When Does Seeing a Gun Justify a Stop in Pennsylvania? Commonwealth v. Smith, Hicks, and Hawkins-Davenport

Since 2019, the rule in Pennsylvania has been that a police officer cannot stop someone just because the officer sees that the person is carrying a gun. Carrying a firearm is legal for a great many…


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