New Posts: October 7, 2014
New Posts: October 7, 2014
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Pennsylvania: Senate May Vote Tomorrow on Bill to Ban Pigeon Shoots, Firearms Preemption Bill Awaiting Action in Senate Judiciary Committee
As early as tomorrow, the Pennsylvania Senate could vote on House Bill 1750, previously reported on here. HB 1750 would criminalize organized pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania. Pigeon shooting is a traditional shooting sport and has many participants across the Commonwealth and around the world. Shoots have been held in Pennsylvania for more than a hundred years, and their participants are law-abiding, ethical shooting enthusiasts, hunters and sportsmen.
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Vermont: Anti-Gun Group Throwing Money Around
Taking a page out of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s playbook, “Gun Sense Vermont” has tried to muscle their way into the Second Amendment debate in Montpelier with their checkbook. This group has mailed 91 campaign contribution checks to state legislative candidates. Oddly, the list of donation recipients appears to be fairly random, and a number of pro-gun candidates have contacted the NRA after refusing to cash their checks from this anti-gun group.
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Bloomberg Gun Control Group’s Endorsements Are Incumbent-Heavy
When last year’s push for expanded background checks failed, Michael Bloomberg’s gun control organization said it would have to change Congress to get different results.
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Lott: Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun propaganda
When former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s gun control groups release a report, they consistently garner massive, uncritical news coverage. Alas. With the huge number of factual mistakes in these reports, you would think that reporters would have grown wary of pushing their propaganda.
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Pennsylvania House passes 2 gun-related bills
The state House of Representatives passed two gun-related bills Monday, including a new minimum sentence for certain violations in Philadelphia.
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Connecticut agencies battle over whether man who refused to show gun permit should have one
The arrest of a Connecticut man for refusing to show his gun permit — dismissed by a prosecutor as a “nothing case” — now has two state agencies battling in court, with the individual’s right to carry hanging in the balance.
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Pennsylvania: Firearms Preemption Bill Passes Today in House but Now in Danger in Senate Judiciary Committee
Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed House Bill 1243 by a 143 to 54 vote. HB 1243 has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, however, your NRA has just learned that attempts may be made tomorrow to amend a ban on pigeon shoots into this legislation, as well as the possible inclusion of other anti-gun amendments. If these anti-gun amendments are adopted, they will kill the bill, and with it, any attempt to pass and enact meaningful and necessary firearms preemption legislation this year.
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