Gun bill debate leads to shouting match between lawmakers in aisles of Pa. House

Gun bill debate leads to shouting match between lawmakers in aisles of Pa. House

A fiery state House debate over a gun bill on Wednesday turned into a close-range shouting matching that included a comment that was taken as a threat and as a racial epithet, according to lawmakers who witnessed the events. The fight over gun legislation was the most raucous in recent memory, to the point that House Speaker Joanna McClinton, D-Philadelphia, closed the session by admonishing her colleagues and suggesting that some of their behav…

Two lawmakers separated after testy verbal exchange on Pa. House floor

HARRISBURG — Tensions boiled over Wednesday on the floor of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives amid a debate on gun control as two state representatives exchanged words and were separated from one another without the incident escalating further.