This week, NRA staff will be busy around the Commonwealth recruiting volunteers, drumming up support for pro-gun candidates, and meeting members in every corner. Here are some of the activities planned for NRA members: Tuesday, September 28 Three rallies with Pat Toomey will be hosted around the state. The Senate seat will be absolutely vital…
The announcement came yesterday from the NRA Political Victory Fund: The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is endorsing Jason Altmire for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 4th Congressional District. “The NRA-PVF is endorsing Jason Altmire because he has been a strong defender of the Second Amendment freedoms of law-abiding…
This announcement was released a short time ago from the NRA Political Victory Fund: The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is endorsing Pat Meehan for election to the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District this November. “Pat Meehan will be a staunch defender of the Second Amendment freedoms of law-abiding…
The announcement comes from the NRA Political Victory Fund: The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is endorsing Charlie Dent for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 15th Congressional District this November. “The NRA-PVF is endorsing Charlie Dent because he is a staunch defender of the Second Amendment freedoms of law-abiding…
Joint Statement by Wayne LaPierre, NRA Executive Vice President & CEO, and Chris Cox, Executive Director of NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action There may be no vote a United States Senator casts that is more important than a vote to confirm a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Now that the Court has clearly stated…
David Kopel is the Research Director of the Independence Institute, an NRA instructor, a Second Amendment scholar, and a friend of PAGunRights.com. On Thursday evening, he testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Elena Kagan’s record on the Second Amendment. His commentary discusses the “Clinton-Kagan gun ban” and how “neither her testimony, nor her professional…
The Second Amendment is now incorporated to cover state and local governments according to today’s opinion released in McDonald vs. Chicago. According to SCOTUS Blog, the decision has been released today, and we’ll have more details as the opinion is shared with the public. In the meantime, please take a few minutes to thank the…
In 1995, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a law that gave the Attorney General a duty to seek out reciprocity agreements with other states for concealed carry licenses provided that certain provisions are met. Many states actually have a more stringent process that requires many hours of training from a limited number of “official” trainers,…
In the next few months, you’re going to hear about how Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato is plenty pro-gun. Â But how much of that is really true? Most in the media have made the assumption that Onorato is supportive of gun rights simply because he lives outside of the Philadelphia area. Â If you look at…
Now that YouTube is cemented in our internet culture, it is serving a new role in exposing candidates in one state to a broader audience. Lately, two commercials out of Alabama are shocking in how the profiled candidates wear their pro-gun views on their sleeves. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M2ewuAASqI[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU7fhIO7DG0[/youtube] Needless to say, we probably should expect any…
Many gun owners had their eyes on Harrisburg today when the House Judiciary Committee leadership forced three anti-gun bills up for a vote if they were going to be asked to vote on important self-defense reform through Castle Doctrine. Among the worst of the three gun bills, HB 1044 would have ended preemption in Pennsylvania….
The Democratic primary for Lt. Governor is one that gun owners should keep an eye on for the next few weeks. It’s still a nail biter, but poll results still show that State Rep. Scott Conklin has come out of no where as a late entry to the race to possibly topple the state party…
Gun owners really hit some home runs last night in the 2010 Pennsylvania primary races. Some wins were completely unexpected, and others weren’t what we hoped other than keeping anti-gun leaders down. Here’s a run down of just a few stand out races we were watching for our Second Amendment rights: Lt. Governor – Democratic…