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3D-printed ghost guns make firearms bans dangerous
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The Connecticut House passed sweeping new gun laws this month attempting to curb firearms-related violence. Despite the efforts of many states to curtail crime with firearms bans, 3D-printed, homemade firearms continue to exploit the shortcomings of these policies. With the increasing prevalence of homemade firearms by criminals, can we finally shift the focus from bans and legislation to empowering responsible owners in self-defense? |
"The Right to Defy Criminal Demands"
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This article (which I serialized several months ago) is now out in the NYU Journal of Law & Liberty. The Introduction:
Craig is trying to force Danielle to do something, by explicitly or implicitly threatening to criminally retaliate if she doesn't go along. And, as often happens, Craig's threatened crime would endanger not just Danielle but also innocent bystanders.
Should the legal system require Danielle to comply with the demand, on pain of civil liability or even of criminal punishment? Or should Danielle have, in effect, a right to defy Craig's demands, even if this means a higher risk to bystanders? |
OH: Ohio pushes to become the first not to charge sales taxes on guns, ammunition
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While the Ohio General Assembly moves closer to removing sales tax from baby items, another bill introduced late Wednesday would strip sales tax from guns and ammunition.
The proposed legislation would also give tax credits to gun and ammunition manufacturers to offset a federal excise tax on gun and ammunition makers.
“We are enforcing the constitutional rights of our citizens with this legislation,” Rep. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, said. “This will not only lower costs for Ohioans, but it will also assist Ohio’s businesses.” |
NY: NYC grand jury impaneled to hear case against former Marine Daniel Penny for Jordan Neely chokehold death on subway
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A Manhattan grand jury has begun hearing evidence against former Marine Daniel Penny concerning the chokehold killing of Jordan Neely on a subway last month, the Daily News confirmed Thursday.
According to a law enforcement source, the panel began hearing the Manhattan district attorney’s case against Penny on Wednesday. Prosecutors declined to comment or confirm.
Penny, 24, of L.I., has pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter for the May 1 death aboard an afternoon F train. Disturbing footage of the incident shows Penny on the ground with his arms around Neely’s neck until the 30-year-old stopped moving. |
AZ: Scottsville man arrested after Tuesday night shooting
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After interviewing a woman on scene, police decided to charge Hensley and, upon his release from the hospital, take him to Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, where, according to court records, he continues to be held.
Byers said that officers consider the shooting a case of self-defense and declined to release the name of the shooter.
Calling this “an isolated domestic incident” that remains under investigation, the police department urges anyone with information to contact the criminal investigation division... |
Could Hunter Biden Be the Next Poster Child for Second Amendment Rights?
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But the constitutionality of that law — like many other provisions restricting gun ownership — is newly in question after a precedent-rocking decision the Supreme Court handed down almost a year ago.
His lawyers have already told Justice Department officials that, if their client is charged with the gun crime, they will challenge the law under the Second Amendment, according to a person familiar with the private discussions granted anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly. That could turn a case that is already fraught with political consequences into a high-profile showdown over the right to bear arms. |
GA: Georgia gun shop owner shutters store after mass shootings targeting children
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Shannon Watts, the founder of the gun violence prevention group Moms Demand Action, praised Waldman for linking firearms to threats against children.
"This moral character being displayed by this one Georgia man — prioritizing children’s lives over gun-related profits — is sorely needed among right-wing Republican lawmakers in America," Watts said Thursday.
Asked about Waldman's concerns about young victims, Kris Brown, the president of Brady: United Against Gun Violence, said too many children are hurt by firearms every day in the U.S. |
CT: Judge denies temporary injunction that would have struck down CT's assault weapons ban
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A federal judge has denied a request by gun advocates for a restraining order that would have temporarily struck down Connecticut's ban on assault weapons while a lawsuit challenging the restriction is pending.
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But U.S. District Court Judge Janet Bond Arterton concluded in a ruling issued Thursday that the gun group had no standing to seek the temporary order in part based on state officials agreeing that people who owned guns reclassified by the ATF would not be prosecuted under Connecticut's assault weapons ban. |
Industry Achieving Success Fending Off Gun Control In Statehouses
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According to the Axios report, more than 1,700 firearm-related bills have been introduced in state legislatures since last May, following the Uvalde, Texas, tragedy. Ninety-three of those bills were passed by legislatures and signed into law. Of those, 56 percent “expanded access to firearms or benefited the firearms industry by allowing manufacturing in the state or protecting them from liability lawsuits.” On the flip side, nearly 44 percent of the bills “restricted access to firearms or supported victims/potential victims in gun-related cases.” |
OH: Diapers, guns and taxes
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From diapers needed in the cradle to firearms that could put people prematurely in the grave, Ohio lawmakers appear to be in a sales-tax-cutting mood.
One bill, which would eliminate sales taxes on diapers and other necessary child-care items such as car seats, strollers and cribs, passed the Ohio Senate Wednesday with bipartisan support.
It now moves to the Ohio House for consideration, although Senate President Matt Huffman, R-Lima, has discussed adding the measure to the state budget lawmakers are working on. |
LA: We need to educate citizens about guns
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The mantra and foundation of the political left’s propaganda on guns is that it is always the gun. It is never the fault of criminals nor the state/city prosecutors of the Democratically controlled cities who refuse to prosecute and jail the violent repeat offenders who commit most murders.
Per Alan Gottlieb of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms: “The idea of putting violent, repeat offenders in prison has always made more sense than penalizing law-abiding citizens who only want to exercise their constitutional rights.” |
MN: ATF Reminds Marijuana Users of Gun Restrictions After Minnesota Decriminalization
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As marijuana restrictions loosen around the country, the ATF wants Americans to know users of the drug are still prohibited from owning guns.
On Tuesday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) clarified what Minnesota’s recent legalization of marijuana means for current and future firearms owners in the state. The agency said the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 bars anyone who unlawfully uses a controlled substance from possessing guns or ammunition. And, while marijuana is now decriminalized in Minnesota and 23 other states, use of the drug is still unlawful under federal law. |
Hunter Biden will say he had a RIGHT to own a gun while he was addicted to crack cocaine
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Hunter Biden's lawyers have latched onto a legal argument that President Biden has ripped as contrary to 'common sense' as they seek to persuade prosecutors not to hit him with a gun charge from his troubled past.
In addition to the long-running federal probe of his taxes and finances, the president's son has been investigated for a possible gun charge over a form he signed in 2018 when applying to own a firearm.
He checked 'no' when asked if he was addicted to drugs – although this appears to contradict information he put in his own autobiography about his state at the time. |
Human Rights Group Sues to End Unconstitutional Federal Switchblade Ban
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Knife Rights has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of portions of the Federal Switchblade Act (Title 15 Chapter 29 §1241), originally enacted in 1958, that restricts the introduction into interstate commerce of common automatically opening (“switchblade”) knives. It also challenges the ban on their possession on Native American reservations and in U.S. territories. |
OR: Fireworks as Trial Looms in Challenge of Oregon Measure 114
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During a pre-trial hearing in Portland Tuesday, in preparation for a scheduled five-day federal court battle to determine the constitutionality of Oregon’s gun control Measure 114, nationally-recognized firearms trainer and author Massad Ayoob told an attorney representing a gun control group why he opposes limits on magazine capacity, according to the Portland Oregonian.
Ayoob, who is also president of the Second Amendment Foundation, was blunt: “On principle, I don’t see supporting a law I know the criminals will never obey.” |
LA: Senate Obstinacy On Gun Bill Typifies Louisiana Failure
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This comes as no surprise. Although the GOP has a supermajority plus one in the Senate, a large handful of them go weak in the knees on different issues that should be slam dunks for any conservative (or, in the case of the child protection bill HB 648 that would prohibit permanent physiological mutilation of minors without informed and reasoned consent, any human being). McCormick’s HB 131 presents one such challenge when the chattering classes and certain special interests to which they pay attention oppose it, yet in all likelihood a majority of their constituents, and almost certainly of those who vote in legislative elections, favor it. |
NY: George Soros and the New York City Subway Tragedy
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The tragic death of Jordan Neely and the despicable legal lynching of Daniel Penny are not random events.
Democrats have instituted globalist-inspired programs and policies, transforming major cities like New York into dystopian hellscapes. Public safety has been abandoned. Predatory criminals, the drug addicted, and the violently mentally ill roam the streets and subways with impunity. Police are either absent or passive spectators. States attorneys protect criminals instead of their victims. |
The Best Self-Defense Weapons for Men
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No one wants to be in a situation where they have to defend their own life. But the world can be an unforgiving place, and sometimes, a weapon can be the difference between a tragedy and getting home safely. In America, of course, buying a gun is always an option – but it’s also a major risk, and subject to a whole host of legal considerations. Fortunately, there’s a wide range of options for people who want to stay safe with other tools, including knives, pens, tactical flashlights, and more.
Ed.: No mention of firearms. Sigh. |
NC: Behind the bills: Who or what is influencing NC's gun laws?
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This week, News 13 has uncovered exactly what gun laws exist in North Carolina and how they're changing.
Now, the News 13 Investigative Team is looking into the lobbyists, groups and perspectives influencing lawmakers.
North Carolina is the only state with two senators in the top 10 when it comes to total contributions from the National Rifle Association. |
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