Comments on: They Did It: Philadelphia Passes Gun Bills

By: D.W. Drang

D.W. Drang — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:08:30 +0000

OK, so does “individuals under protection from abuse orders” mean the hitter, or the hittee?

By: Gregory Morris

Gregory Morris — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:00:06 +0000

It seems to me that the easiest of these get tested is the “Assault Weapons” ban. If someone were so inclined, all they would have to do is say “excuse me officer, I have an AR-15 unloaded and locked in my trunk.”

By: Carl in Chicago

Carl in Chicago — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:18:08 +0000

Why can’t a group of Philadelphia citizens walk into city hall and arrest the Mayor?

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:42:56 +0000

Because there’s no penalty for violating the UFA. Until they enforce it on someone, there’s nothing the AG can do.

By: RAH

RAH — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:23:28 +0000

If the City passed a law that they have no authority to do so why does not someone contact the AG and either ask for the AG to prosecute the Mayor? Not a PA resident so do not know the process. If a representative breaks the law, then a request can be made that that person be arrested. Or have a State Rep conatct the AG to arrest the MAyor.

By: Passionate Conservative

Passionate Conservative — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:28:14 +0000

God, I’m glad I live in TX.

By: Kristopher

Kristopher — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:44:30 +0000

Put up signs that have a quote of the statutes that contain the PA pe-emption law.

Post in bold type that this sign is constructive notification that this city law is unlawful, and that anyone enforcing it can get sued without being able to claim in good faith that they were obeying statute.

( get help from an attorney … you want to make damned well sure every cop who sees this can get sued for breaking the statute )

Post copies near the police stations.

Hand them to cops.

Picket city hall with a big sign up also saying this.

If you can get the money together:

Run one in a newspaper ad.

Put one on a bill board within sight of city hall.

By: Kristopher

Kristopher — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:42:50 +0000

Put up signs that have a quote of the statutes that contain the PA pe-emption law.

( get help from an attorney … you want to make damned well sure every cop who sees this can get sued for breaking the statute )

Post copies near the police stations.

Hand them to cops.

Picket city hall with a big sign up also saying this.

If you can get the money together:

Run one in a newspaper ad.

Put one on a bill board within sight of city hall.

By: Linoge

Linoge — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:00:13 +0000

What the frak is an “assault … ammunition”?

Regardless, it is good to see that Philadelphia politicians have absolutely no understanding of effective laws… nothing they passed has had any affect upon crime in the past, what makes them think it is going to work in this case? In fact, the first two could rapidly turn into a method by which just about anyone could disarm firearm owners simply because they do not like those people owning firearms… Protective orders are not exactly the hardest things to come by any more, and, hell, given how anti-rights folks can twist suicide and accident statistics, anyone owning a firearm could potentially be judged a “risk to themselves”.

By: I Don’t Even Know How They Can Do It « The Right To Bear Arms

I Don’t Even Know How They Can Do It « The Right To Bear Arms — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:54:12 +0000

[...] Don’t Even Know How They Can Do It Sebastian has details on Philadelphia passing a handful of gun control laws that are in conflict with state law. According to what I have read, [...]