Skip to main content

Republican Bashes Pennsylvania Attorney General For Refusing To Defend Pro-NRA Gun Law

Shared from Zite

 Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane said on Friday her office would not defend a new state law enabling the National Rifle Association to take court action against municipalities with restrictive gun regulations. ho

John Hames shared with you:

 

Republican Bashes Pennsylvania Attorney General For Refusing To Defend Pro-NRA Gun Law

The Huffington Post - By David DeKok HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec 5 (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane said on Friday her office would not defend a new state law enabling the National Rifle Association to take court action against municipalities with restrictive gun regulations. The law giving court standing to the NRA was challenged in a lawsuit filed last month by the cities of Philadelphia, Lancaster, and Pittsburgh, and five Democratic members of the Legislature. They hope to stop it from taking effect in January. "The attorney general determined it would be more efficient and in the best interest of the commonwealth for the Office of General Counsel to handle this matter," her press secretary, Renee Martin, said in a prepared statement. Kane's stance recalls one she took in July 2013, when she refused to defend the state's ban on gay marriage, forcing Republican Gov. Tom Corbett to hire outside counsel. Jay Pagni, a spokesman for Corbett, confirmed that the Office of General Counsel, which serves as the state's in-house law firm, will defend the state against the lawsuit. Kane, a Democrat, stopped short of saying whether she believes the new law is unconstitutional. But Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, a Republican who was the prime sponsor of the gun law, accused the attorney general of acting "more like a politician than a prosecutor." He vowed to push for her impeachment next year. John...

Zite logo

Available on the App Store.


John Hames
Listen to my podcast!! www.OldGuardAudio.com 
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Please leave a comment, just make sure they are not vulgar or they will be removed.

Popular posts from this blog

Mike Lee From the TOP ROPE! Utah's Based Senator Delivers K.O. to Jeff Flake's Pro-Kamala Argument

Salena Zito Calls Out 'Newsweek' Churnalist Trying to Destroy a Small Business Owner ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   Mike Lee From the TOP ROPE! Utah's Based Senator Delivers K.O. to Jeff Flake's Pro-Kamala Argument...
Post a Comment
Read more

Chronicle: Beware 'Comprehensive' Immigration Reform

View online at: http://patriotpost.us/editions/17518 ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Can you answer this for me?

Dear Fellow Conservative, I hope you're the right person to ask about this. Today is the mid-campaign deadline for our fall Leaders Club drive. This mid-campaign deadline is a reminder of how serious the situation is for America. For our country to survive, we need 10 committed conservatives to activate their Leaders Club membership today. Will you be one of those conservatives? Your monthly gift today will help promote policies that will help American families flourish, free from the inflation, high crime, and social decay caused by leftist policies. This is your best way to rescue our republic. Please activate your Leaders Club membership today using the secure link below. https://secured.heritage.org/join-the-leaders-club-today Thank you for being such a loyal American patriot. Best, Virginia Haggerty Assistant Director, Membership P.S. Please help America thrive by activating your Leaders Club membership before tonight's mid-campaign deadline:   https://secured.h...
Post a Comment
Read more