Pennsylvania Bill Seeks To Make State Constitutional Carry

By Tom Knighton

I’ve mentioned before that Pennsylvania is shaping up to be an interesting battleground state when it comes to gun rights. Following the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, the city of Pittsburg has hoisted a middle finger to law and order by ignoring the state’s preemption law, apparently with the governor’s blessing.

However, not everyone is anti-gun in the state, hence it being a battleground.

One lawmaker, however, has offered up a bill that’s bound to make anti-gun Pittsburg Mayor Bill Peduto break out into a cold sweat.

If you have a clean record and qualify for a gun purchase, you should be able to carry that firearm hidden on you without having to get government permission.

That is the goal of legislation introduced Monday by state Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-10, New Beaver, who has previously been vocal in his support of gun rights.

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Under his bill, law-abiding citizens would no longer be required to obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm in Pennsylvania, according to a statement from Bernstine’s office.

“If a citizen passes a criminal background check, it is patently unjust and unconstitutional to add layers of bureaucratic regulations on those who are least likely to commit a crime,” Bernstine said …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms