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Black Blade | 06-03-2008 08:22 PM
Judge blocks Philadelphia ban on assault weapons Judge blocks Philadelphia ban on assault weapons Tue Jun 3, 2008 7:55pm EDT PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia judge struck down city ordinances banning assault weapons and limiting handgun purchases on Tuesday, in a blow to the city's attempts to make gun laws separately from the state. Pennsylvania state lawmakers, influenced by a strong rural gun lobby, have repeatedly rejected gun-control proposals from Philadelphia, one of the most violent cities in the United States. Judge Jane Cutler Greenspan of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas said in a brief ruling that the city should be permanently prevented from enforcing the ordinances passed unanimously by the city council in April. The ruling made permanent a temporary injunction and came in response to a lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association, which argued that only the state legislature has a right to set gun laws. NRA attorney C. Scott Shields called the decision a "huge victory" for gun-rights advocates. "The assault weapons ban and one-gun-a-month were the meat and potatoes of these ordinances," he said. The city is expected to appeal the decision. Judge Greenspan denied a challenge by the NRA to three other ordinances. Those allow judges to remove guns from people declared to be a risk to themselves or others; prevent people under protection-from-abuse orders from owning guns, and require gun owners to report the loss or theft of a gun to police within 24 hours. http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...41235420080603

Twisted Avatar | 06-03-2008 08:34 PM
Re: Judge blocks Philadelphia ban on assault weapons 1 Attachment(s) Message to judge who blocked weapon ban....... I'LL BE BACK

Goldhedge | 06-04-2008 12:21 AM
Re: Judge blocks Philadelphia ban on assault weapons Judge Jane Cutler Greenspan...someone want to follow her career path from this point forward?

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