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
By NRA-ILA FAIRFAX, Va.– With assistance from the NRA, Pittsburgh residents filed a lawsuit today challenging the city’s ban on publicly carrying loaded magazines that accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Pittsburgh’s recently enacted ordinance misleadingly describes these magazines as “large capacity” even though they come standard with many of the nation’s most popular … Read more
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto will be only too happy to sign this into law as a direct challenge to Pennsylvania’s preemption law. Look for the lawsuits to be filed about five minutes after he affixes his signature. By RAMESH SANTANAM Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh City Council gave final approval Tuesday to gun restrictions … Read more
After the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the city’s Democrat-controlled government has made a strong push for more gun control laws. But there’s something standing in their way, namely Pennsylvania’s longstanding preemption law. Despite the state law which clearly prevents the proposed legislation, Mayors Against Illegal Guns member Bill Peduto and a variety of city councilmen have taken … Read more
“For some time I have been a supporter of the Second Amendment — intellectually. I agreed with the Founders’ rationale for the right to bear arms. I even joined the NRA. “But I never bought a gun. “Although I know the basics of how to shoot, I didn’t want a pistol around the house. I didn’t think … Read more
This flag (that’s “come and take it” in Hebrew) should be flying outside every synagogue in the country, backed by people inside who are equipped to defend themselves from the next person who contemplates doing what was done to the Tree of Life congregation. Seen in the comments on our Facebook page:
TTAG reader Elaine D. writes: I am a woman, a racial minority, a liberal, and a gun owner. I am deeply saddened by the events of the last several days, the innocent people being targeted by a hateful person who owned guns. Hate of that type is not a temporary emotion, but a reflection of … Read more
How many times does a policy have to be proven a failure before a politician will acknowledge that he’s wrong? Silly question. That simply doesn’t happen in American politics. Pittsburgh’s mayor, Bill Peduto, was interviewed on Meet the Press Sunday morning after eleven people were murdered at a synagogue in his city by an avowed … Read more
The Washington Post reports that the death toll from this morning’s attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue is eleven people dead with six injured. “This is the most horrific crime scene I’ve seen in 22 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” said Robert Allan Jones, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office. … Read more
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