No firearms signage - Bucks County Government Annex Levittown
Happy New Years all,
I went to the Bucks Cty annex in Levittown and noticed a "no firearms" sign.
Is that legal?
Thanks,
SGM
Re: No firearms signage - Bucks County Government Annex Levittown
I believe it's home to Magisterial District Court 07-1-04. Court facilities are, by statute, gun-free zones.
Re: No firearms signage - Bucks County Government Annex Levittown
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Statkowski
I believe it's home to Magisterial District Court 07-1-04. Court facilities are, by statute, gun-free zones.
That being the case, aren't they required to provide secure storage for your firearm?
Re: No firearms signage - Bucks County Government Annex Levittown
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pacodelahoya
That being the case, aren't they required to provide secure storage for your firearm?
Probably only for employees.
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pacodelahoya
That being the case, aren't they required to provide secure storage for your firearm?
According to Section 913, yes. Do they? There's a couple of hundred of them scattered throughout the Commonwealth - Bucks County has 20; Clearfield County has 4. Most, I would say, DO NOT comply with the storage requirements the law dictates.
Re: No firearms signage - Bucks County Government Annex Levittown
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Krichardson
Probably only for employees.
[QUOTE]§ 913. Possession of firearm or other dangerous weapon in court facilitie.
(e) Facilities for checking firearms or other dangerous weapons.--Each county shall make available at or within the building containing a court facility by July 1, 2002, lockers or similar facilities at no charge or cost for the temporary checking of firearms by persons carrying firearms under section 6106(b) or 6109 or for the checking of other dangerous weapons that are not otherwise prohibited by law. Any individual checking a firearm, dangerous weapon or an item deemed to be a dangerous weapon at a court facility must be issued a receipt. Notice of the location of the facility shall be posted as required under subsection (d). [\QUOTE]
Actually it applies to everyone.
Re: No firearms signage - Bucks County Government Annex Levittown
That's what I thunk, thanks for clarifying.
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Statkowski
I believe it's home to Magisterial District Court 07-1-04. Court facilities are, by statute, gun-free zones.
This is not a court house just a county building. I could be wrong, but no lockers either.
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sgmwatkins
This is not a court house just a county building.
If it has any of the following, it's a court facility.
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"Court facility." The courtroom of a court of record; a courtroom of a community court; the courtroom of a magisterial district judge; a courtroom of the Philadelphia Municipal Court; a courtroom of the Pittsburgh Magistrates Court; a courtroom of the Traffic Court of Philadelphia; judge's chambers; witness rooms; jury deliberation rooms; attorney conference rooms; prisoner holding cells; offices of court clerks, the district attorney, the sheriff and probation and parole officers; and any adjoining corridors.
Re: No firearms signage - Bucks County Government Annex Levittown
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sgmwatkins
This is not a court house just a county building. I could be wrong, but no lockers either.
It shouldn't matter.
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"Court facility." The courtroom of a court of record; a courtroom of a community court; the courtroom of a magisterial district judge; a courtroom of the Philadelphia Municipal Court; a courtroom of the Pittsburgh Magistrates Court; a courtroom of the Traffic Court of Philadelphia; judge's chambers; witness rooms; jury deliberation rooms; attorney conference rooms; prisoner holding cells; offices of court clerks, the district attorney, the sheriff and probation and parole officers; and any adjoining corridors.
This is actually how they can make you check your weapons at the state capital. There's some old court rooms there.