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WEBVTT COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO GET AN EARFUL AT A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT. DAVI ORDINARILY, A PUBLIC HEARING LIKE THIS WOULD BE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. HOWEVER, OVER 80 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY DECIDED TO SIGN U SO THE DECISION WAS MADE TO HAVE IT HERE ON THE FIRST FLOOR. THEY THINK HERE IT WILL HAVE MORE SPACE. >> ARE LAUGHING AT 6:00 AND WE WILL CONCLUDE IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. DAVID: HOW TIMELY WILL BE THE BIG QUESTION. EVERY SPEAKER WHO SIGNS UP BEFORE ABOUT 3 P.M. TODAY WILL GET 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK. A LITTLE BIT OF LOOSE MATH, ASSUMING EVERY SPEAKER GOES FOR 3 MINUTES BACK TO BACK WITH ZERO GAPS IN BETWEEN, THIS HEARING IS ALREADY 4 HOURS LONG. THAT DOESN’T INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SIGNUPS NOR THE PEOPLE WHO JUST SHOW UP AND WANT TO SPEAK, WHO WILL GET ONE MINUTE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT BRUCE KRAUS SA -- >> IT IS A FLUID SITUATION. DAVID: THE HEARING ADDRESSES PROPOSED LEGISLATION INTRODUCED AFTER THE TREE OF LIFE SHOOTING. IT WOULD BAN CERTAIN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION ACCESSORIES. A FEW WEEKS AGO, HUNDREDS OF PROTESTORS SAID THIS PROPOSAL INFRINGES ON THEIR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS. COUNCILMAN COREY O’CONNER SAYS THE POINT OF A HEARING IS TO HAVE A DISCUSSION, BUT FIRMLY BELIEVES SOMETHING NEEDS TO DONE. >> AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, WE SHOULD HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS, HAVE A DIALOGUE, SEE IF THERE ARE COMPROMISES WE CAN GET TO. PROBABLY NOT, BUT IT IS WORTH

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A public hearing on proposed gun legislation in Pittsburgh will be relocated to the lobby of the City-County Building, the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office has confirmed.The hearing is set for 6 p.m. Thursday."We believe there's going to be a very large crowd that would be larger than what we could hold in the City Council chambers, so the idea is that we would be able to set council up into the lobby," Mayor Bill Peduto said Tuesday. "People would be able to enter on Ross Street, come over, have a queue, and then be able to have their three minutes to make their presentation."Peduto said the suggestion came from city Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich."That will be his call, and whatever is the best way for people to have their voices heard on all sides of this issue and keeping them safe," Peduto said. "We're just going through the logistics of it, and what the public safety concerns might be, and the ability for people not to have to wait outside but to be able to be inside the building to be able to speak."With the proper sound amplification, the acoustics of the lobby should not be a problem, Peduto said.At last word, 80 people had signed up to speak at the hearing. Signups will continue until 3 p.m. Thursday. Each speaker is allocated three minutes.