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TN: Knox County Schools superintendent: Teachers don't need to carry guns
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The law would require the approval of the district, principal and local law enforcement agency for any teacher who seeks to be armed, and Rysewyk didn't slam the door on the idea. He said if the bill becomes law, KCS will check with the county law office for guidance.
"Talking about security and school safety is not new to us," Rysewyk said. "An armed officer who's highly trained in every one of our buildings is extremely important and that's the safest thing we can do for families and for students. ... There's not a need for us to to use the provisions in the new legislation."
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Improving the Colt King Cobra�s Performance with XS Sights
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The Colt King Cobra is one of the more recent additions to the highly popular lineup of Colt Double Action revolvers. Like all of the other snakes on the plane, the Colt King Cobra features high-quality construction, impeccable mechanical reliability, and all of the sleek lines of the Python, just without the vent rib. While revolvers may not be my most frequently used handguns, I still have a lot of fun shooting them at the range because they�re just cool and very fun to reload and operate. XS Sights has been constantly adding new types of sights and sighting accessories for virtually every platform out there, including Colt�s entire line of revolvers. |
CO: These are the guns that a state assault weapon ban would prohibit
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�In an industry like ours, we tend to be more technical and use technical or military-type terms to describe the firearms,� Bryan Clark, co-owner of Bristlecone Shooting, Training and Retail Center, said.
Clark helped show examples of guns that would be banned based on the words printed in the definitions part of the bill banning the sale of assault weapons.
�The definitions, in the way they're stated, bring in an entire family of firearms that most people would not consider to be an �assault weapon,�� Clark said. |
Where Will SCOTUS Come Down on �Ghost Guns�?
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In fact, the earlier interventions actually suggest there are likely already four votes against the government. The first time the Court agreed to issue an administrative stay on the Fifth Circuit�s ruling, it noted that four justices wouldn�t have issued that stay. That probably tells us a lot more about where those justices stand than the five who voted for the procedural move.
It is much more likely a justice would vote for the stay but side with plaintiffs on the merits than the other way around. |
WA: Washington state ban on high-capacity gun magazines will stay in place as court battle continues
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Last fall, Washington�s attorney general sued Gator�s Custom Guns, a dealer in Cowlitz County, for what it calls �egregious� violations of the law. The shop allegedly continued to sell high-capacity magazines more than a year after the ban went into effect.
But the gun dealer is pushing back, and says the law is unconstitutional. Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Gary Bashor agreed with the firearms dealer earlier this month, and struck down the law. Judge Bashor wrote in his opinion that the law violated both the federal and Washington constitutions. |
MD: Gun Buyback in Germantown Collects More than 100 Firearms
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More than 100 firearms were collected during a Germantown gun buyback event last Saturday, according to County Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Earl Stoddard.
The guns collected included 50 handguns, 28 rifles, 19 shotguns, two machine guns, eight ghost guns, and other items including stun guns, a BB gun and a cross bow, he said during a county media briefing Wednesday. |
AL: Senate & House Credit Card Purchase Privacy Bills Headed to House Floor
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Earlier this week, the Alabama Senate passed SB 281, the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, sending it to the House for consideration. Not wasting time, SB 281 passed the House Finance Committee yesterday.
House Bill 389, the companion bill to SB 281, also passed the House Finance Committee. Both bills are now eligible to be heard on the House floor at any time. Please use our Take Action button to email your state Representative and urge him/her to vote �Yes� on SB 281 and HB 389. |
The First GOA National Women's Range Day
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Have you ever been on a shooting range with over 200 pro-Second Amendment women? I have, and yes � it was as awesome as it sounds.
Last month, I was fortunate enough to attend the first National Women's Range Day put on by Gun Owners of America and Empowered 2A. It was much more than a day of shooting, so I'm sharing my experience and what I learned. |
GA: NSSF Praises Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp for Signing Second Amendment Privacy Act
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The law prohibits financial institutions from requiring the use of a firearm code, also known as a Merchant Category Code (MCC), from being assigned to firearm and ammunition purchases at retail when using a credit card. The law also forbids discriminating against a firearm retailer as a result of the assigned or non-assignment of a firearm code and disclosing the protected financial information. Additionally, the law prohibits keeping or causing to be kept any list, record or registry of private firearm ownership.
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Americans Cite Self-Defense for Buying More Guns
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More Americans are exercising their Second Amendment rights these days, and most see self-defense as the best reason for firearms ownership.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 20% of American Adults say they or someone in their immediate family has bought a gun in the past year. Seventy percent (72%) have not, but eight percent (8%) aren�t sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.) |
PA: State senator's bill would align Pa. law with medical marijuana users' firearms rights
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Legalizing recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania has held legislative attention in recent years, but some problems still pester users in the medical marijuana program.
Some clarity may soon come for the legal tensions between Second Amendment rights and state-approved marijuana use.
Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie, is proposingSenate Bill 1146 to clarify that Pennsylvania�s Uniform Firearm Act does not consider a medical marijuana cardholder as an unlawful user. Current law does not exempt medical users, which puts them in potential legal jeopardy. |
TN: What do you really know about the Second Amendment? Here's what it does and why it exists
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The Second Amendment originally banned the federal government from regulating guns, and states could regulate almost as much as they desired. That federal ban has modified over the years.
The Supreme Court has ruled that pursuant to the Second and 14th amendments, gun possession and ownership are individual rights afforded to citizens. That is not to say that it is an absolute right, and some limitations have been upheld by the judicial branch.
For example, a convicted felon, whether from state or federal court, cannot lawfully possess arms. In many states, a person who is addicted to substances or is not mentally competent cannot possess weapons or arms. |
US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Biden's 'ghost guns' curbs
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide the legality of a federal regulation aimed at reining in homemade "ghost guns" as President Joe Biden's administration combats the increasing use of these largely untraceable weapons in crimes nationwide.
The justices took up the administration's appeal of a lower court's decision finding that the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) exceeded its authority in issuing the 2022 rule targeting parts and kits for ghost guns, which can be assembled at home in minutes. |
OH: Columbus man found not guilty in 2021 Arena District shooting he said was in self-defense
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A Columbus man accused of fatally shooting another man in the Arena District more than three years ago is now a free man.
Deondre Smith, 24, had been charged with a single count of murder in connection with the March 27, 2021, shooting death of 19-year-old Cameron Kates.
On Thursday afternoon, a Franklin County Common Pleas jury of nine men and three women found Smith not guilty after deliberating for about four hours.
Smith and several friends had been in a car at the intersection of Vine and Kilbourne streets around 3:20 a.m. on March 27, 2021. |
NE: Hastings man sentenced after attempted break-in incident leads to BB gun self-defense
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According to Hastings Police Raelee Van Winkle, officers were called around 4 a.m. Oct. 10, 2023, to Mary Lanning Healthcare in reference to a man, later identified as Gutierrez, who had a gunshot wound to the head.
Upon further investigation, Van Winkle said officers determined Gutierrez allegedly attempted to break into an apartment building in the 700 block of North Minnesota Avenue with a hammer and a machete while also allegedly threatening a resident.
Van Winkle said the resident reportedly shot Gutierrez with a BB gun in self-defense, causing injury and leading him to seek medical treatment at the hospital. |
KS: Man won�t be charged in deadly shooting of another Wichita man. Here�s why
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A 19-year-old Wichita man will not face charges in the fatal shooting of another man earlier this month, Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said. Damarqua Keyleon Kendell Edwards was arrested on April 9 on suspicion of intentional and premeditated first-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Dontis Carter, Wichita police said. The DA�s office reviewed evidence from the case on April 11 and determined that Edwards acted in self-defense. Charges will not be filed in the shooting, Bennett said.
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TX: Two San Antonio Homeowners Use Firearms to Thwart Crimes in a Single Morning
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Local residents in San Antonio are increasingly using firearms to thwart crimes, as highlighted by two separate incidents on Thursday morning where firearms were employed defensively.
According to the San Antonio Police Department, both incidents involved homeowners who successfully used firearms to prevent criminal activities. Sgt. Andrew Valle noted a rise in such defensive uses of firearms. �It does seem there is a spike in these types of activities,� Valle commented while investigating one of the shootings.
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CA: Three Huge Wins! Rick Travis Joins CRPA TV To Break It Down!
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Anti-Second Amendment bills DYING in the Legislature? Support from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors? It sure has been an interesting week.
In the latest edition of CRPA TV, host Kevin Small welcomes CRPA Legislative Director Rick Travis to discuss the defeat of AB 3067 and AB 2425, as well as the motion passed by the LA Supervisors opposing the mule deer slaughter in Catalina. With SB 1160 defeated earlier this month, the Second Amendment is on a bit of a winning streak.
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PA: Judge: Young Adults Can Get A Carry Permit In Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania young adults aged 18, 19 and 20 years old can now apply for a concealed carry license in the Keystone State.
On Wednesday, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania ruled that the state law forbidding adults under 21 from applying for a carry permit is unconstitutional, as is the law banning adults that age from open carrying during an emergency.
The case, Lara v. Evanchick, was filed by the Second Amendment Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition and three private citizens. |
Action Needed for the Release Unjustly Detained Americans in Turks & Caicos
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Ryan Watson, along with others like Bryan Hagerich and Michael Grim, finds himself ensnared in an unforgiving judicial system, despite what appears to be an honest mistake. Their stories are heart-wrenching. Watson, for instance, envisioned a dream vacation turning into a nightmare where he might miss life-defining moments like his son�s graduation over a few rounds of common ammunition that were never intended to be included and can cause no harm.
The gravity of these cases is underscored by a shift in local legal policy. Where once tourists could resolve similar misdemeanors with a fine, a court order issued in February now mandates severe prison time for such infractions. |
NY: Manhattan DA says YouTube's algorithm pushes ghost gun content to children, youth gamers
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There is growing concern about a shocking investigation that revealed YouTube's algorithm is pushing ghost gun content to those most at risk of making the weapons, including children playing video games.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg shared details of the investigation and said the videos in question are showing viewers how to make the untraceable ghost guns.
In several ongoing cases, teens and young adults being investigated for ghost gun possession and manufacturing told prosecutors they learned to build ghost guns on YouTube in less than an hour. |
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