PA Bill Number: SB293
Title: In actions, proceedings and other matters generally, providing for extreme risk protection orders.
Description: In actions, proceedings and other matters generally, providing for extreme risk protection orders. ...
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: Feb 14, 2019
Lincoln Day Dinner - 03/1/2019
The Fez 2312 Broadhead Road, Aliquippa, PA
FOAC Monthly Meeting - 03/10/2019
South Fayette Township Municipal Building 515 Millers Run Road, Morgan, PA
FOAC 2019 FOAC Spring St. Patrick's Day Gun Bash - 03/16/2019
Washington County Fairgrounds 2151 North Main St., Washington Washington PA
Quote Of The Week
"What we need to do is change the way in which people think about guns, especially young people, and make it something that's not cool, that it's not acceptable, it's not hip to carry a gun anymore, in the way in which we changed our attitudes about cigarettes. . . . One thing that I think is clear with young people, and with adults as well, is that we just have to be repetitive about this. . . . We need to do this every day of the week, every school, at every level, and just really brainwash people into thinking about guns in a vastly different way." - Anti-Gun Eric Holder, speaking to the Woman’s National Democratic Club in 1995, as televised on CSPAN in 1995-14 years before President Barack Obama appointed him as Attorney General, in Obama's Administration.
California's gun seizure program hits hurdles :: 02/18/2019
Authorities in California are struggling to enforce a state law that permits officials to seize firearms from people with previous criminal convictions or mental health issues – running into staffing and budgetary issues that have contributed to a massive backlog of guns marked for confiscation.
Democrats reject push to alert ICE when illegal immigrants fail firearm background checks :: 02/17/2019
Democrats this week approved legislation to require background checks for essentially all sales and transfers of firearms -- but rejected GOP-led efforts to amend the legislation to alert law enforcement authorities when gun buyers, including illegal immigrants, fail those background checks.
When People Claim There's No Media Bias Against Guns, Show This :: 02/16/2019
There is an idea out there that the media isn’t biased against guns. After all, I’ve heard argued, Hollywood has a love affair with guns. Just look at how many they use in their movies. There’s no way they’re anti-gun.
Aurora, Illinois shooter wasn't legally allowed to own gun :: 02/16/2019
Gary Montez Martin, the man who opened fire inside a manufacturing company in Aurora, Illinois, legally should not have been in possession of a firearm, police said on Saturday.
U.S. appeals court to revisit open carrying of guns :: 02/11/2019
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court has decided to reconsider its recent decision that the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects the right to openly carry guns in self-defense.
Lawsuit Filed To Block NJ's Attempt To Criminalize Gun File Sharing :: 02/09/2019
The courts have routinely found that data equals a kind of speech. As a result, that speech should be protected like any other speech. In other words, it should be free.
Editorial: California's tough gun laws to face US Supreme Court test :: 02/08/2019
California is seriously tough on gun safety, piling up 109 state restrictions and rules over the decades. Gov. Gavin Newsom came to office proclaiming he’ll enhance that record and eager gun control forces are urging him on with a batch of suggested bills.
California's ban on all new pistol models: Supreme Court amicus brief :: 02/07/2019
Can a state ban all new handguns? According to a 2-1 panel of the Ninth Circuit, the answer is yes. A pending cert. petition asks the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the question. I filed an amicus brief in support of petition, on behalf of professors (including VC's Randy Barnett) who teach Second Amendment law, and also on behalf of several civil rights organizations (the Independence Institute, where I work; the Millennial Policy Center; and Mountain States Legal Foundation).
Georgia Self-Defense: Commerce woman shoots at intruder; suspect nabbed in house :: 02/17/2019
An elderly Commerce woman called 911 for help and held off an intruder in her home Tuesday by firing pistols in his direction, authorities said.
Alabama Self-Defense: Possible self-defense incident leaves one dead :: 02/09/2019
According to the Enterprise Police Department, a death investigation was initiated at the 100 Block of County Road 270 on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 9:40 p.m.
Florida Self-Defense: 2 dead after alleged home invasion :: 02/08/2019
TITUSVILLE, Fla.(WOFL FOX 35) - Two men were killed, Thursday, after they attempted to break into a home according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
Florida Self-Defense: 911 caller hears screaming in intruders fatal encounter with Lake County homeowner: 'Maybe he shot the [expletive]' :: 02/07/2019
In two 911 calls released Thursday by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, neighbors reported hearing multiple shots fired early Tuesday when a homeowner in the Pine Lakes area northeast of Eustis shot and killed an intruder.
