PA Bill Number: HR541
Title: Recognizing the month of October 2024 as "Domestic Violence Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Description: A Resolution recognizing the month of October 2024 as "Domestic Violence Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Last Action: Reported as committed
Last Action Date: Oct 1, 2024
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More gun restrictions wouldn't have stopped church shooting :: 11/25/2017
The terrible news about the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church mass shooting was just coming out when last week’s column was being written. Now we know a lot more about how the murderer acquired his guns.
New gun laws may win approval in Congress :: 11/25/2017
The enactment of bipartisan, common-sense laws to reduce the number of needless deaths caused by gun violence in our country is no longer a far-fetched idea.
Revealing government callousness to balance the scales of justice :: 11/25/2017
Don’t let the title fool you; this is a book about laws and injustice. The author is a Tucson, AZ, lawyer who worked as an Interior Department solicitor for ten years, and who has written a number of books, including a New York Times best seller, and produced videos.
A Note To The NRA On 'Losing Faith In The Institutions' :: 11/24/2017
Earlier this week, NRA President Wayne LaPierre penned a column for the November issue of America’s 1st Freedom where he calls out the liberal elites. In the process, however, he accidentally opens up his own organization to criticism.
FBI, ATF to review NICS after Texas church shooting :: 11/24/2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions directed a review of the federal background checks system, citing issues that allowed a Texas gunman to legally buy firearms despite a documented background making him a prohibited buyer.
Pennsylvania: Facebook Removed This Small Town Business's Ads For American Flags Because It Sell Guns :: 11/24/2017
The Sportsman’s Shop, a small town business that has been in operation since 1954, says it can no longer advertise products like American flags or outdoor clothing on Facebook because its Facebook page promotes the sales of guns, and includes links that lead to the same.
The Mathematics of Violent Revolution (And How They Apply to the 2nd Amendment) :: 11/24/2017
I’m a hydrologist. A big part of my job is doing math about floodplains, which means I get to see firsthand how poorly the public understands the most basic laws of statistics.
Tucker Carlson proves that gun control zealots know absolutely NOTHING about guns :: 11/24/2017
Aside from the fact that their goal is to tear apart the United States Constitution and create a massive authoritarian state, what makes the progressive left particularly dangerous is the fact that they don’t even understand the things that they speak out for or against.
Man denied gun sale claims racial discrimination :: 11/23/2017
A man is speaking out to NBC12, claiming he was denied a gun purchase because he looked suspicious.
The Hate Show :: 11/23/2017
Leftists have hijacked late-night television, bludgeoning viewers with venomous propaganda instead of the entertainment they came seeking.
Winning! D.C. Carry License Applications Skyrocket in October :: 11/23/2017
The people in Washington D.C. – one of the hotbeds in the United States for failed gun control measures – were recently given an exciting victory for their Second Amendment rights. In July, a federal appellate court struck down a law known as the “good reason” law which made it incredibly difficult for anyone living in D.C. to acquire a concealed carry permit.
Anti-Gunners: Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence Call for more Gun Laws :: 11/22/2017
U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- California lawmakers are calling for stricter gun laws after Kevin Janson Neal, 42, shot and killed five people including his wife in Tehama County. What is at issue is that Neal could not buy firearms legally, so he built his rifles. Authorities used the notorious moniker of “ghost guns” for his rifles that were recovered by police from his home.
California gunman was frequent subject of police calls :: 11/22/2017
Many times when there is a shooting incident in the U.S., neighbors and friends will respond with a comment along the lines of, “He always kept to himself,” or “We never would have suspected him.”
DRGO: We Are At War :: 11/22/2017
Yes, you read that correctly; we are at war. We are at war with people who wish to do Americans harm. No matter the motivation, reason, scope or method; in the grand scheme of things, those factors are not important. The fact that we are at war is real and troubling. What is more troubling however is that a substantial portion of Americans and politicians don’t grasp this. Nor do they grasp that individuals have a natural right to defend themselves in this war.
S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson to Congress: Let concealed carry gun permits cross state lines :: 11/22/2017
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson on Tuesday urged Congress to pass legislation that would make states recognize one another’s concealed weapon permits, arguing every citizen's right to self-defense is at risk without it.
Anti-Gunners: Shannon Watts: Talk about gun storage before turkey :: 11/21/2017
The gun control advocate took to social media to urge those headed to spend time with friends and family on Thanksgiving to ask them about how they store their guns beforehand.
Chris Matthews diagnoses the Democratic Party's deplorables problem :: 11/21/2017
Plenty of postmortems of the 2016 presidential race have dwelt upon the roles of Russia, James B. Comey and myriad other plausible causes of President Trump's win. But MSNBC's Chris Matthews seems to think one major contributor has gotten short shrift: Hillary Clinton's labeling of Trump's supporters as “deplorables.”
CPRC: Obama administration people still pushing out junk science on gun issues :: 11/21/2017
A new very short report from a few people at the Harvard Business School claims that waiting periods reduce homicides, though they find that there is no consistent effect on suicides. The report is titled “Handgun waiting periods reduce gun deaths,” and it was released by the National Academy of Sciences. While neither the report nor the media coverage notes it, the report indicates that background checks are more likely to increase homicides and particularly suicides than to decrease them.
DRGO: Gun statistics - Should they be tortured or gently cross-examined? :: 11/21/2017
In a recent letter to the editor in The Telegraph, Mr. Colin Frayne began his letter pointing out the need for “factual information” about guns. He cites the statistic that for 2016, “36,861 total annual deaths [were] from guns, of which 58 deaths were from terrorism.” And compares it to Japan, which allegedly had only one firearm death that same year.
Why The Supreme Court Should Step Into This Gun Waiting Period Case :: 11/21/2017
After the Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to bear arms in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), it was up to circuit courts to explore the metes and bounds of that right and develop a consensus. Reality, though, couldn’t be further from this ideal.
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