 | Newslinks for Saturday, April 21
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • WTF? Blue check sociologist’s hot take about #2A, freedom & ‘NRA propaganda’ sends heads to desks
Gun Rights Legal Action • VT: Bullet Capacity Opponents File Lawsuit Against State • VT: Challengers Of High-Capacity Magazine Ban Look To 1777 To Strengthen Their Case
Self-Defense News and Views • AL: D.A.: Fatal shootings possibly self-defense • MI: Pepper spray is self-defense option for all
News and Views from the Antis • MN: Time to close the gun-sale loophole • NC: Do we really need guns to kill tyrants?
Grass Roots Activism in Action • CA: Carlsbad teen organizing walkout in support of Second Amendment • KS: Gun activists, counterprotesters clash • KS: Speakers At Topeka Pro-Gun Rally Criticize Student Firearms Protests • MT: Candidates rally for Second Amendment • OR: Gun Rights Advocates To Rally In Redmond • TN: Rally for Second Amendment, Constitution on Saturday
Politicians and Legislation • IA: Sioux City police, prosecutors seek to stop use of toy guns • KY: Legislature Adjourns Sine Die • LA: Keep Contacting Your Senator in Opposition to Gun Control Legislation • OH: Burden of proof: Drawing lines over self-defense • OR: Portland mayor says he'll work on city ban of assault-style weapons • OR: Second Amendment measure seeks Deschutes ballot
From the States • DE: The Second Amendment in the correct historical context • FL: Brevard becomes focus of gun issues: In schools, at work and even at churches • IL: Second Amendment protects us all • OH: ‘A big boom went off over my head’: Butler County woman almost hit by stray bullet • WY: Eight Anti-Gun Votes Mary Throne Hopes You Never Hear About
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Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Bump Stock Manufacturer Is Shutting Down Production • Concealed Carry: 10 Mistakes to Avoid • From the Black Panthers to 2Pac to Ferguson: The History Behind the FBI’s Latest Move Against Black Activists • Single Action Revolvers for Personal Defense?
Gun Rights Legal Action • IL: NRA Backed Challenge to Illinois Village Gun Ban Filed • IL: Second lawsuit seeks to halt Deerfield's assault weapons ban • IL: Shelbyville couple suing DCFS over handgun ban in home day cares
News and Views from the Antis • CA: NRA needs to radically change in order to pass sane gun laws • IL: Illinois Couple Sues for the Right to Keep Guns in Their House While They Run a Daycare Center • Major teachers union cuts ties with Wells Fargo over its relationship with the NRA • NRA-Backed Laws Are Still Being Passed in Some State Legislatures • Police chiefs implore Congress not to pass concealed-carry reciprocity gun law • The NRA sees a bleak Hobbesian world. So why does it want to arm individuals with guns?
Politicians and Legislation • OR: Oregon introduces new control laws after tragedy • RI: 19 Gun Bills to be Heard in House Judiciary Committee Tuesday
From the States • IA: Advantages of Criminals Using Imitation Guns • IL: SIU symposium focuses on 2nd Amendment • MI: Guns share spotlight with budget woes at Michigan school convention • MI: Putnam: A different twist on the gun debate at MSU's Demmer Center • UT: Is the right to bear arms 'God-given'? • VA: Students and faculty question no-mace policy
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Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Justice Stevens’s Second Amendment Pipe Dream • Sacrificing Public Safety to Please Special Interests • The Second Amendment comes first in teaching constitutional law • They're Out to Take Your Knives Now!
Gun Rights Legal Action • IL: Gun rights group suing DCFS over handgun ban at home day cares • MA: Ban On Possession Of Stun Guns Violated Second Amendment, Mass. High Court Rules • VT: Gun clubs, businesses sue state over magazine limit • VT: Gun clubs, businesses sue state over magazine limit
Self-Defense News and Views • IN: Coroner IDs robbery suspect shot dead by customer outside Gary used car lot. A second suspect remains at-large, police say • NC: Charlottesville judge approves defense motion to consult expert on slain man's intoxication
News and Views from the Antis • Breitbart Gun Columnist Says Dick’s Should Have Donated Unsold Assault Rifles ‘To The Poor’ • Bump Stock Manufacturer Is Shutting Down Production • FL: School safety discussion should include banning assault weapons • OH: Ohio’s ‘stand your ground’ bills — a legal benefit for the not so law-abiding • Rechler takes aim at gun laws • Since Parkland Shooting, NRA-Backed Bills Have Advanced in State Legislatures
Politicians and Legislation • HI: House Passes Trigger Modification Ban • IL: Committee Passes Bill to Allow Local Infringement of Second Amendment • LA: Louisiana State House Defends Gun Rights • MI: Senator wants to close gun-rental loophole • NJ: Senate Committee Approves Gun Control Bills
From the States • FL: Guns in the workplace? You bet, Ivey tells area human resource managers
News and Views From Abroad • UK: Is it time for black women in America to take up arms?
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