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Anti-gun ex Pennsylvania attorney general sentenced to prison
by Chris EgerFormer Pennsylvania state Attorney General Kathleen Kane, who came to office on support from gun control groups, has been sentenced on felony perjury charges.
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Pennsylvania AG race one of sharp divide over gun policy
by Chris EgerThe two candidates vying to become the Keystone State's top law enforcement officer have very different views on gun control.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers try again for enhanced preemption legislation
by Chris EgerA bill working its way through the state Senate aims to allow advocacy groups to challenge local firearms ordinances in court, though just such a provision was recently stricken.
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Pennsylvania high court strikes gun preemption law
by Chris EgerThe Democrat-heavy Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday upheld a challenge to a Republican backed gun preemption law in the Keystone State.
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Pennsylvania high court hears preemption law challenge
by Chris EgerA 2014 law dubbed at the time the "strongest firearms preemption statute in the country" was debated in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week.
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Sharpshooting nun who picked off 10-point buck catches flak
by Chris EgerA Pennsylvania Navy-vet and current nun who teaches at a catholic school was blasted on social media when she shared an image of her harvest last week. Benedictine Sister John Paul Bauer of St. Mary’s, a rural area in Erie County that is home to Straub Brewery and the first Benedictine convent in the United […]
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PA: Bill to allow hunting with semi-autos advances
by Chris EgerA senate proposal lifting prohibitions on the use of semiautomatic rifles by Pennsylvania hunters is now headed to a vote on the House floor.
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Pennsylvania town rushes to turn local gun control back on
by Chris EgerThe city council of Reading, Pa. this week resurrected a town ordinance regulating firearms just weeks after a law threatening such actions was repealed by the courts.
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PA lawmaker seeks to reboot overturned pro-gun law
by Chris EgerThe controversial Pennsylvania law that allowed the NRA and other groups to haul municipalities to court over local gun laws is soon to have a modified replacement introduced.
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‘Strongest firearms preemption statute in the country’ overturned by court
by Chris EgerA controversial Pennsylvania enacted last year which allows third parties to sue municipalities over local gun codes stronger than the state’s was overturned Thursday.
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Pennsylvania city asks for donations to fund fight to keep gun laws
by Chris EgerHarrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse Wednesday debuted a plan to enable the cash-strapped city to take on a myriad of lawsuits against its strict gun laws by asking for tax-deductible donations.
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After shooting, historic mall plans to bar unaccompanied teens (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerAs part of its response to a shooting by a 17-year-old that left three injured last weekend, the Monroeville Mall in Western Pennsylvania will card and eject teens without an adult with them on weekend nights.
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