Preemption violation- Delaware Township Park. Resolved**

**Quacked** · July 15th, 2015, 11:29 AM

I was reading the summer 2015 Living Delaware Township newsletter and saw that Akenac Park has a rule:

#11 No Firearms or weapons permitted within the park.

Has this been brought up before? I did a search but you know how that goes.

I will would send a letter, does anyone have any boilerplate for that issue?
Thanks

**Curmudgeon** · July 15th, 2015, 12:47 PM

There's a stickie under the PA Law section.

**Quacked** · July 16th, 2015, 09:33 PM

Thanks

**Ruger90** · July 18th, 2015, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by Quacked

I was reading the summer 2015 Living Delaware Township newsletter and saw that Akenac Park has a rule:

I saw that too when I was reading through it the other day. The new Dingman Township park on Log Tavern tried enacting the same rule when it first opened, but that has since changed. I'll be writing a letter to the township as well.

**Quacked** · July 23rd, 2015, 05:32 PM

I have an encouraging update:

Good afternoon Mr.(EDIT) :

The Delaware Township Board of Supervisors as well as the Township Solicitor have reviewed your below email. The Akenac Park – General Park Policies will be approved for amendment at the next meeting on Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Thank you for calling our attention to this matter.
Regards,
Krista N. Predmore
Township Administrator/Assistant Treasurer
DELAWARE TOWNSHIP
116 Wilson Hill Road

Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328

I will be out of town that date can someone attend to report back on this?

**Quacked** · August 24th, 2015, 09:02 PM

This is resolved - the rules have been changed.

http://www.delawaretownshippa.gov/ct-akenac-park

**Emptymag** · August 24th, 2015, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by Quacked

This is resolved - the rules have been changed.

http://www.delawaretownshippa.gov/ct-akenac-park

Is this the result of your own efforts?
If so, that's awesome and much more deserving of rep than a funny joke!

**Manxdriver** · August 24th, 2015, 09:56 PM

Warminster township is soon to get a letter from me about a sign that includes 'no guns' verbiage in Warminster Park.

**Deleted** · August 24th, 2015, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

There's a stickie under the PA Law section.

I was looking for the stickie and couldn't find it. Would like to see it. Seems to be a little confusion even in this thread as to what exactly preemption is vs. a "rule". Municipalities can make rules concerning firearms as long as they do not criminalize them by ordinance. The latter is prohibited by law and attempts to do so have been struck down by the courts. The prior has not been tested yet.

**Bang** · August 24th, 2015, 11:14 PM

You mean like making a rule that one cannot chew with their mouth open when dining in any restaurant or eatery within the borders of the town? Laws and rules infer an "or else" result from disregarding. What government entity would waste their time making "rules" having no consequences?