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OH: Harrison Twp. woman argues self-defense, found not guilty in deadly Dayton shooting
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A Harrison Twp. woman accused of shooting and killing one woman and injuring a second in Dayton last December was found not guilty.
The case against 36-year-old Georgia Jackson was dismissed and she's been released from jail, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court records. She was indicted in August on two counts of murder and four counts of felonious assault.
Jackson's defense attorney, L. Patrick Mulligan, said they are delighted with the verdict.
Mulligan noted Ohio has made changes that were "a long time coming" to its self-defense laws recently and that the defense team was able to take advantage of that. |
MI: No charges in Sterling Heights shooting after attack, prosecutor says
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The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office said it will not charge a woman who shot two people accused of attacking her, citing self-defense.
A mother and daughter driving a Jeep Compass followed a woman in a Dodge Durango to Carrabba's Italian Grill off Schoenherr Road on Feb. 27, according to a press release from the prosecutor's office.
The Durango driver had stopped for a stop sign near the restaurant when the duo got out of their car and began assaulting her, officials wrote. |
MI: Prosecutor: Woman who shot 2 in road rage attack 'was there to defend herself'
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"It�s absolutely clear the shooter was not the aggressor," said Pete Lucido. "The shooter actually was there to defend herself and her rights."
It is unclear how the altercation began � but a female driver pulled into a Carrabas parking lot on Schoenner and Hall road � and parked her car � a car with a mother and daughter inside followed.
Police say this mother and daughter got out of their vehicle in the parking lot.
They want [sic] up to this third lady � got into a verbal argument which turned physical, and even a shoe was thrown. That�s when the third woman, pulled out her gun. |
SC: Our CWP law conformed to the Constitution � we should�ve kept it
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Have I suddenly become gun control zealot? Not a chance. What�s really going on is out-of-state dark money groups were part of the push that we repeal our law requiring a Concealable Weapons Permit (CWP) to carry a concealable weapon (pistol) in public.
I supported the CWP requirement to carry concealable weapons and refused to be bullied into submission. So, they attacked me � relentlessly. This same tactic has been deployed in multiple states. Many caved. I did not.
CWP requirements included a clean criminal background check, live fire training, and instruction in complex laws governing when lethal force is justified. |
CT: Dem mayor howls as pastor leads gun-toting citizen patrol to combat violence, clean up streets
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Armed citizens are patrolling the violent streets of Hartford, Connecticut as the Democrat mayor decries people with guns taking the law into their own hands.
Minister Cornell Lewis launched the Self-Defense Brigade after Archbishop Dexter Burke demanded patrols following violent crime breaking out in Hartford. The group of citizens are patrolling the violent areas of the city while cleaning up the streets.
Burke remarked, �We are going to bring an armed security that�s going to walk the streets with individuals, help them to the bus stop. Help them to the grocery store and patrol the area,� the Daily Mail reported. |
CT: Armed neighborhood watch set to begin in Hartford�s north end
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In Hartford, different measures are being discussed to combat crime in the capital city.
One of those methods includes an armed neighborhood watch that is set to begin Saturday.
That armed self-defense brigade starts in the north end Saturday morning at 10 a.m.
The bishop behind it said something different needs to be done.
A group of armed individuals will patrol Garden Street in the north end of Hartford. |
NBA YoungBoy Gun Case Paused by Judge Until Supreme Court Rules on Second Amendment Battle
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A criminal case against YoungBoy Never Broke Again over federal gun charges must be put on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court decides a closely-watched Second Amendment battle this spring, a federal judge says � likely delaying a trial that had been scheduled to start in July.
In an order Wednesday (Mar. 13), U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick said she would wait to proceed until after the justices had issued their gun-control ruling since the Supreme Court�s looming decision [in Rahimi] will likely touch on the same Second Amendment questions at play in NBA YoungBoy�s case. |
Only one path to sane gun policies: elections
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It's been six years since retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens called for a constitutional amendment to repeal the Second Amendment.
"For over 200 years after the adoption of the Second Amendment, it was uniformly understood as not placing any limit on either federal or state authority to enact gun control legislation," Stevens wrote in a 2018 op-ed in the New York Times.
That changed, of course, in 2008 when the court, in D.C. vs Heller, by one vote, declared the Second Amendment renders unconstitutional laws that restrict gun ownership. |
FPC Files Supplemental Brief in Lawsuit Challenging Maryland�s �Assault Weapon� Ban
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...announced that it has filed a supplemental brief with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in its Bianchi v. Brown lawsuit, which challenges Maryland�s ban on so-called �assault weapons.� The brief, which is the final one before en banc oral arguments on March 20th, can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.
�In this case, which involves a ban on common semiautomatic firearms, the textual question is straightforward,� argues the brief. �As the Supreme Court has held, as a plain text matter, �arms� at a minimum includes all firearms, and there is no dispute that the semiautomatic firearms Maryland bans are firearms.The burden therefore falls to the State to demonstrate a tradition of regulation that would support its ban.� |
ID: Bill to arm teachers falls in Senate committee
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A Senate committee Wednesday rejected a bill that would have armed public school teachers.
A theme of the debate was whether Senate Bill 1418 was designed to protect Second Amendment rights or to enhance school safety; in other words, how far could school districts go to regulate guns on campus?
The legislation required school districts to develop a policy allowing staff to carry guns, with baseline training conditions. |
Judge Sets Trial Date for Hunter Biden�s Federal Gun Case
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Hunter Biden�s trial on three federal gun charges is tentatively scheduled to begin on June 3, a judge decided on Wednesday.
U.S. district judge Maryellen Noreika ruled the trial will start on June 3 at a status conference with Hunter Biden�s attorneys and special counsel David Weiss�s team of prosecutors, the New York Post first reported. |
CA: Federal court strikes down California law limiting gun buys to one per month
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A federal district court struck down California�s law limiting gun purchases to one every 30 days, citing unconstitutionality. The district court judge placed a 30 day stay on the ruling to give the state a chance to appeal.
U.S. District Court Judge William Hayes based his ruling on NYSRPA v. Bruen, a U.S. Supreme Court case that created a new standard for Second Amendment decisions. Under Bruen, �When the Second Amendment�s plain text covers an individual�s conduct, the Constitution presumptively protects that conduct,� and the government �must then justify its regulation by demonstrating that it is consistent with the Nation�s historical tradition of firearm regulation.�
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Top Pentagon Insider: Abolish Second Amendment, Deploy National Guard For Mass Gun Confiscation Effort
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A Defense Department official was caught in undercover video discussing how the federal government should ban the Second Amendment and begin seizing the firearms of American citizens.
Jason Beck, who works in Total Force Requirements & Sourcing Policy for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin�s office, described his extremist policies during what he thought was a date with journalist James O�Keefe, who was in disguise.
Using the fake name Aiden Gray during the date �sting�, Beck talked of �mobilizing the national guard� to confiscate guns from people�s homes.
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IL: Pro-gun Group Asks SCOTUS to Review Illinois �Assault Weapons� Ban
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When that grace period ended on December 31, 2023, more than 94 percent of gun owners in Illinois had ignored the command to register.
The request from GOA is an opportunity for the high court, which refused to review that lower court�s decision late last year, not only to consider the constitutionality of the ruling but to slap down other rogue lower courts that have been ignoring the Supreme Court�s ruling in Bruen (New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen). |
WA: Biden Judge Throws Out Challenge to Washington State Law on Firearms Manufacturing and Sale
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Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson hailed Judge Dimke�s ruling, which he explained will help ensure that �gun industry members face real accountability when their irresponsible conduct harms our communities.� In addition to its effect on Washington, the decision is also important because it provides another example of upholding a reasonable firearms restriction law, in this case aimed at firearms manufacturers and sellers. The decision also serves as a reminder of the importance of promptly confirming fair-minded nominees like Judge Dimke to our federal courts.
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House Democrats urge VA to find gun rider workaround
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�We are calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to use their power to bypass this rollback and they must do so before a single life is lost because of this legislation,� Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost of Florida said in a statement. He was one of three Democrats, including Sen. Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut and House Veterans� Affairs ranking member Mark Takano of California, to vote against the spending law.
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Rasmussen: �Majority of Dem Voters� Support Reps Refusing to Certify if Trump Wins
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In an alarming report, veteran polling firm Rasmussen revealed this week that a majority of Democrat voters (57%) would support Democrats in Congress for �refusing to certify� the November presidential election results if Donald Trump wins back the White House.
In 2021, Democrats condemned the notion of Republicans refusing to certify the election of Joe Biden. Now, with the possibility that Trump could regain office in November, the proverbial shoe is on the other foot and Democrats would be doing the protesting.
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CA: Unpacking the Constitutional Debate San Diego Judge Strikes Down California�s One-Gun-a-Month Law
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In a recent ruling that reverberates through the ongoing constitutional debate surrounding gun rights in the United States, a federal judge in San Diego struck down California�s one-gun-a-month law, reigniting discussions about the Second Amendment and the limits of state regulation on firearms.
The law, which restricted California residents from purchasing more than one firearm within a 30-day period, was aimed at curbing straw purchases � transactions where someone buys a gun on behalf of another individual who cannot legally make the purchase themselves. However, a group of firearms owners, licensed gun dealers, and firearms-rights organizations challenged the law, arguing that it infringed upon their Second Amendment rights. |
IL: GOA Asks Supreme Court To Weigh In on Illinois Rifle Ban
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In a significant move for gun rights advocacy, Gun Owners of America (GOA), a group representing over 2 million members and activists, has formally petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review Illinois� controversial rifle ban, as reported by FoxNews. The law in question, the Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA), has been a point of contention, drawing criticism for its sweeping prohibitions on a wide array of rifles and magazines owned and used lawfully by tens of thousands of citizens in the state.
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ID: Idaho House passes bill blocking cities and counties from regulating knives
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The Republican-controlled Idaho House of Representatives voted Tuesday to pass a bill banning cities and counties from restricting knives, despite concerns raised that passing the bill would force municipal performing arts centers to allow knives at public concerts and performances.
Rep. Jordan Redman, R-Coeur d�Alene, sponsored House Bill 620a. Redman said knives are a form of arms that are protected.
�This bill would enact a state knife preemption law, which would prevent political subdivisions in the state from regulating the possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of knives,� Redman told legislators Tuesday at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise. |
Are European-Style Gun Control Laws a Blueprint for America?
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This month, in response to the incident, the Czech legislature passed additional laws, shortening the gun license renewal period from ten years to five, and giving doctors access to databases to determine if their patients are gun owners. These new measures aim to further restrict access to firearms, raising questions about the balance between individual rights and public safety, which are laced with privacy and authoritarian issues.
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| A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks. � Thomas Jefferson, Encyclopedia of T. Jefferson, 318, Foley, Ed., reissued 1967. |
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