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PA Bill Number: HB777

Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions and providing for the offense of sale of firearm or firearm parts without ...

Description: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions and providing for the offense of sale of firearm or firearm parts without ...

Last Action: Third consideration and final passage (104-97)

Last Action Date: Mar 27, 2024

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Michigan Self-Defense: CPL holder shot would-be mugger, Detroit police say :: 01/07/2016

DETROIT, MI -- Detroit police haven't entirely sorted out the details, but preliminary findings indicate a 28-year-old man permitted to carry a concealed firearm exchanged gunfire with and critically injured his 21-year-old would-be mugger.

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Skill Drills For New Pistol Owners :: 01/07/2016

The gun business is booming. There were enough guns sold on Black Friday last year to equip the United States Marines (and a couple of extra Army divisions). However, there’s an annoying tendency within the firearms business community to view the sale of a firearm as the be-all, end-all of gun ownership, without helping the customer learn how to use their gun.

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Missouri Self-Defense: Missouri woman says gun rights prevented tragedy :: 01/06/2016

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. —A Missouri woman says if it wasn't for the Second Amendment right to carry arms, she might not be here today.

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New Hampshire Self-Defense: Elderly Woman Shoots Alleged Would-be Robber :: 01/06/2016

MANCHESTER, NH - While the nation is in the midst of a debate about gun ownership, with the president issuing Executive Order actions to limit access to weapons, and women in New Hampshire pushing for a restoration of rights to access permits without police approval, at least one elderly woman is thankful she was armed after shooting a would-be robber last night.

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California Self-Defense: Father kills 3 before he's fatally shot by son :: 01/04/2016

A New Year’s Eve gathering at a home in Rowland Heights, California, turned tragic when the homeowner shot and killed three people, including his bedridden wife, before the man’s son wrestled the gun away and fatally shot him.

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Florida Self-Defense: Sheriff: Homeowner kills gunman in Lakeland :: 01/02/2016

A 24-year-old man is dead Friday after a "stand your ground" shooting in Lakeland, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

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Texas Self-Defense: Former Yates basketball star fatally shot, possibly during burglary :: 01/01/2016

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A former Yates basketball star was shot to death Tuesday night, after he was discovered in a neighbor's home armed with a knife.

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Guns for Beginners: Three Ways to Avoid Shooting The Wrong Person in Your Home At Night :: 12/31/2015

The woman was asleep in her bed and thought she heard an intruder enter the house, orlandosentinel.com reports. “She told police she heard the person quickly approaching her, so she fired a single shot. She then discovered the person was her daughter.”

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Michigan Self-Defense: Taylor homeowner shoots garage intruder :: 12/31/2015

A Taylor homeowner was arrested and then released after shooting an intruder early Tuesday morning.

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Nevada Self-Defense: 2 suspects killed on the same day in separate Las Vegas home invasions :: 12/30/2015

Two separate home invasions on the same morning in Las Vegas last week ended when the residents shot three suspects, killing two and critically wounding the third.

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Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Stabbing reported in Pottstown was in self defense :: 12/30/2015

Police responded to a reported stabbing on the 300 block of Apple Street Monday night.

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Texas Self-Defense: Son shoots, kills father after threatened with chainsaw :: 12/30/2015

STANLY COUNTY - A neighbor in Stanly County woke up to flashing lights and several squad and crime-scene vehicles but didn't know a father and son inside a home got into a deadly argument.

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West Virginia Self-Defense: Police Say Woman Stabbed Man in Self-Defense at GoMart :: 12/30/2015

Harrison County deputies say a woman who stabbed the man at a GoMart last week did so in self-defense.

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Georgia Self-Defense: 'Suspicious' man shoving 95-year-old woman shot by her son :: 12/29/2015

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- What happened at the Public Storage Unit on Riverside Parkway in Lawrencville started out as a normal move. An elderly woman and her children were dealing with some items when they suddenly found themselves under attack. The son fired his gun, leaving a suspect in serious condition.

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Ohio Self-Defense: Ohio Home Invader Gets Taken Out By Armed Mom :: 12/29/2015

A woman home alone with two children was doing laundry when three armed home invaders kicked in her door at the end of dead-end Atlas Road in Trotwood, Ohio.  Fearing for her life and the lives of her children, she complied and waited until she saw an opportunity, and then she went to war:

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Texas Self-Defense: Texas Homeowner Shoots, Kills Armed Intruder :: 12/29/2015

COLLEGE STATION (December 28, 2015) College Station police say the shooting death of an armed intruder at an apartment complex appears to be a case of self-defense.

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15 Minutes to Stay Alive :: 12/28/2015

A friend of mine is a new mom.  She and her beautiful baby live in Los Angeles.  I owe them a visit.  At least I owe her coffee and conversation the next time I’m nearby and we have 15 minutes to kill.

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Georgia Self-Defense: Police say shooting victim was 19, not 29 :: 12/27/2015

UPDATE: Warner Robins police say they're still investigating a fatal shooting on Christmas night.

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Oklahoma Self-Defense: Homeowner Shoots Home Invasion Suspect In SW OKC :: 12/27/2015

OKLAHOMA CITY - A homeowner made a quick decision and shot a man accused of breaking in. That suspect nearly made a quick getaway, but then did something unexpected.

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Random Thoughts About a Defensive Gun Use WHERE NO ONE WAS SHOT! :: 12/27/2015

According to wikipedia.org, “low end estimates [for defensive gun use] are in the range of 55,000 to 80,000 incidents per year.” While my math skills rival my ability to order plumbing supplies in Lithuanian sign language, the lowest of the low estimates of annual DGU’s yields 150.68 per day.

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