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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CDC: Suicide rates rose 25 percent between 1999 and 2016 :: 06/08/2018
Suicide rates rose 25 percent across the country during the last two decades, according to a recent federal report.
Deerfield, Illinois Tells Residents To Turn In Their Guns, Lawsuits Filed :: 06/08/2018
Illinois – -(Ammoland.com)- The Village of Deerfield, IL is counting on a broad interpretation of the Firearm Concealed Carry Act (FCCA) passed in 2013 to ban modern sporting rifles that have a capacity to accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition; shotguns with a revolving cylinder; and semiautomatic pistols and rifles that can accept “large-capacity” magazines.
Massachusetts Senate passes red flag gun seizure bill :: 06/08/2018
Legislation to allow the temporary seizure of firearms from those thought to be at risk to themselves or others moved forward Thursday in the Commonwealth.
Anti-Gun Veteran Spreads Rhetoric, But Facts Don't Add Up :: 06/07/2018
As a veteran, I’m annoyed by those who use their veteran status to try and attack our sacred and constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms. Many of these claiming that their military experience gives them perspective because they carried guns every day turn out to be people who were in the rear with the gear much of the time and are far from the operators they like to portray themselves as.
Chicago Archdiocese steps up gun control efforts :: 06/07/2018
In recent weeks, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has expanded its gun program with the support of Cardinal Blase Cupich. While dedicating a new Catholic center featuring a sculpture of Jesus mourning a gunshot victim, Cupic took the opportunity to speak about gun politics. “We know that violence will not end in our society without a concerted effort to address its root causes,” he said.
Cuomo: Allow teachers to petition judges to seize guns :: 06/07/2018
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to allow teachers to ask a judge to remove guns from the homes of troubled students.
Democrats push to make electronic, searchable federal gun database :: 06/07/2018
The Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act introduced to the Senate last month would change how federal regulators track and trace firearms in the country.
How 'Improvised' And 'Craft-Built' Weapons Kill All Gun Control Arguments :: 06/07/2018
When anti-gunners start pontificating all about how cracking down on legal gun sales will somehow make our communities safer, many of us want to roll our eyes. Why? Because we know better.
Texas Student Group Stands To Oppose Parkland Kids :: 06/07/2018
Ever since the Parkland massacre, there have been a few names we just can’t seem to escape. Names like David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez are becoming almost household names, all because they went to a school where something horrible happened.
Democrat's Gun Safety Proposal Could Extinguish Gun Ownership Altogether :: 06/06/2018
Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Chris King dropped a TV ad aimed at current Governor Rick Scott (R). According to King, "Governor Rick Scott did nothing" when the Pulse Nightclub shooting took place in Orlando in June of 2016. King promises to take on the NRA.
Guns Haven't Changed in America. People Have. :: 06/06/2018
Having enjoyed my 82nd birthday, I am part of a group of about 50 million Americans who are 65 years of age or older.
PARKLAND: Newly Released Sworn Statement By School Security Sparks More Outrage, Questions :: 06/06/2018
On Tuesday evening, Broward County prosecutors released video of a sworn statement by a security monitor at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who was the first to witness the shooter arrive at the school holding a large bag. The monitor's testimony contradicts claims he made in a recent interview and underscores that the shooter was a known threat to officials.
Time to be an Adult . . or Not :: 06/06/2018
I can’t make this stuff up. In one breath we’re told that anti-gun spokes-children from Florida should be admired for their sincerity. Then, we’re told that young men and women under 21 years of age are too immature to make serious decisions and understand the consequences of their actions. That is why they can’t possess firearms. Hmm.
Bodyguard of anti-gun activist Father Pfleger arrested on gun charges :: 06/05/2018
Call the irony police! Father Michael Pfleger, the radical left-wing priest, friend of Jeremiah Wright, and mainstay of the hard-left community in Chicago that bequeathed the political rise of Barack Obama to America, has a hypocrisy problem.
California bill to raise firearm purchase age to 21 just another infantilizing overreach :: 06/05/2018
A California bill to deprive 18 to 20 year olds the ability to defend themselves cleared the state Senate on May 29.
DRGO: The AMA versus Americans :: 06/05/2018
The AMA just announced that it will make an “unprecedented” push for more gun control laws through resolutions presented at its House of Delegates at its next annual meeting June 9-13. This is not really unprecedented, as the AMA has been advocating anti-gun measures for three decades now, along with many co-conspirator specialty associations. But it is a way for it to jump on the current popular bandwagon for restricting guns since some of the teenagers from the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Valentine’s Day shootings have become media celebrities.
Gun Control Through Taxation :: 06/05/2018
H.R. 5103: What You Need To Know - In March of 2018. Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) introduced a new bill called HR 5103 with nine separate co-sponsors. HR 5103 represents the latest bill introduced in Congress in an attempt to further restrict the sales of firearms and ammunition.
CA Lawmakers Seek to Expand Gun Confiscation, Limit Number of Firearms Residents Can Buy :: 06/04/2018
California lawmakers are pushing numerous gun control measures including an expansion of confiscatory orders and limits on the number of firearms residents can buy each month.
How To Get Inside the Mind of Someone Who Wants a Disarmed Population :: 06/04/2018
There are a significant number of people in the United States who have chosen to be unarmed, and who want the government to ensure as many others are forcibly disarmed as possible. They are a small, but vocal minority. To most people in the gun culture, this is an alien mindset.
Little evidence to support the efficacy of more gun control :: 06/04/2018
Gun control advocates seem willing to latch onto anything they can use to justify more stringent laws. They were at it again in the wake of the recent Santa Fe High School shooting. In the New York Times last Thursday, Nicholas Kristof pushed for 10 supposedly “modest” gun control measures.
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