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Pennsylvania: Emergency Powers Bill Heads to House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee!

Friday, March 28, 2008

After passing the Senate unanimously, Senate Bill 1172, Pennsylvania’s “Emergency Powers” legislation, sponsored by State Senator Robert Robbins (R-50), will now be heard in the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee on Wednesday, April 2 at 9:00am in Room 60. 

SB 1172 would protect our Second Amendment rights by prohibiting any government agency from confiscating or regulating the lawful sale, possession, transfer, transport and carry of firearms during a state of emergency, such as occurred in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. 

Please contact the House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee Members today and urge them to protect your Second Amendment rights by supporting SB1172.   

House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee Members:

State Representative Anthony J. Melio, Majority Chair
(717) 787-3557

State Representative John Hornaman, Majority Secretary (D-3)
(717) 772-2297

State Representative Richard T. Grucela (D-137)
(717) 705-1878

State Representative Timothy J. Solobay (D-48)
(717) 787-1188

State Representative Robert E. Belfanti, Jr. (D-107)
(717) 787-5780

State Representative John T. Galloway (D-140)
(717) 787-1292

State Representative Neal Goodman (D-123)
(717) 787-2798

State Representative Chris King (D-142)
(717) 787-3055


State Representative Bryan R. Lentz (D-161)

717) 787-8574
 

tate Representative Tim Mahoney (D-51)
(717) 772-2174

State Representative Eddie Day Pashinski (D-121)
(717) 783-0686

State Representative John J. Siptroth (D-189)
(717) 787-6492

State Representative Ken Smith (D-112)
(717) 783-1359

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

State Representative Tom Yewcic (D-72)
(717) 783-0248

State Representative Rosita C. Youngblood (D-198)
(717) 787-7727

State Representative Russell H. Fairchild, Minority Chairman (R-85)
(717) 787-3443

State Representative RoseMarie Swanger, Minority Secretary (R-102)
(717) 787-2686

State Representative Bob Bastian (R-69)
(717) 783-8756

State Representative Karen D. Beyer (R-131)
(717) 783-1673

State Representative Martin T. Causer (R-67)
(717) 787-5075

State Representative Scott E. Hutchinson (R-64)
(717) 783-8188

State Representative Daryl D. Metcalfe (R-12)
(717) 783-1707

State Representative Ron Miller (R-93)
(717) 783-8389

State Representative Thomas P. Murt (R-152)
(717) 787-6886

State Representative Jerry L. Nailor (R-88)
(717) 783-5282

State Representative John D. Payne (R-106)
(717) 787-2684

State Representative Kathy L. Rapp (R-65)
(717) 787-1367

State Representative Mike Vereb (R-150)
(717) 705-7164

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