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Pennsylvania Gun Owners Defeat Governor’s Gun Control Package!

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Please Contact the Members of the House Judiciary Committee TODAY!

Despite testimony from Governor Ed Rendell (D) in the House Judiciary Committee today, a bipartisan majority of committee members voted to protect the Second Amendment rights of Pennsylvania’s gun owners by defeating three gun control bills.

 

Among those bills were House Bill 18, sponsored by State Representative Dwight Evans (D-Philadelphia).  The Judiciary Committee defeated this legislation by a vote of 19 to 10.  HB 18 would have allowed local municipalities to place further restrictions on the sale, possession, carrying, and use of firearms by gutting Pennsylvania’s preemption law. 

 

Also defeated by a vote of 17 to 12 was House Bill 22, “one-gun-a-month” legislation, sponsored by State Representative John Myers (D-Philadelphia).  HB 22 would have prohibited law-abiding citizens from purchasing more than one handgun at a time, and impose a 30-day waiting period between single handgun purchases.

At the request of the bill sponsor Representative Jewell Williams (D-Philadelphia), House Bill 29, “Lost or Stolen Firearms” legislation, was tabled by the committee.  HB 29 would have made it a crime to fail to report the loss or theft of a firearm to police within 24 hours of discovering the firearm missing. 

 

Please contact the members of the House Judiciary Committee TODAY and thank those that voted “No” to these anti-gun measures.  Also, please contact those committee members that voted “yes” and ask them why they voted to restrict the rights of Pennsylvania’s law-abiding gun owners.   

Contact information and vote count for the House Judiciary Committee is listed below.


Committee Member                HB 18 Vote Count            HB 22 Vote Count

State Representative Thomas R. Caltagirone (D-127), Chairman
(717) 787-3525

[email protected]

Yes

Yes

State Representative Daylin Leach (D-149), Secretary
(717) 783-9114 

[email protected]

Yes

Yes

State Representative Kathy Manderino (D-194)
(717) 787-1254 

[email protected]

Yes

Yes

State Representative John E. Pallone (D-54)
(717) 783-1819 

[email protected]

No

No

State Representative Don Walko (D-20)
(717) 787-5470 

[email protected]

No

No

State Representative Ron Marsico (R-105), Chairman
(717) 783-2014 

[email protected]

No

No

State Representative Lisa Bennington (D-21)
(717) 705-7011 

[email protected]

Yes

Yes

State Representative Dan Frankel (D-23)
(717) 705-1875 

[email protected]

Yes

Yes

State Representative Harold James (D-186)
(717) 787-9477 

[email protected]

Yes

Yes

State Representative Deberah Kula (D-52)
(717) 772-1858 

[email protected]

No

No

State Representative Bryan R. Lentz (D-161)
(717) 787-8574 

[email protected]

Yes

Yes

State Representative Joseph A. Petrarca (D-55)
(717) 787-5142 

[email protected].

No

No

State Representative Sean M. Ramaley (D-16)
(717) 787-4444 

[email protected]

No

No

State Representative Greg Vitali (D-16)
(717) 787-7647

[email protected]

Yes

Yes

State Representative Chelsa Wagner (D-22)
(717) 783-1582 

[email protected]

Yes

Yes

State Representative Jesse White (D-46)
(717) 783-6437 

[email protected]

No

No

State Representative Jewell Williams (D-197)
(717) 772-2004 

[email protected]

Yes

Yes

State Representative Tom C. Creighton (R-37)
(717) 772-5290 

[email protected]

No

No

State Representative Craig A. Dally (R-138)
(717) 783-8573

[email protected]

No

No

State Representative John R. Evans (R-5)
(717) 772-9940 

[email protected]

No

No

State Representative Will Gabig (R-199)
(717) 772-2280 
[email protected]

No

No

State Representative Glen R. Grell (R-87)
(717) 783-2063 

[email protected]

No

No

State Representative Kate Harper (R-61)
(717) 787-2801 

[email protected]

No

Yes

State Representative Beverly Mackereth (R-196)
(717) 783-2655 

[email protected]

No

No

State Representative Carl W. Mantz (R-187)
(717) 787-3017 

[email protected]

No

No

State Representative Bernie O'Neill (R-29)
(717) 705-7170

[email protected]

No

Yes

State Representative Tina Pickett (R-110)
(717) 783-8238

[email protected]

No

No

State Representative Todd Rock (R-90)
(717) 783-5218

[email protected]

No

No

State Representative Katie True (R-41)
(717) 705-7161

[email protected]

No

No


Please continue to check your email and www.NRAILA.org for updates on these important firearm issues.

 
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