On our editorial page today we again visited the Battle of the Background checks.
And the troops from Delco were out in force.
Just a week after a public hearing was held here in Delaware County on House Bill 1010, which would close several glaring loopholes in state law governing background checks, busloads of Delco residents made the trek to Harrisburg to have their voices heard in the state Capitol.
They came through loud and clear.
But perhaps the two most important voices heard Monday were voices that were already in Harrisburg.
That's because Tom Killion and James Santora work there.
Killion, the longtime state rep from the 168th District, was actually in his first day as a state senator, having won the special election to fill the 9th District seat vacated by Dominic Pileggi, who now sits on the Delco bench. Santora is a state rep from Upper Darby's 163rd District.
They also share something else: They're both Republicans, part of the majority that controls both the state House and Senate.
Both men appeared in front of the throng and pledged to work toward stronger background checks.
That's not something we always hear from the GOP.
Good for them.
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