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PA Bill Number: HB777

Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions and providing for the offense of sale of firearm or firearm parts without ...

Description: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions and providing for the offense of sale of firearm or firearm parts without ...

Last Action: Third consideration and final passage (104-97)

Last Action Date: Mar 27, 2024

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Gun safety advocates still don't like Senate bill loosening Stand Your Ground laws :: 02/23/2016

Friday marks the fourth anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old African-American youth shot by George Zimmerman during a neighborhood watch in Sanford.

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Lack Of Media Coverage On Gun Rally Underscores The Gem State 2nd Amendment Challenge :: 02/23/2016

I have to admit I was surprised by the lack of coverage of the Idaho Second Amendment Association’s Rally this weekend. I’ve seen various groups have several stories detailing their plight with as little as twenty protesters.

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New proposal aims to help NOPD to get a handle on gun violence :: 02/23/2016

If New Orleans City Councilman James Gray has his way, an ordinance he plans to introduce in March will help police to get a handle on gun violence in the city by requiring private gun owners to report lost or stolen guns to the NOPD.

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Senate Committee pulls trigger: No Supreme Court nomination hearings til 2017 :: 02/23/2016

The controlling Republican majority on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advised Majority Leader Mitch McConnell they will not schedule hearings until a new President is in office.

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The people who want the UK's gun laws relaxed :: 02/23/2016

Gun debate in Britain tends to focus on what is happening in the US, but more than 700,000 firearm owners live in England and Wales. Who are they, and why do some want laws relaxed?

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YouTuber offers to buy felons guns, gets busted :: 02/23/2016

DENVER-A 28-year-old man who advertised on YouTube he would buy guns for convicted felons is in federal custody after an undercover sting by the ATF.

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Anti-Gunners: Gabby Giffords sets up new group to enhance Oregon gun laws :: 02/22/2016

With anti-gun legislation in the state foundering, the former lawmaker turned gun control champion came to Portland last Friday to announce the Oregon Coalition for Common Sense.

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ATF: Suspect in Fatal Shooting with Fargo Officer was Allowed to Have Guns :: 02/22/2016

The suspect involved in a fatal shooting with a Fargo police officer was allowed to have guns, even though he is a convicted felon, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

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Baltimore police chief wants mandatory jail time for carrying loaded, illegal guns :: 02/22/2016

Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis wants the General Assembly to pass legislation requiring that people who are caught with a loaded handgun be locked up for at least a year.

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Constitutional Carry Convincingly Passes in West Virginia Senate :: 02/22/2016

The West Virginia Senate passed a sweeping firearms reform bill today by convincing 24-9 majority.

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Guns, uniforms stolen from southwest Missouri police station :: 02/22/2016

SPARTA, Mo. (AP) — Christian County authorities are investigating the theft of guns, ammunition and uniforms from a small southwest Missouri police station.

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Second Amendment Rally at Idaho Statehouse Draws Hundreds in Support of 'Permitless' Carry :: 02/22/2016

Between 600 and 700 people gathered Feb. 20 at the Idaho State Capitol to show their support for gun rights and hear Second Amendment advocates take aim at what is stalling a hearing in the Legislature for "permitless" or "constitutional carry" of firearms.

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SF police search for gun lost by agent who left it atop car :: 02/22/2016

SAN FRANCISCO –  San Francisco police are searching for the gun of a federal agent who lost the weapon after he left it on top of his car and drove off.

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Smart guns are stupid science :: 02/22/2016

The power has been out for two months. Word of mouth around the FEMA depots says it should be back soon. That's what they said last month too. Suddenly, in the wreckage of your home, you hear the footsteps of a band of looters. You reach for your gun, but it won't unlock because its battery died last week.

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Too many Alaskans, other Americans cower at the risks of freedom :: 02/22/2016

There is entirely too much loud, mean talk nowadays, too much lunacy, quackery and bold lies from the likes of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump -- not to mention newspapers and television talking heads and Barack Obama.

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Washington Post Uses Debunked Propaganda Site To Push Gun Control Lies. . . Again :: 02/22/2016

Christopher Ingraham of the Washington Post is using a self-described anti-gun propaganda web site to lie about the number of mass shootings that have occurred in the United States this year.

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AZ Bill Would Limit Feds' Ability to Enforce Second Amendment Restrictions in the State :: 02/21/2016

As the media cartel loses its power to define the agenda and dictate the terms of debate, states are starting to reassert their power to protect their citizens from an out-of-control federal government. A number of states have already passed laws that serve to reign in federal power over the regulation of guns. As an example . . .

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Can Armed Citizens Stop Mass Murders & Spree Killers? Absolutely :: 02/21/2016

Last night in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a 45-year-old Uber driver began what appears to be an utterly random killing spree. He shot eight people at three locations over the course of six hours.

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Lessons From A Mass Killing Survivor :: 02/21/2016

Carl Chinn was part of the church security team at New Life Church in Colorado Springs  in 2007 when a mass killer entered the building with a 6.8 SPC rifle, several pistols, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, intent on racking up a massive body count.

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NJ Police Charge PA Corrections Officer with Felony Gun Possession :: 02/21/2016

“Sgt. Ray Hughes had taken his wife to dinner in Atlantic City. He was driving home when he and his wife were hit by a drunk driver,” buzzpo.com reports. “When police responded, they noticed his ‘Fraternal Order of Police’ decal and law enforcement credentials. Hughes explained that he had his weapon with him, and police officers assured him that they’d secure it and he could pick it up later at the station.”

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