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The court’s decision has no immediate impact on Pennsylvania but one gun rights advocate believes it may open the door to ending concealed-carry licensing in this state. 

“You can’t control what evil people do. And you can’t control what lawmakers do. But you can buy your own child a backpack with armor in it.”

A Pennsylvania House panel opted not to consider a slate of gun bills and instead referred the bills to another committee.

The proposal includes money to encourage states to pass and implement so-called “red flag” laws to remove guns from potentially dangerous people.

More than 240 mass shootings have occured this year, a grim statistic that follows gun violence being at its highest point in more than 20 years in 2020.

“We don’t have to end the epidemic of gun violence in this nation with one piece of legislation, right?”

“If we can’t ban assault weapons then we should raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21.”