Organizers warned at an annual gun rights rally at the Pennsylvania Capitol on Monday that with a slim Democratic majority in the House, there could be more attempts to pass gun control measures, weeks after they narrowly advanced the first gun control legislation in years that Republicans criticized as attempts to “dwindle away at our Second Amendment rights.'
GREELEY, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 09: Hand guns are displayed in a store during the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival on October 09, 2022 in Greeley, Pennsylvania.
Democrats have described the proposals as relatively moderate measures to cut down on gun trafficking, suicide deaths, accidental shootings and day-to-day violence. Republicans oppose the bills, saying they punish law-abiding gun owners. "Pennsylvanians want solutions to a gun violence crisis that has spiraled out of control," he said, "and our elected officials should focus on what is going to keep firearms away from people who want to hurt themselves or others."in 2023, and as the state's largest city grapples with rising gun violence.
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