Pittsburgh appeals judge’s rejection of firearm restrictions
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Attorneys for the city of Pittsburgh are asking a state court to overturn a judge’s order striking down firearm restrictions approved after a mass shooting at a synagogue. The three ordinances were approved in April 2019 following the October 2018 shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue that killed 11 worshippers. A judge struck down the ordinances in October, saying Pennsylvania law forbids municipalities from regulating firearms. City lawyers argue in briefs filed last week that local governments’ authority to regulate firearms to protect citizens “may be limited, but it is not extinguished.”