{"id":2602,"date":"2024-07-17T22:20:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T22:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=2602"},"modified":"2024-07-17T22:20:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T22:20:10","slug":"pa-gun-owners-cut-shapiros-gun-control-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=2602","title":{"rendered":"PA: Gun Owners Cut Shapiro\u2019s Gun Control Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I have some very good news.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Because of your efforts, most\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of Governor Shapiro&#8217;s gun control was eliminated from the Pennsylvania budget. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Specifically, three of the most egregious line items were removed, meaning:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NO FUNDING for the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) to increase social media spying on gun owners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NO FUNDING for the PSP to harass lawful firearms retailers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NO FUNDING for Shapiro&#8217;s Office of Gun Violence Prevention.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All three have been successfully axed from Pennsylvania\u2019s 2024-2025 budget. GOA would especially like to thank <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman for his efforts in successfully negotiating these items out of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the budget.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2432\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41)<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Senator Doug Mastriano credits GOA members with this success and we greatly appreciate his support and advocacy during the budget process.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2468 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pennsylvania.gunowners.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Image-1-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">But the fight is far from over. Governor Shapiro has promised to set up the Office of Gun Violence Prevention anyway, without legislative authority or appropriation. This office will be nothing more than a propaganda machine to justify more calls for gun control. Shapiro has gone rogue before, writing an opinion to ban 80% lowers when he was Attorney General of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the meantime, GOA members and supporters like YOU deserve a pat on the back for taking action to stop Shapiro&#8217;s gun control in the budget. Thank you!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunowners.org\/pa07172024\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have some very good news.\u00a0 Because of your efforts, most\u00a0of Governor Shapiro&#8217;s gun control was eliminated from the Pennsylvania budget. \u00a0 Specifically, three of the most egregious line items were removed, meaning: NO FUNDING for the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) to increase social media spying on gun owners. 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