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OR: Plaintiffs rest in state trial challenging Oregon�s new gun laws
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Lawyers for two Harney County residents who are suing the state to block Oregon�s new gun laws wrapped up their arguments Wednesday. They presented two and a half days of expert testimony from firearms experts, law enforcement officers and other people who regularly use firearms in the course of their day-to-day lives.
Measure 114 requires a permit to purchase a firearm and a completed background check and bans magazines holding over 10 rounds of ammunition. It also bans magazines �that can be readily restored, changed, or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition.� The provisions were blocked in December by Harney County Circuit Court Judge Robert Raschio pending this week�s trial. |
CO: Gun rights advocates have lost Colorado�s elections � but they may win the legal war
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For Rhodes and other Second Amendment advocates, the ruling opened up a promising new avenue to fight against gun laws.
�That really changes the complete trajectory of how gun laws can be litigated and how they can be enacted,� said Rhodes.
That new standard has already had an impact in Colorado. In response to an RMGO lawsuit, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer blocked a new law raising the purchase age for all firearms to 21 on the day it was set to take effect. The policy remains on hold while the case makes its way through the courts. |
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I joined my colleagues in introducing a House Resolution to condemn New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for her �emergency public health order� that prohibits the open and concealed carry of firearms in Albuquerque and its surrounding county, including city sidewalks and parks. Violators of this order may face civil penalties and fines up to $5,000. This order is a direct attack on New Mexicans� Second Amendment right, and the resolution is a formal condemnation from U.S. Congress. |
NM: Dem Party desperately wants us to stop talking about impeaching MLG�we won�t
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The Democrat Party of New Mexico (DPNM) has characterized Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham�s illegal order banning guns and subverting her oath as a mere �policy dispute,� attacking myself and state Rep. Stefani Lord for upholding our oaths by holding her accountable.
DPNM told KOB 4, �New Mexico needs real solutions to take on the public safety issues impacting our communities. Calling for an impeachment over a policy dispute isn�t a real solution,� claiming impeachment was �disrespectful to the people of this state.� Did you hear that, fellow peasants? The New Mexico Democrat Party has spoken! |
NV: One dead, one arrested following attempted home invasion in Spring Valley
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A man is dead, and another is in custody following an attempted home invasion in Spring Valley on Wednesday morning.
According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, reports of a shooting at a single-family residence in the 3300 block of Iberia Street around 9:02 a.m.
The caller claimed that two individuals dressed in dark clothing and masks attempted to enter their residence, and their son shot them. |
OR: Oregon judge to decide whether voter-approved gun control law is constitutional
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An Oregon judge is set to decide whether a gun control law approved by voters in November violates the state�s constitution in a trial that started Monday.
The law, one of the toughest in the nation, was among the first gun restrictions to be passed after a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year changed the guidance judges are expected to follow when considering Second Amendment cases.
Measure 114 has been tied up in federal and state court, casting confusion over its fate ever since voters narrowly passed it in November 2022. |
NY: Caselnova�s attorney grateful for dismissal of charges, cites self-defense argument
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The attorney for the Glens Falls man involved in a shootout in downtown Saratoga Springs last November said he is grateful that the judge has dismissed the indictment, but understands that the case can be brought before a new grand jury.
�We�re cognizant of the fact that the ruling is a dismissal with leave to represent,� said Greg Teresi, attorney for Vito Caselnova.
Judge Jim Murphy issued a 30-page ruling throwing out the indictment on the grounds that the prosecutors presentation to the grand jury was �so flawed� and �not fair in any sense of the word.� |
FL: 26-Year-Old Male Shot By Ex-Girlfriend�s Brother In Self-Defense
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A man broke into his ex-girlfriend�s residence recently in Escambia, Fla., only to be met with gunfire as he attacked her. He forced his way into the residence and assaulted her, prompting her brother to shoot him.
Deputies of the Escambia County Sheriff�s Office responded to a 9-1-1 call on September 5, with reports of shots fired and an intruder/attacker down, according to the Pensacola News Journal.
No parties were named in the press.
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MN: Assault on officer charge dismissed against Mankato man
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Charges were recently dismissed against a man accused of assaulting a police officer after a traffic stop in February in Mankato.
Gene Forrest Wetch, 47, of Mankato and formerly of Le Center, was initially charged in February with three felonies for alleged assault on a police officer, attempting to disarm a police officer and obstructing the legal process, along with a misdemeanor for not properly securing a trailer and a petty misdemeanor for having lights out on a trailer.
A Blue Earth County District Court filing on Sept. 13 states the "evidence no longer supports criminal prosecution." |
NM: New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's Unconstitutional Gun Edict Was a Huge, Bipartisan Flop
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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham made quite a splash with her September 8 "public health emergency order," which purported to suspend the right to bear arms in Albuquerque and surrounding Bernalillo County. But the reaction may have been different from the one she anticipated: Instead of lauding her courage in taking a bold step against the "epidemic" of gun violence, fellow Democrats noted that her ban was blatantly at odds with the U.S. Supreme Court's Second Amendment precedents�a point that a federal judge reinforced last week by issuing a temporary restraining order (TRO) that blocks enforcement of Lujan Grisham's edict. |
OH: DeWine announces second crime gun intelligence center in Ohio, Warren one planned
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In an effort to curb gun violence, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced a new Central Ohio Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC) Tuesday. CGIC launched this summer and is housed within the Ohio Department of Public Safety. It operates in partnership with Columbus Division of Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center, Ohio Attorney General�s Bureau of Criminal Investigation and U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). �They�re sharing intelligence, they�re sharing leads, they�re sharing evidence analysis, all in real time to identify shooters,� DeWine said Tuesday during a press conference. |
CA: Judges Grant Preliminary Injunction in California Ban on Firearms Advertising
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On September 13, 2023, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held California AB2571, which broadly limits the commercial speech of people promoting the sale of firearms or firearms products or events where firearms products are used or sold, was probably unconstitutional. For example, this would include virtually all gun shows. The three-judge panel stopped enforcement of the bill. The California Government had passed the bill into law a bit more than a year earlier. |
5 Cases to Watch in Supreme Court�s 2023-24 Term
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And the court will give further clarification to a recent Second Amendment ruling when it addresses whether individuals subject to a restraining order for domestic violence may be prohibited from possessing firearms consistent with the Second Amendment in United States v. Rahimi. |
CCRKBA Rips Newson's Gun Control Constitutional Convention Plan
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�Gavin Newsom�s proposal would effectively turn the right to keep and bear arms into a government-regulated privilege,� CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb stressed. �As we just witnessed in New Mexico, an anti-gun-rights governor could use such a constitutional amendment to effectively disarm the citizenry as a �public health emergency� without any recourse of legal challenge. We�re actually very fortunate that New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham attempted such an outrageous infringement on Second Amendment rights, just so the nation could see how extreme she, Newsom and other like-minded politicians would become if they could legally get away with it. |
Republicans want it both ways: less gun control and Hunter Biden gun charges
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Congressman James Comer, the Republican chair of the House oversight committee who has focused his investigative work on the president�s son and his business dealings, described the three-felony gun charges filed against Hunter Biden as �a very small start�. In a post shared to his social media platform Truth Social, Donald Trump lamented that the gun charges were �the only crime that Hunter Biden committed that does not implicate Crooked Joe Biden�.
Despite Republicans� gripes, a number of legal experts have framed Hunter Biden�s indictment as unusually harsh, given that prosecutors rarely bring such gun charges. |
UT: Utah woman hopes to challenge firearm restrictions for felons at US Supreme Court
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The push for her case comes on the heels of a recent opinion by a 10th Circuit Court of Appeals judge that the Supreme Court offer clearer guidance on whether felons can own guns.
Having waged this legal battle since her first suit in federal court in 2020, Vincent is hoping the Court acknowledges the rights of non-violent offenders like her, who have served their time, paid their debt to society, and become productive members of society over many years, to regain gun ownership rights. |
CA: County supervisors endorse ordinance requiring gun owners to lock them up
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The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed an ordinance requiring gun owners in unincorporated areas to lock up their guns.
Supervisor Candace Andersen proposed the ordinance, which would require gun owners to use trigger locks or gun safes. On Tuesday, Andersen said she is "a firm believer in the Second Amendment of our Constitution, and nothing that we are doing today takes away someone's right to their arms." |
TX: A poorly regulated militia is what we have
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The Second Amendment doesn�t say �A poorly regulated Militia" or �An unregulated Militia,� it says �A well regulated Militia.�
Unfortunately, America doesn�t have a �well regulated Militia� as called for in the Second Amendment. Thanks to the gun industry, gun lobby, gun advocates and the politicians they support, America has a poorly regulated militia. In fact, the people�s militia is so poorly regulated that it is frequently out of control and often massacres the unarmed, including many school children. |
Introducing �The Gun Machine�: A Podcast About How America Was Forged by the Gun Industry
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Produced by WBUR, Boston�s NPR station, in partnership with The Trace, The Gun Machine looks into the past to bring you a story that most Americans never learned in history class: how early partnerships between mad scientist gunsmiths and a fledgling U.S. government created the gun industry in the Northeast, and how that industry has been partners with the government ever since.
Host Alain Stephens examines how this 250-year relationship underpins all Americans� interactions with guns � including our failures in dealing with the fallout of gun violence. |
NY: Lawmakers sue over background checks
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Two area lawmakers are among four parties which filed a lawsuit against Acting State Police Superintendent Steven A. Nigrelli.
The lawsuit was filed Sept. 13 in federal court by State Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay; Assemblyman David DiPietro, R-East Aurora; William Ortman of Stow, Chautauqua County; and the New York State Firearms Association.
They argue the state�s new requirements for purchasing ammunition � including a background check and fee � violate the Second Amendment. |
AL: Prosecutors urge federal judge to reject Mobile man�s constitutional challenge to felon gun ban
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The U.S. Attorney�s Office has responded to a motion to dismiss firearms charges against a convicted felon, rejecting claims by the defendant�s attorney that laws banning gun possession by felons are unconstitutional.
The lawyer for Anthony Lee Jackson relied on a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision last year striking down a century-old New York State law restricting people from carrying concealed guns. The high court ruled that gun laws are constitutionally suspect unless similar regulations were in place during the founding era.
In his response, Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Gray, contended the ban on gun possession by convicted felons �fits neatly within the history and tradition of firearm regulations in the United States.� |
NY: Ammunition rules exemplify Democrat ineptitude
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Gun and ammo buyers have waited hours or days for State Police background check results. Law abiding gun owners are being rejected by Hochul and her state police.
After filing a background check, Tom King, executive director of the New York Rifle and Pistol Association was not allowed by the state police to buy shotgun shells. King has never been arrested for anything and has been a pistol permit holder for over 40 years. Hochul and the state police refuse to provide any explanation. |
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| "There's no legitimate use for a gun like this." --Chicago Police Superintendent Philip Cline, brandishing a 9mm semiautomatic handgun at a news conference (Chicago Tribune, "Special unit hauling in guns, drugs" by Glenn Jeffers, January 29, 2004) |
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