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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Justice John Paul Stevens Is Wrong About the Second Amendment, Again :: 03/27/2018
In his 2008 dissent in District of Columbia v. Heller, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens insisted that the Second Amendment offers zero protection for what he called the "right to possess and use guns for nonmilitary purposes like hunting and personal self-defense."
Retired Supreme Court Justice Stevens says Second Amendment should be repealed :: 03/27/2018
The NRA has long argued that the real goal of gun control activists is to take weapons from law-abiding citizens, and today, the group said that threat is clear and present; Garrett Tenney reports from Washington.
Rocker who survived Paris attack says gun control marchers 'exploiting' victims :: 03/27/2018
The lead singer of Eagles of Death Metal—the band that was performing during the 2015 Paris nightclub attack—took to social media Sunday to criticize March for Our Lives participants and called student organizers “vile abusers of the dead.”
Vic Mensa Does March for Our Lives Despite Gun Charge :: 03/27/2018
Rapper Vic Mensa performed at the pro- gun-control March for Our Lives protest in Washington, D.C. on Saturday roughly one year after he was arrested for violating concealed-carry laws.
Brady Campaign gently reels back 40 Percent claim as they redouble gun control effort :: 03/26/2018
One of the nation’s most enduring anti-gun groups has announced a new three-point plan, while quietly adjusting a long-touted stale statistic on gun sales.
DOJ releases regulation banning bump stocks :: 03/26/2018
The Department of Justice unveiled a regulation late last week “effectively banning” bump stocks. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the new rule clarifies bump stocks fall under the definition of “machine gun” as it pertains to the National Firearms Act of 1934 and the Gun Control Act of 1968.
Kasich: Politicians Should Be Held Absolutely Accountable Over Gun Control :: 03/26/2018
2020 presidential hopeful John Kasich opened his Sunday appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” with a full-throated call for gun control.
March for Our Lives Protest: Conservative Demonization and Hyperbole on Display :: 03/26/2018
Saturday’s “March for Our Lives” carried the acrid whiff of moral panic. That the driving force behind the display was genuine — the event was planned and led by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who are passionate advocates of gun control — is beyond doubt.
Mayors Across The Country Call For Ending Preemption Laws :: 03/26/2018
Preemption laws are laws that block cities from creating their own gun control regulations. These are typically good things because it means anyone familiar with the gun laws in a state will be able to travel to any community within that state and be good to go. After all, it’s difficult to keep up with the laws in each community you visit.
NC Democratic Sheriff Candidate Jokes About Killing Gun Owners :: 03/26/2018
Once again, we’re reminded how the Left just hates us, and that they can’t be trusted on gun control. Enough with the lies that they just want common sense gun control. They either want to lay down the foundation to ban and confiscate guns, or they just want to kill you—or at least joke about it. In North Carolina, a Democrat running for sheriff joked about just that during a meeting with Moms Demand Action. The race is in Buncombe County (via NTK Network):
Second Amendment groups react to YouTube gun policy changes :: 03/26/2018
National gun rights and firearms industry groups are warning YouTube that its actions could estrange the video sharing platform from millions of users, and violate constitutional rights.
Bipartisan Bill Would Increase Age To Purchase Guns From Federally Licensed Dealers To 21 :: 03/25/2018
A collection of lawmakers, both Republicans and Democrats, introduced legislation Thursday that would restrict those younger than 21 from buying firearms from federally licensed gun dealers, according to a press release from Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL). The bill exempts certain groups of young adults from the restriction, including “law enforcement officers, correctional officers, or members of the military.”
Fox News Poll: Voters favor gun measures, doubt Congress will act :: 03/25/2018
Voters prioritize protecting citizens from gun violence over protecting the rights of gun owners. And while majorities support a variety of gun control proposals, the latest Fox News poll also finds doubt Congress will act -- or that it would make any difference if it does.
Hundreds attend gun-control rally outside Beaver County Courthouse :: 03/25/2018
BEAVER — Standing in solidarity with victims of gun violence, hundreds of students, teachers and local residents chanted, “Enough is enough,” during a March for Our Lives rally Saturday outside the Beaver County Courthouse.
Pennsylvania lawmakers likely to take up background checks for gun buyers :: 03/25/2018
Pennsylvania legislators in the coming weeks are likely to battle over competing visions for background checks for gun buyers, including whether the state system should be scrapped entirely and, if it does remain in place, how to pay for the checks.
Run the Jewels' Killer Mike Defends Gun Ownership in NRATV Interview :: 03/25/2018
Although the Run the Jewels rapper usually sides with progressive issues – he aligned with Bernie Sanders in 2016 – Killer Mike took a surprising stand on the subject of the Second Amendment in the interview with host Colion Noir (via Pitchfork).
Trump might scrap Obama-era rule that turned schools into war zones :: 03/25/2018
The Trump administration plans this summer to scrap a controversial Obama-era discipline rule forced on schools to close racial gaps in suspensions and arrests but that critics say pressures educators to turn a blind eye to escalating bad behavior.
6 Reasons Gun Control Will Not Solve Mass Killings :: 03/24/2018
In the wake of the tragic murder of 17 innocent students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, students, educators, politicians, and activists are searching for solutions to prevent future school shootings.
Confiscation: New Initiative Would Require Gun Owners to Turn in Their Weapons :: 03/24/2018
For American gun grabbers, the mask is coming off. Gun control activists generally swear they respect the Constitution and really have no wish to confiscate legal weapons owned by law-abiding Americans, but a ballot initiative in the works in Oregon is showing that to be the lie that it really is.
March for Our Lives Organizer Has Sickening Message for Teens Who Disagree :: 03/24/2018
This is how liberals really feel about the rest of America. Saturday’s “March for Our Lives” demonstration in the nation’s capital and cities throughout the country is being billed by a fawning mainstream media as a grassroots effort aimed at protecting all Americans from the threat of “gun violence.”
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