Pennsylvania’s state House of Representatives began debate Monday on the first measure on gun control to see the floor amid a yearslong standstill in the politically divided government.
Democrats are using their razor thin one-vote majority in the House seeking to advance several bills they couch as relatively moderate ways to cut down on gun trafficking, suicide deaths, accidental shootings and day-to-day violence, though the legislation has still drawn criticism from Republicans.
A third bill would expand background checks on firearms buyers in Pennsylvania and end an exception for private sales of shotguns, sporting rifles and semi-automatic rifles, known as the "gun show" loophole. Even if the bills pass the House, the legislation will come up against the Republican-controlled Senate, which has historically been protective of gun rights, while working with Democrats in boosting funding for anti-violence and mental health programs.
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