PA Bill Number: HB335
Title: In inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons.
Description: In inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons. ...
Last Action: Removed from table
Last Action Date: May 1, 2024
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GOP braces for politics of gun debate :: 10/02/2017
WASHINGTON - Voting to make it easier to buy noise suppressors for firearms seemed like a win for Republicans. But when the National Rifle Association wasn't present at a congressional hearing on the issue - which has been at the top of its legislative agenda for years - it signaled the GOP might be growing aware of the new optics surrounding the gun debate.
Here Are The Actual Federal Laws Regulating Machine Guns In The U.S. :: 10/02/2017
The horrific mass shooting of scores of people in Las Vegas on Sunday has once again re-ignited the gun control debate in the U.S. News reports indicate that the shooter, who opened fired on a crowd of concertgoers on Sunday night, killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 200. Audio recordings of the shooting, which captured rapid fire bursts, suggest that the shooter used a fully automatic weapon. The speculation that the shooter may have used fully automatic weapons set off frenzied demands that the government do something to ban these weapons and charges that the so-called gun lobby was responsible for making machine guns legal and easy to buy.
Las Vegas shooter's father, Bingo Bruce, lived colorful life of crime and deception :: 10/02/2017
The father of the gunman behind the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history robbed a string of banks in Arizona, escaped prison in Texas and tried to start a new life as the manager of a bingo parlor in Oregon, according to historical newspaper articles.
Las Vegas shooting: Killer bought more than 30 weapons, source says :: 10/02/2017
The deadly shooting at a Las Vegas concert has claimed more than 50 lives and injured hundreds more. It made Nevada the home of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Here's a look at the gun laws in the state.
No, This Isn't The Time To Talk Gun Control. Here Are 3 Reasons Why. :: 10/02/2017
In the aftermath of Sunday night’s massacre outside the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas by Stephen Paddock, 64 — a massacre that ended with at least 50 dead and more than 400 wounded, making it the bloodiest mass shooting in American history — the political actors got right to work promulgating their various agenda items. Gun control advocates sent the hashtag #GunControlNow soaring on Twitter.
U.S. Constitution doesn't need changed :: 10/02/2017
The United States has one of the longest-lasting constitutions in the world. That’s a testament to the foresight and knowledge of our Founding Fathers, who knew how to design a system that guarantees individual rights and freedoms.
Vegas shooter's weapons cache included devices enabling automatic gunfire, report says :: 10/02/2017
Stephen Paddock’s ability to kill scores of concertgoers Sunday night may have come from using modified semi-automatic weapons with high-capacity magazines, something that enabled him to shoot hundreds of rounds in just a few minutes.
Hundreds of Illegal Voters Revealed in Philadelphia :: 09/30/2017
According to a Philadelphia elections official, hundreds of individuals who are not U.S. citizens have registered to vote in Philadelphia and nearly half of them voted in past elections. Since 2006, 317 registered voters have contacted the City Commissioners, which oversees Philadelphia elections, asking that their registrations be canceled because they are not citizens.
Pelosi criticizes GOP for pushing pro-gun bills after Scalise's return :: 09/30/2017
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi followed up her praise of Majority Whip Steve Scalise’s return to Capitol Hill with a stern rebuke of Republicans efforts to loosen gun regulations.
Study: Reducing proactive policing could reduce major crime :: 09/30/2017
A new study suggests that reducing proactive policing efforts could lead to a reduction in major crime incidents.
Tell Me Again How Our Gun Laws Stop Crime :: 09/30/2017
This happened a few miles from my house. An armed robber broke into a home. He shot two children as he fled. One child died, and the other child, a teenager, may never walk again.
The ugly truth behind Obama's war on the Second Amendment :: 09/30/2017
Sometimes, when the government abuses its tremendous power to scapegoat someone, even proponents of government power find it to be too much.
Australian Farmer Defends Family from Knife-Wielding Trespasser, Government Confiscates Firearms :: 09/29/2017
In 1992, the government of New South Wales (the most populous Australian state) enacted the “Firearms Legislation (Amendment) Act 1992.” Under the law, gun owners were required to express a “genuine reason” for possessing a firearm. In pamphlets and newspaper advertisements explaining the new measure, the NSW government proclaimed, “Personal protection is no reason to have a gun.”
Fake News: Washington Post Falsely Suggests Trump Will Arm Foreign Tyrants With American Guns :: 09/29/2017
Reports arose recently that the White House is planning to approve changes to rules governing the export of U.S. firearms and ammunition. Predictably, before the planned regulations were even released for public review and comment, the Washington Post swiftly activated its fake news division to breathlessly warn America of the horrible outcomes the changes “could” provoke. The basic thrust of the article was that President Trump would risk putting American firearms into the hands of terrorists and human rights abusers to favor the gun industry.
Pelosi Invokes Scalise Shooting to Blast Bill Deregulating Silencers :: 09/29/2017
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) on Thursday invoked the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R., La.) to criticize the SHARE Act that passed out of committee this month.
Report: Trump's plan to ease gun export regulations could help arm terrorists :: 09/29/2017
Industry experts say the regulatory shift could mean a 20 percent annual boost in export sales, but a pair of policy researchers warn of risks to national security. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Washington D.C. Blocked From Enforcing Its Concealed Carry Law :: 09/29/2017
The District of Columbia is one of the least gun-friendly communities in the nation. There’s a reason it was a test case before the Supreme Court, which overturned the city’s gun laws as being antithetical to the Second Amendment.
Concealed carry permit holders less reckless behind wheel than other drivers, study says :: 09/28/2017
Gun owners with concealed carry permits are less likely to drive recklessly than other drivers, according to an analysis released Monday.
DRGO: Firearms During Natural Catastrophes :: 09/28/2017
In 2005, at the time of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans police used the excuse of enforcing compliance with the mandatory evacuation order to confiscate firearms. They went door-to-door seizing guns from the people who stayed behind hoping to ride out the storm. These were the same firearms that the citizens expected to have available to protect their lives and property in the aftermath of the disaster.
Pittsburgh council proposal would ban guns in city parks :: 09/28/2017
Visitors to Pittsburgh’s city-owned parks would have to leave their guns at home under a proposal introduced Tuesday.
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