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This is clearly preempted per
TITLE 18 Chapter 61 Subchapter A § 6120.
I am writing a letter to the editor fo the paper in hopes they inform the citizens of Peters TWP about this illegal act by their twp council.
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Link to article: http://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/Story/07_11_PT_no_firearms[McMURRAY] - Firearms will be prohibited in Peters Township parks and buildings under an ordinance adopted Monday by the township council.
Violation of the ordinance is a summary offense, punishable by a fine of up to $500. Prohibited firearms specifically defined in the ordinance are pistols, revolvers, shotguns and rifles. The ordinance also prohibits possession of any "other implement for the infliction of serious bodily injury which serves no common lawful purpose."
The buildings included in the prohibition are the municipal building, library, police station, public works facility, tennis center and recreation center. The parks restricted include Peterswood Park, Peters Lake Park, Rees Park, Venetia Park, Elm Grove Park, Arrowhead Trail and Old Trail Park.
The ordinance states that posessing a dangerous weapon in township buildings and facilities "poses an unnessary risk of harm and anxiety to township employees, residents and visitors."
Councilman Frank Arcuri said he received e-mails from some residents objecting to the ordinance, saying they carry weapons at Peters Lake Park while fishing because it is a somewhat isolated area.
Councilman Robert Lewis said he lives adjacent to the park and he was looking at the ordinance as another enforcement tool against what he said is the regular discharge of weapons in the park during hunting season.
This is clearly preempted per
I am writing a letter to the editor fo the paper in hopes they inform the citizens of Peters TWP about this illegal act by their twp council.