![]() ![]() They also cannot sit within 1,000 feet of public schools and must follow new safety regulations.Ĭommissioner Sean Whalen likened the ordinance to hitting a single. Starting now, firearms businesses cannot operate as home occupations and can only exist in four parts of the township, all commercial areas. The township is using zoning code to restrict firearms sales. If it “moves the needle ever so slightly … that’s the right thing to do.” “Nothing is being shut down or being precluded, it’s just saying, ‘This is the wrong location to do it,’’’ said commissioner Dan Bernheim. The board of commissioners on Wednesday voted unanimously in favor of the ordinance - which many called a small step in the right direction to prevent gun violence - especially amid the slew of school shootings across the United States. Lower Merion has passed a historic ordinance that limits where guns can be sold in the township. ![]()
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