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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Living In A World Always Under Construction :: 12/10/2014
Whenever an incident like the entirely justified shooting of Michael Brown by former Ferguson, MO police officer Darren Wilson is forced into the public consciousness, predictable–and dangerous—assertions spring up. Such assertions are fueled and informed by ignorance, righteous imaginings of how things ought to be, novels, TV and movies. While they’re entertaining and dramatic, the actions suggested are virtually always practical, tactical disasters . . .
More Americans Champion Gun Rights Over Gun Control, Poll Finds :: 12/10/2014
For the first time in decades, more Americans champion gun rights than they do gun control, according to a Pew Research poll released Wednesday.
Nevada accepts Bloomberg 'gun control' ballot measure despite irregularities :: 12/10/2014
Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller has certified that proponents of a Michael Bloomberg-backed 2016 ballot measure on “background checks” have submitted the required number of signatures The Washington Times reported Monday. The assessment comes after a grassroots group opposing the initiative, Nevadans for State Gun Rights, submitted evidence of numerous irregularities and rules violations.
Civil Rights Restoration: Gun disability relief funding ban could be challenged in spending bill :: 12/09/2014
House and Senate negotiators are nearing a $1.1 trillion spending deal to avert a government shutdown, Politico reported Sunday. Their goal is to file the measure today and bring it to a floor vote by Thursday, when the current funding stops.
Ohio Senate passes bill allowing hunters to use gun suppressors :: 12/09/2014
Ohioans could put noise suppressors on their guns while hunting and would need fewer hours of training to get a conceal-carry permit under a bill approved this afternoon by the Ohio Senate.
Question of the Day: How Do You Convert an Anti? :: 12/09/2014
It is often said that a liberal is a conservative who hasn’t been mugged yet. I can certainly attest to that. My road to Damascus moment happened in downtown Providence. I was a teen, doing some Christmas shopping, when a knife-wielding youth demanded my money. I gave it to him. But I’ll never forget the dead look in his eyes. He literally didn’t care whether I lived or died. So here’s the thing: pro-gunners wouldn’t want a liberal to get mugged to come to his or her senses. Or would we? Patriot Protection in Dallas, Texas has challenged antis to come to their training range and go toe-to-toe with a foe. [Press release after the jump.] What are the odds? So, short of that, what? . . .
Second Amendment Under Assault In Maryland-Here's How We Are Fighting Back :: 12/09/2014
Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the Second Amendment protected every citizen’s right to “keep and bear arms” in its 2008 Heller decision, lower federal courts have sought to evade the application of that rule. That pattern is now continuing in Maryland, where a district judge has upheld the Maryland 2013 Firearms Safety Act (“Act”) that bans (i) so-called “assault weapons” and (ii) so-called “large-capacity magazines” that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
There Is No Such Thing As a Gun-Free Zone :: 12/09/2014
I get the Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Facebook feed. Anytime anyone is shot MDA waves the bloody shirt. The younger the victim, the better. For example, “A two-year-old toddler, Mackenzie Baskins, was hospitalized after being struck by a bullet from a drive-by shooting that targeted several houses in a North Carolina neighborhood this week. It was the fourth shooting in Charlotte within a two-day period.” Gang banging ain’t the point. The post’s underlying concept . . .
USA TODAY Regurgitates Everytown's School Shooting Lies :: 12/09/2014
The absurd “school shooting” claims of Everytown/Moms Demand Action first made in June have been thoroughly debunked as cheap propaganda by the majority of the media.
State lawmakers launch New National Gun Control Coalition :: 12/08/2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State lawmakers have launched a nationwide non-partisan coalition to combat gun violence, in part because the Congress has failed to reform gun laws, members of the group said on Monday.
FBI Fails to Process Thousands of Background Checks. And? :: 12/01/2014
“The busiest shopping day of the year also saw a major boom for gun sales,” cnn.com reports. Time for a happy dance? Not if you’re CNN (or the AP). Every gun-shaped silver-lining must have a dark cloud surrounding it. “Officials estimate that about 3,000, or 2%, of the more than 144,000 Black Friday background checks will not be completed because of insufficient information from records such as court documents.” Sales that will, by law, go through if not resolved in three days. That’s three thousand guns sold without a background check! Hide your children! Call out the National Guard! And ask yourself this . . .
Florida Law Prevented 2 Students From Stopping FSU Active Shooter :: 12/01/2014
According to Students for Concealed Carry (SCC) at Florida State University, two students present at the shooting that occurred there could have stopped it, but were disarmed by current Florida law. One of the students — Nathank Scott, an SCC member – was wounded during the shooting. In spite of his wound, he was able to warn other students about the shooter. The other student was a U.S. infantry combat veteran who says he had a shot at the shooter . . .
Guns and Freedom: An American Love Story :: 12/01/2014
Guns are an inextricable component of American culture, dating back to the country’s inception in the Revolutionary War of the late 1700’s. An article in Slate highlights the rarity of the enshrinement of rights toward gun ownership on the international stage, and points out that Guatemala is possibly the only other country on the planet with a constitutional guarantee as broad as that in the United States. Many other countries that have statutory provisions to ensure the right to bear arms do little to limit their ability to restrict certain weapons along criteria that they are flexible to continually re-determine.
Hunters: Time to Play Offense Against the Antis :: 12/01/2014
The following is by the good folks at powderhook.com republished with permission from Ammoland.com:
OMG! Armed Black Men Defending A White-Owned Business in Ferguson! WIth An AR-15! OMG! :: 12/01/2014
“On Tuesday night, as police and soldiers took up positions in the parking lots of virtually every strip mall and big box store around it, the forecourt of the brightly lit gas station [in Ferguson, Missouri] was busy with customers,” reviewjournal.com reports. “One, a 6-foot-8-inches man named Derrick Jordan — ‘Stretch,’ as friends call him — whisked an AR-15 assault rifle out from a pickup truck parked near the entrance . . .
Will UK medical surveillance of gun owners arouse Britannic federalism? :: 12/01/2014
The United Kingdom’s gun laws could be the first major public policy test since the near-miss bid for Scottish Independence last fall. The policy question: Should the Law Lords in London dictate Britannic-wide medical surveillance on lawful gun owners?
Anti-Gun: Moms Demand Action Opens Online Store Selling Gun Control T-Shirts for Christmas :: 11/30/2014
Bloomberg-funded Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America has launched an online store where they are selling gun control t-shirts for Christmas.
Blooming Assault on Nevada :: 11/30/2014
Buckeye, AZ --(Ammoland.com)- While Mike Bloomberg and his billionaire buddies were spending upwards of $10 million dollars to implement a firearms registration scheme in Washington State, Bloomberg’s minions were hard at work initiating a similar assault on the rights of the people of Nevada.
Ferguson Illustrates Why Gun Grabbers Want to Grab Guns :: 11/30/2014
Reader Tim T. writes: What does Ferguson show us?
Top 10 (And A Half) Handgun Manufacturers (2012) :: 11/30/2014
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives keeps data on all firearms manufacturers and how much they produce each year. We at TFB thought it would interest our readers to take a look at this data and see which ten manufacturers produced the most. The BATFE has so far only published data for the year 2012, so that’s what we’ll be looking at.
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