Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed an executive order to abn guns at recreation facilities in the city last week. PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia judge has granted a permanent injunction against Mayor Kenney's recently signed executive order that banned guns from the city's recreations spaces and facilities, according to court documentsThe judge's order came Monday in response to a lawsuit from Gun Owners of America.
Last week, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed the order that would have banned guns and other deadly weapons from 159 public places across Philadelphia, including recreation center buildings, athletic courts, fields, playgrounds and pools."Pools, playgrounds and rec centers are no place for a gun," the mayor said. "It's unconscionable that anyone would bring deadly weapons to places where our city's children gather."Kenney signed the order the day after a funeral for recreation worker Tiffany Fletcher.