PA Bill Number: HB2311
Title: Establishing the School Mental Health Screening Grant and Development Program.
Description: Establishing the School Mental Health Screening Grant and Development Program. ...
Last Action: Laid on the table
Last Action Date: Sep 23, 2024
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Trump's judicial appointments to have long-term consequences :: 12/31/2016
The supply of ammunition seems to have improved and not everyone was clamoring to buy guns following the November election, thanks to the perception that Trump was less likely than Hillary Clinton to push for gun control.
20 Times Bad Guys Were Stopped by Armed Citizens in 2016 :: 12/30/2016
In January 2015, Politico magazine described the whole idea behind “defensive gun ownership” as a “tragic myth.” And in October 2015, The New York Times said the idea of average citizens drawing their guns to keep themselves safe is a “foolhardy notion.” More recently — on December 1, 2016 — the NYT suggested it is a “fantasy that citizens can stand up to gunmen by shooting it out.”
California pulls 'emergency' magazine ban regs :: 12/30/2016
California’s Justice Department filed a notice Thursday withdrawing a proposal for an emergency ban on large capacity magazines.
DRGO: Suppressors: A True Public Health Issue :: 12/30/2016
The National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) was primarily a response to Prohibition era gang violence. It mandated the registration of all suppressors, machine guns, short-barreled shotguns and rifles, and imposed a lengthy approval process and added enormous expense for these devices. The $200 tax on manufacturing and transferring the covered items was exorbitant at the time, roughly $3,500 in today’s money.
Gory Christmas cards backfire on radical gun grabbers :: 12/30/2016
When all else fails, gun grabbers like to advance their agenda through good old-fashioned guilt-tripping and scare tactics. Interestingly enough, it’s always the innocent, conscientious, law-abiding citizens that they target in their assault.
It's My Second Amendment Right :: 12/30/2016
As 2017 approaches, many people are considering how they will do things differently. For the new year, considering the numerous unprovoked terrorist actions committed all around the world, my resolution and promise to my family is that I will lawfully carry my Glock 19 wherever I can.
Sheriffs won't enforce Nevada gun law (Universal Background Checks) after opinion :: 12/30/2016
The next steps for proponents of expanded gun background checks in Nevada are unclear after a legal opinion that for all intents blocks a voter-approved initiative set to go into effect Sunday.
The Founders Anticipated 'Fake News' :: 12/30/2016
Following the presidential election, numerous stories surfaced about how “fake news” influenced the results. This prompted a reaction from the media and a concerted effort by the social media giant Facebook to crack down on the phenomenon—announcing that it would in part by using liberal fact-checkers to distinguish the “real” from the “fake” news.
Trump's promise to ban gun-free zones won't be so simple :: 12/30/2016
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to eliminate gun-free zones on school campuses, but experts say legally executing the plan is not so simple.
Why California's new gun laws deserve contempt :: 12/30/2016
The arrival in 2017 of a raft of new gun control laws in California won’t amount to much, except more hassles for gun dealers and the law-abiding few.
DRGO: People . . . Can We All Get Along? or The Known Unknowns about Guns :: 12/29/2016
Discussing firearms in public is fraught with peril. It is a subject I often tread carefully around until I know my audience. I have lost contact with friends and even family over such discussions. I have had all kinds of ugly accusations thrown at me because I defend my Second Amendment rights—such as “Fine, more dead kids, just so you can have your toys!”
Gun Control Group (CeaseFire PA) Sends Useless Gun Locks To NFL Players :: 12/29/2016
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz, who is a hunter, bought each member of his offensive line a custom over-under Beretta shotgun, reported to be one of the very nice Silver Pigeon line.
In D.C., the federal government gives released criminals many chances to fail :: 12/29/2016
SECOND-CHANCE CITY | This is part of a continuing series that examines issues related to repeat violent offenders in the District of Columbia. Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V
Obama Tops Bush on Judicial Confirmations :: 12/29/2016
Recent stories in Politico and The Washington Post paint a picture of unprecedented obstruction by Senate Republicans of President Barack Obama’s judicial nominees.
Gun Control's Biggest Backfires of 2016 :: 12/28/2016
The stunning election of Donald Trump as president was a major backfire against Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Democrat party – which put gun control as a cornerstone of their 2016 election effort – but there have been other monumental failures and blunders for the gun prohibition movement this year.
Levi's CEO Asks: Please, No Guns in Our Stores :: 12/28/2016
At the very peak of this year’s Christmas shopping season (during which most Americans do a quarter of their yearly shopping) Chip Bergh, the CEO of Levi Strauss & Co., asked his customers to turn his stores into gun-free zones:
Nevada's voter-OK'ed gun background checks blocked :: 12/28/2016
The expansion of gun background checks approved by Nevada voters last month will not happen as expected, based on an opinion released Wednesday by the Nevada Attorney General’s Office.
UNH Study Identifies Compelling Link Between Perpetrators and Victims of Gun Violence :: 12/28/2016
An interesting fact was derived from research conducted by the University of New Haven on just who the perpetrators of gun violence in America are.
An officer's 2-year-old son died after he shot himself with his father's gun, police say :: 12/27/2016
Police said the 2-year-old son of a Cleveland police officer died after accidentally shooting himself with his father's service gun. (Reuters)
Bloody Christmas weekend: More than 40 shot, 11 killed in Chicago :: 12/27/2016
Christmas weekend was grim in Chicago even by this year's wretched standards for gun violence: Police say at least 41 people were shot, 11 fatally, between Friday evening and Sunday night, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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