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STLLC2019 t1_jasgj1f wrote

City of Philadelphia Police have state-wide jurisdiction like the State Police.

Philadelphia can (and do) set their own firearms control laws that affect the entire County.

Philadelphia has economic advantages closer to the Commonwealth's advantages over say the City of Erie's economic advantages, allowing Philadelphia to offer more in the way of tax incentives for incoming and current businesses.

Philadelphia maintains a higher level of representation in PA's state government than any other city.

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HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jasm54i wrote

>Philadelphia can (and do) set their own firearms control laws that affect the entire County.

This only applies to carry laws - Philly requires a permit for both open and concealed, while the rest of the state only requires a permit to conceal. Philly PD is known to harass people who openly carry.

Otherwise, the state's preemption law still covers just about everything. They actually got sued recently after the mayor banned guns at public pools, and the court struck it down under the preemption law.

Philly would have an AWB and mag cap limits in a heartbeat if they could.

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artificialavocado t1_jat250m wrote

Like it or not, open carry freaks a lot of people out. Even in the rural areas it is silly and unnecessary.

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HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jat9gl2 wrote

That's beside the point, like it or not.

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artificialavocado t1_jatldbo wrote

If you guys want to have “mah freedum” that’s fine but you need to understand there is no such thing as the “right to be liked” or the “right to be popular.” I’m just getting tired of conservative shitheads constantly crying that people don’t like them or think they are dumb.

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MRG_1977 t1_jauaoun wrote

It’s largely pointless. I’ll never carry open and when I see someone do it( or even worse carrying it tucked in to the pants/waist band), they are exactly the type of person you want to avoid if they start to actually shoot.

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drxdrg08 t1_jau0565 wrote

> Philly would have an AWB and mag cap limits in a heartbeat if they could.

What percentage of gun crime is committed in Philadelphia with legally owned guns?

I'd be surprised if it's over 0.001%.

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heili t1_javt4pz wrote

That's by state law, and applies to any city of the first class. It's in section 6109.

Philadelphia is not allowed to make its own firearms laws.

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STLLC2019 t1_jasswa7 wrote

Philly would ban all firearms except those carried by their own uniformed thugs (police) if they could. All while ignoring all of their far, FAR more obvious problems.

And this is coming from a trucker who once got shot at down by the Eddystone Port facilities because his TRUCK was the wrong color!

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HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jasttco wrote

>Philly would ban all firearms except those carried by their own uniformed thugs (police) if they could. All while ignoring all of their far, FAR more obvious problems.

Could say that about pretty much any government body

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STLLC2019 t1_jasu47g wrote

And you would be speaking the truth.

Government fears an armed populace ALMOST as much as it fears an EDUCATED populace.

And an armed, educated populace? Post-apocalyptic nightmare fuel right there.

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Super_C_Complex t1_jatdkkh wrote

> Philadelphia maintains a higher level of representation in PA's state government than any other city.

Considering that it's the largest, and by itself is 1/8 the total population of the state, this makes sense.

It would be asinine for Philadelphia and Lancaster to have the same amount of representation

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STLLC2019 t1_jateqox wrote

True, but there could be a greater sense of separation between the representatives from Philly itself and the surrounding communities that have been by and large enveloped by Philly.

But I'm from the western edge of the state. We're pretty resigned, generally speaking, to being essentially either ruled by Philly or ignored in favor of Philly.

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MRG_1977 t1_jaubr05 wrote

What? This is one of the dumber things you hear constantly from people in rural areas.

Simply look at who has majority in the PA since Senate and House since 2000. PA GOP has has the majority in the Senate since 1990 and all but 2 years in the House and the upcoming session this year.

Governor’s office has gone back and forth between both parties but the only PA Governor from Philly or the Philly area in the last 50 years (I’d have to look back further) was Rendell.

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MRG_1977 t1_jaucxma wrote

You complained that you felt ruled by Philly. This simply isn’t true by representation in Harrisburg and then complain about money spent in SE PA yet these areas contribute more tax revenues than they receive back per capita because they support the state financially and are growing.

You made the second most common thing you hear the rural voters say - that their taxes dollars support the welfare takers in Philly when ITS THE EXACT OPPOSITE especially in rural counties with aging and older demographics.

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STLLC2019 t1_jauc9cj wrote

Did I say anything about the Governor? No, I did not. I said we often feel ignored on the western side in favor of Philly and the regions surrounding Philly.

Most of the state's money seems to funnel into the East, specifically the SouthEast.

But you make it purely a political party thing because you can't think past Red and Blue. Really shows the level of critical, reasonable thought you are capable of.

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MRG_1977 t1_jaudxyn wrote

Should the state do more to help rural counties regarding actual sustainable, long-term economic development and not letting natural gas and pipelines (both parties) dominate state politics especially in rural counties? Yes.

Isn’t what you remotely argued though.

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STLLC2019 t1_jauelq4 wrote

I argued that western PA gets ignored. You are going on about various issues.

You obviously are bored and looking for a fight, or are just an asshole.

Either way, goodbye. Fucknut.

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MRG_1977 t1_jauff1o wrote

You’re just a rube and have personal beliefs that aren’t grounded in political or economic fact.

Most rural PA voters seem to share that.

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CltAltAcctDel t1_jatua96 wrote

> City of Philadelphia Police have state-wide jurisdiction like the State Police.

I’ve never heard this. Do you have the statute for that?

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STLLC2019 t1_jau1s98 wrote

Learned it in an Intro to Criminal Justice class about 20 years ago. May be outdated information.

I grew up before the internet. I'm more accustomed to relying on memory than anything else.

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artificialavocado t1_jat2fbm wrote

PA is a unique place I find. A lot of ways it runs a lot like a New England state. Unless you live in Bloomsburg we don’t live in towns we live in boroughs. I swear there are more accents and dialects in PA than any other state if you have a good ear for accents.

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ycpa68 t1_jav6lak wrote

I always wondered about the accents. I would say we have about 6 classes of accents, and some variation within them, but I always wonder if I only notice because I'm here and familiar with it. If I lived in Oklahoma would I be more in tune with their differences?

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artificialavocado t1_javnmf1 wrote

I grew up in the “coal region” there is a highly distinct accent and culture there.

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ycpa68 t1_javu7zm wrote

Agreed. There's also a very distinct Delco accent, an accent for the sort of Chambersburg to Altoona stretch, one for Lancaster/dutch country, one for Pittsburgh, one for Philly, and then sort of an "all the rest" accent.

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STLLC2019 t1_jaskmf6 wrote

Class One cities in all states run a bit different. More like classical City-States within their respective state/Commonwealth structures.

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