Gun control laws in court today

[beevul]

Gun control laws in court today

Monday, May 19, 2008 | 6:55 PM

PHILADELPHIA - May 19, 2008 (WPVI) -- Today lawyers start arguing whether Philadelphia's own gun laws are legal.

Gun control advocates were outside court Monday, demanding a judge allow Philadelphia police to enforce five new laws created by city council and the mayor last month.

In April, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter (D) signed five gun control bills into law. They include provisions that would limit gun purchases to one per person per month and require immediate reporting of any firearms that are lost or stolen.

Supporters, including Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell and Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey say the city needed to act because the state hasn't.

But the National Rifle Association is challenging the Constitutionality of the laws, saying only the state can pass laws governing guns.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=6151020

Interesting that gun control advocates demanded a judge to allow police to break PA state law.

[TPaine7]

1. Consistency isn't gun control's strong suit. . .

In fact, usually they are missing that suit.

Think about it, why should they respect the Pennsylvania Constitution? The US gun control movement is based in and permeated with contempt for the national Constitution.

[old mark]

2. Mush is left out of this...

...The Philadelphia DA said she WOULD NOT ENFORCE these bills if they were passed because they are in violation of the laws of the State as well as the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which affirms the right of citizens to own and carry firearms.

Philadelphia is unable to enforce existing gun laws-the men accused of murdering a local police Sergeant a few weeks ago had many gun violations on their records, but no convictions-they were all plea bargained away.

This is just cheap, lazy politics, free publicity. These guys are Democrats of the type we don't need.

mark

[old mark]

3. Again, the Philadelphia DA

has refused to enforce these laws because they are in violation of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
The Governor, a former Mayor of Philadelphia has had trouble in the past accepting that laws apply to him as well as his peons.His reaction is to ignore the law and write laws that are in themselves illegal.

The new mayor is proving to be pretty stupid, but he has been in office only since January and should be allowed more time to settle in.

mark