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
The Case That Could Refine the 2nd Amendment :: 09/24/2015
Here’s why gun-reform advocates should welcome a Supreme Court challenge to a recent ruling on the number of firearms an American can register in a month.
Where are the boundaries on owning guns? :: 09/24/2015
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled seven years ago in District of Columbia vs. Heller that the 2nd Amendment "conferred an individual right to keep and bear arms," but it also said that right was "not unlimited."
ATF Declares Soda Can Launcher an AOW, All Owners Now Possibly Felons :: 09/23/2015
X Products came out with a nifty little device a while back that uses blank 5.56 NATO cartridges to launch soda cans through the air. It was a really cool and fun concept, and we’ve had a blast using it.
Heather Yakin: In-depth research needed to figure out gun violence problem :: 09/23/2015
Most of us have opinions on gun rights, don’t we?
How Guns Got Smarter :: 09/23/2015
The marketplace might finally be catching up to science fictionAs any science-fiction fan knows, a smart gun is designed to work only for the person authorized to use it.
Poll: Nearly half of Americans see government as 'immediate threat' to freedom :: 09/23/2015
WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — Almost half of Americans consider the federal government "an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens," according to a new Gallup poll, consistent with levels seen throughout Barack Obama's presidency.
Study links adult gun ownership to higher rate of youth gun possession :: 09/23/2015
A new study has found that states with strong gun control laws also have lower incidents of teens carrying firearms, with a parallel correlation between adult gun ownership and a high rate of teens packing.
Support for Federal Control of Guns Continues to Drop :: 09/23/2015
A new Rasmussen Report from a national telephone survey conducted this week shows most voters don’t want the federal government in control of America’s guns.
Was The Second Amendment Written in 1965? :: 09/23/2015
The Los Angeles Times editorial board is upset.
DisarmPSU: Students want campus security to drop weapons :: 09/22/2015
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Dozens of Portland State University students took to the streets Monday morning, calling for campus security to be disarmed.
Guerrilla Tactics in the Culture War- Part 3 :: 09/22/2015
First I want to thank you for your comments on this series. As I said in part 1 and part 2, we are in a cultural conflict where freedom is under attack on many fronts. I chose to talk about self-defense. Unfortunately, most conservative politicians are pacifists in this culture war.
Here's how the feds have made it harder for you to lawfully buy a gun :: 09/22/2015
Recent tragedies involving individuals banned from buying guns are raising questions about the federal government's background checks for firearms owners. But a serious problem not receiving attention is the issue of law-abiding citizens being prosecuted for failing to realize an action or misdemeanor conviction years ago bars them from owning firearms under federal law.
Missouri Professor Challenges Constitutionality Of Campus Carry Ban :: 09/22/2015
Missouri strengthened its right to bear arms in 2014 by adding a provision that requires strict scrutiny of all gun laws. Now a college professor that teaches a Second Amendment course is challenging the state’s ban on campus carry:
Sylvester Stallone is a gun-toting hypocrite :: 09/22/2015
It has been said that hypocrisy is the only evil that walks invisible and throughout history that statement has been proven true time and again.
After a shooting: The police officer's name should be divulged :: 09/21/2015
When police discharge their guns in self-defense or to protect others, the public has a right to know the circumstances. Because every police shooting generates high public interest, the details must be thoroughly investigated to determine whether the shooting was justified.
Bill to allow guns at state universities (Florida) moves forward :: 09/21/2015
TALLAHASSEE — Republican lawmakers fighting to give licensed gun owners the right to carry on state universities earned their first two victories last week as House and Senate committees approved bills that would allow permitted students to take their guns to class.
Donald Trump: 'Right of the People to Keep & Bear Arms Shall Not Be Infringed - Period' :: 09/21/2015
Washington DC – -(Ammoland.com)- On September 18 2015 Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump released a position paper on gun policy in which he stated, “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed…period.”
DRGO: Public Health Gun Control: A Brief History (Special 3-part Report) :: 09/21/2015
In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut school mass shooting, many have called for new restrictions on gun owners. The blood at Sandy Hook Elementary School wasn’t dry before mainstream media pundits, scheming politicians, and career gun control advocates began heaping condemnation and slander on American gun owners.
Guerrilla Tactics in the Culture War - Part 2 :: 09/21/2015
Thank you for your comments on the first part of this series. In part 1 I said we are in a cultural conflict where freedom is under attack on many fronts. I chose to talk about self-defense. Self-defense should be more than a right we reluctantly tolerate. Self-defense is actually a virtue we should support.
Pa. Supreme Court suspends Kane's license :: 09/21/2015
HARRISBURG - In an unprecedented move, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday temporarily suspended the law license of Attorney General Kathleen Kane, the latest setback for the embattled leader of the state's top law enforcement agency.
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