PA Bill Number: HB2453
Title: Designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 5059, carrying State Route 2021 over Mineral Springs Creek in the City of Reading, Berks County, as ...
Description: Designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 5059, carrying State Route 2021 over Mineral Springs Creek in the City of Reading, Berks County ...
Last Action: Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
Last Action Date: Jul 1, 2024
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WaPo Columnist: If We Packed SCOTUS We Could Ban Handguns :: 03/17/2021
It’s not exactly a secret that anti-gun activists would love to overturn the Heller decision that recognized the individual right to keep and bear arms and struck down Washington, D.C.’s ban on handguns, but rarely are they so vocal about it as Aaron Belkin, the director of the pro-court packing group Take Back The Court was in an interview with the Washington Post‘s Paul Waldman on Wednesday. Belkin argued that with the current Court in place, some “comprehensive gun safety” legislation is off the table. What does he consider “comprehensive gun safety?” A total ban on handguns.
David Hogg Learns A Valuable Lesson About Brand Management :: 03/16/2021
When we last checked in with March For Our Lives co-founder David Hogg, the anti-gun advocate was raising eyebrows and receiving criticism from some of his fellow gun control activists over his new socially-conscious pillow company that he was starting in order to challenge the market dominance of Mike Lindell’s MyPillow. Not long after his MFOL compatriot Cameron Kasky took Hogg to task for his “pillow grift” Hogg announced he was stepping away from March For Our Lives to focus on his new company, but as it turns out Hogg forgot to do one very important task.
Florida Sheriff Delivers Perfect Response To Gun Control Group's Request :: 03/16/2021
Kudos to Florida-based Second Amendment journalist Lee Williams for finding this story: the sheriff of Sarasota County is saying “no thanks” to a meeting with the local chapter of the gun control group Brady. Williams, a former reporter for the Herald-Tribune now has his own newsletter (which I encourage every gun owner to support) that focuses on 2A news and issues, and he got ahold of the letter from Sheriff Kurt Hoffman responding to the group’s request for an interview.
Tell Weak Republican Legislators to Just Say NO to Biden's Gun Control! :: 03/16/2021
As the Biden administration and the new, Democratic-controlled Congress settle into their respective roles, discussions about gun control laws are shifting from theory to reality, and GunVoters need to be aware and prepared, and they need to keep holding the feet of their elected servants to the fire on these issues.
Utah Governor Signs Bill Allowing Gun Owners to Conceal Carry Firearms Without a Permit :: 03/16/2021
While Second Amendment rights are under attack in Washington, D.C., the State of Utah is sending a message to would-be federal gun grabbers. On Friday, new Governor Spencer Cox signed legislation that will allow Utah residents 21 year-of-age and older to carry a concealed firearm without any permit.
Chicago food truck owner admits to selling guns from eatery :: 03/15/2021
CHICAGO (AP) — The owner of a Chicago food truck admitted Friday he illegally sold guns from his mobile eatery along with sandwiches piled high with salami, roast beef and turkey.
Feinstein-Cicilline AWB Legislation: 'Treason' Say Gun Activists :: 03/15/2021
As House Democrats, joined by eight Republicans, were passing two background check bills, anti-gun Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) were introducing legislation to ban so-called “assault weapons,” fulfilling with lightning speed a prediction from national gun rights advocate Alan Gottlieb.
Pennsylvania Gun Show Promoter Bans Sales Of DIY Gun Kits :: 03/15/2021
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is taking a victory lap today after announcing that Eagle Arms Productions, the state’s largest gun show promoter, is banning the sale of unfinished frames and receivers from all future gun shows. Shapiro held a news conference on Monday touting the change, which he says will prevent criminals from illegally obtaining firearms.
Report: New Zealand Gun Confiscations Had No Impact On Violent Crime :: 03/15/2021
This should only be surprising to those idealistic and gullible supporters of gun confiscation who really believe that criminals are going to abide by gun control laws even though they don’t seem to care much about any other laws on the books. A new report by Radio New Zealand shows that even after the government’s ban and compensated confiscation of tens of thousands of semi-automatic firearms, “gun crime hit a new peak” in the country last year.
Idaho ends Powerball participation because Australia might use some of the revenue for anti-gun measures :: 03/14/2021
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers fearing foreign participation in the Powerball lottery killed legislation on Wednesday that would have allowed the game with huge jackpots to continue in the state after a run of more than 30 years.
San Diego Case Shows How CA Gun Laws Fuel Corruption :: 03/14/2021
There are a lot of things to complain about when it comes to California’s screwy gun control laws, but a criminal case out of San Diego is highlighting the two-tiered system for gun ownership in the state. Marco Garmo, a now-former captain with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office, just received a two-year prison sentence for running a gun trafficking operation out of a sheriff’s department substation he supervised. Garmo specifically bought firearms that are only available to police in California, before turning around and selling them for both profit and to curry favor.
Say What? Attorney Claims Open Carry Is Unconstitutional :: 03/14/2021
South Carolina isn’t exactly a hot bed of gun control activism, and the Second Amendment is treated pretty well in state law. There’s one oddity, however, that lawmakers are hoping to address this session; a total ban on the open carrying of firearms. A bill that would allow concealed carry holders to carry either openly or concealed is expected to receive debate and a vote on the floor of the state House next week, but the public debate has already begun.
Concealed Carry Report: Pro-Gun Legislation In The West :: 03/13/2021
Although most gun owners’ attention is on Rep. Jackson Lee’s “Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act” (H.R. 127), a few western states are making strikes when it comes to pro-gun legislation and should not go unnoticed.
Idaho House Approves Bill Letting Some Staff Carry Guns at School :: 03/13/2021
House lawmakers in Idaho have passed a bill that would let some schoolemployees carry concealed firearms without the need for school board permission.
Leaked Documents Show Change How ATF Handles Delayed-Denied Cases :: 03/13/2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(Ammoland.com)- Leaked documents supplied to AmmoLand News from Gun Owners of America (GOA) show that discretion that Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) agents have in recovering firearms from buyers that the FBI initially delayed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) then denied after the seller transfers the gun to the buyer has been curtailed.
Philadelphia Mayor Displays Blinding Ignorance of the Law, Beclowns Himself Yet Again :: 03/13/2021
It’s easier to get a gun in Pennsylvania than it is to get a driver’s license. There should be a definitive penalty for carrying an illegal gun. There should be legislation in Harrisburg to allow us to stop straw purchases.
Feinstein, Cicilline Introduce Gun Ban Bill In Senate :: 03/12/2021
Hot on the heels of the passage of a pair of gun control bills in the U.S. House on Thursday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and her Democratic colleague Sen. David Cicilline of Rhode Island introduced a ban on modern sporting rifles and commonly-owned ammunition magazines in the U.S. Senate.
Flip-Flop: 17 Democrats Go From Favoring Notifying ICE If An Illegal Tries To Buy A Gun To Opposing It :: 03/12/2021
More than a dozen Democrat members of the House of Representatives flipped their position during a vote on Thursday on a piece of anti-gun legislation.
GOP Rep. Burgess Owens blasts Democrats' push for 'racist' gun control laws :: 03/12/2021
Former NFL star Burgess Owens, who is now serving as a U.S. representative from Utah, took to the House floor this week to rip two gun control measures being pushed by the Democratic majority.
Schumer Promises to Push Gun Control Legislation Forward in the Senate :: 03/12/2021
Democrat senators said they are prepared to move forward with the gun control reforms passed in the House.
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