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Kate Landis

October 7, 2020 | 3:00 PM

Smart Talk Thursday: Record gun purchases in Pa.; School bus industry hurting; Drought watch expanded

Pennsylvania's school bus industry raise concerns about the future of school transportation

By Merideth Bucher

Kate Landis

September 29, 2020 | 10:43 AM

Annual gun rights rally on tap on the state Capitol steps

Preparations outside the state Capitol are underway for an annual gun rights rally that has drawn hundreds and hundreds of supporters in recent years.

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press

Keith Srakocic

August 31, 2020 | 5:23 AM

How gun control divides, and unites, some Western Pennsylvania voters

“There isn't a Republican (lawmaker) --who feels safe or supporting even the most common-sense type of gun reform because they're afraid of that grade that they'll get from the NRA.”

By Lucy Perkins/WESA

Emma Lee

August 13, 2020 | 12:45 PM

Philadelphia officials ask residents to turn in unwanted guns

City Council held a two-day emergency gun violence hearing this week as the number of shootings recorded this year has spiked to more than 1,100.

By The Associated Press

Emma Lee

July 20, 2020 | 5:31 PM

‘We’re tired of losing our loved ones’: Young Philadelphians rally against gun violence

As of last week, the number of people murdered in the city is the highest it’s been since 2007.

By Ximena Conde/WHYY

Ed Mahon

June 24, 2020 | 5:02 PM

Pa. House passes bill to exempt guns from restrictions imposed during emergency declarations

“I really don’t think there’s reason for the governor to have this power over guns. We are given the ability to keep and bear arms by the Constitution.”

By Ed Mahon

Keith Srakocic

May 4, 2020 | 5:47 PM