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CA: Teenager dies after he was stabbed by SacRT employee, officials say. SacRT claims self-defense
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"Initial reports indicate that a male and female teen were asked to leave a train they were riding related to a violation. The subjects and the employee exited the train and it appears an altercation occurred. The ongoing investigation indicates that the employee was attacked by the two teens, which led to a stabbing in self-defense," SacRT said in a statement. "The safety of our riders and employees remains our highest priority. We will continue to support law enforcement and take any further necessary actions to assist officials as more information becomes available."
The sheriff's office did not share any further information regarding the boy's identity. |
Philippines: Lock, Loaded, And Legal: House Shoots New Firearm Bill Into Law
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The Philippine House of Representatives has approved the bill amending the country’s firearm law. The bill is relaxing some restrictions on gun ownership while maintaining regulations to prevent misuse. House Bill 10246 aims to update the Comprehensive Firearm and Ammunition Regulation Act (Republic Act No. 10591) by integrating licensing and enabling more Filipinos to own firearms for self-defense legally. |
IL: DOJ Says AR-15s, Ammo Magazines Protected by Second Amendment in Seventh Circuit Brief
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) just urged the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to strike down Illinois’s “assault weapon” and magazine restrictions.
In a brief filed late last week, the DOJ asked the court to extend Second Amendment protections to ammunition magazines, AR-15s, and other firearms targeted by the state’s ban. The DOJ argued the court should reverse its previous analysis upholding the state’s ban on what it labelled “militaristic“ weapons in 2023’s Bevis v. City of Naperville. The brief said the appeals court should instead side with the district court that initially blocked the law. |
FL: Delusional Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Seeks Gun Owner Support For Stricter Regulations
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As Governor Ron DeSantis’s time in office winds down due to term limits, Floridians will soon need to decide who is to take the helm, and one candidate has stepped up with a uniquely interesting strategy. His name is David Jolly, and he is a Democrat who plans to engage gun owners for their support of his 2026 candidacy while convincing them they need stricter gun laws and less freedom. Okay, I called his strategy “uniquely interesting,” but never said it was particularly smart. |
Gun groups push for ‘generational win’ to end taxes, registration
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Second Amendment advocacy groups are working overtime to secure major victories included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by House and Senate Republicans and push back against uninformed Democratic attacks aimed at those wins.
Led by Gun Owners of America and others such as the National Rifle Association, the Firearms Policy Coalition, and key House and Senate gun rights advocates, a major campaign is on to limit the scope of the Al Capone era National Firearms Act. |
CO: Judge Upholds CO Under-21 Purchase Ban
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We’ve reported many times over the past year or so about how different government entities curtailing the Second Amendment rights of lawful Americans who are 18, 19 and 20 years old. In fact, gun ownership is the only constitutional right enumerated in the Bill of Rights that is regularly infringed upon.
Now, a federal judge in Colorado has upheld that state’s law requiring gun buyers to be 21 or older, a blatant infringement of Second Amendment rights for young adults in the Centennial State. |
ID: 'Girls Just Wanna Have Guns' coming to Coeur d'Alene
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It’s not uncommon for North Idaho women to have guns in their home — but many lack the skills needed to use one effectively in a self-defense situation.
Adelina Mae is looking to change that.
Mae began "Girls Just Wanna Have Guns," a woman-owned and operated business, after realizing her own mother didn’t know how to use the guns her father kept in the home.
“My mom of all people, who has had guns in her house for a long time, did not know how to use the gun in her own nightstand,” Mae said. |
KY: Guns kill more US children than other causes, but state policies can help, study finds
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More American children and teens die from firearms than any other cause, but there are more deaths — and wider racial disparities — in states with more permissive gun policies, according to a new study.
The study, published in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics last week, analyzes trends in state firearm policies and kids’ deaths since 2010, after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in McDonald v. City of Chicago. The ruling struck down the city’s handgun ban, clearing the way for many states to make it easier for people to buy and carry guns. |
New Bill Stops States from Taxing Guns and Ammunition
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The legislation responds directly to states like California and Colorado, which have implemented new excise taxes on firearms and ammunition. California’s new 11% tax, enacted in 2023, is framed as a way to fund public safety programs – but critics say it’s really a thinly veiled attempt to discourage lawful gun ownership. Colorado followed with a 6.5% excise tax on firearms, ammo, and precursor parts. According to the NRA-ILA, other states including Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, New Mexico, and Washington are considering similar proposals. |
NJ: NJ Senate advances laws to curb 'ghost guns,' expand weapon crimes
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The state senate’s Law and Public Safety Committee cleared nine bills related to gun safety and regulation at its June 19 meeting at the Statehouse in Trenton.
The bills range from upgrading crimes for manufacturing guns to allowing for the court system to have more time considering pretrial release or pretrial detention when a gun crime is involved.
Eight of the nine bills were introduced in the upper chamber last year. Five of them have already passed the full Assembly. |
US court dismisses defamation case against OpenAI over inaccurate ChatGPT response
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The allegedly defamatory output was generated on May 3, 2023, when Frederick Riehl, editor of the pro-Second Amendment website AmmoLand.com, used ChatGPT to summarise a press release and legal complaint filed by the SAF against Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson. Riehl, who was also a member of SAF’s board at the time, pasted excerpts of the Ferguson complaint into ChatGPT, which the system summarised accurately. However, when he later provided a URL to the complaint and asked ChatGPT to summarise it, the chatbot responded with a fabricated summary naming Walters as a plaintiff. |
UT: Understanding Utah’s gun laws after deadly shooting at ‘No Kings’ march
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Carrying is legal, but how you carry and act with the weapon matters a great deal, he said.
“You have to do quite a few things with that firearm for it to be a crime,” Aposhian continued. “And I mean, you’ve got to display it with the intent to intimidate in a non-self-defense situation, in an angry or threatening manner and the presence of two or more people. It sounds like it could have risen to that.”
Aposhian, who has studied gun-rights issues and lobbied for gun rights for years but is not an attorney, said the legality of Gamboa’s handling of the rifle and the peacekeeper’s decision to fire largely depend on where the gun’s barrel was pointed. |
OR: Resident Defends Home from Intruder in North Portland Shooting
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A man is recovering in the hospital after attempting to break into a North Portland home early Thursday morning and being shot by the homeowner in what police are calling a case of self-defense.
According to the Portland Police Bureau, officers were dispatched just before 1:30 a.m. to a residence in the 700 block of North Baldwin Street following reports that a resident had shot someone trying to force entry through the front door.
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LA: Louisiana Enacts Non-Resident Carry After FPC Lawsuit
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The Firearms Policy Coalition announced this week that Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has penned his signature to the state’s FPC-backed House Bill 407, repealing residency restrictions on concealed carry permits and expanding access to carry rights in the Bayou State. The newly signed HB 407 is set to go into effect Aug. 1, 2025, as Act 273.
It’s a move that marks another victory at the state level for Americans’ right to bear arms. It comes on the heels of the FPC’s right-to-carry lawsuit, Mate v. Westcott, which targeted unconstitutional residency requirements in Louisiana. That specific lawsuit came as part of a broader FPC campaign to do the same across the United States. |
LA: Louisiana Enacts Non-Resident Carry Following FPC Lawsuit for the WIN!
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Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has signed FPC-supported House Bill 407, which repeals residency restrictions and expands access to the right to bear arms in the state. HB 407 is a legislative response to an FPC right-to-carry lawsuit, Mate v. Wescott, that was filed as part of FPC’s work to eliminate unconstitutional residency requirements throughout the United States.
“On behalf of our members, we thank Rep. Ventrella for her leadership on this important issue and Gov. Landry for signing this bill into law,” said FPC President Brandon Combs. “We are thrilled that Louisiana has made this critical change to improve access to the right to bear arms. |
TX: Texas Lawmakers Double Down on Gun Rights: New Bills Limit Red Flag Laws, Expand Access to Firearms!
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Texas legislators are once again leading the charge to protect and expand Second Amendment rights, passing several pro-gun bills this session aimed at limiting federal overreach, affirming gun ownership, and defending against unconstitutional gun control tactics like red flag laws and gun buybacks.
The bills—now awaiting Governor Greg Abbott’s signature—send a clear message: Texas stands firm on the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms, without interference from politically motivated fearmongering or federal strings. |
MN: Walz says Minnesota should reconsider allowing guns at State Capitol after shooting
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Thursday that the Legislature should consider prohibiting people from carrying firearms at the State Capitol after two lawmakers were shot in their homes this past weekend.
In brief remarks to reporters at a Juneteenth event, Walz said lawmaker safety will be top of mind after the killing of House Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and attempted slaying of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. He expects more conversations about Capitol security going forward. |
NY: 74 Guns Taken Off The Streets At Buyback Event
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that 74 guns were collected Saturday at the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York in Southeast Queens during a gun buyback event. The weapons were exchanged for bank cards pre-loaded with cash. The event was completely anonymous, with no identification required and no questions asked.
The buyback is the 11th of DA Katz’s administration and a total of 617 firearms have been recovered to date. |
NY: Schenectady Police offering cash to buy back guns
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Schenectady Police will be holding a gun buyback program on Saturday, June 21.
It’s from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Armory.
Bring an assault rifle and get $750. Semi-automatic handguns will get you $250.
You’re welcome to give up as many firearms as you wish – no questions asked.
The goal is to make the streets of Schenectady a little safer. |
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