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NJ: Self-defense? Deadly break-in at New Jersey home under investigation
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A homeowner shot and killed a man who smashed a Ring video doorbell with a hammer before breaking into the residence, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri.
The disturbing incident unfolded Sunday around 10:30 p.m. as Trenton police were called to a shooting on Bert Avenue.
Responding detectives found 34-year-old Andray Ingram, of Trenton, lying on the ground along near the St. Francis Avenue intersection. |
WV: West Virginia teenager fatally shoots father in self-defense after man shot at mother
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A teenage boy in West Virginia fatally shot his father in self-defense on Wednesday after the man had fired at the boy�s mother, authorities said.
The incident occurred at night after the father, identified as Maxwell Laham, fired a shotgun at the boy�s mother inside a Rock Cave residence, according to a report.
�[At] approximately 7:15 p.m., Cpl. F. J. Turansky and other Buckhannon Detachment members responded to a residence on Guy Hardman Road in Rock Cave, W.Va., in reference to a domestic altercation with shots fired,� a release from the West Virginia State Police read. |
MD: �Where does it stop?� Court questions effort to undo Maryland gun laws.
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Judges on a federal appeals court in Richmond pushed back this week against efforts to undo gun regulations in Maryland and beyond, expressing incredulity from the bench at the idea that any firearm in common use cannot be legally banned no matter how dangerous.
�Have you ever fired an M16?� Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III asked an advocate for gun rights groups, who responded that he had not. |
FPC and FPCAF File Appellate Response Brief in Lawsuit Challenging ATF Pistol Brace Rule
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Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced the filing of its response brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in their Mock v. Garland lawsuit, which challenges ATF�s Pistol Brace Rule. The brief can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.
�In sum, the district court correctly evaluated the irreparable-harm, balance-of-harms, and public-interest factors, which all weighed strongly in Plaintiffs� favor,� argues the brief. �The Court should affirm the district court�s preliminary injunction ruling, and enter a universal injunction that prevents the Agencies from enforcing the Final Rule.� |
FL: US� Harris to visit Parkland shooting site, push new gun laws
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday will push states to strengthen laws that can strip firearms from high-risk people as she visits the Parkland, Florida, high school where a gunman killed 17 people in 2018.
Harris is traveling to meet with families of the victims and see Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where the murders happened, according to a White House official.
�Red flag� laws allow courts to issue �extreme risk protection orders� removing firearms from individuals considered at risk of harming themselves or others. |
Unions demand Congress keep ban on �ghost guns�
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Five unions and the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department are urging Congress to permanently extend a law banning the manufacture of untraceable firearms, also known as �ghost guns.� They say the guns, with no metal in them, can go through airport, bus, and train detectors and become a threat to transportation workers.
Ed.: The law is about undetectable (by magnetometers) guns, not so-called 'ghost guns'. |
TX: Texas lawmen point guns, threaten to arrest migrants south of border wall
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Friday�s altercation comes on the wings of Thursday�s viral videos documenting how a group of about 500 migrants tore down the Texas wire barrier and forced their way through several guardsmen. Some members of the Guard could be seen subduing at least one migrant, with women shouting for them to stop.
While on Thursday the migrants clearly outnumbered Texas guard personnel, on Friday the odds seemed about even.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted the state would continue to protect its citizens from �disastrous� open-border federal policies. |
IL: Republicans say FOID should be void if illegal immigrants can possess guns
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State Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, questioned where local law enforcement, the Illinois Attorney General or gun control advocates were on this case. But Friday on the House Floor, he praised the decision, saying that standard means Illinois� Firearm Owners ID card should be struck down.
�Why shouldn�t gun owners across the state cut up our FOID cards and be able to buy guns out of state with no worry,� Caulkins said. �If a person who is not legally in this state can have his constitutional rights, so can the rest of us.�
Illinois State Police confirm that in order to get a FOID card, one has to attest that they are "not an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States." |
Anti-Trans Rhetoric Helps the Right Pivot to Gun Violence Myths, Sell Guns
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Transgender people are more likely to be victims, rather than perpetrators, of gun violence. Despite the data, the increasing number of mass shootings and gun violence in the United States has been accompanied by an uptick in anti-trans narratives blaming trans and non-binary people for gun violence. In the wake of several prominent mass shootings, anti-trans narratives are used to promote common myths about gun violence that are designed to promote gun buying, block policy change and reinforce divisive far-right ideologies. |
Congressman Amo co-leads the �Destroy Zombie Guns Act� to curb gun violence
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Four U.S. Congressional members, including Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01). have introduced legislation aimed at closing what they say is a �zombie gun� loophole that allows some parts of a gun to be destroyed and resold as a kit.
The Destroy Zombie Guns Act would require gun destruction companies to destroy the entire gun, including the parts used in the kit, in order to prevent it from being potentially dangerous. |
AR: Search warrant affidavit released detailing Malinowski's buying and selling of guns
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The federal affidavit filed in support of a search warrant for the home of the executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field, leading to his fatal wounding when gunfire erupted, alleged that he had bought more than 150 firearms and resold many illegally without a firearm dealer's license.
Bryan Malinowski, 53, died Thursday morning, two days after he was shot in the head by a federal Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent who was part of group serving the warrant on his west Little Rock home at around 6 a.m. Tuesday morning. |
FL: State �red flag� law can keep guns from mentally ill. But Broward shooting shows its holes
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The man who shot and wounded a police officer in a Fort Lauderdale hotel room on Thursday had a history of arrests and mental health problems severe enough that police invoked Florida�s touted �red flag� law to take his guns away two years ago. But that was only temporary. Karl Chludinsky got them back last year � with no additional psychological screening required. And, armed and likely unstable, he was found dead after exchanging fire with police who burst through a barricaded door to confront him.
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Australia: Kmart shoppers divided over detail in 45-year-old advertisement: 'You're kidding'
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But it was the markdowns on the right hand column of the advertisement that sparked controversy over gun control laws in Australia.
Three guns, including an automatic rifle, a bolt action rifle and a single barrel shotgun, were pictured alongside the heading "Shoot for these savings!!".
The sale prices for the firearms ranged from $29.94 for the Boito shotgun, up to $42.88 for the automatic Stirling.
The key detail shocked younger fans of the discount mega-chain.
"Kmart sold guns?" one person questioned.
Another commented: "Rifles! You're kidding."
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AZ: $1,000 Fine Because Your Guns Were Stolen?
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A resolution by the Pima County, Ariz., Board of Supervisors to impose a $1,000 fine on any gun owner who doesn�t report the theft or loss of a firearm within two days is drawing pushback from the Goldwater Institute, a conservative and libertarian public policy think tank located in Phoenix.
�It�s illegal�and they know it,� the organization stated in a news item. �So today, the Goldwater Institute sent a letter to the board on behalf of the Arizona Citizens Defense League, demanding that the county immediately repeal the ordinance or face litigation.� |
KY: Appeal is filed against controversial judge�s ruling on felons with guns
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�We are appealing this order because it defies good common sense and would give even the most violent felon a broad right to possess deadly weapons,� Coleman said in a press release. �The most ardent supporters of the Second Amendment, me included, recognize the constitutionality of laws prohibiting the possession of firearms by felons like the defendant here.�
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