NRA's Misfire, Iovino's Senate Victory & More: Weekly Wrap

PITTSBURGH, PA - This is an unusual way of shooting off your mouth. Mere hours after Pittsburgh city council approved controversial new gun control legislation, the National Rifle Association announced it had helped some city residents file a lawsuit challenging it.

The only problem with the announcement is that it wasn’t true. The lawsuit wasn’t filed - and can’t be filed - until Mayor Bill Peduto signs the bills into law. While Peduto backs the gun control measures, he has not said when he will put his signature on them.

This prompted several confusing hours as the search was on for a court document that wasn’t available in any court. The NRA should have kept the safety catch on before firing off its inaccurate press release.

Now for the rest of the Weekly Wrap:

In a race that attracted national attention, Pam Iovino defeated D. Raja in the special election in the state’s 37th Senatorial District.

The Waterfront is adding a new restaurant and three new retailers.

A bunch of new places to eat around Pittsburgh have opened.

This popular Asian restaurant has become popular with rodents, alas.

Iovino photo via Iovino campaign; Waterfront photo via WordWrite Communications; Kitchen photo via Shutterstock.