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
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
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
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh’s three gun-control ordinances will not be enforced until after legal proceedings, according to an order issued by an Allegheny County Common Pleas judge Monday. All parties agreed to the stay during a Monday morning meeting held in Judge Joseph James’ chambers between city lawyers and legal counsel representing the plaintiffs. Judge James … Read more
Leave it to Think Progress, of all places, to give digital ink to the skeptics of gun control in the black community. Yes, as a radical left website, they usually embrace gun control with both arms. However, this time they published a piece detailing the downside of gun control schemes for African-Americans. In the story, noting … Read more
Another week, another series of thunderous applause for civil rights restrictions. New Zealand Still Has a Parliamentary System As New Zealand sprints toward imposing the deluge of restrictions we’ve mentioned in the preceding weeks, American media outlets are still obsessed with the fact that other systems of government are able to act on divisive issues … Read more
Now that Pittsburgh has new gun control laws on the books that violate the state’s preemption law. As a result, some Steel City residents want to file criminal charges against the mayor and city council members. They’ve tried to do just that, but have been blocked so far by Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. … Read more
From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . . PITTSBURGH, PA (April 9, 2019) — Today, attorneys Joshua Prince and Adam Kraut of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., filed a new lawsuit against the City of Pittsburgh, Mayor Bill Peduto, and six City Council members over the City’s latest gun control legislation. The case, which seeks … Read more
Pittsburgh’s mayor, Bill Peduto, has been pushing for increased gun control in his city since the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in October. While Pennsylvania has a preemption law preventing local jurisdictions from enacting gun control laws that are more restrictive than state laws, the city council and Peduto decided to pick a fight in … Read more
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