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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Vice Gives Platform To Gun Control-Supporting Hunters :: 11/02/2018
For a gun rights advocate, there may not be a phrase that’s more annoying than one that starts with, “I’m a hunter, but…”
Doctors Urged to Advance Gun-control Agenda :: 11/01/2018
Recent shootings, such as in the Pittsburgh synagogue, are the justification cited by Dr. Ana Maria Lopez, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), for doctors getting involved in the gun debate. According to Dr. Lopez, such incidents illustrate “how important and poignant it is for there to be policies that can be really effective in keeping guns away from both those who are either a risk to themselves or to others.”
OPINION: Attacks On Police Do Nothing But Harm :: 11/01/2018
Lots of Democrats are making it clear that they don’t trust the police. This past week, Andrew Gillum, Democrat gubernatorial nominee in Florida, claimed: “At the time that a law enforcement official has to go to a weapon, to a gun, to a baton, to a taser, then they have already have to go too far by their very presence.”
Rasmussen Poll: 31% Blame Lack of Gun Control, Not Shooters in Gun Crimes :: 11/01/2018
Americans are closely divided over whether more stringent control of guns could have helped prevent this weekend’s massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue. But one-third of Americans think access to guns is more at fault than the killers in incidents of this kind.
Scott Wagner for governor: Wolf has failed leadership tests :: 11/01/2018
On Nov. 6 voters will decide whether to give a second term to Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf or replace him with Republican Scott Wagner, who resigned his state Senate seat to campaign for the state’s top office full time. They should take a chance on Mr. Wagner.
Anti-Gunner: Kevin Bacon Still Hamming it Up for Citizen Disarmament :: 10/31/2018
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon is one of the more benign trivial pursuits resulting from America's fixation with celebrities,” I wrote for Guns & Ammo back in 2002.
Armed Citizens Are Successful 94 Percent Of The Time At Active Shooter Events [FBI] :: 10/31/2018
After seeing John Lott from the Crime Prevention Research Center publish a rebuttal to a recent FBI report on Active Shooter events I decided to dive deeper into the data and do some analysis of my own. WARNING, this is a long article/report with a lot of images but I am confident it is worth your time!
Brooklyn Official Wants Off-Duty Police To Carry In Church Now :: 10/31/2018
New York City has a well-earned reputation as the most anti-gun city in the world. It’s almost impossible for the average citizen to even buy a gun legally, much less get a permit for carrying one.
Is The ATF Just Making It Up As They Go Along On Prosecutions? :: 10/31/2018
The ATF isn’t any gun owner’s favorite agency. There are a number of reasons for why this is true, including a long history of hyper-aggressive actions by its agents trying to enforce unconstitutional gun laws on the American people.
Retired ATF agent says AR-15 rifles should be regulated like machine guns :: 10/31/2018
David Chipman, a retired ATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives] agent, on Monday, said AR-15 rifles to be regulated like machine guns. "What I support is treating them just like machine guns," Chipman, who is now a senior policy adviser at Giffords: Courage to Fight Gun Violence, told Hill.
Anti-Gunner: James Cromwell, actor, warns of revolution: There will be blood in the streets if Democrats lose :: 10/30/2018
Actor James Cromwell told an audience Sunday night that a violent revolution is coming if Democrats don’t win the midterm elections.
How Do We Stop Mass Murder? :: 10/30/2018
After the murders at the Pittsburg Synagogue, I keep seeing this question on Quora; ‘How do we stop mass murder?’
In Wake Of Synagogue Shooting, How Effective Are Armed Citizens? :: 10/30/2018
President Donald Trump stirred up a hornet’s nest when he suggested that the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh would have been well-served with having an armed guard on the premises. The idea of an armed individual on-hand to deal with threats seems to be a complete anathema to the mainstream media. This, despite the atrocity taking place less than a year after Sutherland Springs.
Pennsylvania: This Pa. school district is set to be first where teachers carry guns :: 10/30/2018
TAMAQUA, Pa. — The school board president said he imagines a sign posted outside each building, something like: "Staff members at this school are armed. If you wish to do harm, enter at your own risk."
Why An Anti-Gun Vet's Claims Send Up BS Flags :: 10/30/2018
Anti-gun veterans are, unfortunately, a thing. Now, everyone is entitled to their opinions and all that, but many of us veterans don’t like anti-gun veterans.
Pittsburgh Mayor Illustrates He's Oblivious To Reality And His Own Words :: 10/29/2018
As a parent, I’m constantly amazed at how my children seem to lack the ability to utilize their brain function at various times. Recollecting my youth, though, I remember my parents were amazed at the same thing as me. Eventually, kids grow out of it. They don’t always make great decisions, even as adults, but you start recognizing that there’s at least some cognitive function going on.
Report: Kroger Shooter Initially Had Different Target In Mind :: 10/29/2018
According to a new report from NPR, law enforcement is now investigating the Kroger shooting as a hate crime. NPR reported on a statement from Russell Coleman, the U.S. attorney for the Western district of Kentucky. Coleman stated the murders are being looked at as “civil rights violations such as hate crimes,” according to NPR.
Scoring cheap political points actually costs more than you and I can afford :: 10/29/2018
Trying to score cheap political points seems attractive, because it looks cheap and low-cost. A lot of it has been going on lately, but it actually has a huge cost. It has a huge cost to everyone else as collateral damage victims, and in a just world it should have a boomerang cost on its progenitors.
SHOCKING: Gun Confiscation Hasn't Helped D.C. Crime Rate :: 10/29/2018
Gun control advocates routinely argue that gun control laws will reduce crime, that they take guns out of the hands of criminals. Gun rights advocates typically counter with plenty of examples of places with sky-high crime and lots of gun laws. This tends to not go over well with people who get their knowledge of firearms policy from MSNBC.
Washington Post Advice Columnist Gets It Right On Irrational Fear Of School Shootings :: 10/29/2018
These days the cynical adage “if it bleeds, it leads” seems as applicable to the news media as ever. This is all the more reason that Washington Post advice columnist Carolyn Hax should be applauded for a recent piece where she sought to quell her readers’ out-sized fears about school shootings. Titled, “Apply the empirical method to your school-shooting anxieties,” Hax urged her readers to take a moment to look at the facts about school shootings before succumbing to fear.
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