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Gun Control Fails Violently- Democrats Call for More Gun Control
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We saw two horrific examples of mass murder in the last few weeks. As usual, the initial news reports were wildly wrong. The news reports deliberately failed to mention how the existing 20 thousand firearms regulations again failed to protect innocent people from violent attacks. Despite the shocking failure of gun-control laws, Democrat politicians called for more of the same.
Unfortunately, the media and politicians are now part of the disease rather than being part of the cure to reduce mass public violence in the United States. |
MI: Gun groups sue Wayne County over alleged concealed pistol license delays
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A coalition of gun ownership groupsand three Wayne County residentsfiled suit last week against Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett, alleging Michigan's largest county is slow in processing concealed pistol license applications and renewals, even by pandemic standards.
CPL applicants in Wayne County have been faced with long waits of a year or more for an appointment, advocates say.
"We want the court to order the clerk to do her job," said Terry Johnson, a Detroit-based attorney for Michigan Open Carry, Inc., one of the groups bringing the suit. "The clerk hasn't stopped doing the functions required by her job, except for the processing of CPLs."
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AK: Fairbanks man retrieves pistol from his car to stop robbery attempt
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A Fairbanks man stopped an attempted robbery at a gas station by pointing his gun at the suspect and holding him until law enforcement arrived, authorities said.
Nick Moore said he was standing in line Friday at a Holiday store with his breakfast and energy drink when a teen walked in with a knife.
�I kind of backed up a little bit to see what he was going to do, but I kind of already had an inkling in my mind of what was going to happen,� Moore told Fairbanks television station KTVF.
His suspicion turned out to be correct; the teen told employees he was robbing the store.
�I put my stuff on the counter, snuck out the door, ran to my car, grabbed my pistol and came back up to the door,� Moore said.
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Self-Defense Revolvers: Are They A Good Choice?
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Semi-automatic pistols seem to be firmly entrenched as king in the defensive handgun market these days. They certainly do dominate, especially as the number of models designed for comfortable concealment continues to grow. Some folks may go so far as to say the defensive revolver has gone the way of the Dodo, but that would be an incorrect assumption. Wheelguns continue to have a quiet but loyal following among modern handgun owners�and for good reasons. |
Are Lever-Actions a Good Choice for Home Defense?
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Modern lever-action shotguns like the Black Aces Pro Series L are few and far between, with pump-action models more prevalent. The reason for this, though, has far more to do with marketing than engineering.
Recently we received an e-mail inquiring about lever-action shotguns:
�Dear SI,� it read: �Are lever-action shotguns viable for self-defense and, if so, why aren�t there more of them in production?� |
NY: An important right-to-carry case
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The court has 129 petitions scheduled for review at its next conference, to be held on Thursday. The court will likely be paying special attention to two of them, which are this week�s new relists. The court will be considering them for the second time.
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the court held that the Second Amendment protects an individual�s right to possess firearms at home. Heller left unresolved the extent of Second Amendment protections outside the home. In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Corlett, 20-843, Robert Nash and Brandon Koch applied for New York licenses to carry firearms outside the home. |
DE: Senate Floor Votes Imminent for Mag Ban & Handgun Licensing Bills
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Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee issued favorable reports for Senate Bill 6, to ban magazines over an arbitrary capacity limit, and Senate Bill 3, to impose a Maryland-style �handgun qualified purchase card� and a handgun transfer registry in Delaware. These bills now advance to the full Senate, where they will likely receive a floor vote today. Please contact your state senator and ask them to OPPOSE SB 6 and SB 3. |
NV: Time is now to act on gun safety
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Adopting universal background checks for gun purchases would not prevent any legally qualified American from purchasing or owning a gun. Nor would giving the FBI more time to investigate instances when would-be gun buyers are flagged in the background-check system. |
ND: The gun violence blame game
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You mentioned several countries that enacted strict gun laws, but you did not include murder statistics from those countries. You could have included Mozambique, where over 100 defenseless citizens were slaughtered last week. Or you may have mentioned Chicago, with the most strict gun laws in the U.S., where 4,033 shootings took place last year, to include 875 murders. Would you seriously feel safer in a city with those statistics, under the most strict gun laws in the country? |
DE: Mag Ban & Handgun Licensing Bill Hearings Today
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Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear Senate Bill 6, to ban magazines over an arbitrary capacity limit. As previously scheduled, the committee will also hear Senate Bill 3, to impose a Maryland-style �handgun qualified purchase card� and a handgun transfer registry in Delaware. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE SB 6 and SB 3. |
HI: Ninth Circuit holds there is no right to bear arms
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The en banc Ninth Circuit last week held that the Second Amendment does not extend to open public firearm carriage. The new in Young v. State of Hawaii complements the Circuit's en banc from five years earlier, Peruta v. San Diego, which held that concealed carry is outside the Second Amendment. According to the Ninth Circuit, carrying arms in public for defense is "not within the scope of the right protected by the Second Amendment." |
Deplorable Clinton Slams �Gun Worshipers�
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Hillary Clinton made the latest entry in this wretched practice with her vitriol against gun owners and Second Amendment defenders.
In excerpts from a soon-to-be-released interview with her own former campaign spokeswoman, Jennifer Palmieri, Clinton railed against Senator Ted Cruz and other Republicans who oppose restricting gun rights and banning guns. |
ME: More Maine towns declare themselves 2nd Amendment sanctuaries
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A few more Maine towns this month have declared themselves to be Second Amendment sanctuaries, following a trend in which pro-gun advocates are hoping to fend off possible gun control measures from Congress and the state Legislature.
In the past month, boards of selectmen in Harrington and Princeton have signed similarly worded resolutions expressing support for their constitutional rights to bear firearms and opposition to any laws that they say would infringe upon those rights. |
MT: Montana lawmakers advance bill to nullify federal gun bans
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A measure that would prohibit state and local law enforcement officials in Montana from enforcing federal bans on firearms, ammunition and magazines is nearing passage in the state Legislature just a week after President Joe Biden urged Congress to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
The Republican-controlled Senate voted Wednesday 30-20 in favor of the measure. They are set to vote on the bill for a third and final time this week before the bill heads to the desk of Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, who has not commented on whether he would sign the bill into law. |
WV: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Reinforcing Gun Rights Clears West Virginia Senate
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The West Virginia Senate has adopted a proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent counties and municipalities from passing legislation concerning firearms, ammunition or accessories that conflicts with or is more restrictive than state law.
As Senate Joint Resolution 1 headed for a vote Wednesday, lawmakers debated the idea of balancing the Second Amendment�s right to bear arms with public safety. That conversation kicked off as Senate Judiciary Chair Charles Trump, R-Morgan, explained an amendment he had offered to the resolution. |
Will the Supreme Court Protect American Gun Owners?
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Legal analyst and attorney Royal Alexander talks about the 2nd Amendment cases soon to be heard by the US Supreme Court and why he thinks the justices will strengthen American's gun rights.
In a recent article at thehayride.com, Alexander says that he is optimistic that SCOTUS will rule in favor of Second Amendment proponents.
The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to strengthen and expand 2nd Amendment rights after a decade of no action on the issue. The Court has several current opportunities to further address the scope of its Heller decision that generally pose one legal question: how far may states go in restricting the individual right to carry guns outside a home. |
KY: General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die
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Yesterday, the General Assembly adjourned sine die from its 2021 legislative session. During this session, the House passed House Bill 175 to prohibit financial institutions from discriminating against firearm businesses. Unfortunately, the Senate did not take action on this critical bill, resulting in it failing to pass this year.
As a small victory for the preservation of constitutional rights, Senate Bill 229 did not move along the legislative process at all. This �guilty until proven innocent� scheme would have allowed the seizure of an individual�s property and a suspension of their Second Amendment rights, based on accusations and without a hearing or other opportunity for them to be heard in court. |
IL: No charges for man who killed robber during summer unrest in Chicago
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A man who killed someone who was trying to rob him during the widespread mayhem in Chicago over the death of George Floyd last summer won�t face criminal charges, police said Tuesday.
A Chicago Police Department spokesman said the Cook County State�s Attorney�s office last week rejected charges against the man after determining he acted in self defense. A spokeswoman for the state�s attorney�s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. |
TN: Gov. Lee�s response to mass shootings? No permit needed to carry a pistol in Tennessee.
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We do not live in a lawless frontier, but you can�t tell that from the actions of Gov. Bill Lee or the Tennessee General Assembly.
Gov. Lee is pushing legislation, which has already passed in the Senate and in the House, that would allow anyone over 21 to pack a pistol, anywhere, anytime. Senate Bill 765/House Bill 786 allows permitless carrying of handguns for anyone over age 21, and for military personnel between 18 and 20.
According to police and some local officials across Tennessee, this is a bad idea. |
WY: Magazine limit bad for disabled
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After this last election it looks like �Uncle Joe� and his socialist minions are in full control of the country. Like the biblical dog returning to it�s vomit, they are again revisiting extreme gun control and other devious methods of citizen control for our country.
One of the agenda items, again, is magazine capacity. As if those actual shooters with evil in their hearts are incapable of learning how to accomplish tactical reloads. Or, for the common folks, quickly switching an empty magazine for a full one to continue their carnage. Again, a law that only the law-abiding citizens will obey. |
U.S. Supreme Court weighs taking up major gun rights case
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday will discuss taking up a major new gun rights case involving a National Rifle Association-backed challenge to a New York state law that restricts the ability of residents to carry concealed handguns in public.
The nine justices will discuss the case at their private weekly conference at a time of heightened concern about gun violence in the United States following a pair of mass shootings in a span of a week, one in Georgia and the other in Colorado, that killed a total of 18 people. |
ID: Idaho County residents demand Second Amendment sanctuary measure
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Faced with 2,000 petition signatures and threats to retaliate at the polls, the Idaho County commissioners Tuesday declined demands that they immediately adopt a resolution declaring Idaho County a Second Amendment sanctuary county.
After an hourlong hearing in which nearly 50 people were packed into the commissioners� meeting room, Commissioner Denis Duman said the board would take the petition and the request for a Second Amendment resolution under advisement.
The crowd was not happy about that. |
AL: Falling Behind in Second Amendment Rights
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Alabama lawmakers have not passed a single piece of pro-gun legislation in six years. Other states are enthusiastically passing a variety of bills to protect and advance Second Amendment rights for the benefit of law-abiding citizens. Just this year, legislatures in Montana, Tennessee, Iowa, and Utah have passed constitutional/permitless carry bills. Recently, Georgia passed a bill to recognize carry permits from all states, and to also ensure that Second Amendment rights remain protected during a state of emergency. |
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| "Some people think that the Second Amendment is an outdated relic of an earlier time. Doubtless some also think that constitutional protections of other rights are outdated relics of earlier times. We The People own those rights regardless, unless and until We The People repeal them. For those who believe it to be outdated, the Second Amendment provides a good test of whether their allegiance is really to the Constitution of the United States, or only to their preferences in public policies and audiences. The Constitution is law, not vague aspirations, and we are obligated to protect, defend, and apply it. If the Second Amendment were truly an outdated relic, the Constitution provides a method for repeal. The Constitution does not furnish the federal courts with an eraser." --9th Circuit Court Judge Andrew Kleinfeld, dissenting opinion in which the court refused to rehear the case while citing deeply flawed anti-Second Amendment nonsense (Nordyke v. King; opinion filed April 5, 2004) |
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