school shooting, the networks aggressively pushed gun control and compared the struggle for new restrictions to the battle against the Nazis and segregationists. On Thursday, a poll showed support for gun rights to be at the highest point in 20 years. Yet, ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today skipped the new survey. CBS This Morning gave it 18 seconds.
CCRKBA challenges lawmaker gun control group to reveal members, funding sources :: 12/12/2014
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms threw down the gauntlet yesterday, challenging the newly-created American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention to “immediately publish a roster of their members, and disclose their funding sources.”
Everytown's claim of 95 school shootings since Newtown draws fire :: 12/12/2014
A study released by a national gun control group on the two-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, claiming nearly a hundred school shootings since then, is raising questions.
London Gun Control Group Will Destroy Your Gun, Send You A 'Thank You' Note :: 12/12/2014
Founded by London artist McCrow, One Less Gun is a gun control group asking people to donate a firearm and £5 to cover the destruction of the firearm. The donor will receive a thank you note in the form of a bullet casing with the serial number of the weapon destroyed etched upon it.
Obama's FDIC, DOJ conspire to bankrupt gunmakers :: 12/12/2014
While overshadowed by the release of the Senate’s CIA torture report, the announcement of Attorney General Eric Holder’s racial profiling ban, and the highly anticipated testimony of the “Obamacare architect,” Dr. Jonathan Gruber, before a congressional panel, the House Oversight Committee chairman, Californian Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, released another report that got lost in the shuffle on Monday.
Pew Pew Pew Poll: More American Support Gun Rights Than Gun Control :: 12/12/2014
This is the kind of news that is going to make Shannon Watts send her maid to the store for another box of wine.
Piers Morgan Admits He Handled the Issue of Gun Control Poorly :: 12/12/2014
In a somewhat surprising interview, Piers Morgan agreed to sit down with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly earlier this week.
Cop Busted After Video Proves He Attacked and Threatened Man For Legal 'Open Carry' Protest :: 12/11/2014
Whatever you think about open carry or concealed carry, or this pistol or that rifle, one thing that we can all agree on is that police officers should not harass someone who is not breaking the law. Whether you like or agree with open carry in states where it is legal or not, it is the law. Police officers pride themselves on “enforcing the law” and police brutality apologists on internet forums and the like frequently respond to reports of violence from law enforcement officers by saying “stop breaking the law!” and other such talking points.
Democrats Commit To Destroying Remainder Of Their Influence With Gun Control Focus :: 12/11/2014
Over at Hot Air, Noah Rothman picked up on how tone-deaf Democrats have decided to further marginalize themselves as a more shrill and ever-shrinking band of fringe extremists, clinging on to radical ideas that the American people simply do not want.
How to prove a 'special' danger to get a gun carry permit in DC :: 12/11/2014
WASHINGTON - When I was last at the D.C. police headquarters, they explained to me that I can't apply for a gun carry permit just because I need to defend myself in a city with high crime. I had to prove a “special” danger, according to the new law. So that's what I set out to do.
Nevada gun rights group says Secretary of State ignored petition laws :: 12/11/2014
A statewide grassroots gun rights group told Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller official acceptance of petition signatures as “sufficient” to qualify for a ballot measure on background checks was in violation of state law. Nevadans for State Gun Rights sent their objections by letter to Miller on Tuesday, requesting his office “immediately invalidate the petition.”
Obama's Anti-Gun Surgeon General Nominee Could Get Confirmation Vote :: 12/11/2014
President Barack Obama’s surgeon general pick will likely get a confirmation vote before the end of the year, after being blocked for much of the year because of his anti-gun comments. Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) pledged to schedule a confirmation vote for Dr. Vivek Murthy, a controversial nominee for the relatively low-profile position, The Hill reported.
Obama's FDIC, DOJ conspire to bankrupt gunmakers: Govt. report :: 12/11/2014
The Obama government used the FDIC and DOJ to financially hurt companies that manufactured and sold items liberals think are morally objectionable.
Ohio Senate passes changes to state weapons laws :: 12/11/2014
COLUMBUS (AP) — An Ohio bill that relaxes some requirements to obtain concealed carry permits cleared the state Senate on Tuesday after a legislative panel scrapped other proposed changes to the state’s weapons laws.
State of New York Declares at Least 275 Gun Owners as "Mentally Unstable" :: 12/11/2014
It looks like that whole “registration leads to confiscation” thing might just have some truth to it (as if we didn’t know that).
Alexandria Virginia PD Targeting Gun Owners :: 12/10/2014
Covington VA --(Ammoland.com)- The Alexandria police department has its officers going business to business, providing a flyer with **misinformation** on Virginia’s gun laws, targeting mostly open carry.
AP Reporter Struggles with Facts Looking for Negative Spin on Gun Sales Surge :: 12/10/2014
Charlotte, NC --(Ammoland.com)- Last week, Associated Press reporter Matt Stroud incorrectly implied that the recent increase in firearm-related background checks run through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) frequently results in violent criminals beating the system and acquiring guns.
Colorado Sheriffs Launch Challenge to Magazine and Private Transfer Ban :: 12/10/2014
Charlotte, NC --(Ammoland.com)- While anti-gun legislation rarely comes as a surprise in the Northeast, anti-gun activists were especially proud to pass New York-style gun control in Colorado.
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