Pennsylvania May Be Moving Closer Towards A “Red Flag” Law

By Cam Edwards

While federal gun control legislation appears to be going nowhere at the moment thanks to Democrats deciding to proceed with impeaching the president, gun control activists are still busy at the state level pushing an anti-gun agenda. In Pennsylvania this week, lawmakers heard two days of testimony from hundreds of individuals dealing with gun control, the 2nd Amendment, and mental health, and it appears that a “red flag” law may have a chance at passing in the Republican-controlled legislature, or at least one chamber.

Senate Judiciary Committee chair Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne) says she’s not on board with any “red flag” bill introduced in the Senate, but that could change.

Baker said Wednesday that she still has some concerns about the Senate version of the bill, authored by Sen. Tom Killion, R-Delaware.

She wants to ensure it will preserve due process rights, and that there are protections in place to ensure that sheriffs aren’t walking into danger when they go to seize someone’s firearms.

Baker said it’s premature for the committee to debate and vote on the bill before those concerns are addressed. But she added that such groups as the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association may have ideas for …Read the Rest

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