Pa. Supreme Court rejects suit over lost/stolen gun law

[Logical]

This law seems reasonable to me actually. I see no issue in reporting stolen or lost weapons. Seems hard to enforce though unless you file a claim or contact the police to report it.

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The state Supreme Court refused to hear the National Rifle Association`s appeal of a lower court ruling that it doesn`t have legal standing to challenge Pittsburgh`s lost-or-stolen gun ordinance.

The justices decided on Tuesday to reject the organization`s petition, according to a notice posted today on the court`s website

The ordinance requires gun owners to report lost or stolen guns to police within 24 hours of discovering they are missing. The NRA claims the ordinance violates a state law that prohibits municipalities from regulating firearms.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_742283.html

[TheWraith]

1. I agree, I don't see this as overly restrictive. Anyone with a brain should report it anyway.

It's the only way you might get your weapons back.

[napi21]

2. Not only that, but if it's gets used in a crime and you HAVEN'T

reported it stolen, guess who's a prime suspect!

[CelticThunder]

3. Good. Love that the NRA wasted its contributors' money on this though.

[X_Digger]

7. They didn't spend 1/3 of what Chicago paid them for McDonald. n/t

[S_B_Jackson]

4. So just as Dick Gura did

in and in MacDonald v. Chicago, the NRA will simply find members who ARE citizens of Pittsburgh to join a re-filed lawsuit in which THEY WILL then have standing.

And in the new suit, the City of Pittsburgh will lose just as Philadelphia has.

[X_Digger]

8. +1 n/t

[safeinOhio]

5. Law might help stem

straw purchases. Claim the gun was stolen and still face court if not reported. Report it more than once and get investigated.

[petronius]

6. I was assuming that was the primary goal - about the only reason I can think not to

report a 'stolen' gun is if it wasn't really stolen. :shrug:

Although I suppose there could be some specific situations where this law would do harm - immigrant (perhaps undocumented) communities with a fear of the police, or individuals who fear retaliation for reporting a crime...

[pneutin]

9. What if you didn't know the gun was lost/stolen?

Do you think it's fair you have to spend time and money to prove your own innocence?