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CA: Protestors, SF Supervisors Push DA Jenkins to Reverse Ruling On Walgreens Shooting
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San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins continues to receive pressure from the SF Board of Supervisors and activists to reconsider her decision to not charge a Walgreens security guard over a shooting death of a criminal that occurred last week.
On the evening of April 27th at the Walgreens at Market and Fourth streets in the city, 33-year-old security guard Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony confronted 24-year-old Chynna “Banko” Brown over trying to steal items from the store. According to surveillance camera footage reviewed by the DA’s office, Brown immediately became belligerent, using physical force, violence, and the threat of violence against Anthony. With his life now in mortal danger, Anthony shot Brown once with a pistol. |
OH: Defensive Firearms Training
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Carrying a firearm is a serious responsibility. To obtain a concealed handgun license in Ohio, an applicant must complete a training course.
However, in 2022, Ohio became the 23rd state to enact new concealed carry laws, allowing individuals to carry a concealed handgun without a permit. |
CA: Lawsuit challenges California's 10-day waiting period law for gun purchases
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Firearms advocates filed a lawsuit in San Diego federal court this week challenging California's 10-day waiting period for gun purchases.
The lawsuit filed Monday joins a number of others filed in San Diego in recent years challenging the state's laws governing firearm and ammunition purchases and possession.
It alleges the state's waiting period law "prevents law-abiding people from taking possession of lawfully acquired firearms for immediate self- defense and other lawful purposes." |
Brazil: Brazil's Lula has a plan to rein in gun ownership. Will it work?
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Jonathan Schmidt arrived at Federal Police headquarters in the center of Rio de Janeiro with a travel bag carrying a golden pistol and seven rifles, one peeking out of the zipper.
“I’m in love with guns,” said Mr. Schmidt. “I’d have over 2,000 if the government allowed.”
Mr. Schmidt already has his firearms registered with the army, as required by law for sport shooters like him, but experts have cast doubt on the reliability of its database and said lax oversight has allowed such guns to fall into criminal hands. Mr. Schmidt was adding his guns to the police registry on Wednesday to comply with a push by Brazil’s new left-wing president. |
NH: No Charges In Keene Shooting After Officials Rule Self-Defense
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It has been almost a year since a man fatally shot another man outside his Keene residence. However, officials recently announced that they would not be pressing any charges in the case.
Shane Frazier, the man who pulled the trigger, claimed that he acted in self-defense when he shot and killed Kristopher Chagnon, 27, in May 2022.
According to investigators, witnesses testified that Frazier found one of his children next door, which made him upset. When Frazier and his child went back home, a group of people followed them and stood outside his door, with one of them even going inside the house. |
CA: SCOTUS misses the point of the Second Amendment
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As a result of the non-existence of the condition on which the right to gun ownership rests, the entire final clause becomes null and void. No such current right is thus established by the Second Amendment.
The Second Amendment, as a result of the creation of a standing army, has become rather like the appendix in the human body: an irritating historical remnant. It, given the existence of a standing army, has no role to play in the Constitution and the country. |
PA: The Second Amendment
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In 1791, when the Second amendment was passed, “Arms” referred to muzzle loading muskets and pistols. If skilled at reloading, a shooter could get a second shot off within a minute. Seems a bit more sporting than 70 to 90 rounds a minute.
When that kid in Texas killed all those students and teachers, where was his well-regulated militia? Wasn’t that part of the Second Amendment deal? His plan was likely to commit suicide by cop but the cops were so impressed with his weapon that they stayed in the school hallway for 70 minutes while wounded children bled out. |
IL: Federal appellate court puts hold on ruling that blocked enforcement of Illinois gun ban
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A federal appeals court in Chicago on Thursday put a hold on a ruling by a lower-court judge that blocked the enforcement of the state’s ban on many higher-powered firearms and large-capacity ammunition magazines.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision stops last week’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn from being in effect until further notice. Appellate Court Judge Frank Easterbrook, though, allowed lawyers in the case to file more briefs in response to the decision.
McGlynn, who sits in the Southern District of Illinois, on Friday granted a request from gun rights groups including the Illinois State Rifle Association for a preliminary injunction against the ban. |
ME: Extreme Polling Place Gun Ban Killed
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On Wednesday, the Maine Senate held a floor vote on LD 1255, a gun ban that would have prohibited law-abiding citizens from carrying firearms at polling locations. Thanks to the strong response of NRA members and Second Amendment supporters, the bill was defeated. NRA-ILA would like to thank all lawmakers who defended the Second Amendment for law-abiding citizens in the Pine Tree State. |
Constitutional Cocktail Enables Gun Violence Against Women
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Brown University’s Wendy Schiller and Coastal Carolina University’s Kaitlin Sidorsky call for more targeted laws and federal/state cooperation to address a widespread problem of gun-based domestic violence against women.
Between 2003 and 2017, nearly 9,500 women were killed as a result of domestic violence, and 50% of those murders were committed with a gun. The mere presence of a firearm in a household where there is domestic violence increases the chances that a woman will be killed by 1,000%. |
WA: FPC Files Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging Washington “Assault Weapons” Ban
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“If lawmakers around the country insist on continuing to thumb their noses at the Constitution and the Supreme Court, FPC will have no choice but to continue to meet them on the courthouse steps,” said FPC Director of Legal Operations Bill Sack. “The adoption of the Second Amendment necessarily takes certain policy positions off the table. Put simply, these decisions have already been made by the people. Legislators simply do not have the authority to ban the vast majority of commonly owned arms with the swipe of a pen.”
FPC is joined in this lawsuit by the Second Amendment Foundation. |
FL: Push to lower Florida’s gun-buying age dead in Session’s final days
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You still must be 21 to buy a long gun.
Florida’s minimum gun-buying age will remain at 21 years old.
A proposal to return the minimum age to 18 is officially dead this year. The House in April passed a bill (HB 1543) on a 69-36 vote that would have reduced the purchase age for rifles and long guns. But no such legislation was ever filed in the Senate, and the clock has run out on the bill finding another vehicle to reach the Senate floor.
Gun safety advocates cheered the proposal’s demise. |
IL: Supreme Court Shows Interest in AR-15 Ban Case
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The Supreme Court may already be considering wading into the debate over the constitutionality of so-called assault weapons bans.
This week, Justice Amy Coney Barrett requested Naperville, Illinois submit a defense of its ban after a gun-rights group requested an emergency injunction from the Court. That means at least one justice wants to hear more on the case before SCOTUS decides what to do with the emergency request. That doesn’t necessarily mean the Court will intervene and block the city’s ban, but it is a live possibility. |
MI: Can gun-free zones exist in downtown Detroit?
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A gun-free zone ordinance in certain parts of downtown Detroit has been proposed by some city council members after six shootings occurred during a single weekend last month.
Council members postponed a vote Tuesday on a resolution that would urge the Michigan Legislature to repeal the Firearms and Ammunition Act 319 of 1990, which prevents local governments from establishing gun-free zones. |
OH: House Bill 51 would make us less safe by seeking to nullify some federal gun laws
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Ohio Republican legislators are going all-out to make us less safe. Their proposed House Bill 51, the “Second Amendment Protection Act,” would undermine the rule of law by attempting to nullify federal gun laws. This dangerous bill would also erode public safety by preventing law enforcement from cooperating with federal entities.
HB 51′s vague language purports to block the enforcement of federal gun laws by nullifying any current or future gun laws. State nullification laws adopt a theory of states’ rights that has been squarely rejected by the Supreme Court. Under the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, federal laws are “the supreme law of the land” and any state law that conflicts with federal law is null and void. |
GA: 17 gun restriction bills flounder at Georgia Capitol
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This year, the Georgia legislature mostly ignored 17 gun restriction bills – including bills that would have limited access to guns for folks with mental health issues.
The 17 gun restriction bills were introduced by Democrats. The capitol is run by Republicans, who have expanded, not restricted, gun rights.
When police converged on the Northside Medical building in Midtown Atlanta Wednesday in an attempt to take down a mass shooter – and ordered people nearby to shelter in place – one of them was state Sen. Josh McLaurin (D-Atlanta), who was having lunch. |
VT: Will not pass muster
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Across the Heller, McDonald and Bruen decisions, the Supreme Court of the United States has been crystal clear on two things: That the crux of the Second Amendment guarantees the right to self-defense, and that the Second Amendment is no longer a second-class right that is subject to an entirely different body of rules than the other Bill of Rights guarantees.
There can be, or should be, no question that any law that effectively prohibits the ability of an honest and law-abiding citizen to immediately purchase the best means of self-defense is an “infringement” to the right of self-defense. It is illogical to argue otherwise, given the wording of our Constitution. |
Rep. Gaetz, Sen. Mullin introduce national ‘Stand Your Ground’ bills: ‘Legal duty to retreat’ helps attacker
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Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin, both Republicans, are proposing a national “Stand Your Ground” law against attackers.
Gaetz caught up over the phone with Fox News Digital on Thursday about his and Mullin’s companion bills dropping the same day, with the Florida Republican saying the proposed law came out of his efforts in the Sunshine State legislature “after the Trayvon Martin death.”
While chairman of the Florida House’s Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Gaetz said he held hearings on the state’s Stand Your Ground law amid “national calls to repeal” the statute. |
7 Best guns for home defense
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Ensuring the safety of your home and the people inside it is a top priority for any responsible homeowner. One essential component of that safety plan involves having the right firearm for home defense. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore seven of the best guns for home defense, covering all the important aspects you need to know before making a purchase. |
Kimber Pro Carry II 1911 Review
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The Kimber Pro Carry II (PCII) is a classic compact 1911 pistol designed for concealed carry. At first glance, this PCII has the excellent fit and finish you would expect from quality Kimber 1911 handguns. It is a beautiful pistol with the classic 1911 style. But, I was anxious to shoot it and to test and evaluate it against my criteria to see if it and its 4-inch barrel would work for concealed carry. |
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