Pittsburgh Gun Control Struck down

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The Allegheny Court of Common Pleas on Monday struck down Pittsburgh’s ban on the use of AR-15s inside city limits.
Breitbart News reported Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto (D) signed the ban on AR-15 usage April 9, 2019. WJAC reported other aspects of the gun control banned “most uses of armor-piercing ammunition and high-capacity magazines.” The controls signed by Peduto were also intended to allow guns to be seized from individuals via a Red Flag Law.
WESA reported Allegheny County Judge Joseph James found all the controls “void and unenforceable,” due to the state’s preemption statute.
A preemption law means a city or municipality is barred from passing gun controls that exceed those existing at the state level.
BREAKING: @NRAILA applauded the Allegheny Court of Common Pleas for protecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners in Pennsylvania. In the NRA-backed case, the court found that Pittsburgh's attempt to impose local gun control was a violation of state law. NRA-ILA | Pennsylvania Court Knocks Out Pittsburgh Gun Control in NRA-Backed Case
— NRA (@NRA) October 29, 2019

The NRA-ILA’s Jason Ouimet praised the ruling, saying, “This is a huge victory for law-abiding gun owners and everyone who values freedom in the Keystone state. Cases like this underscore the peoples’ need for judges who will faithfully interpret the law in defense of their rights and liberties.”


 
This was a no brainer because Pa has preemption at the state level

Agreed. We've known all along it should've been a no-brainer but Pennsylvania sometimes trends purple. And who knows when you might come up with an activist judge. Living in MA with Maura, I just don't trust the system. Regardless, it's just damned nice to see a "W" in our column.
 
Cincinnati, Ohio tried to do an AWB which was similarly struck down because of state preemption. Do these antis not understand the law, or do they do it in spite of the law to say that they did something?
 
Cincinnati, Ohio tried to do an AWB which was similarly struck down because of state preemption. Do these antis not understand the law, or do they do it in spite of the law to say that they did something?
They also know that, as public servants, it doesn't cost them anything when the city or state gets sued. In contrast, it costs the pro-gun lobby money to challenge these laws. So they've got nothing to lose by enacting such laws.
 
They also know that, as public servants, it doesn't cost them anything when the city or state gets sued. In contrast, it costs the pro-gun lobby money to challenge these laws. So they've got nothing to lose by enacting such laws.

Theoretically that's not true with regard to the PA preemption laws. There are personal criminal penalties in the law which could, in theory, be applied to the city councilors and mayor. The problem is there's no one with enough balls to actually go through with charging them.
 
Theoretically that's not true with regard to the PA preemption laws. There are personal criminal penalties in the law which could, in theory, be applied to the city councilors and mayor. The problem is there's no one with enough balls to actually go through with charging them.
Writ of mandamus?

Apparently GOA has filed a petition:
 
Writ of mandamus?

Apparently GOA has filed a petition:

Huh, didn't know that was a thing. Still don't think that anything's gonna happen, though.
 
...do they do it in spite of the law to say that they did something?

YES.....
.. they do it to have it recorded on their books, so that when they want grants and donations, they can "claim" they are "trying/doing" somethings to save the world.
 

Naw - enacting laws that violate preemption is a win/win for progressives. If they win, they win and if they lose they spend taxpayer money for government lawyers against Citizen’s money to hire lawyers (same thing) without penalty. That’s why they are *so* opposed to being held personally liable for intentional violations of preemption laws. Abuse of authority is a right and a privilege in their minds - that’s why they call it Authority.
 
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