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PA Bill Number: HB777

Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions and providing for the offense of sale of firearm or firearm parts without ...

Description: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions and providing for the offense of sale of firearm or firearm parts without ...

Last Action: Third consideration and final passage (104-97)

Last Action Date: Mar 27, 2024

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Ohio School Has 30 Loaded Guns in Fingerprint Safes :: 11/25/2014

A gun is either on your hip or in a safe. That’s the advice this website gives gun owners to prevent potentially tragic unauthorized access. Like all safety rules, that one has a bunch of caveats. For example, a gun on your hip is better than a gun in a safe if you need it quickly. And never assume that a gun in a safe prevents unauthorized access; teach all children firearms safety. So when I read [via daytondailynews.com] that Sidney City, Ohio schools has “placed 30 loaded hand guns strategically around its seven school buildings in a locked in a box that can only be opened by a fingerprint” I thought . . .

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The Truth About Kids & Guns :: 11/25/2014

It seems like every couple months, another report surfaces that tries to make the argument that the existence of a firearm in a home endangers the lives of children. The first one I debunked was a report from the New York Times published almost two years ago, and while the name of the organization publishing this “shocking report” may be different, the facts of the matter remain the same.

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7 Killed in Knife Attack at China Military Clinic :: 11/24/2014

Six nurses and a janitor were killed Thursday in a knife attack blamed on another employee at a military hospital and resort in a northeastern coastal town favored by the country's Communist Party elite, police said.

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Connecticut Child Advocate report on Newtown argues for gun bans :: 11/24/2014

Unsurprisingly, a report released Friday by the Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate prioritizes placing the blame for the “Shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School” on ownership of firearms, with particular emphasis on the semi-automatic kind that can accept standard capacity magazines. The “findings” are the result of direction from the Connecticut Child Fatality Review Panel “to prepare a report that would focus on Adam Lanza [and] develop any recommendations for public health system improvement that emanated from the review.”

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E-mails show White House tried to muzzle [CBS's] Sharyl Attkisson :: 11/24/2014

Readers can thank Judicial Watch for prying the latest embarrassing documents out of the Obama administration, as part of its effort to uncover the full story behind Operation Fast & Furious. Last night’s document dump deals with a related matter — the attempt to keep the media at bay and spin the news to the best advantage of Barack Obama and outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder. The DoJ provided another set of documents, totaling more than 42,000 pages, under court order to JW on November 18th, and they make it clear that the White House took it upon themselves to pressure CBS into silencing Sharyl Attkisson:

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PA Preemption-PA-Firearm owners organization supports gun restriction lawsuits :: 11/24/2014

Solicitors have referred to possible lawsuits by the National Rifle Association when explaining efforts to draw up repeals of gun restrictions.

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Advocates to Utah officials: Campuses are no place for guns :: 11/23/2014

About a dozen gun control advocates at Utah’s Capitol Friday asked state lawmakers and the governor to rethink the state’s campus gun policy.

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Ben Carson Clarifies His Stance on 2nd Amendment, Supports Owning Any Type of Firearm :: 11/23/2014

Ben Carson seems like a near perfect GOP candidate for the 2016 presidential race.

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Israel needs more than temporary gun solution to stop "final" one :: 11/23/2014

Israeli Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich is “temporarily easing” gun laws following an attack on a Jerusalem synagogue by Palestinian terrorists that left four rabbis and a policeman dead and seven wounded, The Wall Street Journal Law Blog reported Tuesday.

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Smart guns: Can tech bring transparency to law enforcement? :: 11/23/2014

Yardarm Technologies developed a sensor for guns to detect when, where, and how they're used, in hopes of improving safety and accountability for law enforcement officers. We'll probably never know the full story of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

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Gun laws vary state by state: CNBC Explains :: 11/22/2014

In the United States, there are two different ways in which citizens can carry firearms: open carry, in which the weapon can be seen by a casual observer, and concealed carry, in which the weapon cannot.

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Russians can now carry guns for 'self-defense' :: 11/22/2014

In an amendment to its tough gun control laws, the Russian government eases restrictions, allowing citizens to carry licensed weapons for the purposes of ‘self-defense.’

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Strict Washington Gun Control Law Forces Museum To Strip WWII Exhibit :: 11/21/2014

According to the director of Washington’s Lynden Pioneer Museum, the state’s strict gun laws are forcing him to get rid of 11 guns currently on display. The specific law in question, Initiative 594, makes it illegal to transfer firearms outside of antiques and transactions among family members without background checks. Since there is no exemption included for museum exhibits, Troy Luginbill said he has no choice but to return the borrowed rifles to their owners.

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Gabby Giffords Gun Control Group: We'll Be Back In 2016 :: 11/20/2014

After spending $10.6 million in the Nov. 4 elections and “barely [winning] half its contests,” Gabby Giffords’ gun control group—Americans For Responsible Solutions (ARS)—says it will be back in 2016.

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Preemption News: West Mifflin on Tuesday took a step toward repeal of a 2009 lost or stolen ordinance :: 11/19/2014

By a 6-0 vote, council authorized drafting a law that would overturn Ordinance 1165.

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Preemption News: White Oak plans repeal of gun law :: 11/19/2014

In reaction to a new state law, White Oak council on Monday unanimously authorized advertising the repeal of an ordinance that prohibits the carrying of firearms on borough property.

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West Mifflin takes steps to repeal gun-loss ordinance :: 11/19/2014

West Mifflin on Tuesday took a step toward repeal of a 2009 ordinance requiring that lost or stolen handguns be reported within 72 hours.

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'No Guns Allowed' Sign at Wal-Mart Sparks Internet Protest :: 11/18/2014

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has long been considered a retail giant that is gun friendly and pro individual rights. When it comes to their right-to-carry policies, the company subscribes to local, state, and federal laws. In other words, if a gun owner has a legal carry permit that is recognized in the state that they are in, Wal-Mart allows the gun owner to carry in the store.

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Tom Brokaw Uses Hunting Show Promo to Push Gun Control :: 11/18/2014

On November 10, Breitbart News reported that news anchor Tom Brokaw was hosting a NBC Sports special showing his return to South Dakota for the opening of pheasant season.

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Want one of those fancy new DC concealed carry permits? Good luck. :: 11/18/2014

Following a series of court orders, the casual observer might think that the Second Amendment was alive and well in the nation’s capital, particularly after a court ordered the city to begin issuing concealed carry applications. But as we suspected at the time, just because you are handing out applications, that doesn’t mean you’re actually going to give anyone a permit. This week we have a live, in person testimonial from Washington Free Beacon reporter Stephen Gutowski about his efforts thus far to obtain the seemingly mythical document.

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