Gun owners in Pennsylvania should be aware of and follow state firearms laws for purchasing, selling, and carrying to avoid facing gun charges.
“I’m glad that Pennsylvania is joining the ranks of states that are doing something post-Parkland, post-Sandy Hook, post-everything,” said Shira Goodman, executive director of CeaseFirePA, a gun violence-prevention group that supports the bill. “This is the first time and it shou...
Commandment 3:Be sure your barrel and action are free from obstructions. Before loading, firing or even carrying your firearm, check your barrel, check the chamber. Be sure that your gun is in good condition before you use it. Never attempt to fire a gun that has an obstructed barrel. F...
State and local firearms laws vary widely. Thirteen states prohibit only the carrying of concealed handguns. At the other end of the spectrum, three Chicago suburbs—Morton Grove, Oak Park, and Evanston—ban handgun ownership outright. Generally, firearms regulations are more restrictive in large ...
Minnesota passed several new gun laws in 2023. Many of those laws have already been in place, while a new law begins on January 1st, 2024. The laws were passed by a Democrat-controlled legislature in Minnesota earlier this year. In May, Governor Tim Walz signed the laws in to effect as...
Last year another federal court, also in Pennsylvania, came to a similar conclusion in the case of a petitioner with a 1990 conviction for misdemeanor possession of an unregistered handgun. “[T]he inquiry is whether the challenger, today, not at the time of arrest, is more dangerous than ...
单项选择题A surge in gun-safety classes is occurring as states relax laws regarding carrying guns. A growing number of people—many of them women—are acquiring guns for self-protection, says, Don Cates, a retired professor at the Saint Louis University School of Law who has studied the ...
In the United States, serious discussion of gun control has taken two primary approaches: the criminological and the legal. Criminologists have asked whether various gun controls would reduce gun crime and other gun misuse, or whether restrictive gun control laws would deprive innocent victims of ...
In Pennsylvania, sitting Democratic Governor Tom Wolf is heavily favored to win reelection, over Republican nominee and state representative Scott Wagner. In Texas, Republican Governor Greg Abbott is challenged by former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, with Abbott strongly favored to be reelected, ...
smolders as a brunette. Her captivating looks aside, Monaghan plays her part to perfection as Childers' wife and sole impetus when the going becomes relentlessly tough. Also worth mentioning are Michael Shannon as Childers' friend in Pennsylvania and Souleymane Savane as his trusted aid in ...