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PA Bill Number: HB2235

Title: Providing for regulation of the meat packing and food processing industry by creating facility health and safety committees in the workplace; ...

Description: Providing for regulation of the meat packing and food processing industry by creating facility health and safety committees in the workplace; ... ...

Last Action: Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Last Action Date: Apr 25, 2024

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The American Principle :: 04/18/2016

Economist Paul Krugman has written an editorial for The New York Times, titled, “The Pastrami Principle,” in which he uses a Twitter exchange between Jeb Bush and Bill de Blasio.  In February, Bush tweeted a picture of a handgun he had recently acquired in an effort to save his sinking campaign, captioned “America,” and the mayor of New York City responded with a photograph of a pastrami sandwich, using the same caption.

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Second Amendment, NRA Go "Under The Gun" in Documentary :: 04/17/2016

While the documentary “Under the Gun”, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, claims to be a “fair look at both sides of the national debate”, the statement under the trailer says it’s no such thing:

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Anti-Gunners: Senator Says U.S. Needs Gun Control Laws to 'Protect Ordinary Citizens' :: 04/16/2016

(CNSNews.com) – Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) said on Thursday that laws are needed to restrict gun ownership to “protect ordinary citizens,” like those killed in mass shootings.

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Paper: "Assault Weapon Bans" Have No Rational Basis :: 04/16/2016

Anyone who’s studied the literature knows that “assault weapons bans” have no rational basis. They depend on an emotional appeal that requires a profound ignorance of the facts of crime statistics and weapons technology. They also require a media that benefits from promoting mass murder for ratings and political gain. Clayton Cramer exposes the irrationality of “assault weapon” bans in his paper Assault Weapon Bans: Can They Survive Rational Basis Scrutiny? . . .

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State Police Say "Gotta Cover Our Ass" Make Up Charges For Illegally Detained Man :: 04/16/2016

New Britian, Connecticut:  Michael Picard, 27, of East Hartford, was charged with creating a public disturbance and reckless use of the highway for letting motorists know of an illegal search and possible seizure that was up ahead.

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Yikes: San Francisco Sheriff's Deputy Negligently Discharges Firearm, Almost Hits Fellow Officer :: 04/16/2016

Safety first–it’s the old axiom repeated for any task that could result in bodily injury. It’s especially noted when it comes to handling firearms, something a San Francisco Sherriff’s Deputy forgot to adhere to when his off-duty firearms accidentally discharged inside the Halls of Justice this week. It narrowly missed a fellow member on the force (via NBC Bay Area):

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Dana Loesch Delivers Fearless Truths :: 04/15/2016

Dana Loesch, host of “The Dana Show” and author of Hands Off My Gun, has no qualms about expressing her opinion—no matter whether it fits the narrative that the mainstream media wants to sell or not. Six new videos released on NRA News confirm her willingness to tell it like it is.

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Flaws In Judge Garland's Reasoning, When He Says 'Gun Registration is OK' :: 04/15/2016

New York, NY  -(Ammoland.com)-  RECAP: In the last few segments of this multi-series article we have provided you with a deep analysis of the case National Rifle Association of America, Inc. vs. Reno, 216 F.3d 122, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 15906, 342 U.S. App. D.C. 231 (D.C. Cir. 2000).

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FYI Judge Garland, Destroy All Gun Records Means Destroy All :: 04/15/2016

New York, NY  -(Ammoland.com)-  RECAP: We have been taking a close look at the case, National Rifle Association of America, Inc. vs. Reno, 216 F.3d 122, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 15906, 342 U.S. App. D.C. 231 (D.C. 2000).

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Judge Garland Does Not Adhere To The Scalia Methodology :: 04/15/2016

New York, NY  -(Ammoland.com)-  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia always adhered to the principle that, when interpreting a Statute, a Judge should look first and foremost to the language of the Statute itself and not attempt to go beyond the language of a Statute in order to decipher its meaning or to force a particular meaning onto a Statute.

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Judge Garland's Reasoning Is Marked By Unsound Legal Reasoning & Faulty Logic :: 04/15/2016

New York, NY  -(Ammoland.com)-  MISUSE OF LEGISLATIVE HISTORY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECIPHER THE PLAIN MEANING OF A STATUTE

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Law-Abiding People Are Safer in Well-Armed Societies :: 04/15/2016

I recently wrote about gun control, noting how there’s less murder in demographically similar U.S. states than there is in matching Canadian provinces.

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Mississippi now the 10th constitutional carry state :: 04/15/2016

With a holstered Glock, a tattered Bible and a copy of the Reagan Diaries on his desk, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a multifaceted gun reform bill into law on Friday.

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Mystery box on Phoenix utility pole turns out to belong to ATF :: 04/15/2016

An Arizona man spotted something unusual on a utility pole near his house, but when he called and asked the local power company about it, it wasn’t theirs. Then a federal agency came forward.

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Student wearing empty holster cited for 'threatening the safety of campus' :: 04/15/2016

Two University of South Alabama students were confronted by campus police Wednesday, and one student was cited for “causing alarm” by wearing an empty holster.

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Taxpayer advocate warns taxes could kill the 2nd Amendment :: 04/15/2016

A massive new handgun tax imposed in one U.S. territory could serve as a blueprint for Democrats to ban firearms throughout the country without being shut down by the Constitution.

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Democratic state rep, congressional candidate Santarsiero comes up short :: 04/14/2016

It’s surprising. State Rep. Steve Santarsiero, D-31, running for U.S Congress from Lower Makefield, has spent four terms in Harrisburg, yet no bill he has introduced has become law -- not even on gun control, his signature issue in his candidacy for for the 8th District.

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Gun provisions snag mental health reform bill :: 04/14/2016

The fight over gun control is threatening to scuttle a bipartisan mental health reform effort in the Senate as lawmakers rush to get the issue to the floor.

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Of Course the Second Amendment Protects an Individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms :: 04/14/2016

Progressives like to insist that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects a collective, rather than an individual, right to “keep and bear arms.” Or, put another way, they say that the only right Americans have to the ownership of lethal weaponry exists within the context of state-sanctioned military service.

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Panicked Elite Buying Bomb-Proof Luxury Survival Bunkers to Escape Civil Unrest, Disasters :: 04/14/2016

Panicked members of the elite are buying luxury bomb-proof underground survival bunkers because they fear mass civil unrest might be on the horizon.

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