Friday, January 4, 2013
State Rep. Todd Stephens of Horsham plans to introduce legislation that would require the Pennsylvania State Police to upload information about people not legally permitted to buy guns in Pennsylvania into a national database.
As it stands now, anyone from Pennsylvania who has been involuntarily committed, or found to be mentally deficient - and thus ineligible to buy firearms - could travel to another state and buy a gun. State Rep. Todd Stephens (R-151) of Horsham is looking to prevent what he calls a “loophole” pertaining to the inclusion of mental health records in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). “What I’m proposing is already the law in 17 other states,” Stephens said. “I’ve been working on this initiative for a year and a half urging the state police to add this data to the national database.” Currently, the Pennsylvania State Police include mental health commitments in the Pennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS), according …
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Share photos and videos of your community with your neighbors.
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
Got a cute picture of your dog in the park? Did you snap a pic of some rare bird perched in a tree outside your favorite coffeeshop? Drive by an accident and took a picture or video? Did you record your customers talking about your business and want people to know about it? Just have something to say or something to share with the community? This is the place - The Neighborhood Gallery. Upload your pictures and videos whenever you wish!
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
North Penn heads back to the classroom today
The long days of summer are officially over in North Penn School District. Today, students and teachers head back into the classroom. We want to share your photos of the first day back. To add to the Montgomeryville-Lansdale gallery, simply log into your Patch account or click here to create one. Click on "Upload Photos and Videos" just below this gallery to add your own images. Share in the comments how your children did on the first morning, back into the school days routine. We are anxious to share with your family, friends and community these stories and photos. If you have any trouble at all, please feel free to email tony.didomizio@patch.com or lansdale@patch.com. Welcome back students!
James Kephart Jr.
10:54 am on Sunday, January 20, 2013
I bet the dead guy in Hiltown wished he had his gun on him and not locked up. more ›