on June 2, 2017 in Gun Page World News
Pennsylvania Republicans Push Bill to Make Gun Owners a ‘Protected Class’
by AWR Hawkins Twenty-four Republican Representatives and one Democrat are pushing legislation that would make Pennsylvania gun owners a “protected class.” Gun owners would be protected from discrimination by having their right to keep and bear arms firmly ensconced in the Pennsylvania Human Rights Act (PHRA). According to the Pennsylvania Record, the legislation–House Bill 38–“is currently in committee,” but would protect gun-owning employees from employers who want to ban firearms on workplace property. For example, HB 38 would bar such employers from preventing gun owners from keeping firearms in their cars that could be retrieved for self-defense. CeaseFirePA’s Shira Goodman opposes the… View Article
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