The 50th session of the Arizona legislature begins Jan. 10 with two proposed state House bills that could allow guns on college campuses. The first House bill, HB 2001, allows university or community college faculty members to carry a concealed gun on campus. A faculty member would be a professor, an assistant professor or a lecturer. It does not include research or teaching assistants.
The other bill, HB 2014, would restrict a governing board of a university or community college or the college from banning a person from possessing a concealed weapon with a valid permit.
Arizona: Right-to-Carry on campus
Pennsylvania: Rendell’s veto sides with thugs
December. 8th 2010
The Castle Doctrine bill was crafted to expand self defense rights outside the home. Under current law, the use of deadly force is not justifiable to protect oneself when one can safely retreat, unless a person is attacked in his or her dwelling or workplace.
I am sure the drug dealers, thugs and thieves really appreciate Rendell looking out for their welfare.
Pennsylvania: Gov. Rendell calls gun control bid ‘a lost cause’
December. 2nd 2010
On Monday, Rendell defended his weekend veto of a bill expanding gun owners’ self-defense rights but declared his efforts to enact gun control legislation “an abject failure.”
“It’s a lost cause in Pennsylvania,” Rendell said in a conference call with reporters.
Pennsylvania: Right to self-defense
December. 2nd 2010
Pennsylvania’s governor vetoes a bill expanding a citizen’s right to protect self and family outside one’s residence rather than exercise a “duty to retreat.” It is a victory for predators over victims.
Post a CommentTexas State students back gun measure[Concealed Carry on Campus]
December. 1st 2010
Texas State University’s student government has become the first in Texas to endorse carrying concealed handguns on campus. The group voted 24-10 on Monday to pass a resolution backing a proposed bill that would allow anyone to carry a concealed handgun around campus if they are 21 or older, have a concealed carry license, and have undergone training and background checks. Previous concealed carry bills have had little success in the Legislature. Newly elected state Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, has filed a new bill this session. Advocates say the bill would allow students to protect themselves in the event of…
Post a CommentPennsylvania: Self-defense bill vetoed by Rendell
November. 30th 2010
Gov. Ed Rendell on Saturday vetoed a bill expanding a person’s rights in Pennsylvania to use deadly force.
The measure broadening Pennsylvania’s so-called Castle Doctrine also would have offered immunity against civil lawsuits to people who could show that they acted within the law’s guidelines.
Nebraska: Castle Doctrine legislation gets attention during interim study hearing
November. 30th 2010
Senator Mark Christensen’s bill to address self defense issues at home and work, LB 889, got killed in this year’s session of the Unicameral but that doesn’t mean he’s giving up.
Prior to adjournment, Christensen got a legislative resolution passed to conduct an interim study on a key element of the bill, commonly know as the Castle Doctrine.
Right To Self-Defense
November. 29th 2010
Self-Protection: Pennsylvania's governor vetoes a bill expanding a citizen's right to protect self and family outside one's residence rather than exercise a "duty to retreat." It is a victory for predators over victims. On Saturday, while people were still sleeping off their turkey feast or celebrating their Black Friday goodies, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell vetoed a bill that would have expanded the state's so-called Castle Doctrine to expand the permissible use of deadly force in self-defense outside of the currently allowed home and workplace. The Castle Doctrine gets its name from the saying that a man's home is his "castle."…
Post a CommentRight To Self-Defense
November. 29th 2010
Self-Protection: Pennsylvania's governor vetoes a bill expanding a citizen's right to protect self and family outside one's residence rather than exercise a "duty to retreat." It is a victory for predators over victims. On Saturday, while people were still sleeping off their turkey feast or celebrating their Black Friday goodies, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell vetoed a bill that would have expanded the state's so-called Castle Doctrine to expand the permissible use of deadly force in self-defense outside of the currently allowed home and workplace. The Castle Doctrine gets its name from the saying that a man's home is his "castle."…
Post a CommentDefending vetoes, Rendell reflects on his gun control efforts
November. 29th 2010
Governor Rendell sounded resigned and reflective, when he defended three vetoes during a conference call this morning. When a reporter asked how the Democrat felt about having to veto a measure expanding the right to deadly self-defense, instead of being able to sign one of the gun control bills he fought so hard for during his tenure, Rendell called his anti-gun violence efforts “an abject failure.” Rendell held scores of press conferences focused on bringing attention to a bill requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen weapons to the police. Last year, he stacked assault weapons on a table…
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