While it isn’t the most detailed answer, a pro-gun supporter took the opportunity in today’s live chat to ask Auditor General Jack Wagner about his position on Castle Doctrine. Here is the exchange: [Comment From Adam Z] Could you please us tell your stance on the proposed legislation of Houe Bill 40 (HB 40) which…
Today the Supreme Court released their opinion in US v. Stevens, an important case to anyone who enjoys the outdoors or reads sportsmen’s magazines, with an 8-1 victory for free speech. Robert Stevens was an unsympathetic plaintiff in a case that had the potential to hurt all hunters and outdoor media news sources. He was…
The Allentown Morning Call‘s John Micek has secured all six gubernatorial candidates for live lunchtime chats on his blog, Capitol Ideas. This is your chance to ask the candidate questions important you consider important before you head to the polls in May and November. Today, Micek begins talking to the Democratic candidates with Auditor General…
As many rally today in the heart of Washington, DC in the name of the Second Amendment, DC residents are waiting to find out if they will finally have the same Second Amendment rights as the rest of the country. If you thought the successful DC v. Heller case was the end of the debate…
A Democratic state senator is asking his colleagues to pressure the Pennsylvania Game Commission into revising its deer management plan. The issue of the whitetail management program has been contentious among hunters around the state. Here is the press release touting the Senate resolution: State Senator Richard A. Kasunic (D-Fayette/Somerset) today proposed Senate Resolution 300,…
Scholar David Kopel reviews names that have been dropped as potential Supreme Court nominees to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens through the lens of the Second Amendment in a post at the Volokh Conspiracy. Â From his report: In order from worst to not-all-bad: Strongly-ideological, highly-committed gun prohibitionist:Â Harold Koh. Extensive record of anti-Second Amendment leadership:…
The Allentown Morning Call‘s John Micek has secured all six gubernatorial candidates for live lunchtime chats on his blog, Capitol Ideas. This is your chance to ask the candidate questions important you consider important before you head to the polls in May and November. The first chat is scheduled for Monday with Representative Sam Rohrer…
In an exclusive examination of IRS filings, Pennsylvania gun owners can breathe a little easier in news that fewer people are willing to buy what anti-gun organizations are trying to sell. Reviewing the financial reports of The Brady Campaign and The Brady Center (the legislative & foundation divisions of the national anti-gun organization, respectively), it…
Join us on April 27 to tell Harrisburg that it’s time for action on important self-defense legislation and improvements to our transportation laws! Register to win a rifle, too!
We’ve had some quiet success in the Philly suburbs against Michael Bloomberg & his Pennsylvania gun control allies. We still need to work hard to oppose him.
Today, animal rights extremists held a rally in Harrisburg in an effort to chip away at Pennsylvania’s outdoor culture. Make sure your lawmakers know you stand against them!
Here’s a reminder of Pennsylvania’s connections to the upcoming Supreme Court case on gun bans and where to find live coverage.
Find out how Pennsylvania compares to other states in the eyes of gun control leaders, and get a peek at just how far they want to go in their quest to squash your Second Amendment right.