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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Smart gun proponents ready to reload :: 10/23/2015
After vehement protests helped block the nation’s first smart gun from entering the marketplace, proponents of the technology are gearing up for another fight, intent on capitalizing on renewed interest in gun safety following a spate of high-profile shootings.
Who should be able to buy a gun? :: 10/23/2015
Debates over gun rights and gun control often center around the question of who should be allowed to own firearms. Few argue that every single person should have guns, so the argument is over where we ought to draw the line.
Anti-Gunners: Bloomberg drops $700K in bid to change Virginia Senate makeup :: 10/22/2015
In an effort to change the polarity of the narrowly Republican-controlled Virginia Senate, Everytown is tossing an unprecedented amount of cash into a local election.
CPRC: A Look at the Facts on Gun - Free Zones :: 10/22/2015
Some have a hard time accepting that criminals can be deterred from committing crimes. They don’t believe that potential mass shooters have second thoughts when faced with the prospect of armed citizens who can fight back. They seem to think that everyday Americans can’t help stop attacks.
Every Picture Tells A Story, Part Four :: 10/22/2015
I published Every Picture Tells A Story, Part Three last Wednesday. It was an update of the 2011 post that tracked the spread of firearms freedom as evidenced by the growth in shall-issue and constitutional carry. It was released on October 15th to commemorate the effective date of constitutional carry in the state of Maine.
Hearing Protection Act :: 10/22/2015
Fairfax, VA –-(Ammoland.com)- The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) announced its support today for the Hearing Protection Act. Sponsored by Congressman Matt Salmon (AZ-05), the legislation removes suppressors from regulations established under the National Firearms Act of 1934.
Is bias blinding the media in current push for more gun restrictions? :: 10/22/2015
The Los Angeles Times today in an editorial calling for more gun control efforts demonstrates what Second Amendment advocates have been asserting for years is a bias against guns that blinds at least some journalists beyond logic.
Law Professor on Campus Carry: Women Can't Use Guns Effectively :: 10/22/2015
During October 20 testimony on the campus carry legislation currently under consideration by Florida lawmakers, University of Miami law professor Mary Anne Franks contended that allowing women to be armed for self-defense will not accomplish much because they cannot use guns effectively.
Liberal and progressive vision: let nobody be able to defend himself :: 10/22/2015
Here’s my question to you: If an evil person is guaranteed that he can inflict physical pain upon others and guaranteed to never suffer pain himself, what happens to his willingness to inflict pain?
Mass Stabbing At A School In Sweden :: 10/22/2015
A teacher is dead and four students are injured after a masked man armed with a sword attacked a school in Trollhatten, Sweden:
NYPD Cop Killer Proves We Have a Thug Culture Problem, Not A Gun Problem :: 10/22/2015
NYPD Officer Randolph Holder was killed in the line of duty earlier this week, and the life story of the career criminal who murdered him was all too predictable.
Prominent Gun Activist Says McAuliffe Can't Ban Gun Carry in Government Buildings :: 10/22/2015
A prominent gun rights activist said Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D.) lacks the legal authority to impose the gun carry ban included in the executive order he issued last week.
Study: Psychiatric Drugs Linked to Violent Crime :: 10/22/2015
Mass killings lead the headlines much more than they used to. Schools, theaters, churches, and other places where people gather peacefully have become killing fields more and more frequently over the past few years.
Women Disarming Women :: 10/22/2015
The gun control movement has become the new feminist battleground. Courtesy of millions of dollars flowing from Michael Bloomberg to women-fronted groups, the face of "gun control" is now decidedly female. Feminization of the issue is not by happenstance. It is a deliberate strategy designed to appeal to gender voters, to beta males, to those who make decisions based on emotion rather than fact, and to those who are ill-informed but know what is best for all.
Ben Carson: Let's Talk About Eliminating Gun Free Zones, Not Guns :: 10/21/2015
Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson says that “logic and common sense” make clear it’s time to talk about eliminating gun free zones, not guns.
Clio Superintendent: Why we need guns in MI schools :: 10/21/2015
An east Michigan public school official supports the right of licensed gun owners to conceal carry in schools. Current State talks with Clio Community Schools Superintendent Fletcher Spears about guns in schools.
CNN Poll: Majority of Americans OPPOSE Stricter Gun Control Laws :: 10/21/2015
Over the last few weeks the Democratic candidates have been laying out their proposals for new gun control legislation. The general consensus is that Hillary Clinton has been using gun control as a way to get to the left of Bernie Sanders, a candidate already so far to the left that Ben Carson might need to start looking out.
Gun Control as a Pro-Life Issue :: 10/21/2015
First we should recognize that whoever came up with the socio-political term “pro-life” was brilliant. Even those of us who support a woman’s right to choose certainly would not want to be considered “anti-life,” or coldly “pro-abortion,” so we wound up with the term “pro-choice,” which does not have half the emotional impact. Score one for those who are still fighting Roe v. Wade.
Gun Hero of the Day: Sheriff Brad Rogers :: 10/21/2015
Sheriffs are one of the most awesome features of American law enforcement for one reason: they’re elected. As elected officials they have to represent the views of their constituents, rather than merely implementing the diktats of a distant, anti-gun rights, entrenched bureaucracy.
Judge Cabranes Beclowns Himself With "Assault Weapon" Ruling, Invites Impeachment :: 10/21/2015
I’ve spent the last two days attempting to understand the logic of 2nd U.S. Circuit Judge Jose A. Cabranes in his decision (PDF) to uphold so-called “assault weapon” bans rammed through the legislatures of New York and Connecticut in a headlong rush to disarm the citizens of those states.
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