Well yesterday we saw folks trying to fix the blight problem.  Today there is news on the gun issue.  Legislators at work:

HARRISBURG — A Democratic state legislator from southeastern Pennsylvania is trying to close the “Florida gun loophole.”

Rep. Bryan Lentz of Delaware County, who is running for a Congressional seat in suburban Philadelphia, wants to make it harder for Pennsylvanians who have been denied a license to carry’ firearms in this state to simply get one from another state, in particular, Florida.

Currently, state law generally requires a person to be licensed by the state of Pennsylvania in order to carry a concealed weapon.

But there is this exception allowing firearms for “any person who possesses a valid and lawfully issued license or permit to carry a firearm, which has been issued under the laws of another state, regardless of whether a reciprocity agreement exists between the Commonwealth (of Pennsylania) and the state.”

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10165/1065547-100.stm?utm_source=PA2010.com+First+Read+Opt-In+List&utm_campaign=ad662cd615-The+First+Read+6%2F15&utm_medium=email#ixzz0qw5PqAnC