Game Committee 12-14-06
Signed by the Governor
HB 2134 Fairchild: Limiting the collection of Social Security numbers on State and local government forms; prohibiting health insurers from using Social Security numbers; and further providing for duties of the Department of Transportation. Individuals applying for or renewing a professional license or certification, occupational license or certification or recreational license required by a Commonwealth agency or municipality shall be permitted to provide an alternative disclosing their SSNs if the SSNs are collected by the agency or municipality solely for the purpose of complying with 23 Pa.C.S. § 4304.1(a)(2) (relating to cooperation of government and nongovernment agencies). Alternate forms of identification shall include the individual's department-issued driver's license number or department issued nondriver identification card number.
For the purpose of complying with 23 Pa.C.S. § 4304.1(a)(2), [the agency or municipality] shall develop application and renewal forms containing the following: A statement to read as follows: By affixing my driver's license number or nondriver's identification number issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, I authorize the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to release my Social Security number to (insert Commonwealth agency or municipality) for the limited purpose of complying with 23 Pa.C.S. § 4304.1(a)(2).
Passed House 11-1-05
Passed Senate, as amended 10-18-06
Concurrence in House 10-23-06
Signed by Governor 11-29-06 – ACT 160
Although this bill eliminates your obligation to disclose your SSN when purchasing a license, your SSN is still activated within the state computer system, in application to the “Deadbeat Dad” database. This can be considered a “Band-Aid” approach to the problem. The absolute remedy to eliminate your SSN from the purchase of a recreational license is legislation at the Federal level, such as S 2249 (Santorum) and HR 4144 (English). These bills will die on the vine at the end of the year. After capturing the Senate and House in the past election, the Democrats have blocked legislative action for the remainder of this session. This legislation will have to be introduced anew in the next Congress.
Game Committee 12-14-06 (2)
HB 2563 Staback: Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for possession of firearm for protection of self or others [by] any person who possesses a valid license to carry a firearm. This subsection shall not be construed to permit the hunting or harvesting of any wildlife with a firearm or ammunition not otherwise permitted by this title.
Passed House 6-21-06
Passed Senate 11-20-06
Signed by Governor 11-29-06 - ACT 162
This legislation enables a hunter with a concealed carry license to exercise his right to carry a defensive handgun, including a semiautomatic pistol. It would also enable him to possess that same handgun while archery hunting.
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Anti-Hunting Groups Sue California
PLAINTIFFS WANT BAN ON LEAD AMMO . . . Claiming the use of lead ammunition by hunters in California violates the "Endangered Species Act," anti-hunting and anti-gun groups have filed suit against the California Fish and Game Commission and the state Department of Fish and Game for failing to enact a ban, the Los Angeles Times reports. The lawsuit, filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council and others, alleges lead ammo is harming the state's endangered condors. Though surveys show that hunters, the foremost leaders in conservation, are willing to adopt voluntary measures that would interrupt potential exposure pathways between spent ammunition and condors, anti-hunting advocates are unwilling to recognize these measures. Like others intent on ending hunting, these groups also are attempting to scare wildlife managers with unfounded claims of health threats to hunters. NSSF opposes a lead ban for a number of reasons -- especially the fact that science is inconclusive on how condors interact with hunting ammunition -- and supports further scientific research.
Source: NSSF Bullet Points 12-04-06
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