Pa. House Dems advance firearm reforms in wake of recent acts of gun violenceJaxon White/WITF Bio Recent Stories I report on how decisions made in Pennsylvania’s state Capitol ripple across communities throughout the commonwealth. Still, more than one dozen advocates from the pro-gun reform group CeaseFirePA, who sat in the audience during the more than 90-minute House Judiciary Committee hearing, celebrated the votes to advance the bills. The four proposals cleared the House Judiciary Committee without a single Republican vote. A seemingly uncontentious fifth gun-related bill, which would waive the $20 concealed firearm licensing fee for honorably discharged veterans and anyone 65 years or older, cleared the House Judiciary Committee in a unanimous vote Monday. Spokespersons for Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman, R-Indiana, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lisa Baker, R-Luzerne, did not respond to a request for comment on this story.