Group calls for tougher background checks on guns like one used in trooper shooting

Police say a gunman used a .308-caliber rifle to shoot two state troopers, one fatally, on Friday.Today, Cease Fire PA called for tougher background checks on weapons just like it in the capitol rotunda. The group, made up of mayors and activists from across the Commonwealth, called for expanded background checks on people buying long guns, such as rifles and shot guns.Cease Fire says FBI figures show the number of murders committed with long guns has doubled since 1996.There are multiple bills in the House and Senate committees right now that would expand background checks.

Police say a gunman used a .308-caliber rifle to shoot two state troopers, one fatally, on Friday.



Today, Cease Fire PA called for tougher background checks on weapons just like it in the capitol rotunda. The group, made up of mayors and activists from across the Commonwealth, called for expanded background checks on people buying long guns, such as rifles and shot guns.


Cease Fire says FBI figures show the number of murders committed with long guns has doubled since 1996.

There are multiple bills in the House and Senate committees right now that would expand background checks.



