PA Bill Number: HB1764
Title: In inchoate crimes, providing for the offense of possession of firearm or other dangerous weapon in public recreation area.
Description: In inchoate crimes, providing for the offense of possession of firearm or other dangerous weapon in public recreation area. ...
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Last Action Date: Aug 20, 2019
FOAC Monthly Meeting - 09/8/2019
South Fayette Township Municipal Building 515 Millers Run Road, Morgan, PA
Firearms Law Seminar - 09/21/2019
Trop Gun Shop 910 N Hanover St, Elizabethtown, PA
Firearms Law Semnar - 09/28/2019
Wicen's Shooting Range 3179 Mozart Rd, Furlong, PA
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Quote Of The Week
"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered as the palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers; and will generally, even if these are successful in the first instance, enable the people to resist and triumph over them." - Joseph Story (Justice) (1833)
Editorial: Yes, guns can save lives, too :: 08/24/2019
After the recent massacres in El Paso and Dayton, President Donald Trump in part blamed “mental illness and hatred” as critical factors that drive mass shooters to inflict so much terror and bloodshed.
For some blacks, mass shootings are a call to arms :: 08/24/2019
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the first time Europeans pointed guns at humans in African villages and marched them into the hulls of slave ships bound for American shores. From that day forward, black Americans have had a curious relationship with firearms, weapons that were used to keep them subdued during slavery, then terrorized in the Jim Crow south.
CA's Gun Control Laws Don't Stop Homemade Guns And Never Will :: 08/24/2019
California has the strictest gun control laws in the United States. While they look downright liberal to someone from the UK, they’re draconian by American standards. In fact, it’s hard to believe that many of them would hold up to constitutional muster if they found themselves before the Supreme Court.
Bicycles Accidents Kill More Children Than Guns, But You Don't See Calls to Ban Bikes :: 08/24/2019
Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- Did you know that there are more fatal accidents involving children and bicycles than there are involving children and guns?
Army reservist was charged for shooting tire of truck she believed would run her over. A jury acquitted her in 40 minutes :: 08/24/2019
MARTINEZ — Schitara Page was working the night shift at her security guard job last Dec. 18, when she caught two shoplifters in the act. One punched her in the face and threw lemons at her as she followed them into the parking lot, she would later recall.
A Michigan Court Case Shows the Right of Armed Self-Defense Is Broader Than You Might Think :: 08/23/2019
Brandishing a weapon without firing it is sometimes the appropriate response to a threat.
Supreme Court May Hear Case That Could Leave The 2A In Disarray :: 08/05/2019
North Carolina-based Remington Arms has asked the Supreme Court to decide, once and for all, if gun manufacturers should be held responsible for crimes committed with their product. Remington has been in a drawn out legal battle with a survivor and families of the Sandy Hook shooting that took place in Sandy Hook, Connecticut in 2012. The gunman used a Bushmaster XM15-E2S, commonly referred to as an AR-15, to carry out his attack that left 26 dead, including 20 children and seven adults. One of the victims was his mother.
Judge dismisses challenge to rule banning firearms at House :: 08/03/2019
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to reverse a rule banning firearms inside Representatives Hall in the New Hampshire Statehouse.
Florida Self-Defense: Hero shoots, kills domestic violence suspect, deputies say :: 08/22/2019
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. -- A Pasco County, Florida, neighbor is hailed as a hero after deputies say he shot and killed an armed domestic violence suspect and helped free the victim's children from a dangerous scene.
Tennessee Self-Defense: Man shot, killed at Nutbush apartment complex :: 08/21/2019
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A heated argument turned deadly when a man was shot and killed at a Nutbush apartment complex Tuesday afternoon. It happened around 4:30 pm at the Villages of Harrison Creek on Jackson, near I-40. Police haven't said what the disagreement was about.
Tennessee Self-Defense: He awoke to the sound of breaking glass. Then he shot and killed the person who broke in. :: 08/17/2019
An armed homeowner shot and killed a home invader Friday morning after waking up to the sound of breaking glass.
14-Year-Old Uses Handgun To Defend Sisters From Intruders :: 08/16/2019
Right now, so-called “safe storage” laws are all the rage in anti-gun states. I also kind of see why. When you no little about guns or using one in self-defense, you simply assume that it can be easily accessed should the need arise, but locking up a gun keeps it out of the “wrong” hands, be that burglar or child.
