“Declaring a state of emergency is fine with me,”
Pretty close to declaring martial law. This is what happens when you let things get so bad that even martial law sounds better than living in this hell hole.
Makes ya misty fer good ole' Frank Rizzo, don't it?
IIRC, Philadelphia is one of two places in the state where the state issued concealed carry license is *not* honored. Maybe before effectively suspending the fourth amendment, they could try obeying the second, and this provision of the Pennsylvania constitution:
“The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned.” Article 1, Section 21
Clearly the criminal aren't obeying their unconstitutional laws, why should the law abiding be subject to their restrictions?