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Middletown supervisors unanimously urge state and federal action on gun violence
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The Middletown Township Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on June 13 to approve Resolution No. 22-16R, urging Pennsylvania and U.S. lawmakers to pass laws aimed at reducing gun violence; supervisors framed the resolution as advocacy rather than local regulation.
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — The Middletown Township Board of Supervisors on June 13 voted unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 22-16R, calling on state and federal legislators to adopt laws intended to reduce gun violence.
Supervisor Hannah, who opened the board discussion, described the measure in personal terms: “As a mother and as an educator I have grave concerns about the gun violence that is plaguing our nation,” she said, and listed policy priorities she supports including expanded mental-health services, red-flag laws,…
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