It looks like the other shoe dropped today.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/103-05042007-1341255.html
. City Council passing gun control legislation and threatening to sue the
Legislature in order to enforce it.
Only state lawmakers have the right to enact firearms laws in Pennsylvania.
But with 137 homicides in Philadelphia so far this year, Councilman Darrell
Clarke said the city had to do something.
City Council will soon file a lawsuit in Common Pleas Court against the
General Assembly to give the city the authority to pass its own gun laws .
{GS: sue in order to get Home Rule status }
>>> "Guy Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/03/07 7:51 PM >>>
No telling what the actual arguments to the court will be until filled, but
it appears on the surface that Philly is suing the state of Pennsylvania for
"negligence". Can anyone explain what case the city would make?
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20070503_To_get_gun_control_in_city__C
ouncil_might_sue_state.html
Asked how Council can move forward on the bills without a
state enabling law, Clarke said, "We think that with our
complaint, we will show in our theory that the state has been
negligent in terms of enacting good-sense legislation. We think
we have a compelling case."
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Guy Smith
Author, Gun Facts
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.GunFacts.info
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