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AK: Mat-Su assembly resolution urges residents to arm themselves
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A new Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly resolution urges residents to own weapons and ammunition to compensate for limited local law enforcement in Alaska’s fastest growing region.
The action, which doesn’t have the power of law, reflects ongoing discussion in the region about the lack of local policing power as the Alaska State Troopers struggle with continued staffing issues that have left the local detachment with roughly 20% of positions unfilled.
Unlike Anchorage, which has lost residents overall for the last nine years, Mat-Su has steadily grown. The borough population reached over 111,000 residents in 2022, the most recent year for which state data is available. Between 2010 and 2022, the region gained almost 23,000 residents. |
More People Use a Gun in Self-Defense Each Year Than Die in Car Accidents
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How is it that so many kids raised on “Harry Potter”, “The Hunger Games”, “Star Wars”, and all the Marvel action figure movies manage to miss a critical point of the stories? The lesson being: If you want to prevail over evil villains, you must have the proper tools to fight back.
Millions of people protect themselves and their families with guns every day in the United States. They choose guns as a means of self-defense for the same reason the Secret Service uses them to protect the president: guns stop bad people from doing bad things to good people. |
GOP Governors Back Texas’ ‘Constitutional Right To Self-Defense’
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A handful of Republican governors took to social media Wednesday in support of Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s statement on his state’s “constitutional right to self-defense.”
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday allowing the Biden Administration to remove razor wire from Texas’ border, which had been put in place by the state and temporarily blocked border patrol agents from cutting it down. While the Department of Homeland Security had argued that the wire prevented them from accessing the border, Texas officials claimed it slowed the increase of illegal immigrants crossing into the state. |
Defensive Gun Use Is More Than Shooting Bad Guys
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In a New York Times column entitled “How to Reduce Shootings,” Nicholas Kristof writes, “It is true that guns are occasionally used to stop violence. But contrary to what the National Rifle Association suggests, this is rare. One study by the Violence Policy Center found that in 2012 there were 259 justifiable homicides by a private citizen using a firearm.”
That statement grossly misleads by pretending that firearms only stop violence when they are used to kill criminals. |
Gov. Abbott Is Right: Texas Has The Right To Defend Itself And Secure Its Border
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The constitutional crisis that’s been building at the southern border reached a sharp point on Wednesday when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asserted his state’s right to defend itself against invasion, arguing the Biden administration has “broken the compact between the United States and the States.”
It’s not an overstatement to say this is the worst constitutional crisis since the Civil War and that we’re in uncharted waters now. There have been times in our history when a state has defied the enforcement of federal laws, but we’ve never faced a situation where the federal government has refused to enforce its laws and even violated them. |
Melissa Joan Hart and others speak at gun safety roundtable
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Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and March Fourth, a gun safety advocacy group, held a roundtable conversation to discuss the Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act (GOSAFE) Act.
Heinrich introduced the GOSAFE Act on November 30th last year. The bill is framed as a commonsense proposal designed to protect communities from gun violence, while safeguarding Americans’ constitutional right to own a firearm for legitimate self-defense, hunting, and sporting purposes. |
GA: Georgia lawmaker plans ‘Second Amendment Lawsuit Protection Act’
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A Georgia lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would give liability protection to property owners and gun manufacturers from “frivolous lawsuits.”
In a news release, state Sen. Jason Anavitarte, R-Dallas, indicated he will introduce the “Second Amendment Lawsuit Protection Act” in early February. According to a release, the measure would offer businesses immunity protection under state law against federal law changes and out-of-state lawyers. |
CA: Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement Ahead of Oral Arguments in Defense of California’s Assault Weapons Ban
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“Weapons of war have no place on California’s streets,” said Attorney General Bonta. “This has been state law in California for decades, and we will continue to fight for our authority to keep our citizens safe from firearms that cause mass casualties. Our briefs have been filed, and we will continue our defense of this time-tested, essential, lifesaving law. We will not stop in our efforts to protect the safety of communities so that Californians may live without fear of becoming victims of gun violence, while at the same time respecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners.” |
SC: South Carolina Senate Debates Constitutional Carry Bill
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South Carolina senators debated legalizing the permit-less carry of handguns at the S.C. State House this week, taking up a measure which would allow any law-abiding gun owner to legally carry a firearm without first having to obtain governmental approval.
Senator Shane Martin of Spartanburg, S.C. – who was tasked with explaining the legislation (H. 3594) – reminded his colleagues “our Second Amendment is enshrined in our Constitution.” He also clarified that the state’s current concealed weapons framework – which grants permittees reciprocity in a number of other states – would remain intact. |
Second Amendment Foundation Sues over Medical Marijuana 2A Ban
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The Second Amendment Foundation has sued the US Government, Attorney General Merrick Garland and two other top federal officials in a challenge of longstanding federal laws and regulations prohibiting gun possession or ownership by medical marijuana users.
SAF is joined by Warren County, Pa. District Attorney Robert Greene, who has served in that office since 2013 and currently possesses a medical marijuana ID card under Pennsylvania law. They are represented by attorneys Adam Kraut, who serves as SAF executive director, and Joshua Prince of Bechtelsville, Pa. |
$10b lawsuit by Mexico to hold gun makers accountable for weapon trafficking revived
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A US appeals court on Monday revived a $10 billion lawsuit by Mexico seeking to hold American gun manufacturers responsible for facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels across the US-Mexico border, according to Reuters.
#The matter has local significance because The Bahamas signed on to support Mexico as a friend of the court last year.
#The defendants in the $10bn suit include seven major gun manufacturers and one gun wholesaler and distributor. |
KS: Kansas Attorney General Kobach says the ATF is a threat to the Second Amendment
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During a Kansas House committee hearing Tuesday, state Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) contended that regulations implemented by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) violate the Second Amendment.
Kobach’s words came in a hearing about House Concurrent Resolution 5020, a bill that would amend the Kansas Constitution to recognize the right to bear arms extends to ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components. When asked whether there has been a specific threat to Second Amendment rights to warrant the HCR 5020, Kobach cited ATF regulations such as the private exchange of firearms without a federal license. |
VA: Second Amendment group warns of backdoor effort to limit concealed carry rights
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A national group that champions concealed carry rights warned of a growing effort to limit the distribution of permits to carry firearms on Wednesday.
The U.S. Concealed Carry Association for Saving Lives Action Fund told Secrets that it has started a campaign to stop states from using backdoor tactics to make getting permits harder.
The campaign is focused on a Virginia lawmaker’s proposal to remove the U.S. Concealed Carry Association and National Rifle Association as the groups in charge of safety education classes required to get a permit. |
LA: Louisiana Judge Finds Silencers are NOT Protected by Second Amendment
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Judge Joseph ignores Bruen when making his decision. He cites no evidence of a historical requirement for serial numbers or firearms registration before 1911. This is far too late to be applicable under Bruen. He cites various governmental entities and individuals as claiming machine guns, short-barreled shotguns, and silencers as being “not typically used for lawful purposes,” claiming the lack of serial numbers and registration is what makes them not typical. He ignores the lack of any historical statute requiring registration and serial numbers. |
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