PA Bill Number: HB2009
Title: Providing for the establishment and funding of a center to conduct research on gun violence in this Commonwealth.
Description: An Act providing for the establishment and funding of a center to conduct research on gun violence in this Commonwealth.
Last Action:
Last Action Date: Oct 23, 2021
Concealed Carry Seminar – Sponsored by Rep. Jason Ortitay - 11/3/2021
Collier Community Center 5 Pvt. Lobaugh Dr.
Concealed Carry Seminar – Sponsored by Rep. Tim O’Neal - 11/4/2021
North Franklin Volunteer Fire Company 565 Sylvan Dr., Washington, PA
Concealed Carry Seminar – Sponsored by PA Rep. Bud Cook - 11/5/2021
Monongahela Fire Department 51 W. Main St., Monongahela PA
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Quote Of The Week
Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation , to select and prefer Christians for their rulers. - John Jay, The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay, Henry P. Johnston, ed. (New York: G.P. Putnams Sons, 1890), Vol. IV, p. 365.
Republicans Cave to Gun Control with Violence Against Women Act :: 10/23/2021
U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “Red flags in H.R. 1620 up for negotiation,” Gun Owners of America alerted members earlier this month. “[GOA] has been fighting against a new form of ‘red flag’ gun confiscation orders in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act or VAWA since 2019, when anti-gunners politicized the funding to include gun control.”
Former Official Gets Maximum Sentence For Lying On Gun Application :: 10/23/2021
Far too often, those who have connections seem to get away with too much. They can push for gun control laws, have an illegal firearm in their home, and still walk away with a charge being filed.
Massachusetts Gun-Control Legislation Has Had No Effect On Violent Crime :: 10/23/2021
Although many Americans favor expanding background checks for gun purchases, gun-control measures in Congress have failed to garner enough votes to pass. In contrast, some state legislatures have enacted measures to reduce gun violence in their communities.
Architects of New York’s Gun Control Disgraced with Corruption :: 10/22/2021
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- In 2013, New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, and Governor Andrew Cuomo conspired to pass rigid and likely unconstitutional restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms by residents of New York State. The law was passed with a rushed vote under a controversial measure in the New York Constitution which gives the Governor and legislative leaders enormous power. The members of the legislature were forced to vote on it without any time to read it. From syracuse.com:
FOAC's Top Weekly News Stories for the week of October 3, 2021 :: 10/08/2021
This edition of the FOAC Newsletter will certainly look different than normal. FOAC President, Kim Stolfer was unable to write it this week as he is traveling all over the Commonwealth educating our fellow Pennsylvanians, Citizens and Elected Officials alike, about laws, legislation, and responsible gun ownership. I was tasked with taking the “mighty pen” and running with it!
FOAC's Weekly Message For Sunday September 26th 2021 :: 09/26/2021
One of the most disquieting and unsettling things that has been and is going on in the Second Amendment community is the undercurrent of some “representatives” of Second Amendment groups and organizations thinking that being belligerent, arrogant, and ignorant with legislators and their staff somehow makes them better friends. Quite frankly, if I kicked one of my friends in the family jewels it is hard for me to believe that he is going to be a better friend. But that is what is going on in Harrisburg and other capitals across America.
FOAC's September 2021 Newsletter and Meeting Notice w-Linked Agenda :: 09/10/2021
The general membership meeting of FOAC will be Sunday, September 12th, at 10 AM through the Zoom Conferencing option (details below).
FOAC's Weekly Message For Saturday August 21st 2021 :: 08/21/2021
I/we normally try to be as evenhanded and fair as possible but what we are seeing unfold in Afghanistan is not only despicable, in every sense of the word, but it is also deeply personal for me. As a young Marine, I experienced the fall of Vietnam firsthand watching all the brutality of a vengeful arming scorching earth and all humans in its’ path. Like today, I saw things that the media wouldn’t cover because it didn’t fit the narrative! But beyond all of that, knowing that there is a connection between the young Joe Biden in the policy positions he talked that facilitated the fall of Vietnam and the betrayal of our commitments to that fledgling country and the current tragedy with the same numbskull is almost beyond belief for me!
IL Supreme Court Tosses Cook County Gun & Ammo Tax :: 10/22/2021
For the second day in a row, a state supreme court has delivered Second Amendment supporters a big win. On Wednesday, it was the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision opening the door for legal challenges to local gun control laws, and today the Illinois Supreme Court handed down a 6-0 opinion declaring Cook County’s tax on firearms and ammunition null and void.
A 2A Win From The PA Supreme Court :: 10/21/2021
We’re featuring good news for gun owners on today’s Bearing Arms’ Cam & Co; an opinion from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that paves the way for Second Amendment activists to challenge local gun control laws put in place in clear violation of the state’s firearm preemption law.
What the US Supreme Court Won't do for Our Right to Bear Arms :: 10/17/2021
State legislators denied the ordinary person the right to bear arms in New York. That decision was upheld in state and lower courts. In New York City, the “privilege” to defend yourself with a firearm in public is only given to a select few. You need not apply unless you are an ex-law enforcement officer, a judge, a politicians, or an elite celebrity. That privilege is paid for with political power or campaign donations. Remember that the bill of rights is designed to limit the actions of government. Big government politicians turned that on its head so they could sell our rights back to a select few of us at exorbitant prices. Now, the US Supreme court will decide if the second amendment is a real right or only a forgettable footnote in the bill of rights.
Last Brief Filed In SCOTUS Carry Case Is A Thing Of Beauty :: 10/15/2021
In less than a month the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case known as New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen; the legal challenge to New York’s carry permitting laws that seeks to have them tossed out as a violation of the Second Amendment. Over the course of the summer, we’ve seen dozens of amicus briefs filed in support and opposition of the NYSPRA’s lawsuit, but now the final brief has been submitted to the court, and it comes from the NYSPRA itself (the NRA is also providing support for the lawsuit, but is not a named plaintiff).
Arizona Self Defense: Manhunt ends with homeowner shooting suspect accused of injuring Maricopa County deputy :: 10/23/2021
TONOPAH, Ariz. — A suspect accused of critically injuring a Maricopa County Sheriff's deputy in Avondale was shot Saturday night.
Georgia Self Defense: Woman charged after fatal shooting during attempted robbery in Warner Robins :: 10/23/2021
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Warner Robins Police have charged a woman with murder after another woman was killed during an attempted robbery early Sunday morning.
Texas Self Defense: Shooting outside West Side home may have been self-defense, police say :: 10/22/2021
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are trying to determine whether a deadly shooting outside a West Side home was self-defense or, perhaps, murder.
Nebraska Self-Defense: Fired worker shoots three people, killing two at Nebraska grain elevator :: 10/21/2021
The Agrex grain elevator in Superior, Nebraska, was the site of a shooting Thursday.
