Mayor Pushes Firearm Confiscation Orders, Gun and Magazine Bans

[Smokepole]

Pittsburgh Mayor Pushes Firearm Confiscation Orders, Gun and Magazine Bans



By AWR Hawkins
Breitbart
December 16th. 2018

Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto (D) is pushing firearm confiscation orders, bans on commonly-owned semiautomatic firearms and “high capacity” magazines.

Following the October 27 attack on the gun and security-free Tree of Life Synagogue, Peduto voiced opposition to hiring armed guards to protect congregants. Eleven innocents were killed when a gunman entered the synagogue and no one could shoot back.

Peduto’s solution is to create gun confiscation orders, ban commonly-owned semiautomatic firearms, and ban “high capacity” magazines and bump stocks.

There are two problems with Peduto’s proposals: 1. They would not prevent another synagogue attack from occurring because the biggest issue in a mass shooting is not the type of gun used but the amount of time the attacker has to ply his trade.

For example, while the Democrat Party and gun control groups focused on the type of gun used in the February 14 Parkland shooting, they overlooked the fact that the Parkland gunman has so much time that he was able to pause five times and reload during the attack. There was not pressure because no one could shoot back.

Moreover, the December 14, 2012, Sandy Hook attacker had over nine minutes without armed resistance when he struck that gun-free school. With that kind of time in a gun-free scenario an attacker with a five shot revolver and a pocket full of bullets could kill a gut-wrenching number of innocents.

The second problem with Peduto’s gun control push is Pennsylvania’s preemption law. That law makes it illegal for a municipality to pass gun controls that exceed the controls at the state level. The NRA-ILA published the text of PA’s preemption law: “No county, municipality or township may in any manner regulate the lawful ownership, possession, transfer or transportation of firearms, ammunition or ammunition components when carried or transported for purposes not prohibited by the laws of this Commonwealth.”

[G22]

I think they got the mayors problems reversed.

#1 problem with his idea is preemption.

#2 problem is that he has no clue what he's talking about.

[fatskater]

I think they got the mayors problems reversed.

#1 problem with his idea is preemption.

#2 problem is that he has no clue what he's talking about.

Problem is most liberals/democrats/socialists don't have a clue. Unless their "leaders" tell them.

[Flash-hider]

They have a clue and they have a narrative and they have a public that wants a solution to be kept safe when their kids are at school, they are at places of worship, they are at work, and they are out and about. The narrative keeps getting repeated over and over until they public agrees that is the solution to their safety. The left/socialists/progressives know what they are doing, they have been at it a long time.

[JohnJak]

The Mayor should have random weekly drug tests on himself for being this stupid.

[fatskater]

Bet the criminals were first in line to turn in their stuff. Our only hope is that this is a total failure that blows up in their face so people will see how stupid an idea this is. Problem is that would lead them to want even stricter rule because they would think THAT would solve it.

[Flash-hider]

Problem is that would lead them to want even stricter rule because they would think THAT would solve it.

That leads them to what the goal is of confiscation.