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NH: Fatal shooting in Manchester; self-defense claim under investigation
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Self-defense is a possible motive in the shooting death of a man in the Rite Aid parking lot on Elm Street in Manchester, authorities said.
In a statement issued early Wednesday morning, homicide prosecutors said police discovered a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound when they arrived at the Rite Aid. He was transported to a local hospital and was later pronounced dead.
Manchester police call logs show the call of a shooting at 10:44 p.m. Tuesday. Fire logs mention a stabbing and shooting. |
This Election Could Determine The Future Of The Second Amendment
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In my 30 years with the NRA, I have never seen an election that is more important than the one we face in 2024. I know it may seem like we say this every four years, but that’s because it’s true. All of our gains could be gone in an instant if gun owners don’t turn out at the polls in November. If you value your rights as a gun owner and a citizen of the world’s last, best hope for liberty, you cannot afford to be on the sidelines of this year’s general election. It is easily the most important of our lifetimes. |
CA: California Violated the Second Amendment by Disarming People Based on Nullified Convictions
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The state of California employed Kendall Jones as a correctional officer for 29 years and as a firearms and use-of-force trainer for 19 years. But in 2018, when Jones sought to renew the certificate of eligibility required for firearms instructors, the California Department of Justice (DOJ) informed him that he was not allowed to possess guns under state law because of a 1980 Texas conviction for credit card abuse. Jones committed that third-degree felony in Houston when he was 19, and his conviction was set aside after he completed a probation sentence. |
LA: Criminal justice much tougher
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If Louisiana didn’t already have a reputation as a law-and-order state, it definitely has one now. The supermajority Republican Legislature at the crime special session that just ended gave GOP Gov. Jeff Landry everything he wanted and more. Most of the nearly two-dozen bills that were approved got a two-thirds vote or higher (70 votes in the House and 26 in the Senate). Republican lawmakers shot down many attempts from Democrats to amend the legislation that was approved. Bills dealing with methods of execution for the 56 prisoners on death row and giving those 18 and older the right to carry concealed weapons without a state permit were the headliners.
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Ecuador: Armed Americans In Ecuador Use Their Guns To Defend Against Group Of Armed Robbers
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In Guayaquil, Ecuador, a driver thwarted a robbery attempt, resulting in the death of one assailant. The incident, captured by a security camera near a busy intersection, showed four men exiting a vehicle and surrounding another car, where two brothers, who recently arrived from the United States, were seated. In response, the driver fired shots in self-defense, hitting one of the robbers who later died. The other assailants fled.
Law enforcement and medical teams quickly arrived, confirming the assailant’s death.
The driver’s identity remains undisclosed, with authorities investigating to determine if the shooting falls under self-defense. |
AZ: Arizona House approves concealed carry permit holders bringing guns on college campuses
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Republicans on the Arizona House Judiciary Committee passed a bill this week that would allow college and university students with concealed carry permits to bring guns on campus.
Flagstaff Republican Wendy Rogers is Senate Bill 1198’s primary sponsor. She said it’s important to show Arizona is a leader in enabling Second Amendment rights, even on college campuses.
“These are not kids,” said Rogers. “These are adults who have been granted a concealed carry permit.”
Despite being a gun owner, House Minority Leader Lupe Contreras disagreed. |
MD: Getting ghost guns out of Maryland
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The Feb. 25 Metro article “Producer of ‘ghost gun’ parts settles with Baltimore, will pay $1.2 million” gave me hope that the pervasive violence and deaths precipitated by the Supreme Court’s liberal interpretation of the Second Amendment to permit carrying a concealed weapon to public venues such as the local shopping mall will be curbed by outlawing ghost guns. |
NH: A conversation on guns and democracy
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Last week I was with a gathering of eight people who had come together to discuss the appropriateness of declaring some gun-free spaces in our society, such as hospitals, schools, and churches. Some of us had never met before that day. There were hand-gun owners, hunting and target gun owners, and people refusing to own a gun; all from white middle class communities. Opinions were diverse and often conflicting but all affirmed feeling a sense of safety, trust, and respect for one another. |
NE: Nebraska Municipalities May Not Ban Guns from Public Parks, Trails, and Sidewalks
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Municipalities lack authority to regulate the possession of firearms and certain weapons in quintessential public spaces, such as parks, trails, and sidewalks. A statute enacted in 2023, L.B. 77, deprives municipalities of regulatory authority over the possession of firearms or other weapons. And municipalities cannot use their common law proprietary authority to evade this regulatory restriction. Additionally, a blanket ban on firearms possession in such spaces would infringe constitutional rights under the Second Amendment and the Nebraska Constitution. |
McConnell Steps Down; Supreme Court Scrutinizes Guns; Senate Deals With IVF
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The Trump administration issued the regulation under an existing general prohibition of machine guns.
The justices seemed torn during oral arguments, with some questioning whether the regulation would expose owners of such devices to criminal liability if they were purchased prior to the ban, or whether guns fitted with the devices were in keeping with what Congress intended under the 1934 prohibition on machine guns.
The court’s decision is expected by the end of their current term, which typically ends in June. |
ID: Resolution calls for suppressors to be regulated like guns. It now heads to the Idaho House
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The Idaho Senate on Tuesday passed a resolution that calls for gun suppressors to be regulated like guns.
Senate Joint Memorial 104 would urge the U.S. Congress to pass the Hearing Protection Act, a bill supported by Idaho’s U.S. Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo that regulates suppressors like firearms.
The Idaho Senate passed the resolution on a 30-5 vote, with five Democrats opposing. It now heads to the Idaho House for consideration.
Suppressor purchases require a months-long registration process and come with a $200 tax, according to the Washington Post. The resolution says it’s not uncommon to wait up to 270 days for paperwork processing. But firearms background checks take seconds, said Sen. Mark Harris... |
MI: Michigan Senate votes to ban guns from polling places
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Michigan bills to restrict the presence of guns within 100 feet of a polling place passed the state Senate Thursday.
Current law only prohibits guns from voting locations in places where guns are already banned, like schools and places of worship.
State Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) chairs the Senate Elections and Ethics Committee. He said the bills aim to help voters and poll workers feel safer.
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FL: Right to bear arms? Florida lawmakers try stand-your-ground law against state black bears
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The shoot-em-up Florida Legislature has gone interspecies this year on its firearms promotional efforts.
Both houses passed what amounts to a stand-your-ground gun law against one of the state’s iconic animals, the Florida black bear.
It’s a new twist on the “bear arms” concept.
Spreading the type of fear that is usually reserved for human migrants, the so-called “Taking of Bears” legislation featured some over-the-top fear mongering about the state's wandering bears. |
Italy: Cops say never said No to Pozzolo gun license
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Italian police said Sunday they had never said no to a firearms license for Emanuele Pozzolo, an MP who has been suspended from Premier Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy (FdI) party after his gun was fired injuring the son-in-law of Justice Undersecretary Andrea Delmastro's bodyguard on New Year's Eve. Previously the opposition centre-left Democratic Party (PD) had said the police did give a negative assessment of Pozzolo's right to bear arms. |
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