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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Fact checking three Democratic claims on assault weapons and guns :: 06/22/2016
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and other House Democrats ended their marathon filibuster early on June 16 after announcing an agreement between Republicans and Democrats to vote on two gun control measures. (AP)
NRA, White House Raise Concerns Over Bipartisan Gun Proposal :: 06/22/2016
After the Senate's failure to adopt gun control legislation , Republican Sen. Susan Collins and a bipartisan coalition Tuesday announced a compromise proposal to bar some terror suspects from buying guns.
Obama Smart Gun Push Could Conflict With Constitutional Rights, Legal Expert Says :: 06/22/2016
President Barack Obama plans to make smart gun technology a primary part of his push to control firearms, but an expert warns that the new high-tech weaponry poses a danger to constitutional rights—and he’s not talking about the Second Amendment.
Red-state Dem faces flak over gun comments :: 06/22/2016
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is facing pushback for saying that when it comes to getting a deal on gun control, "due process is what's killing us right now."
The Irrelevant Crusade :: 06/22/2016
Almost as soon as the massacre at the Orlando nightclub Pulse ended, Democrats took up their push to forbid people on the terrorism watch list from purchasing guns.
What Will Gun Controllers Do When Americans Ignore an Assault Weapons Ban? :: 06/22/2016
Prohibition was kneecapped by Americans' widespread refusal to stop producing, selling, and drinking booze. Millions of Americans smoked marijuana decades before majority sentiment creeped toward legalizing the stuff.
You have Got to Read This Letter From an Orlando Victim's Father :: 06/22/2016
After The Detroit News added Christopher Andrew Leinonen’s name to the list of victims in the terrorist attack at The Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL, his father felt compelled to respond.
All 4 Senate Gun Bills Fail Today :: 06/21/2016
The Senate this afternoon rejected four different gun bills supposedly intended to help deal with future Orlando-like mass shootings; two related to the background check systems operation, two related to keeping terror suspects from getting guns. Procedurally, all of the bills needed 60 supporting votes to stay alive for now.
Liberal Reporter Attempts to Buy Assault Rifle to Prove How Easy It Is, Gets Rejected :: 06/21/2016
In the wake of the Orlando massacre, Chicago Sun Times reporter Neil Steinberg set out to buy an “assault rifle,” presumably to prove how easy it is. But the process didn't exactly go as planned.
Oh My God - Vox Thinks You Can Add This To An AR-15 :: 06/21/2016
Thanks to our friends at Twitchy, we now know that some in the Vox office think you can customize your AR-15 with what looks like a M203 grenade launcher. Civilians cannot own military grade grenades under ATF regulations, so the Vox graphic is ridiculous.
PA-Sen: Can Toomey Defy His Base on Guns? :: 06/21/2016
It’s tough being a statewide politician in a swing state. Other officials know they have to appeal either to their base or voters from outside their party in order to be elected. Yet those in statewide offices in purple states have to deal with both.
Pa. Supreme Court ends lawsuits over local gun ordinances :: 06/21/2016
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday killed a provision in state law permitting gun rights groups to sue municipalities such as Pittsburgh over local firearms ordinances and recoup court costs.
Senate votes down gun control proposals in wake of Orlando shootings :: 06/21/2016
The Senate voted down four measures Monday evening relating to gun measures after hearing debate from both Republican and Democratic senators. The vote comes one week after a gunman opened fire in an Orlando nightclub, killing 49 people before being killed by police. (Reuters)
Taking Away Constitutional Rights at the Discretion of the Government :: 06/21/2016
If the news reports are correct, the latest “gun control” proposal being put forward by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is a “measure that would block people on the Transportation Security Administration’s no–fly list from buying firearms,” according to ABC News.
Tall Tales Gun Grabbers Tell :: 06/21/2016
One might hope that after the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11, Democrats would get serious about protecting Americans from the Islamic State (ISIS). But instead of uniting with Republicans to identify common ground in the fight against terrorism, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., launched a 15-hour filibuster Wednesday demanding an end to what he called the “gun show loophole.”
The Second Amendment Isn't About Hunting or Self-Defense, But Revolution :: 06/21/2016
Last week, Rolling Stone published an article by David S. Cohen, a law professor who thinks the Second Amendment should be repealed. “The Second Amendment needs to be repealed because it is outdated, a threat to liberty and a suicide pact,” writes Cohen. “When the Second Amendment was adopted in 1791, there were no weapons remotely like the AR-15 assault rifle and many of the advances of modern weaponry were long from being invented or popularized.”
ABCs Jonathan Karl to Sen. Chris Murphy: Your Gun Control Proposals Would Not Have Stopped Orlando :: 06/20/2016
"This Week" host Jon Karl challenges Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), saying that none of the gun control measures he propsoed in his filibuster last week would have done anything to prevent the Orlando shooter from buying a gun. Transcript, via ABC News:
Florida prosecutor suspended for Facebook post following Orlando shooting :: 06/20/2016
The Florida State Attorney’s Office announced Friday that an assistant state attorney was suspended for violating the office’s social media policy.
Maryland is one of the states where a watch-list gun ban failed :: 06/20/2016
Maryland is one of at least three states where gun-control advocates recently failed to push through legislation to bar people on terror watch lists from purchasing weapons - a safeguard that is drawing new attention in the wake of last Sunday's mass shooting in Orlando, Florida.
Special Forces Association Rejects Calls For Gun Control From Petraeus, McChrystal :: 06/20/2016
The Special Forces Association forcefully rebuked calls for more gun control from both former CIA director and CENTCOM commander David Petraeus and retired Army general Stanley McChrystal. SFA is a 52 year national organization composed of members who once served in the U.S. Special Forces.
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