So, you're visiting/moving to/passing through Philadelphia

[mpan72]

Thank you and great job to all the posters so far in this thread. I was born and raised in South Philly and hate to hear all the one sided posts about Philadelphia. I wanted to post something like the op but did not get around to it because I wanted to do it when I was not upset about reading some Philly bashing. I know it isn't perfect but it ain't bad as a very large city goes. I like where I live now but I will always be a Philly boy at heart.
There are tons of great things that a lot of people will never experance because of all the negative things said about Philly, mostly from people who have very little first hand knowledge about the city.

[mythaeus]

Added the shops I'm aware of, the ones suggested, and Atlantic Tactical, which Kodiak seems fond of. I added a brief note about Colosimo, since I've regularly heard more bad than good about.
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-chivalrouscarry

Colosimo has be closed, effectively shut down by the ATF, for a while now.
http://forums.officer.com/forums/sho...o-lose-license

Al

[mpan72]

Colosimo has be closed, effectively shut down by the ATF, for a while now.
http://forums.officer.com/forums/sho...o-lose-license

Al

I thought so also but did not have the time to check on it. I only had 1 occasion to go there quite a few years ago. They took the pictures I needed for an ltcf when it was still uncomplicated to get one in Philly.

[chivalrouscarry]

Colosimo has be closed, effectively shut down by the ATF, for a while now.
http://forums.officer.com/forums/sho...o-lose-license

Al

Thanks, I thought they had re-opened for some reason. Dropped them off the list.

Also added some additional resources for Philadelphia residents, like how to find out who your City Council and State reps are.

Thanks again for all the suggestions, and I'll add more stuff as it comes up.

Have a good weekend, all,
-chivalrouscarry

[mythaeus]

This is a good candidate for a sticky in this Philadelphia sub-forum.

Al

[tourture]

Thanks, I thought they had re-opened for some reason. Dropped them off the list.

Also added some additional resources for Philadelphia residents, like how to find out who your City Council and State reps are.

Thanks again for all the suggestions, and I'll add more stuff as it comes up.

Have a good weekend, all,
-chivalrouscarry

What was once "Colisimo's" has now reopened as "Lock and Load" - they do not sell guns at this time but do sell accessories/ammo and locksmithing services. They still take pictures for LTCFs.

[spxnerd]

Great guide for the quick and easy reference

[chivalrouscarry]

Updated to include a link to TransitView, which is the most useful thing to happen to SEPTA since electrification.

I was tempted to add a suggestion to not dispense parenting advice while riding SEPTA, but don't want people to use this thread as an excuse to upgrade to a higher caliber BUG just because they're planning on riding the bus to work in the morning.

-cc

[chivalrouscarry]

Updated to add Mayor Nutter's Twitter feed and a couple tweets about firearms.
Also added the Philly Watchdog app, which I haven't used but is supposed to help report corruption. I imagine we can find ample use for it at 10th and Spring Garden.

-cc

[drumadrian]

Thanks for the update.

I just downloaded the Philly watchdog app and I may sign up for a twitter account just to stay up to date with what individuals are saying. Mayor Nutter's twitter feed may help me understand how he is trying to run the city of Philadelphia and what his views are.

Adrian