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.

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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.

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”.

It is a dog and pony show, but people have gone to jail when the powers that be decide you’re going to be a dog or a pony.

What a crock!

I would suggest that it is time for gun owners across the rest of this state to start boycotting Philadelphia to the extent possible. I live in the suburbs and work in the City. From this day forward not one dime of my money will go into the hands of any business in this city if I can possibly make the same purchase elsewhere. I see no reason to give the City a penny out of every dollar I spend so that they can use the money to pass and enforce ordinances that are really little more than a thinly veiled attempt to make the city safe for the thugs that are beating up honest citizens on subway platforms. Maybe if enough of us withhold our spending, and let those who run businesses in the city know what we are doing and why, the business owners will start to bring pressure on the City. Wishful thinking, perhaps, but worth the try.

Has the Philly police dept set up a system to do the 30 day eligibility check? How? Do they have a register of all firearm purchases (not just handguns, as the rule is any firearms) in PA by city residents and nonresidents? I don’t think so….

How will they EVER know that a firearm is stolen and NOT reported, unless they recover one in a criminal investigation and trace it to an owner, who will then say, “Hey, that gun must have been stolen, and I never noticed. Now that I know, I am reporting to you, the police, within 24 hours of my finding out, that it was stolen.” So this will NEVER be enforced.

So this BS is just to show the local yokels (yes, that is what they are, despite being from the big city) doing something, instead of them going to the effort to do something that works….

Hell with being open for lawsuits. I’m pretty sure that enforcing these laws could get those officers in jail themselves. The FBI doesn’t look too kindly on color of law violations.

The Laws Signed Today:
• Temporarily Removes Guns From Individuals Declared to be a Risk to Themselves or Others –
Pursuant to a order by a judge, guns will now be able to be removed from individuals who are proven to
be a danger to themselves or others.
• Prohibits People with Protection from Abuse Orders Against them from Having Guns – Under this
legislation, individuals with protection from abuse orders against them can no longer purchase or
possess a gun.
• Mandates Reporting for Lost or Stolen Guns – The law fines owners if they fail to report a lost or
stolen firearm to a local law enforcement official within 24 hours of discovering the loss or theft.
• Prohibits Assault or Contraband Weapons in Philadelphia – This law prohibits the sale or
possession of contraband or assault weapons and ammunitions from the City of Philadelphia.
• Limits the Purchase of Weapons to One Gun a Month and Deters Straw Purchasers – Now gun
buyers are required to obtain a “30 day eligibility report” from the Philadelphia Police Department
certifying that the buyer has not purchased another gun within the past month. If the eligibility reports
indicate that a purchaser has obtained more than one handgun in any 30 day period, then that person
will be considered a trafficker in handguns.