A Dauphin County judge has ruled both in favor and against the city’s gun laws.
VIDEO: Watch Jim Sinkovitz’s report
Judge Andrew Dowling struck down three of Harrisburg city’s five gun ordinances, granting a temporary halt to city ordinances that prohibit the possession of guns in city parks and during a state of emergency and the possession of guns by unaccompanied minors.
Dowling said these ordinances unlawfully regulate fire arms under the state’s uniform firearms act. He ruled that two other ordinances, prohibiting the discharge of guns in the city and requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen guns, are valid and do not violate state law.
The preliminary injunction granted Wednesday is in response to a lawsuit filed against the city by the gun rights group, U.S. Law Shield.
The group’s attorney called the action a victory for law abiding gun owners.
The city has 30 days to decide if they want to appeal the decision.
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