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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Comparing conviction rates between police and concealed carry permit holders-CPRC - John Lott :: 02/18/2015
A recent study provides numbers on police convictions over a three year period from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2007. While their numbers underestimate the number of crimes for which police are convicted given that they depend upon media coverage of those cases, their raw data serves as a useful starting point for analyzing the behavior of permit holders.
Gun Grabbers Evoke Federalism to Block Concealed Carry Reciprocity :: 02/18/2015
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is re-introducing the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act to allow gun owners with concealed carry permits to bring their firearms to any other state with concealed carry laws. All 50 states and the District of Columbia have some version of concealed carry in place, but the laws and reciprocity vary significantly from one state to the next – a patchwork that has landed law-abiding citizens in trouble for years.
PA Preemption - Bethlehem Council members face criminal complaints if gun ordinance remains :: 02/18/2015
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Members of Bethlehem City Council are being warned that private criminal complaints will be filed against them if they don’t vote in favor of doing away with “unlawful” city firearms laws.
Schumer vows to fight Cornyn reciprocity bill 'tooth and nail' :: 02/18/2015
To hear anti-gun New York Sen. Charles Schumer describe a national concealed carry reciprocity bill filed last week, the end of the world as he knows it is approaching, a quote in yesterday’s New York Daily News suggested.
Anti-gun civil rights lawyer arrested for carrying gun in Cleveland airport :: 02/17/2015
David Malik, a well-known civil rights lawyer, was arrested Saturday afternoon after authorities discovered a handgun in his carry-on bag at a Cleveland airport, but the attorney said it was a simple mistake.
ATF's Proposed Ammo Ban Perverts Federal Gun Laws! Here's How Congress Must Fix It. :: 02/17/2015
Emboldened by the lack of blowback to their April 2014 ban on the importation of 7N6 5.45×39 rifle ammunition, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms has taken aim at a much larger target, the much larger market of American shooters who use M855 “green tip” ammunition as a practice and hunting round.
Constitutional Carry: Concealed carry without a permit: Will crime go up or down? :: 02/17/2015
This week, lawmakers in New Hampshire, Kansas, Mississippi, and Montana advanced bills that, if made into law, would no longer require special permits to carry concealed weapons in public. Five states already have no concealed permit requirement – part of a broader trend toward so-called constitutional carry.
Remaining Anti-Gunners In U.S. Senate Renew Push For Gun Control :: 02/17/2015
Anti-gun U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.), have introduced their Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act (S. 407 and H.R. 752, respectively), in yet another attempt to ban magazines that accept more than 10 rounds. Similar legislation has been introduced in previous Congresses, and has repeatedly failed since the expiration of the Clinton “large” magazine ban in 2004.
What Really Scares Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America's Shannon Watts :: 02/17/2015
“It’s official,” Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America jefe Shannon Watts pronounces at huffingtonpost.com, “the phrase ‘open carry’ has entered the American lexicon. That’s because gun extremists from Virginia to Washington to Texas and all across the country have started showing up in restaurants, state capitols, and other public places openly carrying loaded semiautomatic rifles.
ATF Risks Police Officers' Lives For Obama's Gun Control Agenda :: 02/16/2015
The Obama Administration has launched its second major regulatory attack on American gun owners in less than a year, and they’re will to risk the lives of law enforcement officers in the balance.
Bloomberg to Aspen Institute: Don't Distribute The Footage Where I Said Let's Take Guns Away From Minorities :: 02/16/2015
Three-term New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is asking the Aspen Institute not to distribute footage from his appearance last week, which included remarks about minorities and gun control. Both Aspen and Grassroots TV, who recorded the event, are going to honor the former Mayor of New York’s wishes (via Summit Daily):
Is the ATF's M855 Ban Retaliation for AR Pistol Braces? :: 02/16/2015
Was the SIG Brace worth losing M855/SS109 ammunition to the civilian market? Some might immediately jump and say that I am turning my back on the gun community but I implore you to continue reading. As a strong advocate of the 2nd Amendment and our right to keep and bear arms, I think this is a discussion worth having . . .
Over 100 Congressmen Want 10-Round Cap on Ammo Magazine Capacity :: 02/16/2015
In her best George III imitation, Representative Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) is coming for your ammunition.
PA Gov-Wolf likely facing fight on controversial State Police Commissioner :: 02/16/2015
HARRISBURG - Of all the new Wolf administration nominees awaiting confirmation, few face a challenge quite like acting State Police Commissioner Marcus Brown.
Gun Rights Remain Top Issue for These 5 States :: 02/15/2015
It’s been a controversial year for second amendment and gun control concerns, sparked by tragedies around the country. At the national level, the Supreme Court has been resistant to decisive rulings, keeping its case decisions narrow and minor.
Marco Rubio Is Attempting to End Operation Choke Point Once and for All :: 02/15/2015
Sen. Marco Rubio is attempting to end Operation Choke Point—for good. The Florida Republican and potential 2016 presidential candidate introduced legislation yesterday that would completely defund the Justice Department program while protecting gun sellers and manufacturers from future attempts to eradicate the industry.
NRA Backs Senate's 2015 Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act :: 02/15/2015
The 2015 Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act has been officially introduced in the Senate and if passed would treat concealed carry permits like driver's licenses, allowing citizens to travel from state-to-state with their permits recognized. As a result, it will be easier for citizens traveling across state lines to avoid being unfairly charged or prosecuted for exercising their Second Amendment rights.
Vince Vaughn on Second Amendment: I Believe in the Right to Defend Yourself :: 02/15/2015
In an extensive interview with Playboy magazine, actor Vince Vaughn sounded off on his libertarian politics, the Second Amendment, and affirmative action.
BREAKING: ATF Proposes Ban on AR-15 Ammo :: 02/14/2015
It looks like the current administration is back to its old tricks of seeking backdoor gun control that will only affect law abiding gun owners. The ATF is apparently in the process of attempting to ban a popular type of 5.56mm round that is popular with AR-15 owners.
Is our Constitution just a worthless piece of paper? :: 02/14/2015
During his presidency, Congress enacted the Patriot Act. This legislation permits federal agents to write their own search warrants when those warrants are served on custodians of records -- like doctors, lawyers, telecoms, computer servers, banks and even the Post Office.
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