A Commonwealth Court judge has cited ”the overwhelming blight of gun violence” in Philadelphia as part of an effort urging the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reconsider case law that blocks local municipalities from enacting their own firearms regulations.

On Monday, the three-judge Commonwealth Court panel presiding over City of Philadelphia v. Armstrong held the city’s ordinance requiring lost and stolen firearms to be reported within 24 hours is preempted by state law and therefore unenforceable. For the defendant, who was convicted under state laws targeting straw purchases of firearms, the decision means he cannot be fined $2,000 under the ordinance.

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