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CA: Hate crime or self-defense? Case dropped after jurors deadlock in alleged attack on celebrity chef in S.F.
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The Public Defender’s Office said Lara-Rivera walked with his dog past Drew as she talked on her phone outside a bar. When Lara-Rivera called to his dog — “Come on, Pas pas,” he reportedly said — Drew mistakenly heard a racial slur. She confronted Lara-Rivera, who pushed her away, the office said. Drew then threw her phone at Lara-Rivera’s head and charged at him and attacked him, the office said.
The jury voted 11-1 in favor of acquitting Lara-Rivera of assault and 9-3 in favor of acquitting him of battery. Prosecutors dismissed the case, which included special hate-crime allegations, on March 13. |
CA: 9th Circuit upholds California ban on large-capacity ammunition magazines
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California has the authority to ban large-capacity ammunition magazines, a federal appellate court ruled Thursday, reversing a previous decision that found the state law unconstitutional under the strict, history-minded limits on gun control measures recently established by the Supreme Court.
Writing for the 11-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Circuit Judge Susan P. Graber found that the state's ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds fell in line with other historical weapons restrictions in that it "restricts an especially dangerous feature of semiautomatic firearms — the ability to use a large-capacity magazine — while allowing all other uses of those firearms." |
Watch Pro-2A Federal Judge WRECK CA Magazine Ban!
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The infamous 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, based out of California, has once again vomited forth a giant flume of word salad to justify the state’s unconstitutional ban on standard capacity magazines—meaning, anything holding more than ten rounds.
That’s no surprise-this case, Duncan v. Bonta, has been up and down between the federal district court and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals maybe four or five times.
More than once the trial district court has held the magazine ban to be unconstitutional and that’s even been confirmed on appeal by a three-judge 9th Circuit appellate court. |
MA: Second Amendment Battle Over Handgun Ban Heats Up in Massachusetts
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The battle over the Second Amendment has reached a boiling point in Massachusetts, where a lawsuit challenging the state’s handgun ban could have far-reaching implications for gun owners across the country. The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) has taken a decisive stand, filing a final summary judgment brief in Granata v. Campbell, a case that seeks to overturn the state’s restrictions on certain handguns. According to Jared Yanis, host of Guns & Gadgets 2nd Amendment News, Massachusetts is blatantly ignoring Supreme Court precedent by banning widely owned firearms under the guise of safety regulations. |
PA: More local governments move to ban ghost guns as the Pa. Supreme Court weighs whether its legal
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Delaware County Council has taken its first steps towards banning “ghost guns.” The unserialized firearms can be manufactured using 3d-printed pieces or from kits containing parts that can be purchased without a background check. The law would also ban converters, often known as “Glock switches,” that can be used to turn a semi-automatic weapon into a fully automatic weapon.
If the ordinance passes, Delaware County will become the fifth or sixth local government in Pennsylvania to ban ghost guns, despite the commonwealth’s preemption laws that generally keep municipalities from enacting gun measures stricter than what exists in state code. |
NC: North Carolina One Step Closer to Becoming a Constitutional Carry State
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Yesterday, Senate Bill 50 (SB 50), a permitless carry bill sponsored by Senator Britt and Senator Settle, passed favorably out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with amendments. The bill is now headed to the Senate Rules and Operations Committee for further consideration.
SB 50 would recognize your right to carry a concealed firearm for self-defense without seeking government permission by eliminating the requirement that law-abiding gun owners obtain a permit to carry. |
Second Amendment Roundup: 18 to 20 Age Ban Cases Coming to a Head
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On March 10, the respondents in the successful challenge to Minnesota's ban on issuance of pistol carry permits to persons aged 18 to 20, Jacobson v. Worth, agreed with the state petitioner that the Supreme Court should grant certiorari in the case. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, the petitioner, asked the Court to grant, vacate, and remand (GVR) the case and in the alternative to resolve it on the merits. I previously analyzed the Eighth Circuit's reasoning in finding the exclusion of persons in the 18-20 age group to violate the Second Amendment here. |
OH: Jordan discusses Second Amendment, government efficiency in Lima visit
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Congressman Jim Jordan spoke about Americans' rights and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during a visit to Lima on Thursday.
Rep. Jordan toured Hesseling and Sons Firearms and Gunsmithing, where he discussed President Donald Trump’s first two months in office, including efforts to protect Americans' Second Amendment rights. Jordan, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, said the committee would soon vote on a bill affecting concealed carry license holders. |
Ninth Circuit: CA ban on standard-capacity gun magazines is constitutional
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled California’s ban on standard-capacity gun magazines is constitutional, overturning a lower court ruling.
Citing New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that requires that gun control laws be consistent with the nation's historical precedent of firearm regulation, District Court Judge Roger Benitez ruled the standard-capacity magazine ban unconstitutional in 2023. |
CA: 9th Circuit upholds California ban on large-capacity magazines in reversal of San Diego judge
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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that California’s ban on magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds is constitutional, overturning a previous ruling by a San Diego federal judge who found the state law violated the Second Amendment.
In a 7-4 decision authored by senior circuit Judge Susan Graber, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, the majority wrote that “a large-capacity magazine has little function in armed self-defense, but its use by mass shooters has exacerbated the harm of those horrific events.” |
CA: En Banc Ninth Circuit Upholds California Ammo Magazine Ban
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The Golden State’s blanket ban on ammunition magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds is constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.
A divided en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s ban on so-called large-capacity magazines. The court split 7-4, with the majority holding that the types of magazines covered under the ban do not count as “arms” under the Second Amendment. |
DOJ pursues decades-old law to restore gun rights to some criminals
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The Department of Justice is looking to empower a decades-old law to give criminals an avenue to purchase guns.
The law allows the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to restore gun rights to some convicted criminals, but congressional spending bills beginning in 1992 prevent it from doing so, according to the New York Times. An interim rule set to be published Thursday in the Federal Register would grant the authority to the attorney general, who would then delegate the authority to the Justice Department. |
Law Students Use Taxpayer Funds to Attack Gun Rights
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There's something particularly wrong in using someone's money--money taken from them without consent, mind you--to attack their rights. I get that not everyone values their rights, so people offering donations is one thing, but taxpayer money is something else.
And the University of Minnesota law school is crowing about how its students are attacking the right to keep and bear arms. That's a public institution funded by the taxpayers. |
DOJ creating path for people with criminal convictions to again own guns
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The Justice Department (DOJ) plans to create a process for those with criminal convictions to restore their gun rights, sparking alarm it will return firearms to those convicted of violent crimes.
The interim rule, posted in the Federal Register Thursday, follows a February executive order from President Trump directing a review of the country’s gun restrictions to “assess any ongoing infringements.” |
Judge blasts colleagues in rare video dissent: They ‘know next to nothing about guns’
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A federal appeals court judge posted a firearms demonstration video to YouTube on Thursday, accusing his colleagues of living in a “factual fantasy” over gun restrictions, in an extraordinary rebuke of their decision in a gun case.
Judge Lawrence VanDyke of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals published the unusual video dissent Thursday after the court reaffirmed California‘s ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds. The 7-4 majority held that large-capacity magazines are not protected under the Second Amendment, asserting the ban aligns with the nation’s historical tradition of regulating dangerous weapon components. |
LA: Death of a Louisiana woman, shot in the head three times with two guns, initially ruled a suicide
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An Evangeline Parish man has been arrested in connection to his wife's 2023 death, which was initially ruled a suicide despite the fact that she was shot in the head three times with two different guns.
In April 2023, 35-year-old Brittany Guillory Fontenot was found dead in her Ville Platte home by her husband, Ray Charles Fontenot Jr., KLFY reported.
Officials initially ruled her death was a suicide, which raised suspicions among her family after they learned she had been shot three times in the head with two different firearms.
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