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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How to Legally Dispose of a Firearm :: 06/29/2015
Modern pistols and revolvers are pretty resilient. You can push upwards of tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition through them before mechanical parts start to degrade. With proper maintenance, it’s possible for a revolver or pistol to last a lifetime.
Next move in PA gun debate: cities, gun-control advocates and opponents consider options :: 06/29/2015
With a controversial state law granting special legal status to gun-rights groups now overturned, cities and townships across the state must decide whether to bring back their local gun ordinances.
Random Thoughts About the Possibility of a Second Civil War :: 06/29/2015
Since 1855, the U.S. political scene has been divided between Democrats and Republicans. While there’s no question which party works harder to degrade and destroy Americans’ natural, civil and Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms, I reckon the two-party political divide is a distinction without a difference.
SCOTUS ruling should open door for nat'l CCW recognition, say activists :: 06/29/2015
Friday’s landmark 5-4 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on same-sex marriage should open the door for national concealed carry recognition, some gun rights advocates, including the head of a national Second Amendment group, are saying.
Will Pope Francis Disarm His Guards? :: 06/29/2015
Speaking at a rally in Turin, Italy Sunday, Pope Francis articulated the . . . novel theory that those who manufacture weapons, or who invest in the manufacture of them, are "hypocrites" if they claim to be Christian. From Reuters:
CPRC: With 39 killed in Tunisia attack, the top three mass public shootings, six of the worst 10, are outside the United States :: 06/28/2015
After the Charleston massacre, President Obama made this comment: “this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries.” The three worst public mass shootings and six of the worst 10 public mass shootings occurred outside the US. Of these cases, nine occurred in developed or “advanced” countries. The worst public mass shooting are as follows:
CCRKBA Says SCOTUS Ruling Should Open Door To National CCW Recognition :: 06/27/2015
BELLEVUE, WA – Following today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that requires all states to recognize same-sex marriages, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said that the same principle should apply to nationwide state recognition of concealed carry licenses and permits from all other states.
Chuck Norris Nails the Issue in the Charleston Shooting :: 06/27/2015
Chuck Norris, in an op-ed, takes on the phony issue of “gun control” pushed by President Obama and the gun grabbers related to the Charleston shooting.
Comedian Jim Jefferies: Gun Ownership Should Go the Way of Slavery :: 06/27/2015
On June 26, the Huffington Post ran a column focused on how Australian comedian Jim Jefferies “shoots down [the] 2nd Amendment with humor.”
New Gun Study Misses the Point on Self-Defense, and Uses Bad Data to Boot :: 06/27/2015
A recent report from Violence Policy Center purports to show that private gun possession results in many more criminal firearm homicides than justified killings, a conclusion that was quickly picked up by several media outlets. But it isn’t so much a report as it is a handful of woefully incomplete data sets thrown together with a few conclusory remarks.
Norton Picks Gun Fight With Sergeant-at-Arms, GOP :: 06/27/2015
In the wake of mass shootings in Charleston, S.C., Washington murmured about resurrecting failed firearm control legislation, yet the House’s Second Amendment defenders stuck to their guns about a push to further dismantle local weapons laws in the District of Columbia.
OU professor: Restrictive gun laws don't keep people safe :: 06/27/2015
The Oklahoma Second Amendment Association created a bit of a brouhaha recently when it sued the city of Norman over a gun ban at Norman's annual music festival. Not surprisingly, the judge issued a restraining order against the city. What was surprising were reactions on social media to the lawsuit and the realization that people might be carrying guns at the festival. A segment of our population seems to be unaware that guns are now commonplace in Oklahoma.
Tunisian Mass Murderer Counted On Gun Laws and Culture for Success :: 06/27/2015
Revising earlier reports that two attackers were involved, authorities are now saying only one man was responsible for killing dozens of tourists and wounding dozens more at a Tunisian beach resort. Reportedly armed with a Kalashnikov initially concealed with an umbrella, it took an after-the-fact armed security team response to stop the killer from adding to his unarmed victim count . . .
Walmart becomes target for gun-grabbers after folding on Confederate flag :: 06/27/2015
It’s not just the Confederate flag that’s under renewed fire, but guns as well.
Essay in 'The Week' cuts to heart of U.S. gun rights debate :: 06/26/2015
An essay appearing in today’s edition of The Week, authored by Jeb Golinkin, so clearly explains the backbone of the Second Amendment movement in this country that anyone but a closed-minded gun prohibitionist should understand why millions of citizens so zealously defend their right to keep and bear arms.
Establishment Republicans Betray Second Amendment Following Charleston Attack :: 06/26/2015
Kentucky – -(Ammoland.com)- Two prominent Republicans expressed anti-gun views following the Charleston killings last week, proving how the Republican establishment can be just as bad as Democrats when it comes to Second Amendment issues.
Gov Walker Signs Bills To Enhance Student Safety And Expand Exercise Of Gun Rights :: 06/26/2015
On June 24 Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) signed a bill allowing off-duty law enforcement to carry concealed guns into schools and a second bill abolishing the 48-hour waiting period for firearm purchases.
Sanders: Families Who Use Guns for Leisure 'Should Not Be Condemned' :: 06/26/2015
Gun rights has found an unlikely champion: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Sanders, one of politics’ most recognizable liberals, offered a surprisingly conservative defense of Americans’ right to bear arms in a conversation with NPR Wednesday.
SCOTUS Ruling On Same-Sex Marriage Mandates Nationwide Concealed Carry Reciprocity :: 06/26/2015
If you’re following any of the various media outlets this morning, you’re probably aware that the U.S. Supreme Court has just extended gay marriage to all 50 states.
Senators Manchin and Toomey Consider Reviving Failed Gun Control Legislation :: 06/26/2015
In a not totally unexpected move, Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) are exploring ways to reintroduce and pass legislation similar to their bill that was rejected by the Senate by 54 to 46 (60 votes were needed for passage) back in 2013. That rejected bill— which was described as a “compromise” measure — would have expanded background checks to include sales made at guns shows and online in addition to the already-required checks for buyers purchasing firearms made from licensed commercial gun dealers.
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