Pennsylvania OK Lawmakers veto a Binding Bill Targeting Local Gun Murders Law – NBC10 Philadelphia

The Pennsylvania State Senate on Tuesday passed a veto legislation to help gun owners and gun rights organizations recover damages in court from cities that have passed restrictions on illegal firearms. deemed to be in violation of state law.

Despite Governor Tom Wolf’s threat of a veto, the bill passed the Republican-controlled conference room, 32-17, with three Democrats participating and each Republican supporting it. The bill, which passed the Republican-controlled House of Representatives in June and reached Wolf’s desk, is the latest in a lengthy disagreement with Democrats over how to deal with gun violence.

Meanwhile, Wolf’s favored legislation has received little traction in the Legislature.

Under the bill, a gun owner or a gun rights organization would have to stand in court to sue municipalities over gun ordinances they say are more restrictive than state law. A city whose gun ordinance is rescinded in court may be required to claim damages.

Pennsylvania has long banned its municipalities from enforcing firearms ordinances that regulate the possession, possession, transfer, or transportation of firearms or ammunition. However, gun rights groups complain that self-governing cities often ignore the decades-old ban by passing their own gun restrictions.

That law is being challenged in court by Philadelphia and other municipalities.