Philadelphia Gun Law Ruling – Good With the Bad
Posted by FirearmsTruth on June 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
This week the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a mixed verdict regarding Philadelphia’s gun laws. With it comes some good and some bad (depending on what side you’re on). However, even in this ruling, there is bias in the media.
The Philadelphia Weekly offered this cheat sheet on the law:
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The city is allowed to force its citizens to report a lost or stolen gun within 24 hours.
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Police are allowed to seize guns from those “considered to pose a risk to themselves or others.”
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Those subject to a protection-from-abuse order may not own a firearm within the city.
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Want an assault weapon? You’re good.
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Need to purchase more than one gun a month? No problem. Have as many as you want!
Notice that there is no cynical humor for the parts the writer’s seem to agree with “Police are allowed to seize guns,” but with other parts of the bill there is clearly a mocking tone? Was this really necessary?
