Gun Owners of America Secures Injunction Against Philly Mayor Jim Kenney’s Gun Control

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 24: Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney participates in a walk-through a
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AWR Hawkins

Gun Owners of America secured a permanent injunction against Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s (D) executive gun controls on Monday.

Breitbart News reported Kenney’s gun controls on September 27, 2022, noting they barred even licensed concealed carriers from carrying guns to public pools, parks, and recreational centers.

On the same day Kenney (pictured) put forward his gun control, the Philadelphia Inquirer pointed out Kenney’s controls would face an uphill battle, legally speaking.

The uphill battle was predicated on the fact Pennsylvania has a preemption statute, which bars cities and municipalities from passing gun controls that exceed those that exist at the state level.

The Inquirer noted, “Courts have cited preemption while consistently striking down attempts by cities, including Philadelphia, to ban assault-style weapons, limit handgun purchases, and prohibit guns in parks and at recreation centers.”

Gun Owners of America filed suit against Kenney’s executive gun controls and secured a permanent injunction less than a week after they were introduced.

The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas issued a permanent injunction against the gun control on Monday, October 3, 2o22.

File/Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, participates in a roundtable discussion with Mayor Jim Kenney, left, at Impact Services Corporation on April 6, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Jessica Kourkounis/Getty)

Philadelphia is expected to appeal the ruling.

The case is GOA v. Philadelphia, No. 2647 in The Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Trial Division–Civil.

AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. AWR Hawkins holds a PhD in Military History, with a focus on the Vietnam War (brown water navy), U.S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early Modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.

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