FOAC v. City of Hbg, Aplts.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · No. 29 MAP 2020
⚖️Procedural — no merits ruling
standing ruling only; the court did not reach preemption or the validity of any ordinance
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What the court held
Firearm Owners Against Crime and three gun owners sought a declaratory judgment that several Harrisburg firearms ordinances, covering discharge, parks, lost or stolen firearms, minors, and states of emergency, were preempted by state law and unconstitutional, without waiting for enforcement against them. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed only standing, holding the plaintiffs are aggrieved because the ordinances force them to choose between forgoing their claimed firearms rights, risking criminal prosecution, or staying out of the city, and affirmed the Commonwealth Court's ruling that they have individual and associational standing. Three justices dissented.
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What this case is about
state preemption of municipal firearm ordinances in Pennsylvania
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Key Dates
- 2021-10-20 — Decided
Sources
- CourtListener — retrieved 2026-08-08
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