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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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ATF and DOJ punt on response in machine gun case :: 03/16/2015

Attorneys for the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives declined a federal judge’s order allowing them to file a response to the plaintiff’s sur-reply (an additional reply to a motion after it has been briefed) in the Case of Hollis v Eric Holder and B. Todd Jones. The response, filed Wednesday in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division, was due March 11.

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Supreme Court Administrative Law Ruling has Far-Reaching Implications for Gun Owners :: 03/16/2015

A recent Supreme Court decision on administrative law has implications for those concerned about the right to keep and bear arms. Yes, administrative law sounds about as boring as….well, words fail me….administrative law, but believe me, you’d better pay attention to it because the rules that agencies like the BATFE promulgate can have a serious impact on the kinds of firearms and ammunition that are available for purchase.

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'Mentally Ill' Officer: Give Me Back My Gun :: 03/14/2015

State trooper Michael Keyes was once involuntarily committed, which bars him from owning a gun. But with a clean bill of health, he’s now suing for his 2nd Amendment rights.

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Newark to settle lawsuit alleging cops forced their way into home, falsely arrested man :: 03/14/2015

NEWARK — A tentative settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit filed against Newark officials by a city resident who claimed police officers forced their way into his home without a search warrant and wrongfully arrested him, according to the man's attorney.

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Feds preparing criminal corruption charges on gun-grabber Democrat :: 03/09/2015

New Jersey Democratic Senator Robert Menendez is the subject of a Department of Justice investigation expected to result in criminal corruption charges, CNN reported Friday. Attorney General Eric Holder has reportedly signed off on the prosecutor’s request to proceed with the case against the career politician for allegations “he used his Senate office to push the business interests of a Democratic donor and friend in exchange for gifts.”

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Meet the Men Behind the Latest Gun Rights Lawsuit in DC :: 03/09/2015

Three plaintiffs, backed by Second Amendment Foundation, sue for right to carry A group of men denied concealed carry permits in Washington, D.C., under the city’s new permitting process, which was adopted after Judge Frederick Scullin Jr. ruled in Palmer v. District of Columbia that its outright ban on gun carry was unconstitutional, have filed suit against the district.

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Another Judge Just Dissed The Rights Of Americans To Defend Themselves :: 03/08/2015

For one shining moment, Reno, Nevada, Judge Patricia Lynch had the opportunity to join the big leagues—to be a judicial hero by doing the right thing.

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Court filing argues post-1986 machine gun ban 'defies Constitution' :: 03/06/2015

Claiming the “ban on the quintessential militia arm of the modern day defies the protections our Constitution guarantees,” the legal team led by attorney Stephen D. Stamboulieh filed a sur-reply February 27 in the case of plaintiff Jay Aubrey Isaac Hollis against Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director B. Todd Jones. The additional reply was in response to “defendants’ reply to plaintiff’s response in opposition to defendants’ motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, for summary judgment.”

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Man who carried gun into Clio elementary school sues, claims his rights violated :: 03/06/2015

VIENNA TWP, MI -- The father of a Clio elementary student has filed a lawsuit claiming the district violated his right to openly carry a firearm into his daughter's school.

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$19 Gun-Sale Fee Is Constitutional :: 03/05/2015

SACRAMENTO (CN) - A $19 fee on every gun sale in California to fund a firearm enforcement program run by the state Department of Justice is constitutional, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Lawrence O'Neill ruled Monday that the fee falls outside of the scope of the Second Amendment.

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Gun rights showdown: Sunnyvale restrictions upheld by appeals court :: 03/05/2015

Sunnyvale's law restricting high-capacity gun magazines is constitutional and justified by legitimate efforts to minimize local gun violence, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday.

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Number of Shots not valid reason for First Degree Murder Charge :: 03/05/2015

Arizona - -(Ammoland.com)- There is a joke that goes around the gun culture. After a defensive shooting, an attorney asks the person who was defending themselves “Why did you shoot him six times?” The stock punch line is: “Because I ran out of ammunition.”

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PA Preemption - 'Typo' in gun lawsuit paperwork filed by Harrisburg triggers default judgment against the city What's in a name? :: 03/04/2015

For Harrisburg, one name left off a court filing in a gun lawsuit could cost the city $21,400 in attorney fees.

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PA Preemption - Stay Issued in Suit Filed Against Pittsburgh Gun Ordinances :: 03/03/2015

The Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas issued a one-sentence order temporarily staying the lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association against the city of Pittsburgh which alleges that the City of Bridges’ ordinances regulating firearms violate Pennsylvania’s pre-emption law.

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PA Preemption - Why are gun rights advocates suing Harrisburg? Q&A with Tara Leo Auchey :: 03/03/2015

In the last edition of this column, we posed questions to the City of Harrisburg's Solicitor, Neil Grover, about the city's gun laws and legal battles.

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Penny Dean: Greg DuPont fought city hall and a lot of long odds :: 03/02/2015

THIS STORY is about every man and any man. Countless individuals call me when they are wrongfully denied their Second Amendment rights. Few have the courage, time or money to fight City Hall.

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Second Amendment group backs Andover Twp. man's bid to carry gun :: 03/02/2015

ANDOVER TWP. — The Second Amendment Foundation recently announced it was financially backing a township man in his fight against the state's “justifiable need” law to carry a handgun.

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Video Exonerates Man Set Up By Louisiana Cops And Prosecutors :: 03/01/2015

If not for cell phone video, 47-year-old disabled veteran Douglas Dendinger could be going to prison — because of an apparent coordinated effort by Washington Parish, La. cops and prosecutors who falsely accused him of battery and witness intimidation.

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Out-Going Attorney General Complains Law Prevents Racial Justice Prosecutions Of Gun Owners :: 02/28/2015

The Department of Justice announced earlier this week that they lacked any evidence to charge George Zimmerman with federal civil rights crimes for the self-defense shooting of Trayvon Martin, a fact completely unsurprising to those who have researched the tri-racial Zimmerman’s background and his diverse group of family and friends.

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Federal Judge: California handgun roster is constitutional :: 02/27/2015

A district judge on Wednesday found that the limitations under California’s Unsafe Handgun Act, which prohibits many pistols commonly sold in the rest of the country, do not violate the Second Amendment.

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