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Judge bars Philadelphia from enforcing Mayor Jim Kenney’s ban on guns at rec centers and playgrounds

The lawsuit cited a Pennsylvania state law that prohibits the any city or county from passing gun-control measures stricter than state gun laws.

Mayor Jim Kenney take questions from the media on Sept. 27, after signing an executive order on banning guns and other deadly weapons from city recreation facilities, including rec center buildings, athletic courts, fields, playgrounds, and pools.
Mayor Jim Kenney take questions from the media on Sept. 27, after signing an executive order on banning guns and other deadly weapons from city recreation facilities, including rec center buildings, athletic courts, fields, playgrounds, and pools.Read moreJose F. Moreno / Staff Photographer