pennsylvania preemption

PA Court Rules Pittsburgh DA Violated the Law in Refusing a Criminal Complaint Against the Mayor, City Council for Enacting Illegal Gun Control Ordinances

From Gun Owners of America Today, a Commonwealth Court three-judge panel ruled that Allegheny County District Attorney, Stephen Zappala, violated Pennsylvania’s Rules of Criminal Procedure by refusing to accept a private criminal complaint from four Pittsburgh residents…

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FPC Pittsburgh Win – City’s ‘Assault Weapons’ and ‘High Cap’ Magazine Bans Violate Pennsylvania’s Preemption Law

From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . . Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) today announced an appellate victory in FOAC v. Pittsburgh, Penn., a lawsuit filed in 2019 in response to a gun control scheme…


Another Illegal Philadelphia Gun Control Law Struck Down Under Pennsylvania Preemption Statute

From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . . In another Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) legal victory, Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court ruled on appeal that Philadelphia’s ordinance requiring the reporting of “lost or stolen” firearms violates State law. The…


Pennsylvania Senate Passes Bills to Enact Constitutional Carry, Strengthen Preemption Law

By Marc Levy, AP Pennsylvania’s state Senate on Tuesday approved two veto-bound firearms bills, including one to allow people to carry a loaded gun openly or concealed, without a permit, and another to punish municipalities…


Philadelphia Challenges State Preemption Again, This Time By Invoking the Right to Life

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) What a year, huh? The city of Philadelphia is once again challenging state of Pennsylvania’s preemption law. Last time around, they tried a “home rule city” tactic. That…


Desperate City of Pittsburgh Appeals Courts Rejection of Three Gun Control Laws

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, surrounded by supporters and family members of Tree of Life synagogue shooting victims, signs three gun-control bills into law, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at the City-County Building in downtown Pittsburgh. (Steph…