HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jasm54i wrote
Reply to comment by STLLC2019 in What can Philadelphia do as PA’s sole Class 1 city that Pittsburgh PA’s sole Class 2 city can’t? by [deleted]
>Philadelphia can (and do) set their own firearms control laws that affect the entire County.
This only applies to carry laws - Philly requires a permit for both open and concealed, while the rest of the state only requires a permit to conceal. Philly PD is known to harass people who openly carry.
Otherwise, the state's preemption law still covers just about everything. They actually got sued recently after the mayor banned guns at public pools, and the court struck it down under the preemption law.
Philly would have an AWB and mag cap limits in a heartbeat if they could.
artificialavocado t1_jat250m wrote
Like it or not, open carry freaks a lot of people out. Even in the rural areas it is silly and unnecessary.
HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jat9gl2 wrote
That's beside the point, like it or not.
artificialavocado t1_jatldbo wrote
If you guys want to have “mah freedum” that’s fine but you need to understand there is no such thing as the “right to be liked” or the “right to be popular.” I’m just getting tired of conservative shitheads constantly crying that people don’t like them or think they are dumb.
MRG_1977 t1_jauaoun wrote
It’s largely pointless. I’ll never carry open and when I see someone do it( or even worse carrying it tucked in to the pants/waist band), they are exactly the type of person you want to avoid if they start to actually shoot.
drxdrg08 t1_jau0565 wrote
> Philly would have an AWB and mag cap limits in a heartbeat if they could.
What percentage of gun crime is committed in Philadelphia with legally owned guns?
I'd be surprised if it's over 0.001%.
heili t1_javt4pz wrote
That's by state law, and applies to any city of the first class. It's in section 6109.
Philadelphia is not allowed to make its own firearms laws.
STLLC2019 t1_jasswa7 wrote
Philly would ban all firearms except those carried by their own uniformed thugs (police) if they could. All while ignoring all of their far, FAR more obvious problems.
And this is coming from a trucker who once got shot at down by the Eddystone Port facilities because his TRUCK was the wrong color!
HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jasttco wrote
>Philly would ban all firearms except those carried by their own uniformed thugs (police) if they could. All while ignoring all of their far, FAR more obvious problems.
Could say that about pretty much any government body
STLLC2019 t1_jasu47g wrote
And you would be speaking the truth.
Government fears an armed populace ALMOST as much as it fears an EDUCATED populace.
And an armed, educated populace? Post-apocalyptic nightmare fuel right there.
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