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. ...
Last Action:
Last Action Date: Mar 8, 2025
Proposed Federal Senate Legislation SB770
No free citizen should have to ask government permission to purchase a handgun. License to own is outrageous.
Legislation Overview
Title: Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: A bill to authorize for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 16, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/770/all-info
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Chris Van Hollen (D); Richard Blumenthal (D); Christopher Murphy (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 16 2021 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 14 2021 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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