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A state appeals court a year ago struck down an Erie ordinance that banned guns in city parks.
The law, which had been in effect since at least 1976, is now off the books altogether.
In response to a new state law, City Council unanimously deleted the part of the ordinance that prohibited carrying and possessing handguns in parks.
The city joined a number of municipalities statewide that have repealed similar ordinances in light of Act 192, which Gov. Tom Corbett signed in November and which is effective Jan. 5.