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We are not anti-gun; we value life | Opinion
Updated Feb 13, 2021;
The Rev. Sandra L. Strauss
On an extremely hot summer evening in 2017, the deafening sound of gunshots and the sound of squealing wheels jolted my husband and I out of what had been a peaceful evening at home. We ran to the door to see a black SUV speeding away as children screamed on the city playground across the street.
Hearing gunshots in the distance had been a disconcerting part of my life since moving to uptown Harrisburg in late 1996, but it never happened so close to home. The shooter, firing from a vehicle passing in front of our house, emptied an entire clip in the direction of a crowded basketball court. Miraculously only one youth was hit, a non-life-threatening injury to his lower leg. The cars dented and windows shattered from bullets probably prevented more injuries to those on the court, damage that might not have been so easily repaired.
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Last session we dealt with 130 bills on our tracking list that could have impacted gun rights, gun owners, hunting, hunters, and the sale, breeding and care, of hunting dogs, etc.
2021 Partial Gun Bill List as of Thursday, January 14, 2021
HOUSE BILLS
HB 25 – Sales of Ammunition – 2021 – by Rep. Dan Daley (D) Requires background checks for sale or transfer of ammunition. Effective Date: October 1, 2021
HB 123 – Carrying of Firearms Without Licenses – 2021 – by Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R)
Removes requirement that license to carry concealed firearm is required in order to carry such firearm; limits areas in which concealed carrying of firearm is prohibited; revises criminal penalties; revises provisions relating to carrying of concealed weapons by nonresidents; provides for issuance of concealed carry licenses for reciprocity purposes; specifies that person not otherwise prohibit