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November 17, 2021 | 5:09 AM

House passes bill to allow permitless concealed gun carry

A bill to allow people to carry concealed weapons without a permit has been passed by a divided Pennsylvania House, but faces a veto threat from the governor. The parties were split in the vote Tuesday, as occurred in the state Senate last week, with Republican mostly supporting it and Democrats mostly opposed.

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2021 | 5:14 AM

Pa. Senate backs bill to allow guns to be carried without permit

The bills passed with near-universal Republican support and backing from at least one Democrat.
By Marc Levy/The Associated Press
November 9, 2021 | 10:05 AM

A secret tape made after Columbine shows the NRA’s evolution on school shootings

NPR has obtained more than 2.5 hours of recordings of those private meetings after the Columbine shooting, which offer unique insight into the NRA’s deliberations in the wake of this crisis.

By Tim Mak/NPR

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November 4, 2021 | 5:41 AM

Supreme Court appears skeptical of New York’s restrictive gun control law

The question Wednesday was how far state and local governments may go in regulating whether an individual may carry a gun outside the home.

By Krishnadev Calamur/NPR and Nina Totenberg/NPR
Updated: October 20, 2021 | 1:03 pm

Court breathes new life into Harrisburg gun laws challenge

The majority opinion said the plaintiffs do not have to wait until they are charged with violating the ordinances before challenging them on constitutional grounds.

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press
October 11, 2021 | 9:44 AM

Gun violence claiming more lives of American teens, children

Shootings involving children and teenagers have been on the rise in recent years, and 2021 is no exception.

By Jim Salter and Claudia Lauer/The Associated Press y
Updated: October 8, 2021 | 5:00 am

Pa. teams up with 3 other states to share gun crime information

The governors of four northeastern states agreed to share information about firearms purchases to help detect and investigate straw buyers and other gun crimes.

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press
June 7, 2021 | 5:57 PM

States get a blueprint for ‘red flag’ gun-removal laws from the Justice Department

The Biden administration is trying to make it easier for states to make laws that temporarily remove guns from people deemed to be a danger to themselves or others.

By Alana Wise/NPR
May 11, 2021 | 5:33 AM

There have been, on average, 10 mass shootings in the U.S. each week this year

We’re just 18 weeks into 2021, and already the U.S. has experienced 194 mass shootings.

By Saeed Ahmed/NPR
April 26, 2021 | 5:45 AM

1st time gun buyers help push record U.S. gun sales amid string of mass shootings

Gun sellers across the country said the pandemic and civil unrest over the last year has pushed customers to feel they must take control of their family’s protection.

By Jaclyn Diaz/NPR
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