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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 lost or stolen firearms within 72 hours. York Mayor John Brenner, a member of PA Mayors for Gun Safety, backs the proposal, which was introduced in November.
The city council meeting is at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 13th.
[Via York Daily Record]
Plans to install a metal detector at the entrance to West Mifflin council chambers appear to be temporarily on hold while borough officials investigate the legality of such an action.
Metal detector on hold while West Mifflin officials study law.
Delaware County was hit with a federal lawsuit yesterday claiming that its policy of refusing to return confiscated firearms unless the owners obtain a court order is unconstitutional.
via Lawsuit: Delco gun policy unconstitutional | Philadelphia Daily News | 12/19/2008.
The National Park Service rule change for allowing concealed carry in national parks has been published in the federal register.
About one in every 20 people in Allegheny County has a permit to carry a concealed firearm, according to the state police records. The 60,000 licensed gun owners in Allegheny County are the most in any county in the state. Statewide, there are more than 800,000 people with the right to carry a concealed weapon.
via Concealed guns not so rare in these parts – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Robert Serfass, 11, of Stroudsburg and Garrett Manhart, 9, of Marshalls Creek can’t get the smiles to go away.
They are some of the few kids under 12 to have ever harvested a buck in Pennsylvania.
Thanks to the mentored youth hunting program, which the Game Commission began in 2006, kids like Serfass and Manhart have the opportunity to hunt with a licensed hunter 21 years and older to guide them.
via Mentor program aids youth hunters – poconorecord.com – The Pocono Record.
State police have charged three people with the theft of more than 70 firearms from a central Pennsylvania gun shop.
via Pa. police arrest 3 in theft of dozens of guns | AP | 12/07/2008.
The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence has offered free legal representation to Lebanon County to defend against a $1 million lawsuit brought by Meleanie Hain.
Federal officials are looking for the thieves who stole more than 70 guns from a central Pennsylvania gun shop.
Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives swarmed the gun shop in Richland, in Lebanon County, on Wednesday looking for clues.
via ATF: 70+ guns stolen from central Pa. gun shop – Evening Sun.
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