PA House Hit Recess Without Passing Gun Control

By Tom Knighton

As gun control seems to be sweeping all over the country, Pennsylvania seemed set to be joining them. These weren’t the worst gun control laws I’ve seen come out of states recently, but they weren’t the best either. Not by a long shot.

The last thing we needed to see was new gun laws, but it sounded like a foregone conclusion that we were going to see them none the less.

Then again, maybe not.

The state House recessed for the summer on Monday without holding a final vote on legislation to close a loophole that advocates for victims of domestic violence say makes it too easy for abusers to get access to guns.

The decision angered advocates who’d made the legislation their top priority in the weeks of debate over gun reform that arose from the Feb. 14 Parkland, Fla., school shooting.

“I’ve had my share of disappointing days” at the state Capitol, said Shira Goodman, executive director of CeaseFire PA. “Today is beyond disappointing.”

Goodman said she and other advocates will continue to lobby for the legislation and called on the Legislature to act on the measure during the fall session.

However, just as a Democrat can make sensible …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms