Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
by: James Stoker
So here we sit, two days of co-sponsorship memoranda have been presented in the state House and Senate for proposed legislation, and we are already at twenty-one gun related bills proposed. Two are pro-gun, one is to be watched, and SEVENTEEN that will violate Article I, Section 21. In my tracking table I have shared below, you will also see three hunting related bills. We keep tabs on those for communication and discussion with partner organizations vested in the hunting issues.
Here is a list of what we have so far:
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Sen. Laughlin |
Repealing Sunday Hunting |
(HUNTING RELATED) |
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Rep. Dan Frankel |
Empowering Local Government to Protect Their Residents |
Attack on preemption |
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Rep. K.C. Tomlinson |
Madatory Jail Time for Illegal Possession of a Firearm |
Strengthening punishment against repeat violent offenders (TO BE WATCHED) |
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Rep. Rob Leadbeter |
Defending Due Process by Prohibiting Red Flag Laws |
PRO-GUN! |
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Sen. Lisa Boscola |
Changing Opening Day of PA Deer Rifle Season |
Monday after Thanksgiving (HUNTING RELATED) |
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Sen. Lisa Boscola |
Checking-In of Firearms in Municipal Buildings |
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Sen. Jay Costa |
Divestiture and Investment Prohibition from Assault Weapon Manufacturers |
State employee retirement funds |
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Sen. Art Haywood & Sen. Amanda Cappelletti |
Gun Violence Survivors Week |
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Sen. Art Haywood & Sen. Vincent Hughes |
Permit to Purchase |
Eligibility license issuance |
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Sen. Art Haywood & Sen. John Kane |
Requiring Background Checks to Purchase Ammunition |
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Sen. John Kane & Sen. Art Haywood |
Protect Children by Requiring Identification for Ammunition Purchases |
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Sen. Doug Mastriano & Sen. Chris Dush |
Right to Bear Arms Act |
Outlaws any new federal restrictions, prohibition, or registration of firearms and ammunition (PRO-GUN!) |
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Rep. Jose Giral |
Statewide Gun Buyback Program |
Mandates the Attorney General |
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Rep. Jennifer O'Mara |
Extreme Risk Protection Orders |
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Rep. Perry Stambaugh |
Effectively Deterring Trespassing on Private Property |
Includes hunting and non-hunting (HUNTING RELATED) |
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Rep. Perry Warren |
Background Checks for Firearms |
Adding long guns |
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Rep. Perry Warren |
Civil Liability for Failure to Report Lost and Stolen Firearms |
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Rep. Perry Warren |
Cruelty to Animals : Ending Live Pigeon Shoots |
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Sen. Wayne Fontana |
Extreme Risk Protection Orders |
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Sen. Vincent Hughes |
3-D Printed and undetectable firearms |
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Sen. Vincent Hughes |
Pennsylvania Center for Gun Violence Research |
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Sen. Vincent Hughes |
Adding Additional Disqualifying Criminal Convictions to the Uniform Firearms Act |
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Sen. Vincent Hughes |
Requiring a Firearms Safety Training Court as a Condition of Obtaining a Concealed Carry Permit |
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So I hope you are all geared up, buckled in, and got your helmets on... looks like two more years of work in the trenches. We have a lot of irons in the fire and obviously these things cost money to fight. Though we enjoyed a pro-gun national election cycle, on the state level we made only a little headway, specifically Attorney General Elect-Sunday, who I'm hoping we can count on to help with all of the preemption violations. But the list above shows us the fight is winding up again, and we need your support.
I'm going to ask for three things again this year as "A FOAC ILLEA Christmas Wish"...
I asked for these lists last year and did receive about a dozen replies, which I have on file. But it's going to take a lot of us to win this fight and reverse the course of our Commonwealth government. We need to recruit allies!
Thank you all for your time, and I sincerely hope everyone of you enjoys a safe and prosperous holiday season!
Jim Stoker, President, FOAC Institute