Posted on 02/14/2022 7:13:34 PM PST by 11th_VA
A Philadelphia ordinance that requires gun owners to tell police when a firearm has been lost or stolen was ruled illegal Monday by a state court, with one of the judges who voted to throw out the law lamenting that their ruling would put people’s lives at risk.
A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel ruled unanimously against the city law and issued a permanent injunction, saying the state Uniform Firearms Act preempts it. Philadelphia Police had sought a $2,000 fine against a man charged with violating the lost-and-stolen reporting mandate.
The mayor's spokesperson said the city will appeal.
The defendant had pleaded guilty in January 2019 to other firearms offenses, telling a city judge he had been the straw purchaser of six guns. At that hearing, the judge had denied his request for an injunction against the Philadelphia lost-and-stolen firearms ordinance.
The judges cited a 1996 state Supreme Court decision that said assault weapons restrictions in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh were not allowed because the Uniform Firearms Act put authority to regulate firearms in the hands of the state Legislature.
(Excerpt) Read more at heraldsun.com ...
"In the hands of state legislature" ... I seem to recall reading something like that regarding ELECTIONS ...
Philly is doing stop and frisk and checking s/ns?
It would be embarrassing to have to report multiple boating accidents repeatedly causing guns to be lost.
They should be arresting criminals instead!
They should be arresting criminals instead!
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