A Pittsburgh City Council member told a local radio show on Tuesday the city would move forward with passing new gun-control legislation despite a warning from a local district attorney that it would violate state law.
"We believe we're on the right side of history," Pittsburgh City Council member Corey O'Connor told KDKA. "We're doing what's right for not only our city but we think it’s what's right across the country and nobody's going to stop us from doing that."
The City Council is currently considering legislation that would ban certain kinds of firearms like the AR-15, bump stocks, and magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds, and so-called armor-piercing bullets within city limits, as well as implement Extreme Risk Protection Orders allowing law enforcement to seize firearms from individual residents in certain circumstances. Gun-rights groups have already vowed to fight the proposed legislation in court because they believe it violates a state law forbidding localities in Pennsylvania from creating their own gun-control ordinances.
Last week, Allegheny County district attorney Stephen Zappala wrote a letter to the City Council outlining his belief the proposed ordinances would be illegal.
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3 comments:
But their against and border wall to protect us,better start voting wisely.
They know it's illegal but they do it anyway,sort of like sanctuary cities. Democrats have no respect for law and order,not even our constitution.
Of course not. That's why they want to scrap our Constitution.
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