Gun Control Laws and Legislation: Where Does Pennsylvania Stand?
In the wake of recent mass shootings in Newtown, CT. and elsewhere, Patch examines the recent history of gun-control legislation in Pennsylvania.
On the books, Pennsylvania's gun laws are somewhat tougher than those found elsewhere in the United States, according to the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The gun-control group gives Pennsylvania a 25 out of a possible 100-point rating on its state scorecard—the 10th-strictest rating in the country. "While Pennsylvania has some common-sense gun laws, including the requirement of Brady criminal background checks on all handgun purchasers, more needs to be done to stop illegal gun trafficking," according to the Brady Center website. Current Law In Pennsylvania, a person does not need a license to "open-carry" a gun by wearing it in a holster or in similar fashion anywhere but in Philadelphia, state police spokeswoman Diana Bates told…
Steve Morreale
11:57 am on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Garbage legislation made by ignorant people. More than 200,000 PA victims and counting being violated, shamed and stigmatized by moron bureaucrats who have no respect for the sanctity of a trusted physician-patient relationship. Nor any true respect for the value of law as the right of an individual to not consent to forced hospitalization is made punitive and permanently scarring even more so … more ›