Pittsburgh Adopts Gun Control, Immediately Hit with Lawsuits

By Chris Eger

Mayor William Peduto signed four gun control ordinances Tuesday, which immediately drew at least two lawsuits (Photo: City of Pittsburgh)
Local residents allied with Second Amendment groups socked Pittsburgh city leaders with legal challenges after a controversial gun control package was signed into law Tuesday.
Mayor William Peduto, a longtime member of the Bloomberg-formed Mayors Against Illegal Guns organization, signed four local ordinances aimed at piling on restrictions on guns, often going past Pennsylvania own laws. Peduto, who acknowledged previously that the move could trigger lawsuits, remained steadfast in a public ceremony to approve the legislation.
“If Washington and Harrisburg refuse to recognize this is a public health emergency, and refuse to stand up to gun manufacturers, then we must take action to challenge laws and protect our people,” said Peduto, a Democrat, to a group heavy with state and national gun control advocates.
The ordinances will ban the public carry of loaded magazines that can accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition, implements Extreme Risk Protection Orders which would pave the way for temporarily firearm seizures from those thought to be a danger to themselves or others, and other restrictions on guns deemed to be “assault weapons.” However, the Commonwealth’s broad firearm preemption

Source: Guns.com