Challenging Pennsylvania's Firearm Preemption Law as a Public Health Danger: The Case of Philadelphia

Firearm violence has soared in American cities, but most states statutorily preempt municipal firearm regulation. This article describes a unique collaboration in Philadelphia among elected officials, public health researchers, and attorneys that has led to litigation based on original quantitative...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of law, medicine & ethics medicine & ethics, 2024, Vol.52 (S1), p.49-52
Hauptverfasser:	Jarrah, Sami, Geffen, Benjamin, Babiarz, Giselle, Hartung, Benjamin, Cook, Amy, Todd, Megan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ammunition Bioethics Black people City ordinances Councils Departments Firearm laws & regulations Firearms Firearms - legislation & jurisprudence Government Regulation Gun violence Gun Violence - legislation & jurisprudence Gun Violence - prevention & control Humans Litigation Mass murders Mortality Nonprofit organizations Petitions Philadelphia Public health Public Health - legislation & jurisprudence Public officials Regulation Wounds, Gunshot - prevention & control
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Zusammenfassung:	Firearm violence has soared in American cities, but most states statutorily preempt municipal firearm regulation. This article describes a unique collaboration in Philadelphia among elected officials, public health researchers, and attorneys that has led to litigation based on original quantitative analyses and grounded in innovative constitutional theories and statutory interpretation.
ISSN:	1073-1105 1748-720X 1748-720X
DOI:	10.1017/jme.2024.66