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TN: Tennessee law to let teachers carry guns in schools caused a ruckus, but has drawn little interest
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Indeed, for all the protests and discord over the legislation before it passed, theres little talk among school districts or educators about using the option to arm teachers or staff as the new academic year begins. Not a single school system has indicated that its planning or working to train employees to carry a gun voluntarily under the new law, according to dozens of school and law enforcement officials contacted by Chalkbeat.

Then again, no one can be sure, since the law doesnt require local officials to report whether they are deploying the option in any of their schools. And any documents that kickstart the program at the local level arent open to the public.

CO: Stephan Long speaks publicly after DA drops all charges against him
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Alexander Landau, founder and co-executive director of the Denver Justice Project said that's not enough.

"Because Beth, yes, you get the credit for finally dismissing this case but you also deserve the scrutiny for charging him in the first place. No new evidence was presented. Everything that led up to this dismissal was the exact same evidence you were looking at from day one," Landau said.

Long said constant support from his family and the community helped him through this tough year. Now, he's ready for a new path forward.

MA: Gun rights activists target new Massachusetts law with lawsuit and repeal effort
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No sooner had Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed a sweeping new firearms bill into law last month than gun rights activists filed a lawsuit challenging it, calling the measure an historic attack on our civil rights.

Activists are also hoping to place a question on the 2026 ballot to repeal the law, which expands the states already tough gun restrictions. It was enacted in part as a response to the Supreme Courts 2022 Bruen decision declaring citizens have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense.

IL: Texas Delegate Robbed At Gunpoint During Chicago DNC, Highlights Gun Control Failures Experts Say
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The 25-year-old delegate was accosted by two armed assailants, who stole his wallet and room keys before targeting another victim across the street.

The suspects, described as two black males dressed in black, carried out the robbery around 2 a.m. on Wednesday.

This incident is a lesson for Democrats, said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. Their push for disarming law-abiding citizens while promoting soft-on-crime policies has failed, and this robbery in Chicago, a city long under Democratic control, is proof.

DNC Emphasis on Guns Contrasts RNC Silence
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Guns may not have been the primary focus of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), but they featured far more prominently than at its Republican counterpart.

The DNC started with the party platform expanding its section on gun control and ended with Kamala Harris promising to push for an AR-15 ban. In between, keynote speakers from President Joe Biden to former President Bill Clinton to Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz highlighted guns in their speeches. The major gun-control groups got an official panel, and Gabby Giffords spoke in primetime just before Harris herself.

Thats completely different from how the Republicans approached guns during the RNC last month.

FL: Another Life Saved: Sometimes Kids And Guns Do Mix
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Still, the city of about 200,000 has some bad guys, which often requires good guys to keep them in line. Such was the case on August 13 when, according to reports, 55-year-old Norbert Mess Jr. got in a physical altercation with his girlfriend.

According to police, the fight occurred at the womans home, where her juvenile son was also located. Police havent released his name because he is under 18 years old.

SC: York County Residents on Edge After Multiple Homes Hit by Bullets
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One homeowner, whose property was hit, described the terrifying moment when a bullet pierced the wall just feet from where they were resting. We were lying in bed just on the other side of this walland the bullet hit right here, the shaken homeowner recounted. The normally serene and quiet community has been jolted by these dangerous acts, some of which have been captured on home security cameras.

KS: Federal judge tosses Kansas machine gun possession case on Second Amendment grounds
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A U.S. District Court judge in Kansas on Wednesday dismissed machine gun possession charges against a defendant, finding that prosecutors hadnt proven the weapons can be banned under the Second Amendment. The decision marks a potentially seismic shift in firearm regulations if it is appealed and stands. Machine guns have been prohibited for decades a ban that has remained in place even as restrictions on guns have been dramatically weakened in Kansas, Missouri and other states over time.

KS: Kansas judge dismisses machine gun and Glock switch charges, citing 2nd Amendment
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U.S. District Judge John Broomes on Wednesday dismissed two counts of unlawful possession of a machine gun against Tamori Morgan. Morgan had been indicted by a grand jury in April 2023 in U.S. District Court in Wichita.

Broomes wrote that the prosecution "fails to meet its burden to demonstrate that possession of the types of weapons at issue in this case are lawfully prohibited under the Second Amendment."

CA: SAF Scores Victory In California Non-Resident Carry Case
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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners, in a challenge of Californias ban on non-resident concealed carry, won a victory when a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction in the case.

U.S. District Court Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett, a 2022 Joe Biden appointee, granted in part and denied in part the plaintiffs motion for preliminary injunction. The state has 21 days to file a response, and within 30 days plaintiffs must meet and confer with the state and Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department to submit a proposed order entering the preliminary injunction consistent with the specific findings made by the court order.

AL: Alabama 2nd Congressional District candidates have starkly different views on guns
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Democratic nominee Shomari Figures, an attorney by trade, said he supports updating a federal background check database and encouraging states to adopt red flag laws to remove firearms from those who are threats to themselves or others. He also wants to enhancing educational opportunities and programs that reduce poverty and enhance life outcomes.

We see gun violence as a problem here, not just in this district, but in this state, in this region, and in this country, Figures said in an interview on Wednesday.

SAF Social Media Message Contains Kamala Harris Quotes on Gun Bans
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A new 15-second message from the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) warning social media users of Vice President Kamala Harris extremist positions on guns utilizes film clips of her announcing her intentions in her campaign for the presidency.

The short message shows the Second Amendment being blacked out from the Bill of Rights while audio of Harris statements are heard in the background. Interspersed with the artwork are actual film clips of the vice president making the controversial remarks during what appear to be campaign speeches.

Author Offers Unique Insights on Fascism, Second Amendment, and More
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Unique Book Offers Antidote to 2A Misinformation, my Firearms News review of The Misinformation Antidote notes. The books author, Omniscient Narrator (thats a literary device found in works written as third-person narratives), has written a comprehensive analysis of the ways misinformation allows for public policy to serve the interests of those who require deception to wield power, covering not just Second Amendment matters. Its an eclectic work that exposes directed fallacies in the mass understanding of topics as diverse as fascism, evolution, scientific knowledge, and more.

MN: Minnesota Loses Again: Federal Court Denies Rehearing on Unconstitutional Young Adult Carry Ban
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In its order, the Eighth Circuit also denied a request for an en banc panel hearing. In March 2023, U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Menendez, a 2021 Joe Biden appointee, ruled that Minnesotas permitting age restriction is unconstitutional. The case was appealed to the Eighth Circuit, which upheld Judge Menendezs decision.

Clearly, Judge Menendez made the right call in the first place, said SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut. As we contended all along, the right of the people mentioned in the Second Amendment was not limited to those over a certain age.

OR: Biden-appointed Judge Allows Oregons Ghost-gun Ban to Proceed
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Biden-appointed Judge Adrienne Nelson of the U.S. District Court in Oregon found a way to keep the states onerous and unconstitutional ban on ghost guns in place.

She ruled that although bearable, they are not bearable for lawful purposes.

The language of the Second Amendment is clear:

A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

But, relying on other courts rulings that to bear must mean only bearable for lawful purposes, she denied the motion by the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) on Tuesday to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the law, which becomes fully effective on September 1.

MN: Eighth Circuit Maintains FPC Win Against Minnesotas Age-Based Carry Ban Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Minnesotas petition for en banc (full court) review in Worth v. Jacobson, leaving in place a unanimous decision that the states age-based carry ban is unconstitutional. The order, along with other case documents, can be viewed at firearmspolicy.org/worth.

SD: Attorney General Jackley Requests U.S. Supreme Court Limit ATF Firearms Expansion Rule
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South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 26 other Attorneys General in filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the court to limit the Biden Administrations Frame or Receiver firearms rule proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF).

The 2022 rule broadens the interpretation of firearm to include certain weapon parts kits that may be readily converted into firearms, as well as certain partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional frames or receivers. In November 2023, a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously struck down the Frame and Receiver Rule because ATF was making laws instead of enforcing laws passed by Congress.

Republicans Tried to Silence Her on Guns. Her Message Is Only Getting Louder.
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In April 2023, three opposition lawmakers were thrust into the national spotlight after the Republican-led Tennessee House of Representatives moved to strip them of office for staging gun reform protests. State Rep. Gloria Johnson was one of them, and along with State Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, she joined students and families in the aftermath of Nashvilles Covenant School shooting to call for change, loudly and defiantly, in the state capitol. Eighty percent of Tennesseans want something done about guns, Johnson told me. They want some gun-sense legislation.

Mainstream Media Lies to Cover for Kamala
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At an August 3 campaign rally in Atlanta, President Donald Trump told those gathered that Vice President Kamala Harris supports mandatory gun confiscation. On August 7, the ill-named PolitiFact rated Trumps statement mostly false.

As NRA-ILA has regularly documented, Trump is correct. Harris has repeatedly supported prohibiting and confiscating commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms, including Americas most popular rifle the AR-15.

Laws That Remove Guns From 'At Risk' People Save Lives
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Red flag laws are an effective means of preventing suicide, a new study finds.

About one life was saved for every 17 times that an extreme risk protection order (ERPO) kept firearms out of the hands of a troubled individual, researchers reported Aug. 20 in the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.

Ed.: In other words, 94% of the time the fundamental rights were violated by red flag laws without any positive benefit. That's a pretty epic failure rate.