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| Court Rules Pittsburgh's New Gun Control Laws Invalid Under Pennsylvania's Preemption |
| 2019-10-30 |
| [TTAG - ht AOSHQ] 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 Rights Defense Firm, P.C. The opinion and order issued by Judge Joseph M. James, holding that "Ordinances 2018-1218, 2018-1219, 2018-1220 are void and unenforceable," is available online at PittsburghCase.com. "I am delighted that Judge James' decision today appropriately struck down the City of Pittsburgh's unlawful firearm ordinances and signage," said attorney Joshua Prince. "The City's gun control sought to eviscerate the inviolate right of the residents of the Commonwealth to keep and bear arms and ensnare law-abiding citizens through a patchwork of laws. Today, Judge James made clear that Mayor Peduto and the Pittsburgh City Council are neither above the law nor a special class of citizens that may violate the law with impunity." "We look forward to Judge James issuing a decision on Allegheny County Sportsmen's League's contempt petition against the City of Pittsburgh and District Attorney Zappala filing criminal charges against Mayor Peduto and the City Council Members who enacted these illegal ordinances," Prince concluded. "Pennsylvania's preemption statute serves an important purpose, to ensure that Pennsylvanians are not subjected to a patchwork of illogical and inconsistent rules and regulations pertaining to the firearms they chose to employ," explained FPC Director of Legal Strategy, Adam Kraut. "The City of Pittsburgh, along with support from the billionaire funded Everytown for Gun Safety, decided to waste City taxpayers' money by knowingly violating Pennsylvania law," Kraut continued. "Fortunately for those who favor individual liberty and the rule of law, the Court held what everyone already knew to be true‐state law ‘preempts any local regulation pertaining to the regulation of firearms.' " |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #1 Mayor Santy Clause whiskers and the "peoples city council" got kicked in the nads by the judge. The DA is shirking his duty to charge them with disobeying the state preemption law. So glad I left the Peoples Democratic Republic of Pennsyltuckey. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-10-30 08:10 |