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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Confidence in newspapers, TV news hits bottom :: 06/15/2016
Confidence in newspapers has hit an all time low in the latest Gallup survey, and TV news is also at a new low, the latest proof that Americans are losing faith in the media.
FBI: US Homicide Rate at 51-Year Low :: 06/15/2016
The US homicide rate in 2014, the most recent year available, was 4.5 per 100,000. The 2014 total follows a long downward trend and is the lowest homicide rate recorded since 1963 when the rate was 4.6 per 100,000. To find a lower homicide rate, we must travel back to 1957 when the total homicide rate hit 4.0 per 100,000.
Giffords, Kelly say common sense gun laws needed to protect vets :: 06/15/2016
Former Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, told a Washington audience Friday that “common sense” steps on guns need to be taken to “help address the epidemic of gun suicide” by veterans.
Gun Control Top Obama Priority to Fight Terror :: 06/15/2016
President Barack Obama and administration officials made a strong push for gun control Tuesday in the wake of the terrorist attack in Orlando. Speaking about the attack after a meeting with his national security team, the president asserted gun control is needed if Congress is serious about being tough on terrorism.
It's Time to Eliminate The Gun Control Laws: Yes, All Of Them :: 06/15/2016
Behavioral laws require three components to be effective. They must accurately describe an action that causes harm to others. They must propose a penalty that disincentivizes the activity. They must be enforceable.
Media Lies: Firing an AR-15 is horrifying, menacing and very very loud :: 06/15/2016
It felt to me like a bazooka — and sounded like a cannon.
Self-Defense Expert: There's No Such Thing as Safe Places :: 06/15/2016
Instructor urges people to take proactive approach to their own safety in public
Senate leader McConnell says nobody wants terrorists to have firearms :: 06/15/2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that "nobody wants terrorists to have firearms" and that he was open to suggestions from experts on legislation that could address the problem, following the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
The Terrorist Watchlist, Explained :: 06/15/2016
In the aftermath of the Orlando terrorist attack, the fact that Omar Mateen was twice investigated by the FBI has many wondering why he was allowed to purchase firearms and why the FBI wasn’t aware of his plans for terror. Here are the key details about the U.S. terror watch lists and what they do.
AP fact-checks Clinton, Trump on Orlando shooting :: 06/14/2016
Soon after the horrific mass shooting in Orlando, the candidates for president weighed in, offering their condolences to the LGBT community and solutions to end the violence against it.
Democrats renew push for stricter gun laws after Orlando attack :: 06/14/2016
WASHINGTON — In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, Democratic senators said Monday that they will seek in the coming days to take up legislation drafted by California Sen. Dianne Feinstein that would ban gun sales to suspected terrosists.
Homeland floats national security as excuse to take guns :: 06/14/2016
The Obama administration has tried repeatedly to push more gun control through Congress, unsuccessfully. It still is trying its hand at a strategy of simply depriving people of their Second Amendment rights.
Mitch McConnell Says He May Be Open To Post-Orlando Gun Control :: 06/14/2016
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says he be may be “open” to placing new gun controls on law-abiding citizens following the terror attack on Pulse Orlando.
More gun laws wouldn't have prevented Orlando club shooting - here's why :: 06/14/2016
Orlando: once again we have another horrific tragedy.
NYTimes Editorial: Congress Should Secretly Suspend Second Amendment Rights :: 06/14/2016
A New York Times editorial advocates for a new law allowing a secret court to take away citizens’ right to own a gun at the discretion of the federal government.
Philadelphia Daily News Columnist Helen Ubinas Seemingly Violates State and Federal Law in Straw Purchase of Firearm :: 06/14/2016
Today, Philadelphia Inquirer Daily News columnist Helen Ubinas admitted to seemingly violating state and federal firearms laws in relation to her purchase of a rifle for purposes of an article detailing the process to lawfully purchase a firearm.
UPDATED: Mass Public Shooting in Florida occurred in ANOTHER gun-free zone: 50+ dead in a shooting at an Orlando nightclub :: 06/14/2016
Could Concealed Carry Have Saved Lives In Orlando? :: 06/13/2016
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested yesterday that having concealed handguns inside Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, might have saved lives when the club was attacked by an Islamic terrorist.*
European Union votes for stricter gun control :: 06/13/2016
Gun control is back in the news and the European Union voted to adopt stricter rules regarding the buying and selling of semi-automatic weapons (including the prohibition of weapons that could be converted to automatic mode), measures to stop deactivated guns from being put back in use and improved tracking of trafficked weapons, and overall tighter controls on sales of guns over the internet.
Four Reasons Why We Need Another 9-11 Commission After Orlando :: 06/13/2016
How many red flags does it take to see that Islamist-related terror is increasing?
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