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IA: Police release new details in self-defense shooting
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Des Moines Police Department detectives determined the following:
Bondhus and Grayson were at the home. They discovered what they believed to be intentional damage to the man's tire. Wheeler, who is prohibited by a court order of protection from having contact with Bondhus, arrived at the home. Wheeler forced his way into the home and physically assaulted Grayson. The assault stopped briefly, then began again. Grayson, who lawfully possessed a handgun, fired one shot, killing Wheeler. |
CT: Fatal Shooting in Kent Ruled a Case of Self-Defense
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Prosecutors say a fatal shooting in Connecticut last year was a case of self-defense and no charges have been filed.
State's Attorney David Shepack told the News-Times on Tuesday that Andre Edness' death in a Kent home in December "appeared to be a lawful exercise of self-defense."
State police investigated for more than six months before closing the case.
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Are We Now Electing Supreme Court Justices?
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Within our current framework, the Judicial Crisis Network�s ads strike me as slick but entirely conventional in their blandness. But assuming that there�s still a line somewhere, I believe the National Rifle Association has crossed it with a commercial declaring that �President Trump chose Brett Kavanaugh to break the tie� between the �liberal justices� who �oppose your right to self-defense� and the �four justices� (who are seemingly without left-to-right ideology) who �support your right to self-defense.� The ad concludes: �Your right to self-defense depends on this vote. Tell your senator to defend our right to self-defense. Confirm Judge Kavanaugh.� |
CA: Gun advocate shares views on California's ownership laws
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�We love responsible gun owners,� Rudolph said, claiming California�s new gun laws are making things �more dangerous� for those who follow the law.
�It�s kind of scary, how they are trying to get rid of more and more guns,� she said, citing how only 731 handgun models among the 3,500 on the market are on a state-approved roster. Rudolph said the year before 935 were on the roster. |
MI: Benzie homeowner shoots suspected intruder
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A suspected intruder took a shotgun blast to the legs after a homeowner confronted him, according to the Benzie County sheriff's department.
The homeowner, 79, discovered an intruder inside his pole building at around 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday and grabbed a shotgun, according to a release from the department. He told the intruder to leave, and fired a single shot when the intruder reportedly approached him in a threatening manner. |
NY: Cuomo administration shouldn�t put NRA on financial blacklist
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Cuomo doesn't have much to say on the issue of foreign children who regularly die by missile and bomb in America's endless military engagements, but in the name of saving American lives he is presently attempting to weaponize New York's financial regulatory power against lawful political speech by the National Rifle Association. Cuomo�s attempt to stifle the NRA is as inappropriate and far outside his proper role as governor as interfering with U.S. efforts to aid its Middle Eastern client states would be. The only difference is that going after the NRA � unlike, say, defense contractors � is politically convenient for the governor. |
Ruger LCR .327 Fed. Mag. Revolver
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Over the last few years, Ruger has done just about everything right with its LCR family of revolvers, and the level of excellence and practical thinking continues with the company�s �pocket rocket� chambered in .327 Fed. Mag. This newest hammerless �snubby� sports the standard 1 7⁄8-inch barrel and weighs 17 ounces. The weight gain of 3.5 ounces over the LCR chambered in .38 Spl. results from using a stainless steel frame rather than the aluminum-alloy frame of the .38 Spl, but the fluted cylinder helps keep weight to a minimum. |
OR: Second Amendment measure moves forward
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A ballot measure to protect the Second Amendment in Jackson County will be considered by voters this November.
The Jackson County Right to Bear Arms initiative petition collected 8,148 signatures.
Gathering all those signatures took 3 months.
Organizers say by giving voters a choice, they could protect the Second Amendment for generations to come. |
IL: County Adds Referendum About Second Amendment
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Members of the Montgomery County Board overwhelmingly approved a referendum question on the November ballot concerning the second amendment, as part of their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday morning, Aug. 14, at the Historic Courthouse in Hillsboro.
Chairman Evan Young said State Representative Avery Bourne, who was in attendance at Tuesday's meeting, had come to the county asking them to place the question, "Should the Illinois General Assembly pass any additional legislation that restricts a citizen's ability to own and possess guns or firearms?" on the November ballot.
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Lawrence Jones Sticks It To Gun Grabbers
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So, it�s not a party thing. It�s about an American thing. If we are going to believe in the values that were founded in this country. Now liberals will tell me, �Well Lawrence, it wasn�t founded for you! Like the Second Amendment is not for you!'�
�Well guess what? The Second Amendment is mine now, and I don�t intend on giving it back to you guys.� |
CA: Gun Owners, Civil Rights Groups Seek Injunction in California �Assault Weapon� Lawsuit
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Attorneys for seven California gun owners and four Second Amendment advocacy organizations announced today that they have filed an amended complaint and a new motion seeking a preliminary injunction in the civil rights lawsuit Sharp, et al. v. Attorney General Xavier Becerra, et al. over the California Department of Justice�s failures surrounding the �bullet button assault weapon� registration program. A copy of the court filings can be viewed or downloaded online at https://www.firearmspolicy.org/sharp.
The lawsuit is supported by The Calguns Foundation (CGF), Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), and Firearms Policy Foundation (FPF). |
CO: Erie bans open-carry firearms in government buildings over resistance
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Citizens will be barred from openly carrying firearms and other deadly weapons in Erie government buildings, the town�s Board of Trustees voted Tuesday night.
The ordinance � a watered-down iteration of a previous proposal that would have extended the same prohibition across the town�s open space and trails system � had rankled a portion of residents and Second Amendment advocates first spurned by Boulder�s to ban the sale and possession of assault weapons, bump stocks and high-capacity magazines in the city.
Leaders approved the ordinance 5-2 with trustees Scott Charles and Dan Woog offering the sole �no� votes. |
MN: West Hennepin PD Implements Viridian Weapon-Mounted Camera
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Viridian Weapon Technologies announces that the West Hennepin Public Safety Department located just outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota has deployed the FACT Duty� Weapon-Mounted Camera (WMC�) to all of its officers. Viridian and West Hennepin will hold a joint press conference to discuss this milestone on Thursday, August 16 at 10:00 a.m. at the West Hennepin Public Safety Headquarters in Independence, Minnesota. |
Shopify bans sale of certain firearms, accessories
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E-commerce giant Shopify has moved to ban certain firearms and parts on its platform, including some semi-automatic weapons and 3D-printed guns.
The Canadian-based company revised its Acceptable Use Policy earlier this week to ban a variety of firearms and gun-related products.
Semi-automatic firearms with magazines capable of holding more than 10 bullets, attachments such as bump stocks that can make guns fire more rapidly, firearms without serial numbers and 3D-printed guns are among some of the items that are now considered "restricted." |
Originalism on Trial
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End of story, at least for Scalia, whose signature doctrine was �originalism� � that the Constitution and the laws mean only what those who drafted and enacted them intended at the time, regardless of later developments. But it�s just the beginning of the narrative in The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption, an absorbing new book by Richard L. Hasen, professor of law at the University of California, Irvine. |
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