PA Bill Number: HB335
Title: In inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons.
Description: In inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons. ...
Last Action: Removed from table
Last Action Date: May 1, 2024
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Chicago homicides climbing, despite 2013 "gun tax" :: 08/12/2015
Two years after a controversial gun violence tax was adopted by the Cook County, Illinois board, the homicide count in Chicago stands at 281, according to the Chicago Tribune, leaving critics of yesterday’s unanimous Seattle City Council vote to adopt a carbon copy measure wondering what Council President Tim Burgess and his colleagues were thinking.
Kahr Firearms officially opens in Pike County (PA) :: 08/12/2015
The gun maker, which broke ground on the 40,000 square-foot building in May 2014, marked progress in its move to Pennsylvania.
Manchin files letter to SSA on 2nd Amendment rights :: 08/12/2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin joined a group of 25 senators Tuesday to call on the U.S. Social Security Administration to stop its plan to target Second Ammendment rights of millions of Social Security recipients.
Never-ending debate: PA - Do concealed guns make us safer? :: 08/12/2015
Between 2005 and 2014, more than 123,000 handguns were purchased in Lancaster County. In the same period, nearly 60,000 concealed-carry permits were issued. Both figures mirror national trends.
New Zealand Silencers: Cheap and Unregulated :: 08/12/2015
Silencers are often referred to as suppressors. The best descriptive term is gun muffler. In New Zealand, which has a strong tradition of gun ownership, gun mufflers are unregulated and cheap. They are for sale over the counter or in the mail.
Special Report: Packing Heat - Concealed Gun Permits in Lancaster County (PA) :: 08/12/2015
Charlie Hample of Lititz doesn’t always pack heat. But two years ago, after a lifetime of familiarity with guns as a hunter, Army reservist and federal prison guard, Hample decided there were times he’d feel more comfortable with his gun on him — like when he goes hunting in rural Pennsylvania, where lots of people carry guns.
Wondering About Carly Fiorina on the 2nd Amendment? Wonder No More. . . :: 08/12/2015
Carly Fiorina has seen a huge surge since the GOP debates on Thursday. So big in fact, that many people who’d never even heard of her are now rushing to catch up on research. You can peruse this site, as I’ve talked about her for a long, long time.
A Debatable 'Debate' :: 08/11/2015
California –-(Ammoland.com)- The so-called “debates,” among too many Republicans to have a debate, are yet another painful sign of how much words and ideas have degenerated in our times.
ATF Denies Being an 'Agency' to Avoid FOIA Compliance Requirements :: 08/11/2015
A legal response filed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives claims a Freedom of Information Act-related complaint improperly targets them. “The ATF is not an ‘agency’ within the meaning of the F.O.I.A., 5 U.S.C. § 552 (f) (1), and is, therefore, not a proper party defendant,” the response claims . . .
Donald Trump Talks: Gun Control, Assault Weapons, Gun Free Zones & Self Defense :: 08/11/2015
New York, NY – -(Ammoland.com)- Hello Mr Trump. Many of our readers are very excited that you have thrown your hat in the ring to run for president in 2016.
Freedom Advocates & Pro-Gun Senators Unite to Oppose the Obama Administration :: 08/11/2015
Fairfax, VA -(AmmoLand.com)- As we reported in June, the Obama Administration’s State Department (DOS) proposed a revision of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) on June 3 that would require anyone seeking to make certain types of information about firearms publicly available to first obtain government approval.
Opponents of City's Recently Passed 'Gun Violence Tax' Say It's Meant to 'Run Gun Stores Out of Seattle' :: 08/11/2015
The Seattle City Council this week unanimously approved a “gun violence tax” and a measure to require reporting of lost or stolen firearms. The 8-0 vote Monday afternoon on the tax that will be imposed on those purchasing firearms will provide revenue for gun violence prevention programs. The city expects the tax to raise between $300,000 and $500,000 each year.
Police Militarization Revealed :: 08/11/2015
The issue of police militarization has faded from the headlines since Ferguson, but SWAT teams are still out there, somewhere. Hopefully not outside your door, waiting to throw flash-bangs into your living room. But outside someone’s door, looking to take them down for drug-related offenses before the accused can flush contraband down the toilet.
Quick Reminder: Criminals Do NOT Get Their Firearms from Gun Shows and Legal Private Sales :: 08/11/2015
I recently ran a quote of the day from the Boston Globe based on their editorial Close loopholes on existing gun background checks. In it, the anti-ballistic Boston burghers assert that “Gun control advocates point out that 40 percent of all gun sales are exempt from background checks because the seller is a private party operating online or at gun shows.”
We're In A PR Fight. . .We Need to Act Like It :: 08/11/2015
The gun culture is a snake eating it’s own tail. Not every member of the gun culture mind you, but a loud minority that makes us all look bad. The fact of the matter is the millennial generation is the future of gun ownership, and gun culture 2.0 is leading the way. Unfortunately, the loud minority of gun culture is representing us all . . .
White House staffer arrested after firing shot at lover :: 08/11/2015
A White House staffer was arrested Friday on charges of assault and reckless endangerment after allegedly threatening and shooting at a Capitol Hill police officer with whom she had been having sex, according to arrest records.
Why the National Rifle Association & Gun Owners of America (& all Americans) Should Fight the Reauthorization of ESEA (Elementary & Secondary Education Act) :: 08/11/2015
Could it be that something happening in education will impact gun ownership? Is President Obama ensuring his legacy to transform America by disqualifying individuals for gun ownership?
A Bible and a Gun: 3 Pastors Who've Taken Up Firearms Since Charleston Shooting :: 08/10/2015
Several pastors around the nation joined the gun-control debate in the wake of the mass shooting that occurred at the Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17.
Congressional study shows increase in mass shootings :: 08/10/2015
Americans are afraid of future mass public shootings and that fear follows an increase in the number of yearly occurrences and the number of victims per incident during a 15-year period, according to a recent congressional report.
Could new laws reduce criminal gun use? Be cautious of restrictions :: 08/10/2015
Tragically, the United States is again embroiled in a rhetoric-filled gun-control debate. This debate seems to happen too often in the United States because of our cherished right to bear arms, and our unfortunate dilemma of too many mass shootings.
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