Legal Opinion

NATIONAL RIFLE ASS'N v. City of Pittsburgh

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 25, 2010No. 2048 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

President Judge LEADBETTER.

This case is an appeal by the National Rifle Association (NRA) and four Pitts*1258burgh gun owners (Individual Appellants) from the decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, which sustained the preliminary objections of the City of Pittsburgh, its City Council, and its Mayor (collectively, City) and dismissed a declaratory judgment action seeking to invalidate a City ordinance which requires gun owners to report missing or stolen guns. The court determined that the NRA and the Individual Appellants (collectively, Appellants) lacked standing.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pittsburgh Palisades Park, LLC v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. IsraelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  3. Stilp v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  4. National Rifle Ass'n v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  5. COUNCIL 13, AFSCME v. CaseyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Leach v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  2. Robinson Township v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  3. Americans for Fair Treatment, Inc. v. Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, Local 3, AFL-CIOCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  4. Firearm Owners Against Crime v. Lower Merion TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  5. Houston v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011

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