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Pa. lawmakers call for ban on chokeholds
PENNSYLVANIA - Pennsylvania state legislature appears poised to approve a ban on the use of chokehold maneuvers by police across the state.A bill sponsored by State Sen. Sharif Street and backed by Attorney General Josh Shapiro was sent to the full senate Monday and could be voted on Wednesday."There's a national outrage about the use of these techniques, so they should be outlawed," Street told FOX 29.The house could give final passage next week, then chokeholds would be prohibited "except in cases in which deadly force is authorized."Chief George McClay oversees 20 officers in Morrisville, Bucks County.