GOA-PA Statement on Mayor Peduto, Mom’s Demand Action Press Conference

By Ammoland

Opinion

Pittsburgh, PA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Gun Owners of America (GOA) categorically opposes the call for draconian gun control measures proposed by Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto, Governor Tom Wolf, and other Pennsylvania legislators. GOA’s Pennsylvania members demand that the state legislature vote against any and all gun control bills.

Pennsylvania Director for GOA, Dr. Val Finnell, stated the following after Mayor Peduto’s press conference with Moms Demand Action:

“Law-abiding citizens are being penalized for the atrocities committed in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio merely because they own similar rifles and standard-capacity magazines. Because of research directed by the the Centers for Disease Control, we know that guns are used 16-100 times more often to protect life than to take it. And some of these defensive gun uses include the employment of commonly owned, semi-automatic rifles.

Consider these examples:

• A Houston man fired several rounds while fighting off five home invaders this year, using his AK-47 as his primary means of defense;
• A Florida man utilized his AR-15 to fire 30 rounds while fighting off seven intruders; and,
• A very petite Maryland mom chased three burglars out of …Read the Rest

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