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FL: Juvenile Arrested In Wesley Chapel Shooting Incident; Victim Fired Shot In Self-Defense
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A juvenile suspect was arrested on a charge of Battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
The incident began around 6:00 p.m. as an altercation between two parties. Authorities now confirm that the situation escalated when the juvenile suspect struck the elderly victim in the head. Preliminary findings indicate the victim then discharged one shot in response to being struck. No individuals were injured by the gunfire, and no one was struck by the single shot fired.
Following the discharge of the weapon, the juvenile suspect fled the scene but was later located and taken into custody. |
SAF Files Motion For Summary Judgment In Second NFA Case
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“Congress is on record as saying the NFA is a tax law,” said SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut. “So, without the tax, the law’s constitutional hook has evaporated along with Congress’ power to demand registration, fingerprints, wait times and other regulatory harassment that it said was necessary to ensure the tax itself was paid. Short-barreled firearms and silencers are commonly owned arms under the Constitution just like handguns and must be treated as such under the law.”
SAF is joined in Brown v. ATF by the American Suppressor Association, National Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, Prime Protection STL Tactical Boutique and two private citizens. |
VT: Gun Rights Groups File Brief in Challenge of Vermont’s Waiting Period for Gun Sales
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The idea behind a 72-hour waiting period is that it allows people to “cool off,” supposedly. This has been reportedly linked to a drop in suicides, according to researchers. Those researchers have never looked at how many people tried to get a gun due to safety concerns, only to to be killed before they could get the gun, weirdly enough.
Vermont has such a waiting period, though, and it’s being challenged.
It’s blatantly unconstitutional since there’s no way anyone would tolerate other rights being trampled on in a similar manner, but it’s still a law and it’s not a particularly uncommon one. Back in the day, there was a serious push for such a waiting period at the federal level. |
[Fake News] Supreme Court Upholds Nationwide Ban on Assault Weapons in Landmark Ruling
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The scuffle started with the enactment of the Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2024, which President Biden, who served until the end of his term, signed. This act restored and extended the 1994 federal assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004, to the manufacture, sale and possession of the semi-automatic rifles with some features characteristic of the military, including high-capacity magazines and pistol grips. This bill was adopted as a reaction to a sequence of high-profile cases, such as school shootings, major massacres in the community that have taken the lives of hundreds of people.
Ed.: Totally fake news. Included only because this fraud is out there, so beware. |
DE: Attempt to halt Delaware's new 'permit to purchase' gun law denied by federal judge
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A federal judge rejected a motion asking for an injunction to halt Delaware's new "purchase to permit" gun law, which is set to be implemented in two days.
"The motion for expedited injunction relief is denied," U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika said in her order.
Seven plaintiffs concerned with the state's "permit to purchase" law asked for a temporary restraining order in federal court on Nov. 3 seeking to stop the gun legislation before its implementation Nov. 16. The law mandates that people receive a permit and complete gun safety training before purchasing a handgun in Delaware. |
FL: Man shot, killed during ‘roadway dispute’ in Ybor City; shooter claims self-defense
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A man was shot and killed during a “roadway dispute” in Ybor City Friday night, the Tampa Police Department said.
The incident happened near East 5th Avenue and North 22nd Street, down the street from the Columbia Restaurant. Officers said they responded to the area after receiving reports of a gunshot being fired.
A man was found with a gunshot wound, and despite receiving medical treatment at a nearby hospital, authorities said the man later died from his injuries.
Detectives said the suspected shooter is cooperating with the investigation, and claims he shot the man out of self-defense. |
KS: Kansas Supreme Court maintains red flag law under new standard
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The Kansas Supreme Court upheld a state law banning the possession of firearms for people who have recently been convicted of a domestic violence charge under the more stringent Second Amendment protections established in 2022.
Yusuf McCray of Sedgwick County was convicted of criminal use of a weapon after police observed the rifle in his home while responding to a domestic disturbance in 2022. McCray argued that the the state violated his right to bear arms because restrictions for domestic violence and misdemeanor offenders isn't rooted in America's "historical tradition of firearm regulation." |
NH: AG: Littleton fatal road rage shooting was justified
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A 44-year-old man won’t face charges after shooting another man to death in a road rage incident that happened in 2024 in Littleton after the Attorney General’s Office concluded his actions were in self-defense.
Shane Miller, who lived in Littleton at the time, was legally justified in using deadly force against Eric Rexford, 38, after Rexford immobilized Miller’s car after repeatedly ramming it in various locations throughout Littleton as he chased Miller, according to a report released on the investigation.
The details of the Sept. 16, 2024, shooting are outlined in a 33-page report released by the Attorney General’s Office. |
PA: Jury acquits Pittsburgh man of homicide in Banksville Road confrontation
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An Allegheny County jury Friday swiftly acquitted a Pittsburgh man on trial for fatally shooting an unarmed man with whom he had been feuding during a confrontation at a busy city intersection.
Connor Makstutis, 25, of Beechview was found not guilty of criminal homicide in the death of Richard Derkach, 34, of Pittsburgh on March 13, 2023.
The jury deliberated for less than three hours before issuing its verdict. |
MD: Here’s how to safely get rid of your unwanted guns in Montgomery County this weekend
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Got a gun? Don’t want it? Trade it in for a gift card worth as much as $200.
The Rockville City Police Department and the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office are collecting unwanted guns on Saturday in Rockville. Police said the buyback program, now in its fourth year, gleaned about 300 guns last year.
This year police are offering a $100 gift card for a working handgun, rifle, shotgun or privately made firearm, and a $200 gift card for a working assault weapon.
The program begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. at RedGate Park, 14500 Avery Rd. |
VT: Gun Rights Group Files Amicus in Appeal Challenging VT Firearms Purchase Waiting Period
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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit supporting plaintiffs-appellants in Vt. Fed. of Sportsmen’s Clubs, Inc. v. Birmingham, a case challenging Vermont’s 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases.
SAF is joined in the amicus by the California Rifle & Pistol Association, Second Amendment Law Center, Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus and National Rifle Association. |
DE: Federal judge denies bid to halt enforcement of Delaware law requiring permit to buy handgun
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A federal judge on Friday denied a motion by Delaware’s gun rights lobby to halt enforcement of a new law — set to take effect Sunday — that requires a permit to purchase a handgun.
U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika rejected the bid for an emergency preliminary injunction to delay the so-called permit-to-purchase statute, also known as P2P.
The law requires prospective buyers to take a gun training course, fire live rounds of ammunition, undergo fingerprinting and pass a state and federal background check to get issued a permit. |
Counterpoint: The Case Law Against Banning ‘Assault Weapons’
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A recent commentary in this publication, ‘The Case for an Assault Weapons Ban in the Wake of NY’s Mass Shooting,’ (New York Law Journal, Aug. 8, 2025, p. 5, cl. 1), advocated for nationwide legislation prohibiting particular firearms, and relied predominantly upon “research,…empirical evidence,” and various statistics in classifying certain implements as “belong[ing] on the battlefield.” Respectfully, the writing was remarkably light on case citations, generalized the current state of federal circuit opinions (again, without specifics), and, lastly, quoted a single Supreme Court case in a highly selective manner, while... |
CO: Lawsuit against the manufacturer of the gun used in the Boulder King Soopers shooting moves forward
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Firearm manufacturers are generally shielded from liability under the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, enacted in 2005. But there are six exceptions, one which allows cases to proceed if plaintiffs can show a gunmaker knowingly violated a state or federal law related to the sale or marketing of firearms.
“That’s the exception that we are relying on centrally in this case,” Tirschwell said.
Some victims' families — in two separate lawsuits — argue that while the Ruger AR-556 is technically a pistol, the company designed, marketed and sold it as an AR-15-style rifle. The suits allege Ruger made cosmetic modifications to avoid regulations governing rifles, and consequently violated federal laws on the sale of short-barreled... |
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