A Philadelphia judge on Monday overturned Mayor Jim Kenney’s executive order banning firearms at city recreation facilities.
Judge Joshua Roberts granted a “permanent injunction” against last week’s executive order, meaning the city of Philadelphia cannot enforce the gun ban at rec centers, city playground, pools or fields.
The pro-Second Amendment group Gun Owners of America immediately sued once Kenney signed the order on Sept. 27, saying the mayor does not have the power to do it.
Roberts agreed and granted the injunction, preventing the city from enforcing the order.
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“We are reviewing today's decision and are disappointed by the outcome, which as it stands prevents City employees from making the reasonable request that anyone with a firearm or deadly weapon leave a recreation facility," a Kenney spokesperson said in response to the judge's decision.
