GOP lawmakers block assault-style gun ban for those under 21

HARRISBURG, Pa. — State House Republicans are blocking a proposal to prevent those ages 18 to 21 from possessing assault-style rifles.

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They voted in a legislative committee on Tuesday to completely change the bill into a constitutional amendment to allow anyone to carry concealed guns.

It’s the second week in a row that Republicans in the Judiciary Committee have used their majority to defeat Democratic proposals to address the country’s gun violence plague.

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The bill would have prevented those under age 21 from purchasing, possessing or transporting the types of weapons that have often been used to kill and wound people in mass shootings.

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