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Philadelphia begins enforcement of questionably legal, local "Lost & Stolen" gun law
Mayor Nutter and City Council are to announce today that police are poised to begin enforcing a new and fiercely disputed law that requires gun owners to report within 24 hours firearms that are lost or stolen. Read More
Supreme Court Rules Second Amendment Secures an Individual Right
In a 5-4 decision the United States Supreme Court has ruled the second amendment secures an individual right, striking down D.C.'s laws. Read More
Two of Nutter's Gun Laws Shot Down by Phila. Judge
A permanent injunction has been upheld against two of the five ordinances (one gun a month, and AW ban). The other three, including lost and stolen reporting have been upheld on procedural grounds. Both sides are expected to appeal. Read More
NRA, fighting gun laws, calls for Nutter's arrest
Philadelphia's latest effort to curb violence through gun control was temporarily blocked by a city judge yesterday in a ruling that both sides welcomed, and that left a National Rifle Association lawyer calling for Mayor Nutter's arrest for "official opp Read More
Judge issues injunction against Philadelphia's illegal gun laws
A Philadelphia judge this morning temporarily blocked enforcement of a package of five gun-control laws enacted last week by City Council. Read More
Philadelphia charges 25 criminals in illegal gun transfers
District Attorney Lynne Abraham and other law-enforcement officials finally start to enforce gun laws already on the books, announce that 25 more people have been charged with the illegal transfer of firearms. Read More
Join the club, win a Glock
In the heart of the Italian Market, an annual tradition known as “Glock Day” will bring hundreds of gun enthusiasts this Saturday to a discrete firing range on Ellsworth Street in a showcase of the other side of the gun debate in Philadelphia. Read More
Metcalfe, Keyes and Pratt Read PA Citizens Their Rights to Keep and Bear Arms
Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) today joined with a united coalition consisting of more than 40 pro-gun lawmakers, leading state and national Second Amendment advocates and hundreds of gun owners and outdoorsmen in the state Capitol Rotunda for t Read More
Philadelphia Moves Ahead With Gun Laws, Challenging Harrisburg
Philadelphia's effort to get its own gun laws stepped up a notch on Thursday as a City Council committee okayed nine such laws without approval from Harrisburg. Read More
Lawyer: Case Shows Pa. Sheriffs Have Too Much Say In Gun Permits
A sheriff revoked a retired school teacher's firearm-carrying permit but under state law, doesn't have to specify why. Read More

