In case you thought the politics of gun control in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives would have changed in light of recent events, the answer is no, they have not.

The House Judiciary Committee on Monday approved five bills on firearms regulation — one of them unanimously, and four others on party-line votes between the committee’s 14 Democrats and 12 Republicans.

Democrats described the latter measures as common-sense ways to reduce gun violence and keep weapons out of the hands of those who aren’t allowed to have them; Republicans described the bills as attacks on the fundamental right to bear arms found in both the state and federal constitutions.

The tenor of Monday’s meeting was identical to several similar meetings that have taken place over the past two-and-a-half years s

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