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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

Posted on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 11:39:23 AM EDT

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

Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 11:05:40 AM EDT

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

Posted on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 7:08:33 PM EDT

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

Posted on Friday, April 18, 2008 at 12:14:50 PM EDT

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

Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 1:33:54 PM EDT

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

Posted on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 12:27:38 PM EDT

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

Posted on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 10:23:39 AM EDT

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

Posted on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 1:54:49 PM EDT

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

Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 10:38:55 PM EDT

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

Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 at 5:14:54 PM EDT