{"id":168963,"date":"2022-09-28T11:37:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T15:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=168963"},"modified":"2022-09-28T11:37:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T10:10:48","slug":"philly-mayor-slapped-with-lawsuit-after-banning-guns-in-recreation-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/philly-mayor-slapped-with-lawsuit-after-banning-guns-in-recreation-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Philly Mayor Slapped With Lawsuit After Banning Guns in Recreation Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mayor Jim Kenney signs executive order banning guns from Philadelphia park facilities\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8L2ZtrMPQWk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phila.gov\/media\/20220927104203\/Executive-Order-2022-04.pdf?mc_cid=5a81c375a9&amp;mc_eid=b91fede77d\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philly-mayor-slapped-with-lawsuit-after-banning-guns-in-recreation-areas\" title=\"Philly Mayor Slapped With Lawsuit After Banning Guns in Recreation Areas\">executive order banning firearms<\/a> in the city\u2019s recreation facilities, including buildings, courts, fields, playgrounds, and pools. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The executive order does not carve out exemptions for licensed concealed carriers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move comes in the wake of the <a href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/tiffany-fletcher-funeral-mill-creek-rec-center-shooting-philadelphia-philly-gun-violence\/12267328\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philly-mayor-slapped-with-lawsuit-after-banning-guns-in-recreation-areas\" title=\"Philly Mayor Slapped With Lawsuit After Banning Guns in Recreation Areas\">tragic murder of 41-year-old Tiffany Fletcher<\/a>, an employee of the Philadelphia Parks &amp; Recreation (PPR) on Sept. 9.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fletcher, a mother of three boys, was caught in the crossfire of a gun battle at the Mill Creek Rec. Center.  A 14-year-old boy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcphiladelphia.com\/news\/local\/boy-14-charged-with-killing-philly-parks-and-rec-worker-tiffany-fletcher\/3360415\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philly-mayor-slapped-with-lawsuit-after-banning-guns-in-recreation-areas\" title=\"Philly Mayor Slapped With Lawsuit After Banning Guns in Recreation Areas\">has been charged with murder<\/a> in connection with the shooting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is unconscionable that anyone would bring deadly weapons where our city\u2019s children gather to play,\u201d said Mayor Jim Kenney in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phila.gov\/2022-09-27-mayor-kenney-announces-firearms-ban-at-city-recreation-spaces-and-facilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philly-mayor-slapped-with-lawsuit-after-banning-guns-in-recreation-areas\" title=\"Philly Mayor Slapped With Lawsuit After Banning Guns in Recreation Areas\">press release<\/a> obtained by GunsAmerica.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will not tolerate the endangerment of children and families while they are in the care of our treasured community spaces, and we must do everything we can to protect the public, as well as the dedicated staff that make these facilities run,\u201d he continued. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within 24 hours of turning the city\u2019s parks and rec. centers into gun-free zones, Gun Owners of America (GOA) slapped Mayor Kenney with a lawsuit to enjoin enforcement of the ban.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/philly-concealed-carrier-fatally-shoots-would-be-robber-in-the-head\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philly-mayor-slapped-with-lawsuit-after-banning-guns-in-recreation-areas\" title=\"Philly Mayor Slapped With Lawsuit After Banning Guns in Recreation Areas\">Philly Concealed Carrier Fatally Shoots Would-Be Robber in the Head<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>GOA correctly points out that Pennsylvania has a preemption law which means the state Legislature calls the shots with respect to firearm regulations, not cities or municipalities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor Kenney\u2019s executive order is therefore in violation of state law.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The lack of respect for taxpayer money is appalling,&#8221; said Andrew Austin, attorney for GOA and the plaintiffs in this lawsuit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Pennsylvania law is clear here: Philly is not allowed to make gun regulations. Every appellate court in Pennsylvania has made this clear multiple times,\u201d Austin added. \u201cYet, they continue to waste taxpayer money by attempting to enact these illegal laws.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GOA also noted that even if the ban were left in place it would not stop hardened criminals and gang members from bringing weapons into public facilities. The only thing this exec order will do is disarm responsible citizens. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/repeat-offender-becomes-dead-offender-brick-throwing-suspect-killed-by-philly-homeowner\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"philly-mayor-slapped-with-lawsuit-after-banning-guns-in-recreation-areas\" title=\"Philly Mayor Slapped With Lawsuit After Banning Guns in Recreation Areas\">Repeat Offender Becomes Dead Offender: Brick-Throwing Suspect Killed By Philly Homeowner&nbsp;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMayor Kenney knows this executive order is pointless: law-abiding gun owners aren\u2019t the people committing the violent crime and murder in Philadelphia,\u201d said Dr. Val Finnell, Pennsylvania Director for GOA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRather than take responsibility for city policies that created two years of record homicides, Kenney is attempting to capitalize on the tragic deaths of Philadelphia residents to disarm more people and create more victim-only, \u2018gun-free\u2019 zones,\u201d observed Dr. Finnell. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll this executive order does is put a bullseye on the back of every person at Philadelphia recreational facilities, because they know that Mayor Kenney won\u2019t let you defend yourself there,\u201d he concluded. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, stay tuned for updates. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The move comes in the wake of the tragic murder of 41-year-old Tiffany Fletcher, an employee of the Philadelphia Parks &amp; Recreation (PPR) on Sept. 9.\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":168964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[244,7,25,216,240],"tags":[132,469,607],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-168963","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-2nd-amendment-r2kba","8":"category-gunsamerica-authors","9":"category-current-events","10":"category-s-h-blannelberry","11":"category-this-week","12":"tag-buzz","13":"tag-gun-control","14":"tag-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Philly Mayor Slapped With Lawsuit After Banning Guns in Recreation Areas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;The lack of respect for taxpayer money is appalling,&quot; said Andrew Austin, attorney for GOA and the plaintiffs in this lawsuit.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/philly-mayor-slapped-with-lawsuit-after-banning-guns-in-recreation-areas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Philly Mayor Slapped With Lawsuit After Banning Guns in Recreation Areas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The move comes in the wake of the tragic murder of 41-year-old Tiffany Fletcher, an employee of the Philadelphia Parks &amp; Recreation (PPR) on Sept. 9.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/philly-mayor-slapped-with-lawsuit-after-banning-guns-in-recreation-areas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-09-28T15:37:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-08T10:10:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PhillyMayor.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"659\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"S.H. 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