Please Contact Your City Council Members Immediately!
Philadelphia is at it again – trying to restrict a law-abiding resident’s right to keep and bear arms. Philadelphia’s City Council committee on Public Safety passed a measure to close the so-called “Florida Gun Loophole.” The proposed measure states that Philadelphia will not recognize out-of-state carry license held by Pennsylvania residents, unless the individual also holds a Pennsylvania concealed carry license.
Contrary to what is being suggested there is no “Florida Gun Loophole.” This fictional term makes it sound like anyone who applies for an out-of-state concealed carry permit is committing a crime. This is not the case. Florida and states that allow non-residents to apply for a concealed carry permit must follow the state’s concealed carry law. For example, Florida requires applicants to submit fingerprint, provide proof of competency with a firearm, pass a criminal and mental health background check and pay the appropriate fee.
The Pennsylvania Legislature already introduced such a measure, House Bill 2536, sponsored by State Representative Brian Lentz (D-161), which would prohibit a resident of the Commonwealth from carrying a concealed firearm with a license issued from another state. To date this measure has not moved.
It is crucial that you call your city council members TODAY and urge him or her to uphold the Second Amendment rights of its residents and vote against the so-called “Florida gun loophole” measure.
City Council Information can be found below.
City Council President Anna C. Verna
City Hall, Room 405
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3412, (215) 686-3413
Fax: (215) 686-1932
District Council Members
District 1 - Councilman Frank DiCicco
City Hall, Room 332
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3458, (215) 686-3459
Fax: (215) 686-1931
District 2 - Council President Anna Verna
City Hall, Room 405
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3412, (215) 686-3413
Fax: (215) 686-1932
District 3 - Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell
City Hall, Room 408
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3418, (215) 686-3419
Fax: (215) 686-1933
District 4 - Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr.
City Hall, Room 404
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3416, (215) 686-3417
Fax: (215) 686-1934
District 5 - Councilman Darrell Clarke
City Hall, Room 484
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3442, (215) 686-3443
Fax: (215) 686-1901
District 6 - Councilwoman Joan L. Krajewski
City Hall, Room 591
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3444, (215) 686-3445
Fax: (215) 686-1935
District 7 - Councilwoman Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez
City Hall, Room 592
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3448, (215) 686-3449
Fax: (215) 686-1936
District 8 - Councilwoman Donna Miller
City Hall, Room 312
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3424, (215) 686-3425
Fax: (215) 686-1937
District 9 - Councilwoman Marian B. Tasco
City Hall, Room 577
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3454, (215) 686-3455
Fax: (215) 686-1938
District 10 - Councilman Brian J. O'Neill
City Hall, Room 562
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3422, (215) 686-3423
Fax: (215) 686-1939
Council members-At-Large
Councilman W. Wilson Goode, Jr.
City Hall, Room 316
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 686-3414, (215) 686-3415
Fax: (215) 686-1928
Councilman William K. Greenlee
City Hall, Room 580
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3446, (215) 686-3447
Fax: (215) 686-1927
Councilman Bill Green
City Hall, Room 599
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3420, (215) 686-3421
Fax: (215) 686-1930
Councilman Jack Kelly
City Hall, Room 594
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3452, (215) 686-3453
Fax: (215) 686-1925
Councilman James Kenney
City Hall, Room 330
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3450, (215) 686-3451
Fax: (215) 686-2013
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown
City Hall, Room 581
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 686-3438, (215) 686-3439
Fax: (215) 686-1926
Councilman Frank Rizzo, Jr.
City Hall, Room 582
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3440
Fax: (215) 686-1929
IT IS CRITICAL THAT YOU MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD!
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