PA Bill Number: SB945
Title: Consolidating the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code; and making repeals.
Description: Consolidating the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code; and making repeals. ...
Last Action: Third consideration and final passage (199-0)
Last Action Date: Apr 17, 2024
Defense Stories
Tennessee Self-Defense: Memphis Home Invader Stopped By Homeowner with Gun :: 05/15/2015
A burglar who brazenly attempted a home invasion on a busy Memphis street woke the residents of the home, and was subsequently shot in the head by the homeowner:
Indiana Self-Defense: Indianapolis Woman With Concealed Carry Thwarts Armed Robbers, Shoots One :: 05/14/2015
You don’t tug on Superman’s cape. You don’t spit into the wind. You don’t pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger, and you don’t mess around with… Crystal*:
New York Self-Defense: Officer shoots man wanted for hammer attacks in NYC :: 05/14/2015
A mentally ill man with a history of violence was seriously injured Monday morning after being shot multiple times by a police officer during an altercation with a fellow officer in the middle of a busy New York City intersection. The entire altercation, which was captured by nearby surveillance video, lasted less than 30 seconds.
Ohio Self-Defense: Man shoots wife while aiming for naked teen threatening her :: 05/14/2015
A 17-year-old boy is in the hospital recovering from a gunshot wound after he was shot by a neighbor while trying to get into the man’s home. The teen was running around the yard naked, screaming profanities and threatening his neighbor’s wife.
Georgia Self-Defense: One suspect dead, two in custody after resident opens fire during home invasion :: 05/13/2015
An attempted home invasion at an apartment complex in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, late Monday night ended with two suspects in custody, one recovering from a gunshot wound, and a third one dead after the resident opened fire on the group.
New York Self-Defense: Armed ex-boyfriend breaks into woman's house, gets shot with his own gun :: 05/11/2015
Two New York residents were shot, one fatally, during a domestic dispute turned home invasion in Mahopac early Saturday morning. The woman was able to protect herself when she turned the tables and wrestled the gun away from her ex-boyfriend after he unlawfully entered her home.
North Carolina Self-Defense: CLOSE TO HOME: Home Invading Ex Killed in NC :: 05/11/2015
I grew up in Winterville, NC, in what was a bedroom community of larger Greenville. I was a bit stunned when I discovered that this Friday night home invasion and self-defense shooting was in a neighborhood just blocks from my former home, in an area I knew well:
North Carolina Self-Defense: Home Invading Ex Killed in NC :: 05/11/2015
I grew up in Winterville, NC, in what was a bedroom community of larger Greenville. I was a bit stunned when I discovered that this Friday night home invasion and self-defense shooting was in a neighborhood just blocks from my former home, in an area I knew well:
Tennessee Self-Defense: One shot in self-defense: shooting victim in serious condition :: 05/11/2015
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Investigators with the Knoxville Police Department said the man who admitted to shooting a 41-year-old man did so in self-defense.
What would you have done? :: 05/11/2015
Better yet, what will you do? What would you have done had you been at the Cartoon Contest Sunday May 3 in Garland, Texas? Better yet, imagine that you were pulling up to your child's school and you saw these two people in the picture above getting out of a vehicle in the school parking lot?
A shift in gun culture means more Michigan women are packing heat :: 05/10/2015
The number of women applying to carry a concealed weapon in Michigan has more than doubled since 2010. And in northern counties like Manistee and Grand Traverse, the numbers are even higher.
Oklahoma Self-Defense: Armed Citizen Saves Officer Under Attack In Oklahoma City :: 05/10/2015
A rookie Oklahoma City police officer became separated from his partner during a foot pursuit and managed to close in on the robbery suspect they were chasing.
Georgia Self-Defense: Smoke Shop Employee "Smokes" Armed Robber :: 05/09/2015
Well, this is one armed robber who won’t be causing any more trouble in Georgia, except maybe for the mortician.
WRONG GUN: Why The Most Popular Gun For Law Enforcement Is A Mistake :: 05/09/2015
The Los Angeles Times has published an editorial this morning that is sure to cause some uncomfortable conversations (and more than a little denial) in law enforcement agencies around the country:
Colorado Self-Defense: Teen makes the mistake of breaking into home of big game hunter :: 05/08/2015
A Colorado teen is dead after he broke into a Boulder home Monday night and attacked the homeowner, and according to authorities, the suspect had tried to break into several other homes in the neighborhood that same night, banging loudly on doors and windows while yelling.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Pittsburg Police: House intentionally targeted in deadly home invasion :: 05/07/2015
PITTSBURG (BCN) - Suspected robbers who were killed by a Pittsburg homeowner during a residential burglary Friday evening were likely targeting the home intentionally, a police captain said Wednesday.
South Carolina Self-Defense: Armed SC Firefighters Stop Possible Mass Shooting :: 05/07/2015
As if they weren’t heros already, a pair of armed firefighters in Aiken, South Carolina are credited with stopping a gunman who surprised them at their station on Tuesday, all while the parking lot was full of children and firefighters . . .
Colorado Self-Defense: Home Invader Is Shot, Killed In Boulder :: 05/05/2015
Do you continue to carry your concealed weapon once you get home, or do you remove it quickly and put it in your gun safe?
Guns for Beginners: 3 Effective Habits of Successful Armed Self-Defenders :: 05/05/2015
“The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken,” lexicographer Samuel Johnson observed. When it comes to defensive gun use, this can be a bad, bad thing. If shooting at a “square range” has given you the habit of standing still while firing you might be caught flat-footed in a defensive gun use. And die. Of course, good firearms-related habits can save your life. Like . . . carrying a gun. The trick is to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative and don’t mess with Mr. In-Between. To that end, here are three little-discussed effective habits of successful armed self-defenders. Good good guys . . .
Note to Islamic Jihadis: In America, We Shoot Back :: 05/05/2015
A pair of would-be jihadis learned a very important lesson over the weekend—in America, we shoot back.
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