PA Bill Number: SB945
Title: Consolidating the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code; and making repeals.
Description: Consolidating the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code; and making repeals. ...
Last Action: Third consideration and final passage (199-0)
Last Action Date: Apr 17, 2024
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DRGO: Why Johnny Shot Mikey Is Not a Medical Issue :: 04/27/2016
Sitting through last week’s GunMeggedon (the all-day marathon of hearings on proposed anti-gun bills) in the California Senate’s Public Safety Committee was enough to raise one’s blood pressure to dangerous levels. The day culminated for Dr. Wheeler and me in the hearing of SB 1006 (Firearm Violence Research Center, Senator Wolk). That experience was already summarized previously by Dr. Wheeler.
Is America getting tired of Clinton's gun control obsession yet? :: 04/27/2016
This morning’s Los Angeles Times story about how Newtown “seems intent on moving past the tragedy…in 2012” as the Connecticut primary unfolds today seems to carry a message that may resonate with voters: While Hillary Clinton may be energized by talking about gun control, a lot of people including many in Newtown have “a general weariness…”
It's Never Enough :: 04/27/2016
You might have heard it during the Oscars, where some Hollywood luminaries wore “awareness bracelets” tied to the Twitter hashtag #Enough, demanding more anti-gun laws—while they promenaded with more armed security than an average prime minister.
Liberty University to Allow Students With Concealed Handgun Permits to Keep Weapons in Their Dorms :: 04/27/2016
LYNCHBURG, Va. (TheBlaze/AP) — Liberty University will allow students with concealed handgun permits from the state to keep their weapons in their dorms beginning next fall.
Missouri House approves permitless concealed carry bill :: 04/27/2016
Lawmakers in The Show Me State on Tuesday advanced a bill to let the Constitution serve in the place of concealed carry permits for Missourians.
Pennsylvania: Stolen Guns Case Moves Slowly :: 04/27/2016
HILLSGROVE, Pa. - A Sullivan County, Pennsylvania man with deep ties to Philadelphia says he lives with the fear an innocent victim will be shot with his stolen firearms.
Taxing guns, ammo: There isn't a tax that politicians don't love :: 04/27/2016
As of Jan. 1, 2016, Seattle has imposed a $25 per firearm tax and a $0.01 to $0.05 cent per round tax on all ammo.
This study found race matters in police shootings, but the results may surprise you :: 04/27/2016
The conventional thinking about police-involved shootings, and some scientific research, has been that black suspects are more likely to be shot than white suspects because of an implicit racial bias among police officers. But now a new study has found exactly the opposite: even with white officers who do have racial biases, officers are three times less likely to shoot unarmed black suspects than unarmed white suspects.
Big Government Can't Fight Fight Terrorism at Home :: 04/26/2016
Both French and US government officials spoke about terrorism this month. They again proposed to disarm innocent citizens. They said the government would protect citizens from terrorists .. given enough time. We’ve seen the body count from that failed idea. We’ve also seen how armed citizens succeed and stop mass murder again and again.
Brad Pitt to Co-Chair Brady Campaign Gun Control Awards in Los Angeles :: 04/26/2016
The gala will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel at Beverly Hills. The Brady Campaign is advertising the gun control gala as the “Bear Awards,” and lists Pitt and Adam McKay as co-chairs. The cheapest tickets are $500, although non-attendees are free to make donations for gun control in any amount.
Congressman Thomas Massie: If Kentucky Representatives did What DC Reps do, they would be in Jail! :: 04/26/2016
Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie has long taken stands for the people. Last week, Rep. Massie called for a roll-call vote on a billion-dollar foreign aid bill. Because of his demand, the people of America are able to see how their representatives voted on the bill. Without that demand, the bill would have been passed by the voices of only about twelve representatives.
Gun rights and property rights slug it out in the parking lot :: 04/26/2016
The mere fact that the title of this article references gun rights is likely enough to guarantee that I will receive comments, phone calls and emails about it. With that in mind, let’s get a couple of things out of the way up front.
Pennsylvania: There are a lot of guns in this city :: 04/26/2016
Lost or stolen police-issued firearms make up just a small percentage of guns reported lost or stolen in Philadelphia each year.
Report: High Capacity Magazine Bans Have No Impact in CA Cities :: 04/26/2016
This means that “no magazines [have been] turned in, and none seized as a direct result of the local large-magazine bans on the books.” Therefore, criminals still have them, but law-abiding citizens cannot get them in LA, Oakland, San Francisco, and Sunnyvale.
Australia: Renewed gun debate in Australia 20 years after mass shooting :: 04/25/2016
Carolyn Loughton still carries a bullet in her shoulder from one of the world's worst mass shootings that killed her daughter 20 years ago and galvanized Australia to drastically clamp down on guns.
Fast and Furious is Back- Holder lied and people died :: 04/25/2016
The Obama Administration’s gun-running operation called “Fast and Furious” is back in the news. The Obama administration handed thousands of guns to Mexican drug gangs starting back in 2009. Now, after years of delay, District Court Judge Amy Berman ordered the Department of Justice to produce the documents Congress requested. The DOJ finally produced them, some 20 thousand pages in April 2016.
Force Science Institute Survey: The "Ferguson Effect" on Policing Is Real :: 04/25/2016
Nearly half of patrol officers surveyed nationally say they have cut back on traffic and pedestrian stops, confirming that a suspected “Ferguson Effect” is significantly affecting proactive policing.
Paying Bribes to Get Your Rights Back in New York City :: 04/25/2016
It isn’t what you know that counts in New York City. It is who you know, and how much you pay them, that counts. Here is another example. It takes a long time for ordinary honest citizens to get a permit to own a gun in New York City. It is impossible for ordinary citizens to get a license to carry a concealed firearm in public. Being New York City, that rule has exceptions.
Pennsylvania: Concealed Carrier Shoots, Kills Man During Church Altercation. DGU? Media Jumping the Gun? :: 04/25/2016
A man was shot and killed during a North Wales, Pennsylvania church service Sunday morning and police are still trying to determine if the shooting was justified or not. “The person shot and killed, identified as 27-year-old Robert Braxton, was said to have been in an altercation with another church member.
Texas Open Carrier's Letter to Walmart :: 04/25/2016
TTAG reader and open carrier Tyler London’s letter to Walmart regarding his interaction with store personnel in San Antonio:
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