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IL: No charges in deadly shooting outside bar and grill in Glenwood; ruled self defense
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Cook County prosecutors have declined to file charges days after a man was shot and killed outside of a bar and grill restaurant in Chicago’s south suburbs.
Glenwood police announced Friday that the Sunday, Feb. 23 deadly shooting at Chug-A-Lug Pub & Grill, in the 18400 block S. Halsted St, was the result of self-defense. Following what authorities called a “thorough investigation,” Glenwood police officials say a parking dispute sparked the armed confrontation.
“None of the people involved knew each other and there was no contact or conflicts between any of the parties involved before the incident,” Glenwood police said in a news release. |
OR: Appeals court reverses Ian Cranston conviction in death of Barry Washington Jr.
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According to the Court of Appeals ruling, Cranston's attorneys argued that Oregon law does not require someone to retreat in self-defense. Although his attorneys asked Judge Beth Bagley to give that instruction to the jury, she declined to do so.
"Defendant argues that the trial court erred when it refused to use his special jury instruction regarding the absence of a duty to retreat under Oregon self-defense law. We agree with defendant that, on this record, the trial court erred by not instructing the jury to that effect. Because the error was not harmless, we reverse and remand," the appeals court ruling reads. Remand means it goes back to the lower court. |
The Fundamental Right to Self Defense
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Carol Browne did everything she could to protect herself from Michael Eitel, her abusive ex-boyfriend. She had a restraining order against him, citing years of physical and emotional abuse. She installed security cameras at her home. Browne even went so far as to ask for a police escort home to protect her from Eitel, a request that was denied due to "lack of manpower." She also applied for a gun permit in New Jersey, a state with some of the strictest gun control laws. Under that law, Browne had to wait up to 30 days for her permit to be granted or denied. |
FL: Drive-Thru Dispute at Florida McDonald’s Ends in Shooting
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What started as a late-night fast food frustration quickly turned into a chaotic confrontation involving threats, a physical struggle, and a discharged firearm inside a McDonald’s in Davenport, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
It happened early Sunday morning when Peter Story, 20, and Nicholas Jones, 18, pulled into the McDonald’s drive-thru and were told by employee Yoan Soto, 21, that the store was too busy to take more orders. |
Giffords Calls for Stop to Self-Defense Shootings
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Most people who buy a gun for self-defense will never need to use it for that purpose. However, there are some unfortunate souls who do. They don't want to, and many are haunted by it, but they don't have a choice.
And gun control group Giffords apparently wants to put an end to anyone acting in self-defense. |
Human Rights Defenders Go Offensive on Human Gun Rights
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Gun rights are, in fact, human rights. The right to self-defense is largely unquestioned, with some notable exceptions, and having the means to act in self-defense is a big part of that.
So when a group that says it defends human rights publishes a piece in Psychology Today, one shouldn't have to expect gun control. But that's exactly what we get. |
How a conservative media website published Brady’s anti-gun propaganda
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Journalism is not a science. It is nothing more than telling good stories. Mistakes can and do happen all too often.
Back in the day, more than a half-dozen people would actually read a newspaper story before it was published—the reporter, several editors, copy editors, even pressmen and more—but mistakes still occurred.
A reporter at one of my former newspapers once wrote a story that mentioned a former state governor who the reporter said had passed away. This was news to the former governor, who was living in Arizona. He called our executive editor and was definitely less than thrilled by our mistaken coverage. |
FL: Guns at the public library? Miami-Dade adjusts to Florida's open-carry era
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Days after a Florida appeals court legalized the open carry of firearms statewide, a library manager in Miami Beach realized that would probably mean having to welcome visibly armed visitors to libraries.
“Here is my understanding of the law as it currently stands in light of the ruling. Neither Miami-Dade County nor [its library system] may prohibit open or concealed carry of firearms on library property,” Bryant Capley wrote in a Sept. 15 email seeking confirmation that open-carry rights would also apply to public libraries.
That email triggered a response from county attorneys laying out the limited exceptions to Florida’s new open-carry rules... |
Unsung Hero of Firearms: The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA)
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There aren’t many heroes in Washington anymore, but 20 years ago this week, one piece of paper quietly did something truly extraordinary — it saved the American gun industry.
You won’t find it on a billboard or hear too many politicians brag about it. It doesn’t click, shout, bang or shoot. But the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, better known as the PLCAA, is the legal backbone that kept the lights on in gun shops, machines running in factories and the shelves stocked for the rest of us. |
CA: East Bay Firearms in Livermore Hit by Third Burglary in Two Years, $40K in Guns Stolen
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Livermore's East Bay Firearms has become a repeated target for gun thieves, with the latest break-in marking the third burglary in just two years. In this most recent incident, owners Damon and his brother report a loss of around $40,000 worth of firearms, including 28 handguns and four long guns. According to CBS News San Francisco, a car was used to ram through the gun shop's front glass storefront last Saturday, leading to the substantial theft.
The burglars' brazen tactics, as captured in surveillance footage detailed by KTVU, involved using two vehicles, a white and a red car, with the latter being driven through the protective glass doors. |
IA: No charges for fatal Coralville shooting: Attorney cites self-defense law
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After a thorough investigation, Zimmermann Smith said there wasn't enough evidence to challenge the legal presumption that the deadly force used by Michelle Jenkins-Robertson was necessary for her safety.
Jenkins-Robertson, 28, called 911 after she shot Edwards, 27, who she said had forced his way into her home and assaulted her. Officers found Edwards with two gunshot wounds and pronounced him dead at the scene.
The investigation revealed that Jenkins-Robertson and Edwards had an intermittent relationship and did not live together. Investigators say Edwards, appearing intoxicated, attacked Jenkins-Robertson, prompting her to shoot him in self-defense. |
IA: Officials rule Coralville woman was acting in self-defense in June shooting that killed man
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A Coralville woman will not face prosecution after she allegedly shot and killed a man in June, the Johnson County Attorney's Office recently announced, saying she was acting in self-defense.
Mason Edwards, 27, was shot twice in the chest and killed just before midnight on June 11, at the Western Hills Mobile Home Park on the west side of Coralville.
Johnson County Attorney Rachel Zimmermann Smith, in a release on Friday, Oct. 31, said no charges will be filed against Michelle Jenkins-Robertson, the woman who shot and killed Edwards. Zimmermann Smith said her office determined "there is not enough evidence to show that the force was not justified." |
SK Custom Guns Colt 1911 Pistols Honoring St. Augustine
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SK Custom Guns has released two non-retail Colt 1911 pistols created to commemorate the inaugural “SK Gives Back Sporting Clays Open” at the Saltwater Shooting Club in St. Augustine, Florida. The pistols are described as custom presentation pieces rather than retail offerings, so perfect for TFB’s Photo Of The Day.
Both pistols are finished to showcase St. Augustine’s historic landmarks and regional iconography. The first example features a highly polished stainless-steel finish paired with Aqua Pearl grips that carry the Colt Rampart emblem. The right side of the slide is engraved with the Bridge of Lions over the Matanzas River and the Great Seal of the State of Florida. |
The Supreme Court To Decide if Marijuana Users Can Own Guns
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On Oct. 20, the New York Times reported that the Supreme Court announced on Sept. 20 that it is considering a Second Amendment challenge to the federal law that bars drug users or addicts from owning firearms. The case tests the statute used to convict former U.S. President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, last year.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found this law unconstitutional in most cases and added that it could only be applied to those “presently impaired.” In response, President Donald Trump’s administration urged the justices to reverse this ruling, saying that the law should be upheld because habitual drug users with firearms presented “unique dangers” to society and ...” |
IL: Second Amendment Foundation Seeks Supreme Court Review Of Illinois Public Transit Carry Ban
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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), along with its partners, announced today that they have filed a petition for review with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Schoenthal v. Raoul. The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Illinois' ban on carrying firearms on public transportation.
The case, originally filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 2022, targets a specific provision of Illinois law.
While the state requires residents to have both a Firearm Owners Identification Card (FOID) and a concealed carry license to carry a firearm in public lawfully, it explicitly bans carrying a gun on: |
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Many Americans believe, were the United Nations Small Arms Trade Treaty ratified, the U.S. Supreme Court would rule it unconstitutional. This is incorrect. The U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 2, Paragraph 2 states “He (the President) shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate to make treaties provided two-thirds of Senators present concur.”
The U.S. Constitution, Article VI, Paragraph 2 states “This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, ...”
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MA: Massachusetts clash of the Second Amendment: Gun rights advocates look to repeal landmark law
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A movement to repeal a landmark firearms law that Beacon Hill Democrats and Gov. Maura Healey enacted last year is surging ahead, with gun rights advocates demanding lawmakers reverse course on the “abomination.”
Second Amendment proponents are using the months-long pretrial detention of an Air Force veteran, arrested for having guns registered in Arizona, but not in the Bay State, as a case example for why “Chapter 135” must be pulled back.
The veteran, Kyle Culotta, attended a hearing at the State House on Friday on a bill that calls for the full repeal of the Democratic-driven gun law, which backers have hailed as a key measure to save lives, create safer communities, and maintain responsible ownership of firearms. |
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