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Clear Thinking About Taxing Guns
Submitted by: Rob Morse
Website: https://slowfacts.wordpress.com

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What we believe depends on the way we see the world. Our tiny screens don't show us the truth.
 

SD: How South Dakota Just Got Out of the Way of Residents� Freedom
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) recently signed into law a bill that removes all fees associated with concealed-carry permits, strengthening South Dakotans� ability to exercise their Second Amendment freedoms.

�Three years ago, I took a bold stand by signing constitutional carry into law to ensure there were no barriers between South Dakotans and their rights,� Noem told Fox News. �This week, I took the step to remove a financial barrier. It shouldn�t cost you a penny to exercise your Second Amendment rights. Government exists to protect our rights, not profit from them.�
 

WA: Western State Makes It Illegal For More Than 10 Rounds in A Magazine
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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Idaho is one of the most vital states that protect the Second Amendment. The Gem State is the outlier compared to Washington State. The state recently passed laws that would restrict the rights of Washingtonians to defend themselves using firearms.

The Seattle Times reports that Washington has passed two bills that have drawn praise from Liberal Governor Jay Inslee. He signed both bills into law joyfully in front of the state's media.
 

OK: Advocate: Oklahomans tired of lawmakers catering to gun lobby
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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Beth Furnish of Moms Demand Action said legislators betray Oklahomans when they pass laws for lobbies instead of citizens.

�Oklahomans started paying attention to what our lawmakers were doing after they passed permitless carry, which was opposed by a strong majority of Oklahomans, even gun owners and Republicans. Oklahomans are getting tired of our lawmakers passing the wish list of the gun lobby,� said Furnish.
 

The Pandemic Era Saw History�s Biggest (and Most Diverse) Spike in Gun Ownership
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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Before the pandemic, gun restrictionists would often argue that ownership was on the decline and that large numbers of firearms were in the hands of relatively few people. The reality was that the number of households with firearms (or, rather, households that admitted to owning firearms) has remained relatively consistent at around 44 percent, according to a Gallup poll. The pandemic has almost certainly pushed that number higher. According a University of Chicago study, around 18 percent of U.S. households bought firearms during the pandemic.
 

KBJ�s Implausible Claim to Be an Originalist
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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In today�s Wall Street Journal, both the editorial board and law professor Randy Barnett have fine pieces highlighting how remarkable it is that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson saw fit to offer various bows and curtsies to the interpretive methodology of originalism. Of course, neither WSJ nor Barnett is gulled by Jackson�s testimony. As Barnett points out, it�s one thing to sound like an originalist�in an evident attempt to smooth one�s path to confirmation�and it�s quite another to actually be an originalist. I like this line from the house editorial: �If originalism is only one tool in Judge Jackson�s toolbox, she might also have a buzz saw in there.�
 

FPC statement on ATF classifying some �forced-reset triggers� as �machineguns�
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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Firearms Policy Coalition today issued the following statement regarding the ATF�s �Open Letter to All Federal Firearms Licensees� regarding its classification of some �forced-reset triggers� (FRTs) as �firearms� and �machineguns� as defined in the National Firearms Act (NFA) and Gun Control Act (GCA):
 

FL: Bannerman road rage shooting, Walmart taxi shooting both ruled self-defense
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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Two local shootings recently were ruled to be self-defense by State Attorney of the 2nd Judicial Circuit Jack Campbell, with both cases resulting in no charges being filed.

On Jan. 6, 2022, a man was fatally shot in a Circle K parking lot after an altercation between drivers on Bannerman Road. The victim was later identified as 52-year-old Florida State Board of Administration employee John Kuczwanski.
 

AK: House Committee to Consider Mandatory Gun Storage in the Home
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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Next Tuesday, the House State Affairs Committee is scheduled to consider �safe storage� legislation, House Bill 203. This measure is nothing more than an attempt to vilify gun owners for the criminal acts of others. It is important that you please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE House Bill 203.

House Bill 203 gives law enforcement the ability to issue a fine to gun owners of up to $1,000 if a prohibited individual gains access to their firearm and proceeds to injure themself or another. This bill will essentially require firearms to be locked and rendered inaccessible for self-defense in the home.
 

MT: Tester supports Supreme Court nominee Brown Jackson
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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After meeting with Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat, said he will support her confirmation. U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, a Republican, is expected to meet with Jackson next week.

Tester issued a press release Friday indicating his support for Jackson. The senator said he questioned Jackson about several issues, including her support for the Second Amendment, tribal sovereignty, corporate agriculture consolidation and the influence of anonymous donors in politics.
 

TX: Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn will likely vote against Ketanji Brown Jackson
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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Texas Republican U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are poised to vote against the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court following the conclusion of a multiday hearing on the historic nomination.

Jackson would be the first Black woman on the country�s highest court in its more than 230-year history � a fact that Cruz has called �inspirational� and Cornyn has called �long overdue.�
 

SAF Demands Investigation Of Possible Law Violations By NBC News, Pennsylvania AG
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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Those kits, generically called �80 percenters� because they require some finishing work by the buyer, were subsequently taken to the Pennsylvania Attorney General�s office where they were finished, assembled, and actually fired on camera. The report aired on March 17.

�This sort of sensationalism is designed to generate ratings and raise viewer alarms,� said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. �However, our alarms were raised because of the possible felonies that may have been committed by the reporter and the office of Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro.�

The issue was initially raised by Ammoland journalist John Crump, who frequently writes about the firearms industry.
 

AL: Constitutional carry increases demand for proper training
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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Governor Kay Ivey recently signed legislation to make Alabama the 22nd state in the nation to adopt a constitutional carry law that eliminates the requirement for a person to obtain a concealed carry permit to lawfully carry a pistol. The new law goes into effect on January 1, 2023.

The state�s constitutional carry law was among the topics of discussion last week during the Shooting Sports Showcase at the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park. POMA (Professional Outdoor Media Association) and SEOPA (Southeastern Outdoor Press Association) hosted the event at the stellar 500-acre shooting range with Cheaha Mountain as a backdrop.
 

IN: Jury deadlocks, mistrial declared in Indiana mall killing
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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Howard did not contest that he shot and killed Delaney Crosby, 23, of South Bend, inside University Park Mall in Mishawaka in September 2020 � a shooting that sent shoppers fleeing for safety at the mall just east of South Bend.

But Howard said he acted in self-defense in response to Crosby�s actions leading up to the shooting, and a series of threats from Crosby that began in 2018.

Both men were with groups of people who engaged in an extended argument as they walked through the mall and eventually, video footage showed, Howard pulled a gun out of his backpack and shot Crosby five times.
 

UT: Gov. Cox Signs Bill Protecting Second Amendment Rights
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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Yesterday, Governor Spencer Cox signed Senate Bill 115, to enhance Utah�s firearm preemption law. With this action, Governor Spencer Cox continues to show his commitment to the Second Amendment, adding to the list of pro-gun bills he has signed into law, which includes constitutional carry from last year.

Senate Bill 115 enhances Utah�s existing firearm preemption statute by providing a mechanism to ensure compliance. Firearm preemption occupies the field of firearm laws and regulations with the state, preventing localities from enacting their own gun control, which in turn could create a confusing patchwork of regulations and ordinances. This helps ensure consistency in firearm laws throughout the state of Utah.
 

FL: Federal appeals court hears arguments on Florida ban on gun sales to those under 21
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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The National Rifle Association is urging a federal appeals court to strike down a Florida law that bans people under the age of 21 from buying guns. A lower court upheld the measure, which state lawmakers passed in the wake of the Parkland shooting.

During a hearing at the U.S. Court of Appeals in Miami on Thursday, an attorney for the NRA argued the law violates Second Amendment and equal protection rights.

�The right in Florida has been turned into a privilege for a few and that is not a right at all,� NRA attorney John Sweeney said.
 

Republican Atheists: Meet The Conservatives You May Not Have Known About
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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I asked Ell what common ground believing conservatives and atheist conservatives have that may be surprising, and she said that the most surprising issue is abortion.

�Some atheist conservatives support limiting abortions, while others want outright bans,� she told me. �Some atheists view abortion as eliminating a life.�

Other issues that religious and non-religious conservatives have in common include Second Amendment rights, education, immigration, border policy, international events, and taxation. Ell also told me that many Republican Atheists group members are aware of those fleeing locales with strict COVID-19 protocols for freer areas.
 

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The provision in the Constitution granting the right to all persons to bear arms is a limitation upon the power of the Legislature to enact any law to the contrary. The exercise of a right guaranteed by the Constitution cannot be made subject to the will of the sheriff. [People vs. Zerillo, 219 Mich. 635, 189 N.W. 927, at 928 (1922)]

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