City of Philadelphia - File #: 110745

• File #: 110745
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 10/20/2011
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 10/20/2011
• Title: Opposing the "National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act," as introduced in the United States Congress.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Krajewski, Council President Verna, Councilmember O'Neill

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/20/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended	Pass
10/20/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED

Title
Opposing the "National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act," as introduced in the United States Congress.
Body
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania requires that in order for an individual to carry a concealed firearm in public, he or she must be authorized to carry a concealed firearm by an appropriate agency, and while carrying a concealed firearm, must also be carrying a permit issued by that agency; and

WHEREAS, Throughout most of Pennsylvania, local law enforcement agencies are responsible for determining whether or not an applicant meets Pennsylvania's minimum standards, as set by the Pennsylvania State Legislature, to be issued a concealed carry permit; and

WHEREAS, Pennsylvania law prohibits the issuance of concealed carry permits to individuals who have been convicted of a drug or alcohol offense, found to be mentally ill, a fugitive of the law, or deemed to be a risk to the public safety of the citizens of this Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has established reciprocity agreements with 25 other states, acknowledging our similar permit issuing standards, and agreeing to honor the concealed carry permits issued by those states within our own borders, so long as their permitting standards remain equivalent to our own; and

WHEREAS, The United States Congress is considering legislation, "The National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act," which would require Pennsylvania to accept the concealed carry permits issued by any state in the nation - whether or not Pennsylvania has negotiated a reciprocity agreement with those states, and regardless of whether or not those states utilize permitting guidelines similar to our own; and

WHEREAS, The proposed legislation would undermine the authority of Pennsylvania law enforcement officers who are on the front lines of the struggle against gun violence, by potentially allowing Pennsylvania residents who h...