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WY: High court weighs gun case
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Ambiguous language in a 2018 law means the Wyoming Supreme Court might have to review every criminal case that involves certain self-defense provisions, a supreme court justice said Thursday.
Justice Keith Kautz made the statement in an auditorium at the University of Wyoming College of Law, where the court heard arguments in the appeal of a first-degree murder case originating in Casper. |
Violent crime, gun homicides decline, says FBI Crime Report
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Earlier this month, Insider Online got hold of the FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2018, and among the revelations is the slight decline in firearm-related homicides, which could force some fast-talking by the gun prohibition lobby.
Last year, the FBI report says there were 14,123 murders, of which 10,265 involved firearms. Back in 2017, by comparison, the FBI reported 15,129 slayings, including 10,982 committed with firearms. |
IL: Gun owners plan rally for start of fall legislative session to oppose fingerprinting measure
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Gun owners from around the state plan to remind Illinois lawmakers about their opposition to a measure that would require those seeking a Firearm Owners Identification card to submit fingerprints on the first day of the fall legislative session.
Lawmakers return to Springfield on Oct. 28 for the first three days of the veto session. State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson said he expects it to be a busy session with a lot of different issues coming up. The association will focus on Senate Bill 1966, a measure that would increase fees for Firearm Owner Identification cards. |
Trump Needs To Focus On A Safety And Security Agenda For 2020
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While the Trump campaign might be tempted to rest on its laurels and sneer at the polls based upon a look back at the perceived polling debacle that was the 2016 presidential election, such a move would be just as haughty as it is myopic. As Harry Enten�s article from November 4, 2016 � that would be four days before the general election � presciently pointed out, in retrospect, polling from the 2016 election cycle was not actually irreconcilable with a Trump victory. Trump obviously trailed Hillary Clinton in the polls, but his victory was actually not outside the realm of polling feasibility � or even outside the realm of polling reasonableness. |
TX: Where Jim Schutze Went Wrong on Guns
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Dallas Observer columnist Jim Schutze had a provocative post yesterday about the Atatiana Jefferson killing by a Fort Worth cop. The column has a very sound premise but ultimately misses the mark.
The premise is: �If a cop comes to my house and I meet him with a gun in my hand, I stand a really good chance of getting shot dead.� This, Jim says, is due to �the dismal algorithm of guns. Things will go wrong.� |
Arex Rex Delta Pistol in 9mm, is Now, Finally, Available in America
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Last year, I traveled across the globe to the beautiful country of Slovenia to test out the Rex Delta Pistol, by Arex. Well, almost a year later, these pistols have hit the states, and if you're looking for a user-friendly, polymer-framed striker-fired 9mm handgun, these might fit the bill. |
LA: Kayla Giles files lawsuit over halted payments on self-defense policy
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Kayla Giles, the woman accused of fatally shooting her husband last year in an Alexandria Walmart parking lot, has filed a civil lawsuit against two companies after payouts on an insurance policy stopped.
The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court's Western District of Louisiana in Alexandria on Sept. 6 by attorney Rocky Willson of Alexandria.
Giles has been in the Rapides Parish Detention Center since her arrest on Sept. 8, 2018, the day she allegedly shot her estranged husband, Thomas Coutee Jr. |
TX: Texas Shooting Death Shows the High Cost of Police Negligence
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Over the last several days, many journalists and commentators have reported on the tragic death of Atatiana Jefferson, a Fort Worth, Texas, pre-med student who was shot through a window by a police officer conducting a check on her property.
If witness statements and body camera footage are anything to go by, Jefferson�s death is the result of an unnecessary and completely avoidable use of force. The officer failed to follow basic protocol and turned the situation into a fatal encounter that cost an innocent woman her life. |
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