City Council today passed five gun control bills, which are expected to be signed into law by Mayor Nutter today, and he is going to tell the Police Commissioner to enforce them.

The laws include one which restricts handgun purchases to one-per-month, one which forces lost or stolen weapons to be reported within 24 hours, one which forbids people under protection from abuse orders from having guns if a judge orders so, one which would allow police to take firearms from “persons posing a risk of imminent personal injury” to themselves or others, as determined by a judge, and one which would outlaw the possession and sale of certain kinds of assault weapons.

Council members Darrell Clarke and Donna Reed Miller down from nine bills to these five, which they believe can pass a constitutional challenge. The two have sued the state for the right to be able to pass and enforce these laws, but Nutter plans to start enforcing them now. The state currently does not allow municipalities to make their own gun laws.

Source: Inquirer Article
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