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Sheriff and police outline Act 79 firearm-relinquishment work; advocates flag gaps in enforcement and data
Summary
The sheriff's office said a new domestic-violence task force has served thousands of PFAs and worked to recover weapons, but witnesses and advocates told council there remain delays, communication gaps and legal limits (search-warrants and state statute) that hinder swift firearms removal.
At a City Council hearing on domestic violence, the Philadelphia Sheriff's Office and the Police Department detailed operational steps they have taken under Pennsylvania's Act 79 to enforce firearm relinquishment tied to protection-from-abuse orders (PFAs).
Sheriff Rochelle Bilal said the sheriff's domestic-violence task force has processed more than 3,500 PFAs, executed thousands of warrants and completed over 200 court-order evictions tied to domestic-violence cases. Inspector Nobles described pre-service checks…
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