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AL: Second amendment rights on the line with Doug Jones U.S. Senate reelection bid
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A recent Ammoland editorial by Harold Hutchinson laid out additional arguments for electing Republican Tommy Tuberville over Jones. Electing Tuberville would help give Republicans an advantage in the Senate. He goes on to explain, �Jones did sign on to a version of the �For The People Act,� which for all intents and purposes he says is intended to silence grassroots opposition to left-wing politicians and causes, like gun control.�

WI: Attorneys say accused Kenosha shooter acted in self-defense Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Attorneys for Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two people and wounding another during the protests of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, say their client was acting in self-defense. Rittenhouse faces five felony counts, including charges of first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless homicide. Rittenhouse hired the law firm of Pierce Bainbridge.

WI: Teen accused of killing 2 thrust into debate over protests Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A white 17-year-old who says he went to protests in Wisconsin to protect businesses and people has become a flashpoint in a debate over anti-racism demonstrations that have gripped many American cities and the vigilantism that has sometimes met them.

Rittenhouse Revolution? Donors Declare Kyle Acted in Self Defense, Hire Lawyers
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Kyle Rittenhouse has sparked a revolution rocking the core of the criminal justice system after donors lined up in masses to foot the bill for a rockstar defense team, and Your Content has learned the funds are officially secured.

�Efforts to secure defense counsel for Kyle Rittenhouse were successful due to efforts of Marina Medvin, Michelle Malkin & John Pierce.� defense attorney L. Wood confirmed late Thursday night.

IL: Extradition hearing for Kyle Rittenhouse delayed; attorney says teen acted in self-defense Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A judge agreed Friday to delay for a month a decision on whether the Illinois teen should be returned to Wisconsin to face charges in the fatal shooting of two protesters and injuring of another.

TX: Not the time or place for firearms
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The bottom line is this. If you want to make your voice heard, have at it. If you want to exercise your Second Amendment right to protect yourself from physical harm or government overreach, more power to you. But if your rifle is pointed, figuratively, at your fellow citizens instead of the government, you�re only turning public opinion against its proper use. Keep it at home so you still have it if or when it�s really needed.

Ed: Of course you have 2A rights, as long as you never use them. Sheesh.

WI: Former Kenosha alderman has 'no regrets' about his 'call to arms' in wake of protests in city Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A former Kenosha alderman said he has "no regrets" about his "call to arms" on Tuesday, Aug. 25 -- even after an Illinois teenager was charged with murdering a pair of protesters. "The second amendment was designed for this type of scenario where my community is under attack. It`s being burnt to the ground," said former Kenosha Alderman Kevin Mathewson.

CA: AG Files Petition For Review of Appeals Court�s Ruling Tossing Magazine Ban
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra's office filed a petition Friday calling for a review of an appeals court ruling that threw out the state's ban on large-capacity magazines.

On Aug. 14, a three-justice panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling by San Diego-based U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez, who found that the ban on the acquisition and possession of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds was unconstitutional.

Becerra is calling for an en banc review, stating the panel's ruling is inconsistent with existing case law.

CO: Adams Couty murder conviction tossed because judge left out 'significant' part of jury instruction
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An Adams County judge failed to read the entirety of the relevant Colorado law to jurors in a homicide trial, which caused the Court of Appeals on Thursday to throw out the defendant�s second degree murder conviction.

�Because the definition provided to the jury failed to track the language of the statutory deadly weapon definition � indeed, it omitted a significant and material portion of the statutory definition � it was erroneous,� wrote Judge Michael H. Berger for the three-member panel.

WI: Madison firm pulls funding for radio station after Vicki McKenna's rant on Kenosha protests
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Beyond that, the veteran talk show host also encouraged "patriots" and "militia" members to get their guns and ammo and head to Kenosha to defend life and property.

"By the way, where are all the patriots who brag on Facebook, 'Hey, bring it, baby! Lock and load!' Where the hell were you last night?" McKenna asked. She continued, "Have you cleaned your guns lately? Do you have enough ammo?"

Beyond that, McKenna suggested that "cop-hating, anarchist-loving" Gov. Tony Evers and "pathetic, idiot puppet" Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, both Democrats, should be put on trial for what happened in Kenosha.

Gun sales have skyrocketed since March � here are 3 reasons why
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Americans have been on a record gun-buying spree in recent months.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and protests for racial justice, the gun industry�s trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, estimates that gun sales from March through July were 8.5 million. This is 94% higher the same period in 2019.

Firearms industry consultants estimate July sales alone were 2.0 million units, an increase of 136% over July 2019.

Analysis of Defensive Shootings by Rifleman in Kenosha RIots
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The video shows a timeline of the shootings during the Kenosha riots on 25 August 2020. In the video, there are two shooting sequences. Both appear to be cases of self-defense.

The video identifies the rifleman as Kyle Rittenhouse.

The first shooting happens as the rifleman is running away from pursuers, in the lot of an auto dealer. You can see him running and people pursuing. One is getting close enough to throw something [molotov cocktail] at him. About five seconds later, you hear shots being fired. A few seconds after the shots, you hear �he shot him�.

FL: Father fatally shoots man who broke into Polk County home, deputies say
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A man who attempted to get on a school bus with children inside and growled at a driver as he jumped on the hood of their car was fatally shot after he broke into a home with a family inside, according to the Polk County Sheriff�s Office.

Deputies said 45-year-old Mayson Armando Ortiz-Vazquez, of Orlando, went to Polk County Friday morning to purchase and use drugs.

He was driving on Old Polk City Road with a woman from Orlando around 6 a.m. when he swerved and crashed through a chain link fence, records show.

Crowdfunding To Help Pay For Rittenhouse Lawyer Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Meanwhile, Reuters is reporting Rittenhouse has hired the Pierce Brainbridge law firm � a firm that has represented the former advisor for President Donald Trump, Carter Page, and Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani. John Pierce, a civil litigator, told Reuters he and his colleagues at the law firm will be raising funds for Rittenhouse's defense through his #FightBack Foundation.

NM: Anti-Gun ABQ City Councilmembers Triple Down Against Your Second Amendment Rights! Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Not satisfied with restrictive gun control measures already enacted by the New Mexico Legislature, like the ban on private firearms transfers and a red flag gun confiscation law, the Albuquerque City Council is poised to consider three additional gun control measures in September:

USCCA Launches New Emergency Preparedness Fundamentals Training
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Ahead of �National Preparedness Month� in September, the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA), which provides industry-leading self-defense education, training, and legal protection to over 400,000 American gun owners, recently launched a new training to help individuals become more prepared in the event of a disaster and confident in their ability to provide for themselves and their families.

MN: Bolshevik Brilliance On Police via Minneapolis
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�I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� ~ William F Buckley Jr.

From a friend and student in Minneapolis, MN:

�Yesterday afternoon, Minneapolis Commissar Frey and his �Gang of Aging Bolsheviks� held a press conference to report on their progress to �reform� police use of force.

As with Sleepy Joe, we citizens quiver at the depth of Commissar Frey�s knowledge of armed self-defense, and eagerly awaited the results.

Repealing the Second Amendment is not easy Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Don�t let the politicians or the NRA scare you about taking your guns away. The Second Amendment to the Constitution would have to be repealed. Here�s how the process works:

The U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Give Us Our Freedom
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It has been twelve years since the Court affirmed in D.C. v. Heller that �the right of the people to keep and bear arms� actually means �the right of the people to keep and bear arms,� and ten years since the court affirmed in McDonald v. Chicago that the Second Amendment applies to the states as well as to the federal government�and yet, as valuable as those decisions are, the last decade has made it clear that the U.S. Supreme Court is not especially interested in ensuring that they are enforced. In June, the justices continued this unfortunate trend by denying certiorari on no fewer than ten Second Amendment cases. For now, then, the right will remain a mere abstraction to the nation�s network of courts.

2A Activist Has Front Row Seat for DC Protests Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Second Amendment Foundation's Alan Gottlieb was at the White House on Thursday evening as President Trump accepted the nomination as Republican presidential candidate, and joins Cam to talk about the experience on the grounds as well as the tense moments that followed as guests hit the streets of D.C.