. >> jonathan gold stein, the nra's attorney in pennsylvania say the municipalities get to be heart of american democracy. who gets the right to make laws? >> our elected legislature has decided that a uniform scheme of gun regulation across the state is disiecialg, desirable, period, full stop. duly elected general assembly and governor. >> do you own a gun? >> i do. that's a choice that our lawmakers have made. >> reporter: do you think that it's possible that this could save some lives? >> i may or may not. it may make a law abiding gun owner into a criminal. but those discussion points are perfect fodder for a debate with the general assembly. it is not up to the city of lancaster or philadelphia to abrogate its powers. >> reporter: in january, the nra filed suit against those three cities, lan caflt, philadelphia and pittsburgh goldstein said the central issue resolvedrevolved around an issue. >> notion of preemption is a part of our law in pennsylvania that prohibits municipalities from passing local regulations of firearms. it is a set of regulatory powers that the general assem