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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has quickly set in motion a pair of firearms background check bills in response to the school massacre in Texas. But the Democrat acknowledged Wednesday the refusal for years of Congress to pass any legislation aiming to curb a national epidemic of gun violence.
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U.S. Senator Pat Toomey wants state and local law enforcement to know when someone buying a gun doesn’t pass a criminal background check.“When someone is…
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Congressman Guy Reschenthaler voiced strong opposition to a bipartisan House bill that would require background checks for every firearm sale, during a…
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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators want state law enforcement to be alerted when someone who isn't allowed to buy a gun tries to purchase one.U.S. Sens.…
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Pennsylvania regulators said Friday they will no longer make a new medical marijuana registry available on the state's computer system for law…
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The office of the state auditor general has released a report reviewing Penn State’s rising tuition costs, background check practices and transparency in…
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A state agency says it mistakenly cleared 28 people to work with children without noting their past.The state Department of Human Services says it should…
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Legislation that was intended to require more people who work with children to get criminal background checks might have actually created a loophole for…
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In 2013, there were 1.1 million firearm-related background checks conducted in Pennsylvania.Now, state Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R- Washington/Greene) has…
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A proposal to dismantle the state background check system used to determine if someone is eligible to buy a gun or a gun license is set for a committee…