US EditionSeveral gun control bills failed in state house, but bill on universal background checks passed
The House approved expanded background checks in a 104-99 vote while red flag laws and ghost gun bans failed by one vote each, aiming to reduce gun violence and suicides.
- On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania House passed a bill requiring universal background checks for all firearm sales in the state Capitol at Harrisburg.
- The bill aimed to close loopholes exempting long guns from checks, amid recent national mass shootings and prior committee approval this month.
- Two related bills, one establishing Extreme Risk Protection Orders and another banning ghost guns, failed narrowly by 102-101 votes as the chamber remained closely divided.
- The universal background check bill passed 104-99 with five Republicans crossing party lines, while Rep. Frank Burns joined all Republicans opposing the other two bills.
- The vote marked limited legislative gun control progress for Pennsylvania, as the successful bill faces uncertain passage in the Republican-controlled Senate.
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The Indiana Gazette Online
Record Argus - Serving Greenville, PA since 1848HARRISBURG, Pa.—The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a bill for criminal background checks.
Two gun bills fail on Pa. House floor, as issue remains tricky for closely divided legislature
In a relatively rare occurrence, two bills — both gun regulations — were voted down on the House floor in Harrisburg on Tuesday, with a third firearms bill narrowly passing in the closely divided chamber.Legislative leaders can generally count, and it’s fairly unusual for them to call up bills for a vote when they aren’t sure they have the numbers.
Pa. House Democrats pass firearms background check bill with GOP support
Gun wall rack with rifles (Stock photo by Artas via Getty Images)Lawmakers in the state House passed legislation that would require background checks for the sale and transfer of rifles and shotguns, which is not currently required in Pennsylvania. The 104-99 vote was one of three held Tuesday to try to toughen the commonwealth’s gun laws. They highlighted the complexity of passing firearms reforms in the narrowly split House, where the divide b…
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