Gun-Rights Groups Threaten Lawsuit if Pittsburgh Passes New Gun Control – IOTW Report

Gun-Rights Groups Threaten Lawsuit if Pittsburgh Passes New Gun Control

WFB: Gun-rights groups announced on Monday they would file suit against any new gun-control measures the city of Pittsburgh, Pa., passes that violate the state’s preemption law.

The Allegheny County Sportsmen’s League (ACSL) and Firearm Owners Against Crime (FOAC) said they would take immediate action against the gun-control proposals Mayor William Peduto (D) announced support for on Friday and which the city council is currently considering. The groups said Pennsylvania law prohibits local municipalities from passing laws stricter than what the state has authorized. They decried the potential action as dangerous and an assault on gun owners.

“We are pleased to have joined forces with Firearm Owners Against Crime to put an end to this dangerous attempt to damage the liberty of the residents of Pittsburgh,” Klint Macro, president of ACSL, said in a statement. “The limitation, restriction, or destruction of our sacred Liberty is not acceptable. We must not stand by while elected officials assault the Rights of Law-Abiding Citizens. This is not only an assault on the Rights of the Citizens of Pittsburgh, but it is also an assault on the Liberty of everyone that calls Western PA Home.”  MORE HERE

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