New Legislative Session - HB 40

[Brick]

This is so new the text of the Bill isn't on the Gen'L Ass'y website yet. In fact it hasn't been assigned a printer's number or passed of to a committee. So I can't offer an opinion on it's effect on our rights. So be on the lookout for this! BUt, judging by some of the co-sponsor names it might be one we could support or consider neutral.

Regular Session 2009-2010
House Bill 40
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Sponsors: PERRY, METCALFE, BAKER, BARRAR, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BOBACK, CAUSER, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALLY, ELLIS, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GODSHALL, GRELL, GROVE, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HARRIS, HESS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MARSHALL, MILLER, MOUL, PAYNE, PEIFER, PICKETT, PYLE, QUIGLEY, RAPP, READSHAW, REED, ROAE, ROCK, ROHRER, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, S. H. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TRUE, TURZAI, VULAKOVICH and DENLINGER

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Short Title: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing, in general principles of justification, for definitions, for use of force in self-protection, for use of force for the protection of other persons and for licenses to carry firearms; providing for civil immunity for use of force; and further providing for sentences for offenses committed with firearms.
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[knight0334]

With "and further providing for sentences for offenses committed with firearms" added to it, it should help get it through this time. Having additional clauses providing for stiffer penalties for crimes helps get a pro-gun bill to pass in Pennsylvania. Just look at all of "gun" bills that did pass in the last 5 years, each had a clause to satisfy the anti's(which we'd want too).

[edstephan]

If Daryl Metcalfe and Jeff Pyle is sponsoring this we need to get behind this bill to get it through.
I know kim Stofer has his hands in this too.
Everyone contact your Reps. to help this bill along.

Ed

[WhiteFeather]

If Daryl Metcalfe and Jeff Pyle is sponsoring this we need to get behind this bill to get it through.
I know kim Stofer has his hands in this too.
Everyone contact your Reps. to help this bill along.

Ed

PRO GUN forces are in action, Like Ed said time to get behind and move this early in this session.

Fast Eddie has no reason to sign pro gun bills at the end of his term so we need to work to get this passed this year, not late in 2010 session.

To date and to his credit Fast Eddie has signed every Pro gun bill that has made it to his desk, mostly because Politically he still had to work with reps but at the end of his term, that is not a concern.

[rwilson452]

I see Baker is there, It's not a surprise. Baker is very pro gun and pro hunting. He has to be to keep his job.

[Nomad]

This is Castle Doctrine.

[God's Country]

Causer no surprise there

[bpvet]

Grell is no surprise either.