PA Bill Number: HB1441
Title: Providing for tenants' rights in cases of violence.
Description: Providing for tenants' rights in cases of violence. ...
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: Jun 30, 2024
Legal News
Florida 'Docs vs. Glocks' case stands in docs' favor :: 06/13/2017
The state is not appealing a federal court ruling that barred Florida’s law against health care workers asking about their patients’ firearms.
Man sues U.S. government claiming he's wrongfully prohibited from owning firearms :: 06/13/2017
PHILADELPHIA — A man is suing Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, among others, over his inability to own firearms.
Kolbe Vs. Hogan: A 2nd Amendment Decision Contrary To Rule Of Law :: 06/10/2017
New York, NY -(Ammoland.com)- Politicians love to pontificate, tirelessly, grandiosely, often meaninglessly. We hear them say that our Country is ruled by law, not by men, proclaiming, indefatigably, assiduously, pompously, but ingenuously, how important the rule of law is in a free Democratic Republic and how much importance they attach to the concept of the rule of law—that is to say, how much importance they attach to the concept of the rule of law over men as opposed to law ruled over by men.
Paul Clement, NRA File to Appear in Sandy Hook Litigation :: 06/08/2017
Paul D. Clement, a former U.S. solicitor general and one of the country’s foremost litigators, is working once again with the National Rifle Association in an effort to get the largest gun lobby to write an amicus brief in the lawsuit filed by Sandy Hook families.
Gun rights group appealing dismissal of suit against Katie Couric :: 06/07/2017
One of the more unpleasant instances of media bias in recent memory was the release of Katie Couric’s “documentary” called Under the Gun.
Court upholds mandatory dealer transfer fees on guns in California :: 06/05/2017
A federal court last week found that the Dealer Record of Sale fees collected to fund a California program to confiscate guns is constitutional.
Eighth Circuit: Open Carry not Reasonable Suspicion for a Police Stop :: 06/05/2017
Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- In 2011, on November 2nd, The Lincoln City Police Department received a call about a young man displaying a firearm in an Astro van outside of a convenience store. The call lead to the felony stop of an Astro van about 4 hours later.
Former firearms dealer gets 21 months for possessing unregistered machine gun :: 06/05/2017
A former federally-licensed firearms dealer has been sentenced to 21 months in jail for possessing an unregistered machine gun.
Does The 2nd Amendment Codify Natural Law or is the RKBA Man-Made? :: 06/01/2017
Against the backdrop of every major Second Amendment case rests a fundamental and profound philosophical question. The question is this: does the right of the people to keep and bear arms exist as a quality, feature, attribute, aspect, condition, or characteristic intrinsic to the individual, existing, then, within the individual, or is the right to be perceived as an endowment, bestowed on the individual by others, something, then, extrinsic to the individual—existing, if at all, outside the individual?
Federal judge dismisses $12M defamation suit for Katie Couric's 'Under the Gun' :: 06/01/2017
A federal court found Wednesday that a Second Amendment group interviewed for the film could not prove filmmakers intentionally manipulated footage to defame them.
Rationalizing Away The Right Of The People To Keep And Bear Arms-Arbalest Quarrel :: 05/31/2017
New York, NY -(Ammoland.com)- Kolbe is not merely an example of a poorly decided case; it is illustrative of the way in which courts, antithetical to the second amendment right of the people to keep and bear arms, use legal argot to disguise their contempt for and, indeed, abhorrence of our sacred right and their disdain for the Heller court rulings.
Lawsuit tests restrictions on guns on campuses :: 05/29/2017
A new state law that gives colleges and universities the option to allow concealed weapons on their campuses hasn't caused many Ohio schools to change their policies. Most still ban firearms, including Kent State University.
North Dakota Supreme Court invalidates restraining order against gun owner :: 05/26/2017
The North Dakota Supreme Court invalidated a restraining order last week filed against a gun owner in a dispute with her husband’s ex-wife.
Trump lawyers ask Supreme Court to reject 2nd Amendment claim by men who lost gun rights over nonviolent crimes :: 05/25/2017
Trump administration lawyers are urging the Supreme Court to reject a 2nd Amendment claim that would restore the right to own a gun for two Pennsylvania men who were convicted more than 20 years ago of nonviolent crimes.
Court issues final decision on distributor's 7N6 importation challenge :: 05/24/2017
Almost a year after issuing a summary judgment dismissing large portions of the lawsuit, a Seattle federal court filed a final decision to dismiss the case alleging ATF overreach by a Washington gun distributor.
Supreme Court kicks California 'may-issue' challenge down the road once more :: 05/22/2017
The now fully-staffed U.S. Supreme Court did not act Monday on a legal challenge to how California grants concealed carry permits.
NRA files second lawsuit challenging state gun laws, this time targeting ban on high-capacity magazines :: 05/19/2017
A coalition including the National Rifle Assn. on Thursday filed a second lawsuit challenging California’s new gun laws, this time arguing a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines is unconstitutional.
Indiana Supreme Court: 2nd Amendment Rights Protected by 4th Amendment :: 05/13/2017
The case, Thomas Pinner v. State, revolved around Pinner’s arrest after dropping a handgun while exiting a taxi outside a movie theater. The taxi driver claimed the sight of the gun made him fear he was going to be robbed.
Mistrial Declared in NAU Self Defense Case (Charged as School Shooter) :: 05/10/2017
Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- The trial involving the Flagstaff shooting of a mob of drunken fraternity members who attacked an 18 year old pistol owner, is over.
Court Upholds Police Refusal to Let Hawaii Man Own Firearms :: 05/09/2017
HONOLULU (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the Honolulu Police Department's refusal to let a man who had been convicted of misdemeanor harassment own firearms.
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