Read about this a few days ago. Incredible and only reason seems to be to further disarm local business owners and making them victims of local savages or running them out of town.
I do not know (and I welcome confirmation), but I would be willing to bet that the entrance to the Philadelpia City Council is protected by a metal detector and an armed guard.
These are NOT convenience stores. They owners are abusing restaurant liquor licenses. And yes, the elected officials want to run these creeps out.
hey if the customers don’t like it they can shop elsewhere free enterprise i suspect some customers feel safer in a place less likely to get robbed with them in it shopping...