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Jan 17, 2026
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Has the Pennsylvania Supreme Court resolved Commonwealth v. Sumpter or issued a statewide ruling on Philadelphia’s open‑carry licensing rule?

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has not yet resolved Commonwealth v. Sumpter and has not issued a statewide ruling invalidating Philadelphia’s open‑carry licensing rule; the Pennsylvania Superior Court...

Jan 22, 2026

How many §6108 open‑carry arrests did Philadelphia police and the District Attorney’s Office file in the 12 months after June 2025?

’s June 23, 2025 Superior Court decision in Commonwealth v. Sumpter vacated a conviction under and called into question enforcement of Philadelphia’s unique open‑carry prohibition . The sources provid...

Jan 17, 2026

What did the Pennsylvania Superior Court decide in the 2025 Philadelphia open‑carry case and where can the opinion be read?

The Pennsylvania Superior Court, in Commonwealth v. Sumpter, vacated Riyadh Sumpter’s conviction and held that 18 Pa.C.S. § 6108—the statute requiring a special license to openly carry a firearm in Ph...