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September 26th, 2017, 07:04 AM #1
Pittsburgh Councilman Wants To Ban Guns In Parks
http://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories...arks/614954834
PITTSBURGH - There is currently no law that says people can’t have guns in city parks -- but a Pittsburgh councilman wants to change that.
Councilman Dan Gilman told Channel 11’s news exchange partners at TribLIVE that he was in Mellon Park in August when he first realized no such law existed. He said he saw people carrying assault rifles during protests that followed the violent clash between white nationalists and counterprotesters in Charlottesville, N.C.
During a city council meeting Tuesday, Gilman plans to introduce legislation that would ban firearms in city parks. The legislation would mimic a state law that prohibits people from carrying uncased guns in state parks, except in areas designated for target shooting or hunting during hunting season.
A member of a statewide gun-owners group told TribLIVE that state law prohibits municipalities from enacting gun regulations, pointing to an ordinance in a township near Philadelphia that was overturned by Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court.
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