Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Pa. House committee approves two handgun bills
Actually, I don't have any problem with this at all.
- The state House Judiciary Committee yesterday approved two bills to strengthen Pennsylvania handgun laws. They are expected to come to a full vote in the House next month.
One, sponsored by State Rep. Dwight Evans (D., Phila.), would require mandatory sentences for violent career criminals or drug traffickers who possess firearms. It would provide a mandatory five-year sentence for someone with two prior convictions for violent crimes or drug-trafficking offenses.
A second bill, sponsored by State Rep. Jewell Williams (D., Phila.), would stiffen penalties for carrying a concealed weapon without a license. Evans predicted the bills will pass the full House when they come up for a vote next month. He said that both were supported by the Republican committee chairman, Rep. Dennis O'Brien of Philadelphia.
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