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PA Bill Number: HB1472

Title: In primary and election expenses, further providing for reporting by candidate and political committees and other persons and for late contributions ...

Description: In primary and election expenses, further providing for reporting by candidate and political committees and other persons and for late contrib ...

Last Action: Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT

Last Action Date: Apr 22, 2024

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Allen West: Navy to prosecute Chattanooga hero :: 08/02/2015

According to former congressman and retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Allen West, the U.S. Navy has decided to bring charges against the naval officer who fired his personal weapon at Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez during the ISIS supporter’s July 16 attack on the Chattanooga U.S. Naval and Marine Reserve Center.

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CPRC-A response to Mother Jones' mistake filled article on John Lott and the Crime Prevention Research Center :: 08/02/2015

The altered image above is from a new Mother Jones’ article, which was written to try discrediting John Lott and the Crime Prevention Research Center.

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Shooter in Garland, Texas, Attack Purchased Firearm Linked to Fast and Furious Operation :: 08/02/2015

One of the assailants who opened fire earlier this year outside a “draw Muhammad” event in Garland, Texas, purchased a firearm connected to the Fast and Furious operation, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.

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The 12 Reasons Why Americans Fail Gun Background Checks :: 08/02/2015

This summer’s spate of mass shootings has raised questions about why people like John Houser and Dylann Roof were able to buy a gun. Both of the men passed the federal background check system (NICS), despite records of severe mental health issues and illegal drug use, respectively.

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Afghanistan: A country full of AK-47s is banning toy guns :: 08/01/2015

THE WEAPONS OF Afghanistan’s long decades of war can be seen almost everywhere, from the burned-out hulks of Soviet tanks to the Kalashnikov assault rifles slung over policemen’s shoulders and helicopter gunships roaring overhead.

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CORRECTION: Cecil the Lion Was Killed With an Arrow :: 08/01/2015

The killing of the African lion anthropomorphized as “Cecil” continues to make news. cbsnews.com reports that Zimbabwe authorities are asking the U.S. to send Dr. Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist who removed Cecil from the gene pool, back to Zim to face poaching charges.

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Defense secretary calls for review of military security policies :: 08/01/2015

Military personnel are generally prohibited from carrying firearms at recruitment centers and bases, but he reminded the chiefs that existing policy allows for armed personnel for security, law enforcement and counterintelligence duties.

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Dozens of guns in carry-ons at ABIA this year as change in law nears :: 08/01/2015

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Police arrested the Austin founder of a political Super PAC Thursday for having a handgun in his carry-on bag at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

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How The State Department's Proposed Arms Trafficking Rules Could Impact You :: 08/01/2015

Few Americans would expect posting online about car engines, fertilizer, or general engineering principles to land them in prison. But if the aspiring censors at the State Department get their way, such innocent discussion would be prohibited as “exports” of military technology.

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Militia purpose of law :: 08/01/2015

The Second Amendment — a well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.  The purpose of the Second Amendment is often missing from discussion or was never learned.

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Tenn. AG: Private companies can't ban legal guns in parks :: 08/01/2015

NASHVILLE - A private organization operating a public park in Tennessee can't stop licensed handgun permit holders from carrying their weapons into an event,according to a new opinion from the Tennessee attorney general.

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These activists are trying to 'disarm' the iPhone of its gun emoji :: 08/01/2015

Does the right to bear arms apply to emoji arms? It's actually a somewhat serious question; activist nonprofit New Yorkers Against Gun Violence aims (excuse the pun) to disarm the iPhone by pressuring Apple's CEO to remove the gun icon from its emoji catalog.

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Chaka Fattah indicted in racketeering scheme :: 07/31/2015

Washington (CNN)Rep. Chaka Fattah was indicted Wednesday on racketeering charges tied to a host of public corruption schemes, the Department of Justice said.

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Gun silencer sales are booming :: 07/31/2015

Gun silencer sales are on fire.  The number of registered silencers surged 38% from last year to 792,282 in February 2015, according to the most recent figures from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. There were 571,750 licenses in March 2014.

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Image Shows VA Psychiatrist On Facebook Telling Veteran To Commit Suicide :: 07/31/2015

An image posted online Monday night apparently shows a Department of Veterans Affairs psychiatrist telling a veteran to commit suicide.

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Lt General Russel Honore (Ret) Responds to TTAG Reader's Email :: 07/31/2015

TTAG reader NEIOWA read Lt General Russel Honore’s comments about “America’s gun culture” and email the retired military man:

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NRA Debunks Bogus Universal Background Check Justification :: 07/31/2015

Right up there with the laughable and oft-refuted claim that “90% of Americans support universal background checks” is the equally laughable “statistic” that 40% of gun sales happen without a NICS check. It’s trotted out by the media and members of the Civilian Disarmament Industrial Complex (redundant, I know) in an attempt to justify UBCs in order to close the dreaded “gun show loophole.”

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State (Idaho) overhaul to concealed weapons takes effect :: 07/31/2015

A revamped concealed weapons law took effect in Idaho earlier this month, but Blaine County law enforcement officials say they’re not expecting much of an effect from it.

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VA doctor regrets Facebook post telling gun advocate to 'off' himself :: 07/31/2015

Dr. Gregg Gorton says the comment was meant to be sarcastic. But he says he'd like to take it back.

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A Crushing New Argument Against Gun Control :: 07/30/2015

Kurt Schlichter, a Los Angeles trial attorney, recently-retired U.S. Army Infantry colonel, and all-around smart guy, has recently penned a nuanced and subtle response to those timid souls who claim that law-abiding American citizens shouldn’t be able to own the sort of firearms they desire.

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