Anti-gun violence advocates will rally for tighter gun control in Pennsylvania, where a politically divided government has fought firearms policy to a virtual standstill for decades.
Gun violence is playing a big role in this spring's campaign for mayor of Philadelphia, while Temple University's president, Jason Wingard, told a panel of lawmakers Tuesday that Philadelphia's record-high homicide rate has wrought a climate in which students, faculty, parents and staff are afraid about the future.
They have philosophical allies in newly elected Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and Democratic leadership in the House and Senate. Democrats say they are more optimistic about getting legislation passed now that their majority in the House has the power to bring up bills for votes. He also has backed gun-control measures, such as eliminating loopholes in background checks, passing a "red flag" law and banning the sale of "weapons of war" and large magazines.
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