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Pa. legislature introduces anti-swatting bill

Pa. legislature introduces anti-swatting bill
Pa. legislature introduces anti-swatting bill 00:19

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Faking an emergency and drawing a police response with hoax calls could soon have an additional punishment.

New anti-swatting legislation comes a month after schools around the state were victims of hoax active shooter calls, including numerous schools in the Pittsburgh area.

The response to these incidents can cost thousands of dollars.

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