Gun control advocates managed to push through a
raft of new gun laws earlier this year. These included bans on “assault rifles”
and extended capacity magazines. They also passed their own version of a red
flag law. The bills were immediately challenged by gun rights groups and
affected individuals and the case was heard by a judge in Allegheny County.
A Pennsylvania judge ruled on Tuesday that Pittsburgh’s recently
passed gun-control measures violate state law.
In
his ruling, Allegheny County judge Joseph M. James said the city’s ordinances
were in plain opposition to a state preemption law which prohibits localities
from passing their own gun laws…
The Pittsburgh ordinances restricted
the use of certain rifles, like the AR-15, within city limits, banned the use
of magazines which hold more than 10 rounds, and creates a process to
confiscate firearms from those accused of being a threat to themselves or
others.
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