Gun Rights Group Stage Rally And Pennsylvania Capitol

By Tom Knighton

Pennsylvania is shaping up to be a key battleground in our quest to defend the Second Amendment. While there are plenty of pro-gun laws on the books there within the state, we also have Pittsburg who has ignored their preemption law and the state is doing nothing about that. Further, it seems as if the governor actually gave his blessing to Mayor Bill Peduto’s lawbreaking.

That seems to suggest that at least some want to turn the state into another California or New Jersey, at least so far as guns go.

On Monday, though, pro-gun groups took to the capitol to make sure their voices were heard loud and clear.

Several hundred gun rights protesters rallied Monday at the state Capitol, warning lawmakers against passing legislation that would tighten the state’s gun laws.

The annual rally took place with a heightened sense of urgency as gun control groups have been ratcheting up pressure on lawmakers in the wake of school shootings nationally and tragedies, such as the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, closer to home.

Speakers including state Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill, R- York County, made reference to the Tree of Life shooting and other attacks on churches and synagogues, including …Read the Rest

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