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TexasTowelie

(112,185 posts)
Mon May 6, 2019, 05:35 PM May 2019

Gun rights activists fill state Capitol for gun rights rally

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gun rights advocates packed the rotunda of the Pennsylvania Capitol on Monday for an annual Second Amendment rally, pushing their legislative priorities and cheering a call for the Pittsburgh mayor's impeachment.

Gun owners roared when the event's organizer, Republican Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, announced that he will ask fellow lawmakers to support his proposal to impeach Pittsburgh's "rogue mayor" over recently enacted gun regulations.

Democratic Mayor Bill Peduto signed legislation last month restricting assault weapons, banning armor-piercing bullets and allowing temporary seizure of guns from people determined to be a danger to themselves or others.

A House Republican spokesman said, however, that caucus leaders are not interested in impeaching Peduto "or any other freely elected office holders."

Read more: https://www.roanoke.com/news/politics/wire/gun-rights-activists-fill-state-capitol-for-gun-rights-rally/article_b55f6110-daa1-5a5f-82c0-280b7860e504.html

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Gun rights activists fill state Capitol for gun rights rally (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2019 OP
Some ignorant looking white wing gun-strokers at that rally. Hoyt May 2019 #1
Harrisburg is located Freddie May 2019 #2
The Lehigh Valley is NRA country too Number9Dream May 2019 #3

Freddie

(9,265 posts)
2. Harrisburg is located
Tue May 7, 2019, 04:46 AM
May 2019

In the middle of the Alabama part of the state. Didn’t have to go far to find gun-totin’ Trumpers.

Number9Dream

(1,561 posts)
3. The Lehigh Valley is NRA country too
Tue May 7, 2019, 07:52 AM
May 2019

I've lived in the Lehigh Valley a long time, and the NRA has great influence here too. I see a huge number of NRA car window decals, caps, jackets, etc. Northampton County voted for Trump.

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