Senate GOP seeks to strengthen preemptive authority over Pa. gun law

Harrisburg Heat: Pennsylvania Senate Advances Constitutional Carry And Preemption Strength

Pennsylvania’s Second Amendment landscape shifted significantly on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as the State Senate advanced two high-priority firearms bills. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to move Constitutional Carry (SB 357) to the floor, while the full Senate approved SB 822, a measure designed to penalize local governments that violate the state's firearms preemption laws. The post Harrisburg Heat: Pennsylvania Senate Advances Constitution…

Senate GOP seeks to strengthen preemptive authority over Pa. gun law

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate voted Wednesday to approve a bill that asserts the commonwealth’s preemptive authority over local municipalities that adopt an ordinance, resolution or policy regulating firearms.

Legislation to eliminate concealed firearm permit clears Pa. Senate committee by party-line vote

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee recently advanced legislation allowing people legally permitted to own a firearm to carry concealed without a government-issued permit.