PA Bill Number: HB829
Title: In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions;
Description: An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions;
Last Action: Signed in House
Last Action Date: Jul 3, 2024
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House puts gun control back on agenda :: 03/02/2019
WASHINGTON — The House put on a display of Democratic priorities this week with two bills to bolster background checks on firearms purchases, showing just how quickly the politics of gun control have turned.
Pennsylvania: Mt. Lebanon school board member takes stance against guns :: 03/02/2019
A Mt. Lebanon school board member, who opposed a recent policy on weapons, wants to see a policy that bans guns entirely from the school district, even if that means eliminating the high school rifle team.
Politico Shocked To Find Black Gun Rights Activists At CPAC :: 03/02/2019
Gun rights are human rights, and it doesn’t matter the melanin content of your skin. These rights belong to every one of us by virtue of us being human.
Constitutional Carry law to cause OSBI (Oklahoma) to lose $4-6 million :: 03/01/2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is expected to lose $4-6 million, officials said, because constitutional carry was signed into law.
Democratic House Passes Second Gun Control Bill In 2 Days :: 03/01/2019
A day after Democrats in the House of Representatives passed a new background check bill, another gun control bill is moving out of the chamber and on to the Senate.
Dems May Now Be Putting Gun Control on the Back Burner. . . .Especially After AOC Issued This Threat to Moderates :: 03/01/2019
After passing two pieces of gun control legislation in two days, marking the first time the House passed a major gun bill in decades, House Democrats may now be putting their other gun control ideas on the back burner, at least for a few months.
How Pelosi's Anti-Gun Push May Have Given The House Over In 2020 :: 03/01/2019
No one will ever confuse House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a pro-gun Democrat. As Speaker of the House for the second time, it’s unsurprising that she’s making a full-court press on guns despite knowing damn good and well that nothing her chamber passes will survive the Senate.
Pittsburgh: What's the point of passing a law that everyone knows is illegal? :: 03/01/2019
PITTSBURGH — The mayor of this city, Bill Peduto, in relatively short order will likely pass an anti-gun bill with the support of most of city council. It is a Democratic city in a Democratic county run overwhelmingly by Democratic machine politics, so that part is not noteworthy. What is noteworthy is that it is blatantly against the law.
She was raped in college. Now she's fighting against federal gun control :: 03/01/2019
In 2014, Shayna Lopez Rivas was raped on her college campus. “I had pepper spray, but he had a knife,” she told reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday. “And I knew my fight was over the moment he pulled it out.”
The Mythical Cycle of Violence :: 03/01/2019
Leftists and pacifists who oppose America’s efforts to stop terrorism endlessly proclaim, “Stop the cycle of violence.” They say the same thing when police arrest known gang members. And they say the same thing when a kid confronts a bully in the schoolyard. This is a control fantasy: We are in control, so if we do nothing, the violence will end.
Background Checks Are Not the Answer to Gun Violence :: 02/28/2019
With each mass shooting, calls rise from gun control advocates for tighter rules on firearms. The go-to policy prescription involves background checks. But a measure passed by the House and being considered in the Senate to expand the National Instant Criminal Background Check System would not only fail to fix major flaws in the system but would also probably introduce new ones.
Democratic House Passes Second Gun Control Bill In Two Days :: 02/28/2019
A day after Democrats in the House of Representatives passed a new background check bill, another gun control bill is moving out of the chamber and on to the Senate.
Oklahoma Embraces Constitutional Carry With New Law :: 02/28/2019
While we’re going to talk about the United States House of Representatives a lot in the coming days, it’s worth remembering that they’re not the only ones making laws impacting guns.
Universal Background Check Bill Not Quite Victory Dems Hoped For :: 02/28/2019
Right now, gun control advocates are basking in the thrill of their victory. Honestly, I can’t say that I blame them. I would be too, were I in their shoes.
Bipartisan Background Checks Act Passes The House :: 02/27/2019
Democrats in the House of Representatives have proposed and passed the first gun control bill of the 116th Congress.
Brady Campaign Seeks To 'Rebrand' :: 02/27/2019
I’m not sure what the deal is, but while Giffords became Giffords a short time ago, it seems the Brady Bunch is looking to rebrand as well. This time, they want to simply be called Brady.
Dem gun bill threatens to turn gun owners into criminals :: 02/27/2019
The House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday on misguided legislation that supposedly would improve criminal background checks of gun buyers and keep guns out of the hands of criminals. But instead of closing loopholes that allow criminals to access firearms, the bill by House Democrats could turn millions of law-abiding American gun owners into felons.
Democrats are just getting started on their gun control wish list :: 02/27/2019
Democrats on Wednesday are poised to pass the first significant gun control measures in decades through the House after pledging to take action during the 2018 election.
Graham rejects House gun bills even before vote :: 02/27/2019
As the House moves toward the most high-profile gun control votes in years, Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham is warning he has no plans to take up the Democratic-drafted gun bills.
No, Gun Control Isn't A Good Idea Because Military Officers Say So :: 02/27/2019
When general and admirals speak, veterans like me tend to listen. That’s why I perked up at a recent letter from the political gun-control group Giffords Veterans Coalition signed by 13 retired officers. That letter advised Congress that passing background checks that ban private gun sales is a moral imperative. They contend this infringement on constitutional rights is necessary to protect American safety.
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