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 Age of Trump Is Producing More Black Gun Owners :: 05/13/2017
CLEVELAND — When Lesley Green was a little girl in Houston in the 1960s — just a few decades after the routine lynchings of blacks in the South — her father would go off to work a late-night shift and leave a gun and a pile of bullets behind.
The New Bigotry from Old Civil Rights Icons-Congressman John Lewis and the failed fantasy of gun-control :: 05/13/2017
Bigotry works for politicians. After the civil war, white Democrats promoted fear of newly freed blacks. Today, black Democrats promote fear of free blacks who will defend themselves and the people they love. Politicians always wrap themselves in the cloak of public safety. In fact, that cloak is usually the white sheet of bigotry directed against minorities and the poor.
Feds cracking down on illegal guns in Western Pennsylvania :: 05/12/2017
Nigeria Bates misses her granddaughter every day. “She was full of life,” Bates said. “Looking at her now, I can’t believe she’s gone.”
Gun owners killing in self-defense deprives attackers' rights to fair trial :: 05/12/2017
A writer for the Huffington Post noted in a recent piece — “A Revision on the Bill of Rights, Part III” — that the Second Amendment certainly gives Americans the right to “carry and have a stockpile of guns.”
London Gun License Data Sharing Shows Perils of Centralized Gun Owner Records :: 05/12/2017
Every month it seems as if another corporation is apologizing to customers for a wide-ranging data breach. Despite its nearly limitless resources, the federal government has fared little better, proving itself incapable of protecting the sensitive information of its own employees from hackers. While there are important steps that businesses and government can take to help to protect vital information, the simple truth is that the sharing and collection of electronic data facilitates these sorts of breaches.
Major Gun Control Group Is Riven By Leadership Dispute :: 05/12/2017
WASHINGTON — After multiple staff departures from gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety and its spinoff Moms Demand Action, activists say a top decision-maker at both groups is making life difficult for those in the movement.
Maloney's Stupid Smart Gun Bill an Unintended Gift to Gun Owners :: 05/12/2017
“In an effort to improve gun safety, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) has reintroduced The Handgun Trigger Safety Act, forward-thinking legislation to use new and emerging technology to prevent gun deaths,” a press release from the congressthing proclaims. “The bill would promote the development of new ‘smart gun’ technology that only allows an authorized user to fire a gun. It would also mandate that all newly manufactured handguns use this technology within five years, and that existing handguns be retrofitted with this technology within ten years.”
Stacy Washington: Hysteria over gun ownership has devolved into NRA Derangement Syndrome :: 05/12/2017
There is no better place on earth to be a gun owner than the United States. Let me explain that bit of patriotic fervor; I’m an Air Force veteran and fourth generation military veteran, married to… you guessed it, a veteran. Being pretty open about what is important is a crucial part of being in media, which is why as a radio host I often share that; I’m a Jesus lover, family first chick who proudly supports the NRA as a member and gun owner. Being open and out there with a social media presence was part of the reason that the St. Louis Post Dispatch asked me to “balance their opinion editorial page” by writing a weekly column last fall.
Antique Texas Ban on Carry of Weapons Fails Again in Austin, 1 Dead, 3 Wounded :: 05/11/2017
Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- At about 1:30 on 1 May, 2017, an attack on multiple victims occurred on the University of Texas, Austin campus.
High Noon :: 05/11/2017
Certain times of the day have meaning independent of the clock. Human beings have always accorded special significance to dawn, midnight, and pre-dawn. In modern American culture, late afternoon has come to symbolize happy hour. For the responsible gun owner, the most compelling time is High Noon which, strangely enough, can occur at any moment.
Jake Tapper Rips 'Liberals Dancing On The Grave' of Gun Activist Who Committed Suicide :: 05/11/2017
On Tuesday, CNN’s Jake Tapper blasted leftists who slimed Bob Owens on Twitter, after the news broke that the pro-Second Amendment blogger reportedly committed suicide by a self-inflicted gun shot.
The gauzy misdirection and untrue smears of an anti-gun-rights activist :: 05/11/2017
Chicago is experiencing an unacceptable level of violence. However, misguided proponents of Illinois Senate Bill 1657, the Gun Dealer Licensing Act, attempt to blame law-abiding gun and gun store owners for the violence instead of holding criminals accountable. The bill won't do a thing to stop this violence. What it will do is drive small business owners into bankruptcy due to mountains of red tape and fees.
Gun ownership used to be bipartisan. Not anymore. :: 05/10/2017
In April, President Trump addressed the National Rifle Association’s annual national convention, the first sitting president to do so since Ronald Reagan in 1983. The gun-rights organization endorsed Trump very early, nearly six months before Election Day, and spent millions in key battleground states.
More black women turning to guns for self-defense :: 05/10/2017
Firearms instructors are reporting an increase in the number of black women learning how to use guns in self-defense courses around the country -- and the reasons are varied.
NSSF chides newspaper for failing to correct ISIS propaganda on guns :: 05/10/2017
In an article published last week, the Washington Post details how an Islamic State magazine encouraged recruits to exploit American firearm laws for the purpose of obtaining guns without identification or background checks.
PA police protection bill on the move again as governor floats compromise amendment :: 05/10/2017
A bill shielding Pennsylvania cops from public identification during police-involved shooting investigations may soon see a compromise amendment on the Senate floor, silencing the governor’s overtures to block it.
A fair debate on guns is needed, but liberal lobbying groups refuse to participate :: 05/09/2017
When you receive glowing media attention and have hundreds of millions of dollars to spend, you don’t really have to debate. Michael Bloomberg just announced last week that he would be putting $25 million into next year’s House and Senate races.
Bill introduced to mandate only 'smart' handguns to be made within 5 years :: 05/09/2017
A New York Democrat has introduced a measure to the U.S. House which would require the sale of handguns with authorized user technology.
Democratic double standard on guns hurts the poor :: 05/09/2017
When it comes to voting, Democrats see free ID cards as too burdensome on the poor.
The Weird Thing That Happened As Firearms Sales Surged :: 05/09/2017
More guns are being sold than ever, but it's not making the country more dangerous. In fact, just the opposite. Firearm sales hit a record high last year as the FBI processed more than 27.5 million background checks on gun buyers. This year, sales have eased up a bit, but they're still on track to hit the second-highest number ever.
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