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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The gun lobby may have its man in Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch :: 03/04/2017
The U.S. Supreme Court seat last occupied by Antonin Scalia has sat vacant for more than a full year—more than six times longer than the average length of the previous 15 high-court vacancies.
Fearing Guns Is A Refusal To Take Responsibility For Your Safety :: 03/03/2017
There is a fear that the media doesn’t seem to recognize. It isn’t Islamaphobia. It isn’t homophobia. It isn’t xenophobia. Journalists love to discuss those because they primarily generate negativity towards conservatives and Republicans.
Gun Control Legislators in California Have Been Put on Notice :: 03/03/2017
On Monday, a Federal Judge ruled in favor of California gun rights advocates, saying they are well-within their rights to publish the home addresses and phone numbers of state legislators who voted for firearms restrictions.
Smart Guns Damaged by Dumb Rhetoric? :: 03/03/2017
Right out of the gate in his opinion piece about so-called “smart guns” in the New York Daily News’ Sunday edition, Washington Ceasefire’s Ralph Fascitelli perpetuates the false impression that “gun violence” somehow accounts for the “almost 34,000 Americans (that) die from firearms annually.”
What You Need to Know About the Hearing Protection Act :: 03/03/2017
USA -(Ammoland.com)- If you’re into firearms, you should be familiar with the Hearing Protection Act, maybe you already are, but if you’re not – we’re here to help. This proposed legislation would make it easier for gun owners to acquire suppressors by removing burdensome regulatory hurdles and eliminating the $200 tax stamp requirement.
GOP Rep. Thomas Garrett Intros Bill To End Federal Pot Prohibition :: 03/02/2017
Rep. Thomas Garrett is a freshman Republican congressman who represents Virginia's 5th district. But being a newbie from a socially conservative area isn't stopping him from going big and bold right out of the chute: He has just introduced a bill called the "Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017." From his office:
Interior Sec. Zinke Repeals Federal Ban On Hunting With Lead Bullets :: 03/02/2017
It’s his first day on the job and Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke already signed two secretarial orders, including one overturning a ban on using lead ammunition while hunting on federal lands.
Sorry: Still No Proof Gun Control Decreases Murder and Mayhem :: 03/02/2017
In this age of waxing laws and waning freedoms, a notable exception to the pattern of ever-tightening restrictions is gun prohibitions. New Hampshire no longer requires a license for the carrying of a concealed, loaded firearm; Florida is considering eliminating all “gun-free zones” (e.g., at schools); and Iowa may institute a “Stand your ground” provision and lower the age at which children could use handguns, to cite a few examples.
Bill floated to donate $200K per year to gun control groups :: 03/01/2017
Democrats in the Minnesota Senate have introduced a measure that would grant public funds to organizations recognized for their work on gun control efforts.
Bloomberg-Backed Gun Control Groups Fight to Keep Students Defenseless in FL, GA, IA :: 03/01/2017
Micheal Bloomberg-backed Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety have dug in and are fighting passage of laws that would allow students with concealed carry permits to carry guns for self-defense in Florida, Georgia, and Iowa.
Fourth Circuit Sets the Stage for a New National Gun Ban :: 03/01/2017
In an unusual opinion that at times reads more like an op-ed at the New York Times than a legal ruling, the 4th Circuit Court last week upheld Maryland's highly restrictive "Firearms Safety Act." It's apparent that the 4th Circuit acted in anticipation of a Hillary Clinton victory in November, in which case its decision would have gone unchallenged by the Supreme Court or affirmed, thus substantially laying the groundwork for the overturn of the Supreme Court's ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, and with that the effective national evisceration of the 2nd Amendment under a second Clinton administration.
Texas Bill Would Create Process to Review and Reject Unconstitutional Federal Acts :: 03/01/2017
AUSTIN, Texas (March 1, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Texas House would create a mechanism to review federal laws and end state cooperation with enforcement of those determined to violate the U.S. Constitution. This process would set the stage to effectively block some federal laws and acts in the Lone Star State.
Woman won't face PA charges for buying gun that killed trooper :: 03/01/2017
A woman whose illegally purchased gun was used to kill a Pennsylvania State Police trooper can't face charges in Pennsylvania because she was already prosecuted by federal authorities, a state court ruled.
Anti-Gunners: House Dems warn of 'terribly alarming' Republican gun bills :: 02/28/2017
House Democrats are pushing back against GOP attempts to loosen the nation’s gun laws.
DRGO: Anti-Gun Academics Cry: "Please Send Money!" :: 02/28/2017
Emma Grey Ellis, who writes for Wired Magazine, was kind enough to share her anti-gun bias with us last month in her article: “Gun Research Will Get Even More Difficult Under NRA-Friendly Trump”.
Gun control groups: National CCW reciprocity a public safety 'nightmare' :: 02/28/2017
Gun control organizations are characterizing legislation introduced to recognize individual concealed handgun carry permits nationwide as dangerous and “a dream for the gun lobby.”
Trump Repeals Rule Designed To Block Gun Sales To Certain Mentally Ill People :: 02/28/2017
President Trump signed a measure into law Tuesday that rescinds an Obama-era rule aimed at blocking gun sales to certain mentally ill people.
What College Professors Say and What They Really Do :: 02/28/2017
Let me tell you about some extraordinary people I know. One of them wanted to pick up some courses on teaching methodology at a local college, but she got an unwanted education in political science instead.
Cornyn set to bring national reciprocity bill to Senate :: 02/27/2017
At a meeting of Second Amendment advocates Saturday, Texas Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn vowed he will introduce a national concealed carry reciprocity bill in the Senate this week.
Lancaster County man who presented knife at school meeting to 'provoke thought' discusses rights, beliefs :: 02/27/2017
Andrew Goslin said he hadn't “thought twice” when he placed his pocketknife on a table at an elementary school disciplinary meeting in 2014.
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