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LA: Cops: Gas station worker kills armed robber
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New Orleans Police say an armed robber is dead after holding up a New Orleans gas station.
"The NOPD has determined this incident to be a justifiable homicide," Public Information Officer Juan Barnes said. "A store employee produced a gun and exchanged fire with the armed subject. The armed subject was struck and later died on scene, as a result of injuries sustained in the shooting."
Submitter's note: That will put a dent in the crime statistics for that county. |
AR: Stand-ground bill introduced by state legislators
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Republicans in the Arkansas Legislature introduced a "stand-your-ground" self-defense bill Wednesday, vowing to enact the measure in 2021 after past efforts failed in the face of law enforcement opposition.
The legislation, Senate Bill 24, proposes to eliminate language from the state's criminal codes requiring a person to retreat, if possible, before using deadly force in self-defense. The bill was introduced by state Sen. Bob Ballinger, R- Berryville, and Rep. Aaron Pilkington, R-Clarksville, and co-sponsored by more than two dozen other GOP lawmakers. |
OH: DeWine asked for gun control; lawmakers gave him a �make my day� bill
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The Ohio Senate passed a �stand your ground� bill Friday, sending to Gov. Mike DeWine a proposal that would rescind a requirement that gun owners first seek to elude a confrontation before responding with bullets.
If passed, Senate Bill 175 would hand a major victory to gun advocacy groups like the National Rifle Association and the Buckeye Firearms Association who have pushed the proposal for years.
Conversely, passage comes as a loss for prosecutors, law enforcement associations and anti-gun violence activists who testified against the bill. |
OH: Ohio High Court Upholds Ban on Gun Possession While Drunk
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A 1974 Ohio law that criminalizes possession of a firearm while intoxicated does not violate the Second Amendment and can be enforced against citizens in their own homes, a divided state high court ruled Wednesday.
The Ohio Supreme Court�s 4-3 decision stems from the 2018 arrest and subsequent trial of Frederick Weber on a single misdemeanor charge of carrying a firearm while under the influence of alcohol, codified in section 2923.15 of the Ohio Revised Code. |
The Importance of Justice Amy Coney Barrett
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On October 26, 2020, the U.S. Senate confirmed Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, making President Donald J. Trump�s nominee only the fifth woman U.S. Supreme Court justice. What happened during her confirmation hearings? What should Second Amendment advocates expect from her on the nation�s highest bench? And, how soon might we see the newly constituted Court take up a Second Amendment case?
During Barrett�s confirmation hearings, several Senate Democrats tried to paint her as a �Second Amendment extremist.� |
So You Want to Gift a Gun
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It�s the holiday season, and perhaps you�re looking for that perfect gift for someone special in your life. This holiday season, if you�re considering gifting a gun, there are a few things you need to know before sharing this cherished tradition that dates back to our nation�s founding.
First and foremost, you need to be certain that your intended recipient can legally own a firearm. It is a felony to transfer a firearm to someone that you know, or have reasonable cause to believe, cannot own one. |
NJ: Smith & Wesson Sue New Jersey�s Anti-Gun Attorney General Grewal
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New Jersey's tyrannical Attorney General, Gurbir Grewal, is adding to his dubious list of anti-Second Amendment activism. On 15 December 2020, Smith & Wesson sued Grewal, asking for relief, for using his office to violate the First Amendment, Second Amendment, as well as the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment protections of the U.S. Constitution.
Defense Distributed won a significant victory in September of 2020, with the Fifth Circuit agreeing Defense Distributed could sue AG Grewal in Texas. The case is ongoing and alleges Grewal violated Defense Distributed's First Amendment rights. |
GA: NRA invests at least $4.5 million in Georgia runoff elections
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The National Rifle Association (NRA) is pouring millions into the Georgia runoff elections in what an NRA spokeswoman called "an investment into America."
The two elections in Georgia, set for Jan. 5, will determine control of the Senate in the incoming Congress.
"Georgia is home to a significant number of law-abiding gun owners, and the stakes of this Senate runoff could not be higher -- for every Georgian and American," Amy Hunter from the NRA told Fox News on Wednesday. |
Here They Come Again� President Trump Should Shut Down the ATF
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has been making rumblings about pistol braces for some time, and now they�re going after 80% build kits.
Those of us who have been paying attention have seen this coming for quite a while, but it has mostly been muted during the Trump administration. The BATFE started getting more aggressive and blatant in their assaults on our rights just before the November elections. It appears that the BATFE leadership was pretty confident of a Biden victory and couldn�t wait to start working toward Biden�s stated goals of increased gun control. |
GA: How the NRA Is Working to Push Loeffler, Perdue to Victory
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It's been quite a while since violence has broken out in the hallowed halls of Congress. Sure, lawmakers sometimes joke about killing one another (ha ha?), and yeah, there are plenty of heated arguments over doing the bare minimum to help contain a deadly pandemic. But actual, honest-to-god, fist-meets-face violence is often reserved for better-functioning democracies than ours. |
The Right to Bear Arms and Four Rounds
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One of the most heavily debated US Constitutional Amendments, the Second Amendment, outlines the right to bear arms, but not everyone reads the copy the same. The Second Amendment collection from Osborne Mint identifies one side of this debate � those in support of gun freedoms. The four round collectibles in the series showcase the views of staunch supporters of the Second Amendment�s phrase �the right to bear arms�. Osborne Mint designs, crafts and strikes all of their collectibles in Cincinnati, Ohio. These Made In America collectibles are known for their craftsmanship, metal purity and true authenticity. |
TX: The Eleventh & Twelfth Days of Christmas, Brought to You by Bloomberg and Beto-Backed Texas Lawmakers
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House Bill 172 by Rep. Terry Meza (D-Irving) & House Bill 241 by Rep. Lina Ortega (D-El Paso), ban the sale or transfer and possession of commonly-owned semi-automatic rifles, shotguns and handguns.
House Bill 178 by Rep. Meza & House Bill 234 by Rep. Ortega, ban the sale or transfer and possession of standard capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
Anti-Second Amendment politicians aren't even trying to hide their gun ban agenda anymore. As candidates, many of them enthusiastically received support from Beto "Hell Yeah, I'll Take Your AR-15s" O'Rourke during this year's election cycle. |
ATF Withdraws Pistol Brace �Guidance�
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On December 23rd, ATF posted a document to its website indicating that its recently published Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with �Stabilizing Braces� is withdrawn.
The withdraw notice indicates that �[u]pon further consultation with the Department of Justice and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, ATF is withdrawing, pending further Department of Justice review, the notice and request for comments entitled �Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with �Stabilizing Braces�,� that was published on December 18, 2020.� |
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| [The American Colonies were] all democratic governments, where the power is in the hands of the people and where there is not the least difficulty or jealousy about putting arms into the hands of every man in the country. [European countries should not] be ignorant of the strength and the force of such a form of government and how strenuously and almost wonderfully people living under one have sometimes exerted themselves in defence of their rights and liberties and how fatally it has ended with many a man and many a state who have entered into quarrels, wars and contests with them. � George Mason, "Remarks on Annual Elections for the Fairfax Independent Company" in The Papers of George Mason, 1725-1792, ed Robert A. Rutland (Chapel Hill, 1970). |
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