Pa. man gets $25K from Philly over gun stops

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A gun-rights advocate stopped by police for openly carrying a weapon will settle his lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia for $25,000.

Mark Fiorino’s lawyer says the suit wasn’t about money, but about retraining police on open-carry laws.

Fiorino, a 25-year-old IT worker from Lansdale, says he has been stopped three times for wearing a holstered gun on his hip. It’s legal in Pennsylvania if the person has a permit.

Fiorino recorded one profane police encounter and posted it online.

His lawsuit alleges “vindictive prosecution.”

Fiorino told The Associated Press last month that he carries a gun because “bad things happen to good people.”

Lawyer Benjamin Picker says Fiorino accepted the city’s offer today because the city has been retraining officers.

A city spokesman did not immediately return a message.