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The Hidden Truth About Gun Control
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I’ve debated gun-control lawyers. They said guns aren’t the answer for personal safety. I’ve come to a single conclusion when I look at the people who want us disarmed. Their actions speak so loud that I can barely hear their words. Some of the strongest and most consistent practitioners of armed defense are the people who espouse gun-control for the rest of us.
That is the hidden truth in the gun-control debate. |
The Right-Wing Embrace of Bloodlust
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The praise just keeps pouring in for Daniel Penny, the 24-year-old white ex-Marine charged with second-degree manslaughter for choking to death a 30-year-old black mentally ill homeless man named Jordan Neely on a New York City subway.
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida called Penny a Good Samaritan and urged his Twitter followers to contribute to his legal defense fund, saying “We must defeat the Soros-Funded DAs, stop the Left’s pro-criminal agenda, and take back the streets for law abiding citizens.” |
Violence is the new Republican grift
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Republican lawmakers push for national concealed carry and expanded "stand your ground laws." Based on what is known about how the easy access to guns and the encouragement to use them irresponsibly directly correlates to an increase in gun violence (including suicides and mass murders), the American right wing is trying to create a Hobbesian state of nature where violence and fear of death is everywhere and the rule of law is increasingly meaningless. |
DE: Delaware gun owners can get certificate proving their assault weapons are legal under state’s ban
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When Delaware lawmakers finally bucked the gun lobby nearly a year ago by banning the sale and possession of AR-15 rifles and other assault-style weapons, they allowed firearms owners to keep any weapons they already had.
But there’s a caveat — and it involves showing up at a state police facility with the weapons, and providing a thumbprint to the cops.
That’s because anyone who has an assault weapon must be able to prove they obtained it legitimately before June 30, 2022. Violations of the ban are a felony. |
Federal court deals blow to ATF pistol brace rule ahead of gun accessory registration deadline
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A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from fully enforcing new regulations on pistols with stabilizing braces, gun accessories that President Biden has called "especially dangerous" after they were used in several mass shootings.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday enjoined the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from enforcing its new rule against gun owners and Second Amendment groups who filed a lawsuit challenging the regulation. |
TX: Man fatally shot attacker in self-defense at South Austin Dairy Queen, police say
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Police say a man shot and killed another man in self-defense Monday night at a fast-food restaurant in South Austin. The incident occurred at the Dairy Queen situated on the southbound I-35 service road near the East Slaughter Lane intersection.
The Austin Police Department (APD) reports officers responded to a 911 call of a shooting at around 9 p.m. The caller, who was also the shooter, claimed he had shot a man who was dating the mother of his child after the man had attacked him. |
LA: Accused of shooting fleeing home invader, he succesfully argued it was self-defense
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Contreras' lawyers told jurors the threat wasn't completely gone when Koslowski and "Grace's posse" congregated in the parking lot after the exchange inside Contreras' apartment. They suggested the group may have been preparing for another attack, this time armed with the shotgun the victim took from Contreras.
She said the defendant was worried about his girlfriend, who was missing from the apartment after the initial chaos.
"He was protecting his home," Jakuback said. "They weren't retreating, they were regrouping. So as jurors, you'll have to decide how is one to know that that threat was gone." |
OH: Franklin County jury finds woman not guilty of murder for running over another woman
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A Franklin County jury has decided it was not murder when a Columbus woman drove her vehicle into another woman holding a gun, fatally crushing her against the wall of a fast-food restaurants building.
Bria K. Henslee, 23, of the Hilltop neighborhood, was on trial in Franklin County Common Pleas Court for two counts of murder in connection with the death of 25-year-old Makaela Ellis on April 9, 2021.
Henslee's defense team argued during the trial that Henslee was defending herself after Ellis pointed a gun at her following a fender-bender crash. |
PA: Police: Woman shoots crowbar-wielding man during road rage incident in University City
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Philadelphia police believe a woman who shot a crowbar-wielding man during a road rage incident in University City was acting in self-defense.
The incident began just before 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday at 30th and Chestnut streets.
"This was a road rage incident. This 22-year-old was operating a Chevy in the area of 30th and Chestnut and got into a road rage incident with a 27-year-old female who was driving her vehicle also at 30th and Chestnut," said Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small. |
NJ: Judge right on history of gun owners’ rights
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After the Supreme Court ruled nearly a year ago that making it unduly burdensome to acquire a permit to carry a firearm violates the Second Amendment rights of Americans, New Jersey and New York tried a new approach.
The two states attempted to disqualify Americans with permits from carrying a gun at a broad assortment of places — so broad that, as Reason magazine notes, “effectively prohibits the carrying of that handgun virtually everywhere.”
Fortunately, a federal judge struck down the attempt at circumventing the rights to self-defense and to bear arms in mid-May. |
224 Valkyrie vs 223 Remington
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Comparing rifle cartridges is not always as straightforward as it might seem. Just because one cartridge shoots faster, flatter, and hits harder, does not always mean it’s the best option for you. Cost, application, and rifles available, should also always play a part in any cartridge decision. The 223 Remington has long been the most popular 0.22-caliber centerfire rifle cartridge, but a newer and faster option called the 224 Valkyrie has been around for a while and is turning heads. When it comes to the 224 Valkyrie vs 223 Remington, which one is better for you? |
NM: Gun Control Gov. Makes All-Call For Gun Control, Fails On The Basics
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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham knows exactly where to go to get fawning media coverage and an agreeable viewing audience for her all-call gun control platform.
Gov. Lujan Grisham joined MSNBC’s Morning Joe just days following the murders of three innocent Americans by a mentally troubled 18-year old. She knew there would be no serious pushback or correcting by the host of her false statements about firearms and lies about the firearm industry. |
Challenging the Status Quo: The Case for Allowing Convicted Felons to Exercise 2nd Amendment Rights
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A federal judge recently denied a convicted felon’s request to have their gun possession charge thrown out on constitutional grounds. This ruling should be viewed as disappointing.
Judge Holly A. Brady’s ruling that felons do not have gun rights is a setback for those who believe in the importance of the right to keep and bear arms, even for individuals who have made mistakes in the past.
It is true that there are historical laws that exclude felons from possessing firearms, but that does not necessarily mean that such laws are consistent with the Second Amendment. |
OH: Sparks fly in a hearing on the bill to make Ohio a “Second Amendment sanctuary state”
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State lawmakers are considering a bill its Republican sponsors say will protect Ohio gun owners from federal laws and policies that they think go too far. The bill would declare Ohio a “Second Amendment sanctuary state” to encourage police not to enforce federal gun control measures.
House Bill 51 would prohibit taxes or fees from being imposed on firearms, but not other goods. And it would block any federal requirement to track ownership of firearms and firearm-related products. |
Never an Easy Target
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Millions of American women are buying guns for self-protection. If you are one of them, or plan to be, Paxton Quiqley urges you to arm yourself with information and train with experts so that you can safely defend yourself and your loved ones against any potential violence. Reading this book is the perfect place to start.
“Highly recommended reading, especially beginners, for those considering firearms training. Paxton addresses the essential factors related to choosing firearms as an option for protecting yourself and those you love.” -Mark Vinci, Director, Model Mugging Self Defense for Women |
CA: AG Bonta will review decision not to charge San Francisco security guard in the fatal shooting of a suspected Walgreens shoplifter
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The California attorney general’s office will review the decision not to charge a security guard in the fatal shooting of a suspected shoplifter last month at a Walgreens store in downtown San Francisco, it said Tuesday.
The review comes after the San Francisco district attorney’s office said last week that security guard Michael Anthony would not face criminal charges because he acted in self-defense when he shot Banko Brown on April 27.
Brown’s family attorney John Burris, who previously described the guard’s actions as “way beyond what was reasonable and necessary,” sent a letter to the attorney general’s office last week requesting the investigation. |
Poll: Majority of Adults Support ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws, Sour on Need to Protect Gun Rights
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Nearly six-in-ten U.S. adults said they support laws so-called stand-your-ground laws that “allow people who are in a public place and believe that their life or safety is in danger to kill or injure the person who they think is threatening them,”—up three percent since it last polled the question. More than 80 percent of Republicans and 57 percent of Independents said they agreed with the laws, while only 40 percent of Democrats said the same.
At the same time, the poll identified a broader trend of the public turning against the need to defend gun rights in favor of reducing gun violence. It found 60 percent of Americans now think controlling gun violence is more important, while just 38 percent say the opposite. |
VA: Williams misunderstands firearms community
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Mr. Morant’s actions as described by Mr. Williams were neither safe nor responsible, and were possibly illegal. While Mr. Morant might have been legally eligible to carry a firearm, flashing or waving a firearm in public is not carrying and is often illegal. Mr. Morant’s unsafe and irresponsible actions involving firearms and similar actions by a very small percentage of gun possessors (I can’t call them firearm owners) give all firearm owners a bad image. For this reason, unsafe and irresponsible gun possessors will have little support from responsible firearm owners. |
ME: Gun Lobby Day May 30th
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Last week, Democrats on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee advanced several extreme gun control initiatives, despite Maine’s reputation as the safest state in the country. Both the House and the Senate will vote on these proposals in the coming weeks.
It is now time to take the fight to save your Second Amendment rights to the halls of the State House in Augusta. The NRA and Gun Owners of Maine are calling on all members to join fellow gun-rights supporters at the Maine State House on Tuesday, May 30th, at 9:00 A.M. to talk to lawmakers about the importance of protecting Maine’s heritage of gun ownership. |
Mexico: Woman Who Was Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Killing Her Rapist to Go Free After Prosecutors Withdraw Case
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Ruiz, a single mother, was attacked and raped in 2021 by a man who walked her home.
The young Indigenous Mexican mother who was sentenced to six years in prison after killing her rapist has had her case withdrawn by prosecutors.
Prosecutors in Mexico announced they were withdrawing the case against Roxana Ruiz, 23, on Saturday, according to the Associated Press.
Ruiz, a single mother, was attacked and raped in 2021 by a man she knew from the neighborhood who had walked her home after they had a drink with a friend. He asked to stay the night after walking her home and they went to bed separately, but the man attacked her as she slept and threatened to kill her, her defense attorney said. |
A Public Health Expert Explains How We Can Actually Reduce Gun Deaths
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One of the things we know is that in areas in the United States where all other things are equal, where there are fewer guns and stronger laws, there’s a lot less violent death. We can say that, overall, stronger laws are really effective at reducing violent death. To say which law is the most important, I would like to see numerous things. I’d really like to see licensing of gun owners and registration of handguns—for many reasons, I think that’d be really useful. I would love to see what we have in motor vehicles, which is that we have a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration where people wake up every day and their job is to try to figure out how to reduce motor vehicle deaths and injuries, ... |
Live, Practice, and Compete from Concealment
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There are over twenty million issued carry permits now in the United States, and bear in mind that this is in a nation that now has over half of the states honoring Constitutional Carry, thus requiring no permit at all to carry concealed. This is a good thing. On any given day, there are millions of American citizens carrying guns, and the majority of these guns are being carried concealed. |
DC: GWU Faculty Senate Says Fight Campus Shooters With Kumbaya
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“If we seek to broaden the imagination on public safety, have we trained the GWU community as a whole in how to illuminate the dignity of all people (especially in conflict situations), how to practice deep empathy, how to use nonviolent communication, how to de-escalate through active bystander intervention skills and nonviolent self-defense training, as well as the numerous examples of unarmed persons protecting others, ensuring safety, and de-escalating those with weapons?” |
LA: Louisiana House Passes Constitutional Carry
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HB 131, the constitutional carry bill, recognizes the inherent right of law-abiding adults to carry firearms for self-defense, and has made significant progress. HB 131 was passed out of the House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee last week and passed the House today. The bill was referred to the Senate for consideration. |
AZ: Arizona joins multi-state coalition supporting ban of gun sales to people under 21
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes last week joined a multi-state coalition supporting the prohibition of gun sales to those under 21.
The amicus brief filed under 21 attorneys general with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit claims the Second Amendment lets governments implement varied regulations, such as age restrictions, to protect the public, Mayes said in a press release.
“Protecting our communities from gun violence requires multiple solutions, including laws already on the books,” Mayes, a Democrat, said in the release. |
FL: Loading and Openly Carrying Gun in Own Yard Isn't Criminal Use of Deadly Force Under Florida Law
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That a person's home is his or her "castle" is one of the most basic tenets of our jurisprudence. However, for Richard Burns …, charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for openly carrying and loading his firearm in the yard of his own home, the "castle" our law entitled him to protect was relegated to a defenseless dungeon. We conclude that the trial court erred in denying his motion for immunity from prosecution pursuant to Florida's Stand Your Ground law. We therefore grant his petition for writ of prohibition because he is legally entitled to immunity from prosecution on the aggravated assault charge…. |
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