PA Bill Number: SB1198
Title: In plants and plant products, providing for plant and pollinator protection; conferring powers and duties on the Department of Agriculture and ...
Description: In plants and plant products, providing for plant and pollinator protection; conferring powers and duties on the Department of Agriculture and .. ...
Last Action: Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Last Action Date: May 17, 2024
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Building Thoughtful Gun Owners - Defense Of Others. . . Or Not? :: 06/21/2017
USA –-(Ammoland.com)- You want to protect the people around you. If you teach self-defense, then you’ve had a few students who haven’t thought through what will happen after they act in another's defense.
Eric Holder hints at 2020 run, must 'get back on the field' to oppose Donald Trump :: 06/21/2017
Former Attorney General Eric Holder may be setting the stage for a 2020 presidential run due to Hillary Clinton’s failed campaign.
FBI Report on Alexandria Quietly Debunks the Gun-Controllers' Talking Points :: 06/21/2017
The FBI has published a brief report on the shooting in Alexandria. It is devastating to the idea that the gun-control measures presently coveted by the Democratic party would have done something to prevent the attack.
Justice Dept. to Work With 12 Cities to Fight Violent Crime :: 06/21/2017
BETHESDA, Md. — The Justice Department will form partnerships with a dozen cities across the country to help them fight gun crime, drug trafficking and gang violence, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday.
Law Enforcement Shares Findings of the Investigation into the June 14 Alexandria, Virginia Shooting :: 06/21/2017
Today, law enforcement officials shared findings to date of the investigation into the shooting that occurred at the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park on Wednesday, June 14, 2017.
NRA's silence on Castile verdict suggests racial bias :: 06/21/2017
The National Rifle Association is not normally a shrinking violet in the defense of licensed gun owners, but last Friday’s acquittal of Jeronimo Yanez, the Minnesota police officer charged with second-degree manslaughter and dangerous discharge of a firearm in the death of Philando Castile, produced not even a tweet from the NRA. Given the considerable coverage given the shooting — the victim informed the officer that he had a permit and a firearm during a routine traffic stop, and the aftermath was even streamed live by Castile’s girlfriend on Facebook — that may strike Second Amendment advocates as peculiar. Perhaps it’s more than that.
Pennsylvania woman charged with straw purchasing six firearms :: 06/21/2017
A woman from Hazelton, Pennsylvania, has been charged with illegally purchasing firearms in order to transfer them to a prohibited possessor.
1.6 million disqualifying records added to NICS in 2016 :: 06/20/2017
More than 1.6 million disqualifying records were added into the federal background check system index in 2016, according to a report released last month.
Bloomberg's gun-control group to endorse Ralph Northam for Virginia governor :: 06/20/2017
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, the political arm of one of the nation’s biggest gun control groups, is endorsing Virginia gubernatorial contender Ralph Northam and the rest of the statewide Democratic ticket.
Existing Law Requires Gun Owners to Pay for Government's Mistakes :: 06/20/2017
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- The government is not required to pay attorney fees when its erroneous actions force a citizen to take it to court to get matters resolved Judge Amy Berman Jackson* of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ordered Friday in Ledet v. United States. Compounding the frustrating-by-design way the legal deck is stacked against citizens seeking redress of grievances against government-inflicted wrongs, Judge Berman’s reading is consistent with existing law.
NICS call answering speed nearly doubled in 2016 :: 06/20/2017
Agents at the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System division took nearly twice as long to answer calls in 2016, according to a federal report released last month.
Points to Ponder about New Study on Kids and Guns :: 06/20/2017
A newly-released on children and guns is making lots of Monday headlines, but there are several points about the study, or at least the reporting, that should raise a few questions and plenty of eyebrows.
Study finds 1,300 kids killed, 5,790 injured with guns per year :: 06/20/2017
Nearly 1,300 children die from gunshots each year and another 5,790 are treated for gunshot injuries, according to a new study published Monday in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The Hearing Protection Act and 'silencers' :: 06/20/2017
Congress is considering the “Hearing Protection Act,” which would change federal regulation of gun “silencers.” Here’s a guide to some of the basic facts and relevant laws on the subject.
Why The United States Needs To Unite On Carry Reciprocity :: 06/20/2017
In an educational op-ed posted Thursday at newyorkdailynews.com, criminologist and author John Lott makes the case that the previous day’s shooting at a GOP Congressional baseball practice proves why the country needs national Right-to-Carry reciprocity.
CPRC: 20 State Capitols Officially Allow (and at least 23 allow in practice) Some Form of Legal Firearm Carry :: 06/19/2017
CPRC has found that there are 20 State Capitols in the U.S. which officially allow some form of legal firearm carry for either visitors, legislators, employees, or all of the above. Some require the individual have a handgun carry permit before being allowed to enter the Capitol with a firearm. Here is the breakdown of those Capitols. In at least three other states officially ban guns (Georgia, Tennessee, and Wyoming), but legislators have an agreement that allows them to carry.
Want to stop mass shootings? Let's get more guns in the right hands :: 06/19/2017
The recent mass murders on London Bridge ended eight minutes after they began, when armed English police officers arrived and shot the killers. Other police officers, who had batons but not firearms, happened to be near the scene when the attack began. Some of them fled, according to an eyewitness account published in The Guardian. Another officer bravely used his baton against the multiple men with knives, incurring severe injury. Some people threw chairs at the assailants. One man heroically fought the terrorists with his bare hands, despite being stabbed repeatedly.
CPRC: The shooting of Steve Scalise is an argument for concealed-carry reciprocity: If not for Capitol Police, would they have lived? :: 06/17/2017
Although he was seriously wounded, it is a lucky thing that Rep. Steve Scalise made it to baseball practice on Wednesday morning. Due to his position as majority whip, armed Capitol Hill Police accompanied Scalise. This security detail saved the lives of his House colleagues and two senators.
John Lott: Scalise shooting and knee-jerk calls for more gun control - here we go again :: 06/17/2017
Before the facts were even known about Wednesday morning’s 7 AM shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, gun control advocates were already calling for more stringent laws.
Maine Slaps Back Against a National Gun Registry :: 06/17/2017
Remember that nutty Second Amendment thing? It reads:
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