PA House Starts Movement On Gun Control Bill

By Tom Knighton

In the wake of Parkland, gun control bills popped up in every state house throughout the nation. Every anti-gun politician just knew it was time to push for new regulation. Some tried to make the regulation look like something that might have prevented the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, though not all did.

The most recent to jump on that bandwagon appears to be the state of Pennsylvania.

The House judiciary committee on Tuesday approved two much-anticipated gun proposals. The first would close a loophole and cut off access to firearms for domestic abusers and the second would make it easier for relatives to get firearms taken from people who pose a threat to themselves and others.

The committee votes followed six days of public hearings convened soon after the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Fla.

The vote signals the closest the Republican-controlled House has been to passing gun control measures in years.

“Parkland opened a lot of eyes,” said Deb Marteslo, the Pennsylvania chapter leader for Moms Demand Action. “It opened a lot of minds.”

State Rep. Ron Marsico, R-Dauphin County, the chairman of the judiciary committee, said his goal had been to identify legislation that would get bipartisan …Read the Rest

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