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HI: Hawaii Supreme Court finds it trumps the U.S. Supreme Court
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In a remarkable — not to say preposterous and invalid — decision, the Hawaii Supreme Court recently tossed out decades of Supreme Court precedent in its ruling that found no state constitutional right to carry a firearm.
The Aloha State’s highest court ignored three landmark Second Amendment Supreme Court decisions, declaring that the U.S. Supreme Court “handpicks history to make its own rules.”
Which is, of course, precisely what the Hawaii Supreme Court did in its finding. |
OR: Rep. Bentz and the First Amendment
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Over the past few years, I have received several emails from our Representative Cliff Bentz proclaiming his support for the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. This Second Amendment guarantees the right of the people “to keep and bear arms.” Bentz repeatedly says his obedience to our Constitution is the reason he supports the proliferation of guns in America. Bentz has then taken actions aligning with his view, specifically votes in Congress, to oppose gun regulation. Where is Congressman Cliff Bentz’ support for the First Amendment? |
Former Biden official calls for urgent action on gun violence after FSU shooting
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A mass shooting at Florida State University on Wednesday left two non-students dead and six others injured, igniting renewed discussions about gun violence in the United States. The shooter, a 20-year-old male, sustained injuries inflicted by police and is currently hospitalized with non-life-threatening conditions.
President Donald Trump addressed the incident from the Oval Office, expressing condolences to the victims while reinforcing his commitment to Second Amendment rights. |
TN: Tennessee ties gun rights to restoring voting rights after a felony. That will likely soon change
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If you've paid your debts to society after being convicted of a felony and you want to vote in Tennessee, you generally have a persuade a judge to restore your gun rights first. This will likely change under a bill approved by the Republican-led legislature.
But opponents say the proposal awaiting Gov. Bill Lee's signature doesn't do enough to clear hurdles for the nearly half-a-million disenfranchised Tennesseans — including 1 in 5 of the state's African Americans — who might otherwise be able to vote again. |
How Police Guns End Up in the Hands of Criminals
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When the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department in California wanted to purchase new firearms, it sold its used ones to help cover the cost. The old guns went to a distributor, which then turned around and sold them to the public. One of those guns—a Glock pistol—found its way to Indianapolis.
That Glock was involved in the killing of Maria Leslie’s grandson, and the fact that it once belonged to law enforcement makes her loss sting even more. |
WA: Trade guns for gift cards in Redmond this weekend
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Those who live in Redmond or work for the city can make some extra money if they have a gun or two they want to "unload."
Perhaps there's a gun in the house that once belonged to a friend or family member, and it's no longer wanted. Or you own a gun that you're no longer comfortable having around, or know that you'll never use.
Whatever the case, the Redmond Police Department is holding a firearm exchange event where you can trade in unwanted guns for gift cards. |
FL: Unless We Regulate Guns, We Must Build More Trauma Centers in the Southeast
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As a Florida State University alum, the shooting on our campus on Holy Thursday was particularly jarring. Though we were not so fortunate as to hear the call for “thoughts and prayers” we were lucky that the campus happened to have the excellent Tallahassee Memorial Hospital nearby to save several of the victims. Until we get to the point where there could be more common-sense gun reform, having more trauma centers may be the only chance we have to save lives. |
VT: Burlington’s proposed ban on guns in bars clears key legislative committee with narrowed scope
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A proposed change to Burlington’s local laws that would ban guns from bars and other venues that serve alcohol is making headway in Montpelier, where the change needs a signoff from state lawmakers. But a key Senate committee has reduced the scope of the proposal over concerns that, in its original form, it could run afoul of the U.S. Constitution.
It’s the second time in a decade that Burlington voters have asked legislators to approve the local gun control measure. This year’s effort was prompted by a fatal shooting last summer outside a bar and nightclub on Church Street, the city’s major shopping thoroughfare, that police said was preceded by a fight inside the venue. |
CT: CT man who shot and killed bear is confused by his arrest — and so are state lawmakers
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A Bethlehem man said he fired warning shots at a black bear that had come into the garage where his children were playing, but ended up killing it — and paying a price he says was unjust.
Todd Topicz, 39, said in an interview Friday that state Environmental Conservation Police charged him with illegally killing the bear in August. Topicz also was charged with negligent discharge of a firearm and breach of peace. He said he has been granted accelerated rehabilitation on all charges, which will be dismissed next year if he meets requirements of the pretrial diversionary program. AR does not require a defendant to enter a guilty plea. |
Whose Really in Charge at the DOJ?
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There is an open revolt currently taking place at the Department of Justice (DOJ), as Biden-era deep state holdovers are ramping up their insubordination campaign against Attorney General Pam Bondi and President Trump. This rebellion follows a growing pattern within the DOJ. Just last month, acting U.S. Attorney Michael Simpson argued in United States v. George Peterson that the Second Amendment did not protect suppressors, only to be sent back with his tail between his legs to request a 30-day delay in the court’s ruling so the government may “further consider its position.” |
NC: Slate of NC gun bills condemned by some, celebrated by others
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Juliet Rosa, a survivor of domestic violence and UNC-Chapel Hill student, is “a little bit overwhelmed” by this session’s plethora of gun bills, which include so-called constitutional carry legislation, sentence enhancements for crimes involving firearms and a measure proposing North Carolina as a Second Amendment sanctuary state.
If North Carolina lawmakers pass these bills, Rosa may just pack her bags and leave.
Gun bills aren’t novel in North Carolina, but there weren’t too many major changes until 2023. That’s when lawmakers narrowly repealed a century-old pistol purchase permit requirement over Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto, said state Rep. Pricey Harrison, D-Guilford. |
The NRA Rises Again
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I write from Atlanta on the eve of the 2025 National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting where for once, the gathering has been relatively free of scrutiny from media stars too busy freaking out about President Trump’s latest social media post to predict its imminent decline. The cadre of progressives who’ve waged a lawless campaign of public lawfare against the nation’s oldest civil rights organization maybe think they’ve taken it down, rendering it mute and unable to influence the national conversation.
Let them. They couldn’t be more wrong. |
IT WAS GUN CONTROL: Not Taxes.
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They want you to think the War for Independence was about taxes. The truth? The fighting started with gun control. On April 19, 1775 – at Lexington and Concord – the patriots fought back against long-standing usurpations of power, now being enforced through an aggressive British disarmament campaign. This is the story they never teach in government-run schools. |
The Men & Guns Of Lexington Green
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Lexington Green today is a surreal place. If one didn’t know any better, one might mistake it as a simple suburban park, no different than any of the other carefully manicured havens of nature preserved among the sprawling network of roads, shops and houses that characterize many of America’s rapidly growing urban areas. A constant drone from the passing cars breaking off Massachusetts Avenue onto Bedford Street disrupts any sense of calm, even to early-morning visitors who tread the field, hoping to gain some semblance of atmosphere resembling the quiet dawn of April 19, 1775. |
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| Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any bands of regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States. — Noah Webster in "An Examination into the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution," 1787, in Paul Ford, ed., Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States, at p. 56 (New York, 1888). |
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