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PA Court Rules Pittsburgh DA Violated the Law in Refusing a Criminal Complaint Against the Mayor, City Council for Enacting Illegal Gun Control Ordinances

March 5, 2025June 8, 2022 by admin

From Gun Owners of America Today, a Commonwealth Court three-judge panel ruled that Allegheny County District Attorney, Stephen Zappala, violated Pennsylvania’s Rules of Criminal Procedure by refusing to accept a private criminal complaint from four Pittsburgh residents related to the illegal gun control ordinances passed in April of 2019 by the Pittsburgh City Council and Mayor Bill … Read more

FPC Pittsburgh Win – City’s ‘Assault Weapons’ and ‘High Cap’ Magazine Bans Violate Pennsylvania’s Preemption Law

March 5, 2025May 28, 2022 by Dan Zimmerman

From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . . Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) today announced an appellate victory in FOAC v. Pittsburgh, Penn., a lawsuit filed in 2019 in response to a gun control scheme enacted by the City and its then-Mayor, Bill Peduto. The opinion, filed earlier today, is available at FPCLaw.org. In April of … Read more

Another Illegal Philadelphia Gun Control Law Struck Down Under Pennsylvania Preemption Statute

March 5, 2025February 15, 2022 by admin

From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . . In another Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) legal victory, Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court ruled on appeal that Philadelphia’s ordinance requiring the reporting of “lost or stolen” firearms violates State law. The opinion in City of Philadelphia v. Armstrong can be found at FPCLaw.org. Section 6120(a) of the Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act (UFA) states that, … Read more

Pennsylvania Senate Passes Bills to Enact Constitutional Carry, Strengthen Preemption Law

March 6, 2025November 10, 2021 by TTAG Contributor

By Marc Levy, AP Pennsylvania’s state Senate on Tuesday approved two veto-bound firearms bills, including one to allow people to carry a loaded gun openly or concealed, without a permit, and another to punish municipalities that impose firearms ordinances that are stricter than state law. Despite a certain veto from Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, … Read more

Philadelphia Challenges State Preemption Again, This Time By Invoking the Right to Life

March 6, 2025October 8, 2020 by Carl Bussjaeger

What a year, huh? The city of Philadelphia is once again challenging state of Pennsylvania’s preemption law. Last time around, they tried a “home rule city” tactic. That failed. This time the approach is a little different. Philadelphia city leaders are again filing a court challenge to the state’s prohibition on municipal gun regulations, this … Read more

Desperate City of Pittsburgh Appeals Court’s Rejection of Three Gun Control Laws Despite Preemption

March 6, 2025May 4, 2020 by Dan Zimmerman

After the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and the city council enacted three gun control laws; an “assault weapons” ban, a magazine capacity limit, and a “red flag” confiscation law. This despite Pennsylvania’s preemption law preventing local jurisdictions from enacting laws more restrictive than state gun laws. In October, a judge … Read more

USCCA: America’s Responsible Protectors Win Their Day in Pennsylvania Court

October 30, 2019 by Dan Zimmerman

From the USCCA . . . USCCA Celebrates Defeat of Illegal Pittsburgh Gun Laws The USSCA is hailing a long overdue decision by a Pennsylvania judge this week for striking down all three of Pittsburgh’s restrictive and unlawful gun ordinances that were passed by the City Council earlier this year. Calling it “a huge victory for self-defense … Read more

Court Rules Pittsburgh’s New Gun Control Laws Invalid Under Pennsylvania’s Preemption

October 29, 2019 by Dan Zimmerman

From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . . Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced a victory in its case against the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Mayor Bill Peduto. FPC was joined by co-plaintiffs Firearm Owners Against Crime (FOAC), Firearms Policy Foundation (FPF), and three individual gun owners. The plaintiffs were represented by Joshua Prince of Civil … Read more

Latest Attack on Gun Rights: Bill Would Impose Federal Penalties for State Preemption Laws

July 1, 2019 by Dan Zimmerman

Preemption laws have become the target of anti-gun politicians, gun control organizations and their cheerleaders in the media. Local pols who want to impose their own special brand of civilian disarmament in the cities they control are frustrated that they’ve been thwarted by their states’ preemption laws, which prevent a patchwork of regulations that would … Read more

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