December 10, 2018
The Trace, Jennifer Mascia, December 8, 2018- Days after 11 worshipers were gunned down by an anti-Semite wielding an AR-15 at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Mayor Bill Peduto urged the City Council to pass new laws regulating access to high-powered weapons. This week, Peduto followed up his plea with emails to dozens of mayors across …
December 10, 2018
Conservative Firing Line, Dave Workman, December 6, 2018- The Seattle-based gun control lobby has announced its Washington State legislative priorities for 2019, and among them are state preemption, possession of so-called “high-capacity magazines,” and open carry, according to a news release. This comes on the heels of passage of Initiative 1639, the restrictive …
November 21, 2018
The Trace, Alex Yablon, November 20, 2018- The city of Charlottesville, Virginia, was powerless to prevent attendees from carrying guns at last year’s Unite the Right rally. But one of the state’s top officials, Attorney General Mark Herring, thinks he can prevent a similar situation from unfolding in the future. …
November 13, 2018
CBS Pittsburgh, Jon Delano, November 12, 2018- After the massacre of 11 worshipers at Tree of Life synagogue, local elected officials want to prevent this from ever happening again. Mayor Peduto alluded to stronger gun control measures at the Rally for Peace last Friday. “Strength is not about how many guns you have,” …
November 13, 2018
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Adam Smeltz, November 11, 2018- Pittsburgh will keep mourning. But it’s time to take action. Mayor Bill Peduto said as much Friday in his Downtown office, shortly after an assembly in Point State Park honored the 11 people killed in the Tree of Life synagogue shooting. His administration is talking with …