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: Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
Last Action Date: May 6, 2024
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The Foolishness That Was New Jersey's Gun Buyback :: 08/08/2017
On Thursday, New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino bragged that the state had taken in nearly 5,000 firearms in its recent “buyback,” and proclaimed residents to be safer as a result.
White House national reciprocity petition garners 18K signatures :: 08/08/2017
A We the People petition urging President Trump to light a fire under Congress on national concealed carry legislation is slowing gaining ground.
Democrats keep guns out of poor people's hands :: 08/07/2017
While Democrats are eager to level the playing field when it comes to voting rights and other issues that disproportionately affect poor, minority communities, economist and gun expert Dr. John R. Lott Jr. argues liberals have done the exact opposite when it comes to gun rights.
Smart-gun advocates: Don't worry about hacked firearms :: 08/07/2017
Even after a hacker at Defcon showed that smart guns aren't all that smart, advocates for new firearm technology aren't worried.
Taking down Trump would provoke civil war :: 08/07/2017
If the left succeeds in its effort to remove President Trump from office or renders him virtually powerless, America’s working class – the “Eddies and Ediths” – will revolt, warned author and nationally syndicated talk-radio host Michael Savage.
What is the 'Tuesday Group' and who are the members of it? :: 08/07/2017
So much has been said recently about the rivalry between the House Freedom Caucus and a group called “The Tuesday Group,” a group of largely unnamed so-called “moderates” in the House. The leadership of the Tuesday Group is named, and some members willingly speak to reporters about their agenda.
CBS Accidently Stumbles On Harsh Truth About Gun Laws :: 08/06/2017
It’s safe to say that CBS and other mainstream media organizations aren’t precisely friends of the Second Amendment. A recent story about gun violence in Chicago appears to keep up that trend when it’s announced, “The problem we heard – and saw – over and over again, was guns.”
California, New York Officials Leading Fight Against National Concealed Carry for Law-Abiding Citizens :: 08/05/2017
Officials in California and New York—two of the most gun-controlled states in the union—are leading the fight against national reciprocity of concealed carry for law-abiding citizens.
Quinnipiac's Propaganda Polls - 95Percent Support Background Checks? Yeah Right. . . :: 08/05/2017
Buckeye, AZ –-(Ammoland.com)- Quinnipiac University recently released results for a major poll they conducted on hot political topics. The headline of their June 28 press release announcing the poll results read:
The High-Level Hypocrisy of Mayors for Gun Control :: 08/05/2017
Leona Helmsley, the “Queen of Mean” convicted of income tax evasion and other crimes, is famously said to have said “We don’t pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes.”
Bipartisan bill looks to strike race, ethnicity questions from ATF forms :: 08/04/2017
A Republican-heavy Senate proposal would prohibit the federal government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed relating to the purchase of a firearm.
DRGO: Gun Control Hypocrisy is Criminal :: 08/04/2017
Cities such as Chicago and New York apparently have a gun control problem. Their extensive array of gun control laws continues to fail to prevent violent gun crime. However, there is a constant drone from lawmakers in such states to enact even more restrictive laws and make guns harder to acquire. The laws in place do just that but, sadly, the law-abiding citizenry are encumbered, and not criminals.
Ethics Committee clears Democratic campaign chairman of wrongdoing after gun sit-in :: 08/04/2017
The House Ethics Committee said Tuesday it had cleared the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee of wrongdoing tied to last year’s House floor sit-in over firearms.
Pennsylvania: Borough council drafts firearms ordinance - Waynesboro :: 08/04/2017
WAYNESBORO — Last summer, a Waynesboro property owner took a handful of arrows to borough council and asked for help.
Supreme Court's next big gun control case? Post-Newtown laws face new scrutiny :: 08/04/2017
Andrew Turner suffers from partial paralysis in his dominant hand, the legacy of an injury to his right arm while on active duty in the Navy – which is why, according to court papers, the Maryland resident needs a semiautomatic gun to defend himself.
Bigoted Government Officials Deny Civil Right of Self-Defense :: 08/03/2017
History teaches us that human nature is a constant. Virtue and vice haven’t changed. That makes comparisons extremely interesting and insightful. 6.5% of American adults took the class and paid the fees to get their license to carry a concealed firearm in public. Outside the restrictive states of California and New York, about 8% of the adult population have their permit. Women and minorities are the fastest growing segments of concealed carry holders.
Brady Campaign: We turned 'Dear Abby' into a gun safety advocate :: 08/03/2017
Advice columnist Abigail Van Buren, known around the world as “Dear Abby,” found herself in the middle of the gun-safety debate after a series of columns she wrote responding to firearms in a family’s home.
The Second Amendment has won (again) in Washington. So why won't the Supreme Court fully enforce it? :: 08/03/2017
Washington, D.C. residents, you don’t have to holster your Second Amendment rights anymore. Unfortunately, residents of many other states like California don’t have the same ability that D.C. residents now do to protect themselves.
The View hosts have heated argument over Texas campus carry law (VIDEO) :: 08/03/2017
The concealed carry of firearms is now legal on public junior colleges in Texas and the hosts of ABC’s talk show “The View” had a few choice words to say about it Wednesday.
This New Piece Of Legislation Could Demolish State Gun Control Laws Across The Country :: 08/03/2017
Over the past century there has been one undeniable trend working against gun rights. Put simply, as time goes on, it’s harder for a law abiding citizen to own and use a firearm, largely due to the proliferation of state and federal gun laws.
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