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Harrisburg City Council Backs Illegal "Victimized Twice" Gun Control Measure

Following in the footsteps of other Pennsylvania City Councils around Pennsylvania who either don't know or don't care about Pennsylvania State Law, the Harrisburg City Council is proposing a "Lost & Stolen" reporting law.

Legislation requiring...


PAFOA Store Back Open Selling T-Shirts and Hoodies

PAFOA is happy to announce that we are once again selling merchandise through our cafepress store. If you've wanted a PAFOA t-shirt, now you can get one to wear proudly!


Pro-Gun Democrats Stand Up to Holder

Following on the heels of getting the Department of Defense to reverse its policy on destroying one fired brass, once again allowing it to be sold to the public, we're quite fortunate to have sixty five pro-gun Democrats stand up to the Obama Administration...


Action Needed on D.C. Gun Rights!

Last week, gun owners secured a major victory when 62 Senators – a strong bipartisan majority – voted in favor of an amendment that would repeal Washington DC’s draconian gun laws to a bill that would give the District of Columbia a voting seat in...


US Attorney General Eric Holder Suggests New Assault Weapon Ban

According to MSNBC, Obama's new Attorney General (and historical gun-control proponent) Eric Holder has suggested re-instituting the failed Assault Weapon Ban of 1994:

"The attorney general also suggested that re-instituting a U.S. ban on the sale...

York City Council tables illegal Lost & Stolen firearm reporting requirements

The York City Council on Wednesday tabled a controversial gun proposal at the request of the mayor, despite four council members saying they oppose the legislation.

The proposal, introduced by Councilwoman Toni Smith and backed by York Mayor John...


York Daily Record: Lost & Stolen Gun law won't scare scarecrows

It seems that while the York City Council is having trouble understanding why Lost & Stolen legislation is both ineffective and illegal, the York Daily Record understands clearly:

The Scarecrow wasn't exactly a genius -- that's why the straw man...


Heller Effect: S.F. Housing Authority agrees to let tenants own guns

The San Francisco Housing Authority has agreed to allow its residents to own guns in a settlement of a National Rifle Association lawsuit that followed last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the right to bear arms.

In papers filed Monday with...


York City Council Considering Illegal Lost & Stolen Firearm Reporting Legislation

The York City Council will take up an issue Tuesday that municipalities throughout the state have been dealing with: lost and stolen firearms.

The council will hold a committee meeting to discuss a proposed law that would require owners to report...


One-Gun-a-Month in New Jersey

Some of you may have noticed this editorial over at The Philadelphia Inquirer declaring the imminent passage of "One-gun-a-month" rationing scheme in The Garden State, and admonishing Harrisburg to follow Trenton's lead.  There are two problems with...