By State Rep. Melissa Shusterman

Pennsylvania’s current gun laws impact not only our Commonwealth but also our neighboring states. Due to the lenient nature of our laws, Pennsylvania is unfortunately part of what’s known as The Iron Pipeline, a network of states with weak gun laws exploited by criminals to obtain guns through unlawful means.

In addition to increasing the numbers of illegal guns in Pennsylvania, these guns are then taken t o other states and cities with stricter gun laws and used in violent crime, making Pennsylvania a supplier state for illegal firearms.

Per data released by the New Jersey State Police, so far in 2025, Pennsylvania is the largest supplier state for illegal firearms recovered in New Jersey.

In 2022, the nonprofit organization Brady United released a re

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