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.
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Last Action Date: Sep 27, 2024
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Gun experts: Arizona instructor didn't follow protocol in fatal incident :: 08/29/2014
An accidental shooting similar to the horrific killing Monday of a firing-range instructor in Arizona by a 9-year-old girl with an Uzi is unlikely to happen in Western Pennsylvania because shooting ranges here do not allow the firing of automatic weapons, two local gun experts said.
War on Gun Owners - Media Edition - Lives cut short: Bullets killed 28,000 children, teens between 2002 and 2012 :: 08/29/2014
On average, that came to seven youths every day - For every U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan during 11 years of war, at least 13 children were shot and killed in America.
Gun Safety Tip - Squib Loads -- Concerns Over, and Dealing with, Squib Loads :: 08/28/2014
What is a Squib Load and WHY should I be Aware, Careful and Concerned? Squibs are scary as heck. If you are very lucky and have a big hunk of steel as a shooting piece, you will ruin it but that is as far as it will go (notice the 'bulged' barrel in the picture to the right):
Man Was In His Office Playing a Game - Seconds Later He Was on the Ground at Gunpoint. :: 08/28/2014
A Colorado man was playing a video game when his computer's camera inadvertently captured the moment a SWAT team burst through his door Wednesday.
The 10 most practically significant - yet potentially legally vulnerable - restrictions on availability of guns for self-defense :: 08/28/2014
There are many gun control laws in the United States, and people have lots of constitutional arguments for or against them. But which of those laws actually (1) substantially interfere, as a practical matter, with self-defense, and yet are (2) practically vulnerable? Bans on so-called assault weapons, for instance, strike me as unwise, but they don’t themselves practically interfere with self-defense in a substantial way: people remain free to have guns that are just as effective for self-defense.
N.J. girl in Arizona Uzi accident not 9-year-old competitive shooter from Franklin Township, father says :: 08/27/2014
Dan Roberts has been fielding calls all morning from people concerned his daughter Shyanne was the 9-year-old New Jersey girl who killed a firearms instructor with a fully-automatic weapon at an Arizona shooting range Monday.
Killing F Troop: House Rep. Sensenbrenner moves to disband ATF :: 08/26/2014
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has long been viewed as the "red-headed stepchild" of federal law enforcement, and now a veteran member U.S. House is attempting to disband the corrupt and unaccountable rogue agency.
Chicago Crime Rate Drops as Concealed Carry Applications Surge :: 08/25/2014
An 86-year-old Illinois man with a concealed carry permit fired his weapon at an armed robbery suspect fleeing police last month, stopping the man in his tracks and allowing the police to make an arrest.
Connecticut Bar Members Revolt Over Orgs Gun Law Support :: 08/25/2014
In a highly controversial move, the leadership of the Connecticut Bar Association lobbied to pass Governor Dannel Malloy's restrictive "toughest-in-the-nation" gun control laws. The move has sparked unprecedented opposition within the body.
How a Dozen Citizens Turned Their State Around -- AND How You Can, Too :: 08/25/2014
Last year, in historic recall elections over gun rights, Colorado voters ousted two top Democrat state senators and put a stop to the anti-gun agenda of then-New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Armed to Teach: Argyle ISD Sticks to Its Gun Policy :: 08/24/2014
ARGYLE — It's safe to say Argyle ISD is ready to start the school year with guns blazing. The district is on target to continue its new policy of allowing some teachers to pack heat on campus.
11 shot, including 3-year-old boy, as Chicago gun violence worsens :: 08/23/2014
Chicago is grappling with a crime paradox this summer: Even as overall crime including homicide drops, the rate of shooting incidents isn't slowing down and threatens to surpass previous years.
Army quits tests after competing rifle outperforms M4A1 carbine :: 08/23/2014
EXCLUSIVE: A competing rifle outperformed the Army's favored M4A1 carbine in key firings during a competition last year before the service abruptly called off the tests and stuck with its gun, according to a new confidential report.
Campus-carry laws are a growing trend :: 08/23/2014
POCATELLO, Idaho - Derek Sommer carries a concealed handgun almost everywhere he goes these days, including onto the campus of Idaho State University - an illegal act until recently.
Carrying Concealed Firearms-Choosing the 'Right' Holster :: 08/23/2014
Getting started with concealed carry can be a bewildering process for the new shooter, and it's easy to stumble over the little details.
Government and Danger Avoidance Stupidity - British Government Looking to Ban Knives :: 08/22/2014
Craig Maddocks's family backs knife surrender campaign - The family of a man killed after being stabbed 52 times in a Wrexham pub are backing an amnesty on knives.
No Sheriff in Town: Some Lawmen Refuse to Enforce Federal Gun Laws :: 08/22/2014
With more states passing stronger gun control laws, rural sheriffs across the country are taking their role as defenders of the Constitution to a new level by protesting such restrictions and, in some cases, refusing to enforce the laws.
Victorious Milwaukee Sheriff Clark unloads on elitist Bloomberg :: 08/22/2014
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, Jr. was the target of a $150,000 ad campaign by anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg as Clarke sought to retain his seat in a recent Democratic primary.
PA - Officials call for stronger law on illegal gun possession :: 08/21/2014
AS A GROUP of law-enforcement and elected officials called yesterday for a mandatory two-year sentence for people convicted of illegally carrying a firearm, kids in the South Philadelphia neighborhood watched and played.
Bloomberg group goes after Kroger for open carry ban :: 08/19/2014
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America has set its sights on grocery giant Kroger, petitioning the national chain to prohibit the open carry of guns in its stores.
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