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Pennsylvania Court Will Soon Decide Future of Anti-Gun Zoning Laws

 

Butevenifstatewidepreemptionitselfisonfirmlegalfooting,questionsremainaboutthescopeofthelongstandinglaw.It’sclearthatthepreemptionlanguagepreventscounties,cities,andtownshipsfromadoptingtheirownguncontrolordinancesregardingthe“thelawfulownership,possession,transferortransportationoffirearms,ammunitionorammunitioncomponents”,butdoesthatmeanthatthosepoliticalsubdivisionscan’tregulatewherethoselawfultransferstakeplace?  That’stheissueattheheartofanotherlegalchallege;thisonefilednotbyanti-gunofficialsinPhiladelphia,butbyafederallylicensedfirearmsdealeroperatinginthePhillysuburbofLowerMerionTownship.In2023,GrantSchmidtandhiscompanyShotTecdrewtheireofsomeneighborsandresidentswhowereincensedatthegunstore’slocation.AsthePhiladelphiaInquirerreports: AmeliaPowell,whostartedthepetition,hadlongheldconcernsaboutgunviolenceandwasfrustratedtoseeabusinesspopupinabusycorridornearschools. “Peoplewerepickingupthegunsinthestoreandthenwalkingoutintothecommuni