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MI: Despite heavy dose of gun legislation by state lawmakers, assault weapon ban efforts are on pause
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When former President Ronald Reagan was shot along with his press secretary James Brady back in 1981, Congress almost immediately passed the Brady Bill.
It was the nation's first ban on assault weapons. But in 2004, Congress refused to renew the ban. Now, 20 years later, President Joe Biden wants to bring it back.
"I'm demanding a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines," Biden said.
And Gov. Gretchen Whitmer agrees.
"Personally I think it would be the right thing to do," she said.
But the governor did not recommend that in her State of the State, and it turns out the ban is dead right now.
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NY: NYC man will not face charges for 'self-defense' shooting on Brooklyn subway
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No charges are being filed against the 32-year-old man who fired a gun on a New York City subway, critically injuring one person, prosecutors said, citing "self-defense."
"Yesterday's shooting inside a crowded subway car was shocking and deeply upsetting," Oren Yaniv, a spokesperson for the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, said in a statement Friday. "The investigation into this tragic incident is ongoing but, at this stage, evidence of self-defense precludes us from filing any criminal charges against the shooter."
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OR: Sen. Hansell defends vote in favor of firearm suicide prevention bill
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He says he was criticized for testifying in favor of the bill and eventually voting for it, but he says he’s content with his vote.
“I knew I was walking a thin line, but I want to give it a shot,” said Hansell. “I felt like it was the right thing to do because I want to make sure the answer from the task force isn’t that we lock up guns and deny people their constitutional rights.”
Ed.: That is exactly what answer from the task force will be. |
DE: Appeals court weighs Delaware laws banning certain semiautomatic firearms, large-capacity magazines
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Lawyers for gun rights groups urged a federal appeals court on Monday to overturn a judge’s refusal to halt enforcement of Delaware laws banning certain semiautomatic firearms and restricting the size of firearm magazines.
Delaware’s Democrat-controlled General Assembly enacted laws in 2022 that ban the sale of several types of semiautomatic firearms and shotguns, and limit magazine capacity to 17 rounds.
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Andrews denied a request by opponents for a preliminary injunction halting enforcement of the laws until a court decides whether they are unconstitutional. |
House Committee Tackles Federal Government Weaponization
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The Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government delved into questions of why the federal government spied, and lied, about the lawful purchases by Americans by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The U.S. Treasury admitted that it collected information on Americans’ purchases of firearms and ammunition, shopping at several sporting retailers, including Cabelas, and even tracked people using search terms that include “Bible.” |
Will SCOTUS reshape First Amendment with these upcoming cases?
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While most people think of the Second Amendment when they hear the National Rifle Association, the pro-gun rights group will be going before the Supreme Court regarding its First Amendment rights next week.
The NRA sued the superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services after it said she told banks and insurance companies to “sever ties” with the gun rights group because of their political stance after the Parkland school shooting in 2018.
The group said the superintendent promised lenience to certain insurers if they would stop doing business with the NRA, which it claims amounted to a violation of its right to free speech. |
CA: Undaunted By Court Losses, Cali Lawmakers Push More Anti-Gun Measures
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In recent weeks, courts have struck down a law that permanently denied Second Amendment rights to people who have had felony convictions vacated, set aside or dismissed, and their rights to possess firearms fully restored, a law allowing frivolous lawsuits against the firearms industry and the state’s on-again, off-again ammo background check law. You might think anti-gun legislators in the Golden State would finally back down, but alas they refuse to do so.
Now, California lawmakers are pushing a handful of restrictive measures that would further infringe on citizens’ Second Amendment rights.
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KY: CARR bill protects more than gun rights — it also protects the right to life
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This suggests that an important strategy for preventing suicide is limiting access to lethal means when people are most at risk. Kentucky’s state legislature is currently considering such a means – Senate Bill 13, the Crisis Aversion Rights Retention bill (CARR). It is designed to respect the rights of gun owners while temporarily separating a person from their firearms in a moment of mental health crisis. |
What the First Convictions of a School Shooter’s Parents Could Mean for Gun Control in the U.S.
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“It’s very rare for parents to be held accountable when their children have access to firearms and do harm,” Adam Winkler, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America, tells TIME.
Winkler describes Thursday’s verdict as “not unexpected but still surprising,” adding that the facts in Crumbley’s case were “unusually” clear. “This case may not set a huge precedent,” he says, “because there won’t be as many cases where the facts are as egregious as this one.” |
NM: No charges filed against man who shot brother-in-law in ‘self-defense,’ BCSO says
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A 39-year-old man died in a shooting at a home on 2nd Street NW in Albuquerque on Wednesday night, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies were responding to a call around 8:24 pm where a man said he shot his brother-in-law after a confrontation. When deputies arrived at the home, they found Adam Apodaca in the yard with a gunshot wound. Apodaca was taken to the University of New Mexico Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. |
AZ: Arizona Senate approves extension of "castle doctrine" self-defense law
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A Senate committee approved an expansion of Arizona's "castle doctrine" self-defense to make it apply not just in someone's home and yard but on any property they own or control after a fiery debate on Thursday.
The fight between Republicans backing what the sponsor of House Bill 2843 originally framed as a needed protection for farmers and ranchers against Democrats who said it targeted migrants.
But in debate at the Judiciary Committee that lasted an hour, Rep. Justin Heap, R-Mesa, the sponsor of the measure, said it had nothing to do with migrants and only makes a minor change to the existing law.
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Rep. Clyde Urges Speaker Johnson to Protect Second Amendment in Second Minibus
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Today, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) led over 30 of his House Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger urging them to protect Americans’ Second Amendment freedoms in the upcoming appropriations package.
Specifically, the lawmakers call on Speaker Johnson and Chairwoman Granger to include the Dickey Amendment to block any further funding for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) anti-gun “studies” in the second Fiscal Year 2024 minibus. |
NY: Motion for Summary Judgment Filed in FPC-Supported Lawsuit Challenging New York’s “Assault Weapon” Ban
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Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced the filing of a motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit challenging New York’s ban on so-called “assault weapons.” The motion in Lane v. Rocah can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.
“AR-15s and similar semiautomatic rifles are the second-best selling firearm in the country of any type (behind semiautomatic handguns) at approximately 20% of sales, and they are overwhelmingly owned for lawful purposes such as self-defense, training, and hunting,” argues the brief. “New York simply cannot show that firearms that are the most popular in the country are dangerous and unusual.” |
Biden signs pro-gun bill. Gun owners shocked! Biden angry!
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Sometimes there's an upside to mental decline — like when the president stumbles into signing a bill that restores Second Amendment rights for America's veterans.
You read that right.
Gun Grabber in Chief Joe Biden recently signed a bill that reversed a policy that has been infringing on gun rights for more than a quarter century.
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TX: San Antonio's November gun buy back event was worth the effort
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Courage deems the event "very successful." He not only wants to do it again, he wants to grow it. He'd like a stronger commitment for additional funding as part of the city’s annual budget.
McManus has a more skeptical take. He said the event “went fine," but the number of guns recovered "in no way reduced violent crime."
Salame said the weapons surrendered were not the type of guns typically used in street crimes. In fact, none of the weapons surrendered at the event was ever used in a crime.
Courage said the goal wasn’t necessarily to reduce crime but to make homes safer. |
Check Out This Rare Throwback ’90s SR-25
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It seems like early ’90s throwbacks are everywhere these days. From young women who look like they’ve been plucked straight out of the show “Blossom” to guys wearing dangly earrings, you can’t seem to escape '90s fashion.
On the other hand, certain guns from the early ’90s have become incredibly rare, like this Knight's Armament SR-25. Sure, you can still buy these today, but finding a vintage one is exceedingly rare. So, when we found one at the SAR West Gun Show, we had to document it. |
Haiti: Behind Haiti Violence, Smuggled Guns From The US
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Weapons purchased legally in states with loose gun laws are often "hidden inside consumer products, electronic equipment, garment linings, frozen food items or even the hulls of freighters," it added.
Haiti has no firearms or ammunition manufacturing capabilities and has laws restricting legal ownership.
Ed.: Seems like the laws banning Haitians from having guns to protect themselves isn't working too well. |
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