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
Latest News
Pa. justices question roots of NRA-backed law :: 03/09/2016
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court on Wednesday signaled it was unlikely to reinstate a controversial law that gave the National Rifle Association the right to challenge municipal gun ordinances across the state.
Bret Baier: There are already D.C. Republicans saying privately they'll support Hillary to stop Trump :: 03/08/2016
Normally a story like this would be a five-alarm fire in grassroots conservative media, evidence that the RINO rat bastards in Washington were preparing for the ultimate back-stabbing.
DRGO: USC Social Work All School Day - Gun Violence or Violence? :: 03/08/2016
My thanks today to Dean Flynn and Dr. Short for the opportunity to share. We are talking today about ways that social workers can help prevent what some people call gun violence. But I ask you to consider that the discussion should be about “violence” and not “gun violence.”
It's better than a pointy stick :: 03/08/2016
In discussions about stopping power as opposed to convenience, anything less than Jim DiGriz’s .75 recoiless pistol is grudgingly labeled as being better than a pointy stick.
On concealed-carry reciprocity laws :: 03/08/2016
We were enjoying lunch at a North Augusta, South Carolina, restaurant recently when a potentially violent incident nearly broke out.
Tennessee National Guard set to receive civil immunity in self-defense shootings on heels of July 16 :: 03/08/2016
NASHVILLE -- Tennessee National Guard members with state handgun-carry permits, who were authorized last year to bring their firearms into state military facilities, will have both civil immunity and legal representation under a bill that passed the state Senate on Monday in a 32-0 vote.
The Republican Establishment is Worse Than Trump :: 03/08/2016
“It’s interesting that in the Washington lexicon it’s somehow treated as being unpleasant or being a trouble maker to try to honor the commitments you have made to your constituents, and to urge your colleagues to do the same.
ATF: Missing guns down in 2015 :: 03/07/2016
Roughly 15,000 guns were lost or stolen in the U.S. during the calendar year 2015, according to stats released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Australia: Gunman shoots himself dead in Sydney factory siege :: 03/07/2016
A gunman who engaged police in an hours-long standoff at a Sydney factory has shot himself dead, say authorities.
Executive Order May Ban Private Gun Transfers :: 03/07/2016
Last January President Obama issued a 56-page executive order requiring the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to tighten regulation on individuals “engaged in the business of selling firearms,” a mandate euphemistically referred to as closing the “gun show loophole.”
Gun control group 'livid' about permitless carry override veto :: 03/07/2016
In the first two days after West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s repeat veto of a constitutional carry bill, the legislature voted to approve it without his signature.
Nancy Reagan tipped the Gipper's scales on Brady Bill :: 03/07/2016
Nancy Reagan was known for much, but in the gun world she’s probably best known as the force that helped tip the scales in the battle over gun control.
Pro-Gun CPAC Panel Bashes CNN 'Gun Control Infomercial' :: 03/07/2016
National Harbor, MD - “We will lose our Second Amendment freedoms” if Hillary Clinton becomes president and nominates a liberal justice, moderator Mercedes Schlapp warned at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday. That’s why she and other gun rights activists joined the “Thank Goodness for Guns in America” panel to defend Americans’ right to bear arms.
Sacramento goes on an anti-gun crusade :: 03/07/2016
In December, less than 24 hours after two terrorists massacred 14 Americans and wounded 22 others at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, Sen. Barbara Boxer took the microphone at a Capitol Hill news conference where Democrats were announcing plans to introduce new gun control laws.
Sanders and Clinton clash over guns at debate :: 03/07/2016
FLINT, Mich. — One of the more heated moments at the CNN-MLive.com debate here Sunday came after moderator Anderson Cooper turned the floor over to Gene Kopf, whose 14-year-old daughter, Abigail, was critically injured in an Uber driver’s shooting spree on Feb. 20, which left six dead in Kalamazoo, Mich.
South Carolina House Passed A Bill Nullifying Federal Gun Laws :: 03/07/2016
On the eve of the Conservative Political Action Conference, South Carolina’s legislature decided to pass a bill that would nullify any new federal gun regulations that limit access to firearms and ammunition. Yet, the debate isn’t your typical one seen pervasively in blue states. Democrats, some of whom are pro-gun, said that the bill would hinder anti-domestic terrorism efforts; quite a departure from the talking points emanating from New York City (via The Post and Courier):
Bill filed to prevent President from restricting family gun transfers :: 03/06/2016
Responding to President Obama’s efforts to improve the background check system, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer introduced legislation to “eliminate” the President’s authority to restrict firearm transfers among family members.
BREAKING: WV Senate Override's Gov Tomblin's Veto, Constitutional Carry is Law :: 03/05/2016
As we reported below, the West Virginia house yesterday overrode Democrat Governor Earl Ray Tomblin’s veto of a bill eliminating carry licenses for most Mountain Staters. This morning, the senate did their part to annoy the governor by a 23-11 margin.
OH, LOOK: The NY Times Editorial Board Is Lying To Their Readers Again :: 03/05/2016
The editorial board of the New York Times seems to have a simple mission: fabricate lies both blatant and bold in order to sell ideas to their readers that they couldn’t sell if they were honest. A recent op-ed, The Right to Sue the Gun Industry, is a perfect example of that sort of deception.
OK Lawmakers want changes to Stand Your Ground Law :: 03/05/2016
TULSA — State Senator Kevin Matthews says he would like to make changes to the Stand Your Ground Law. Matthews co-authored Senate Bill 1009 with State Representative Regina Goodwin, after at least two cases where they feel the law gave individuals too much power when they reported feeling threatened.
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