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SC: LCSO: Neighbor acted in self-defense in death of Gray Court man
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No charges will be filed after a Gray Court man died after being shot in an altercation with a neighbor on Monday, according to the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office.
On October 16, Laurens County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Barnyard Road in Gray Court in reference to someone being shot. Upon arrival, deputies found an individual with a gunshot wound and immediately began rendering aid to the individual.
After an investigation, it was determined that there was ongoing threatening behavior and domestic issues occurring between the subject and other individuals living in the area prior to this incident. |
CT: Connecticut Man Walking Dog Shoots at Out-of-Control SUV in Self-Defense
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According to WTNH, the man was walking his dog around 9 p.m. on Friday on Vincent Road. Then, he saw an unfamiliar SUV in his neighbor’s driveway. He noticed a stranger getting into the car. As the man and the dog walked closer, the vehicle raced off. The SUV sped to the end of the dead-end street. Then, it backed up over a lawn and sped toward the man.
The man was “fearing for his life,” according to police. So, he grabbed his gun and fired one shot at the vehicle.
Whether or not the man hit the SUV is unclear, but police say there were no injuries. The man legally owns the gun, and will not face charges for firing it. |
NY: Dem Introduces Bill Allowing Judges To Carry Weapons
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There appears to be some bipartisan agreement on the issue of allowing rural judges to carry weapons in their courtrooms.
Earlier this year, state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, and Assemblyman Joe Giglio, R-Gowanda, introduced legislation (S.7633) that will allow judges who are licensed pistol permit holders to carry their weapons in their courtrooms. |
TX: Man who may have been trying to shoplift soda at convenience store shot by employee, HPD says
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Criminal defense attorney Peyton Peebles said under Texas law, someone can use deadly force when a theft is occurring at night.
"Under the law, if someone's running away stealing your property at night, then you have the right to defend your property, and you can use deadly force if you don't think there's any other way to do that reasonably," Peebles said. "But the next question is, should you?"
Peebles said it is up to the district attorney's office to decide if they present the theft at night defense during a grand jury presentation. |
The Supreme Court Found a Gun It Doesn’t Like
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The August decision all but telegraphed the court’s current divide on the issue: Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh all indicated that they would have voted to keep the injunction intact. While the justices are not obligated to disclose their votes in these cases, the four dissenters effectively disclosed that the majority consisted of Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, and the court’s three liberals. |
Supreme Court sides with Biden, blocks judge’s order allowing ‘ghost gun’ sales
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered two internet sellers of gun parts to comply with the Biden administration’s regulations aimed at blocking ghost guns.
The Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Tuesday to allow the Biden administration’s regulations on ghost guns to go into effect. Conservative Justices John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett joined the three liberal justices in voting to uphold the enforcement against ghost guns.
The justices lifted U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor injunction which barred enforcement of a 2022 federal regulation against Blackhawk Manufacturing and Defense Distributed. |
MA: Rep. Marcus Vaughn Opposes Gun Bill
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State Representative Marcus Vaughn (R-Wrentham) recently opposed a major gun `reform' bill, saying it will do nothing to reduce crime and will instead have a negative impact on lawful gun owners in the Commonwealth by infringing on their Second Amendment rights.
House Bill 4135, An Act modernizing firearm laws, was engrossed by the House of Representatives on a vote of 120-38 on October 18. In voting against the bill, Representative Vaughn cited a number of concerns, including the process used to bring the bill to the House floor, the lack of information on how much it will cost, and the restrictions it will place on law enforcement officers that will severely compromise their ability to perform their job. |
MS: JSU Student Killed In Campus Shooting While Trying to Stop Fight, Prompting Calls For Gun Reforms
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Mississippi gun violence prevention advocates are calling on lawmakers to act days after the shooting death of Jackson State University student Jaylen Burns, a Chicago native who majored in industrial technology. He was shot on Oct. 15 while trying to break up a fight at an on-campus apartment complex, said his father, Jason Burns.
Burns’ death at Jackson State comes weeks after a shooting on the campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Md., left several people injured. Activists from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action say the failure of politicians to reform gun laws makes students feel unsafe on campuses and in the classroom. |
MA: A sweeping gun bill aimed at tightening firearm laws passes in the Massachusetts House
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The Massachusetts House approved a sweeping gun bill Wednesday aimed at tightening firearm laws, cracking down on unregistered “ghost guns" and strengthening the state’s assault-style weapons ban.
The bill, which passed on a 120-38 vote, would also prohibit individuals from carrying a gun into a person’s home without their permission and require key gun components to be serialized and registered with the state.
The 125-page bill — a priority for Democratic Massachusetts House Speaker Ronald Mariano — is in part a response to a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that U.S. citizens have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense. |
IN: Armed homeowner stops intruder who creeped into home during nap: police
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An Indiana homeowner shot and killed an intruder who allegedly attacked him in his living room, local police said.
Kokomo police officers responded to a home on East Jackson Street just after 8:44 p.m. Sunday over a report of a break-in, according to the department’s press release on the matter.
The homeowner, who has not been identified, told police he was asleep in the home when he woke up to find an unknown male creeping around his living room.
“The homeowner attempted to get the male to leave his home when the male physically attacked the homeowner,” police said. |
Self Defense Skills and Drills | The Dicken Drill
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By now, I’m sure we’ve all heard the story of Eli Dicken, who singlehandedly stopped an active shooter at the Greenwood Mall in Indiana. You’ve probably also seen some viral posts floating around about the so-called “Dicken Drill,” giving folks an opportunity to recreate what is currently understood as the events of that day.
Initially, I was planning on holding off on shooting the drill myself, waiting for more data to come forth about the Greenwood Mall shooting. However, I recently had the chance to shoot the drill, and have some opinions of my own to counter some of the discussions floating around online. With that being said, let’s check out the Dicken Drill. |
MI: Flint won’t attempt to stop residents from carrying licensed guns at council meetings
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Flint residents may set off a new metal detector in City Hall if they are carrying a gun, but police won’t try to stop them from attending city council meetings if their weapons are licensed and registered.
Mayor Sheldon Neeley told MLive-The Flint Journal this week that he’s arranged for a metal detector to be in place for council committee meetings on Wednesday, Oct. 18, because of rising political tensions and recent threats against public officials. |
AZ: Ban on Assault Weapons
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In a recent editorial by Catherine Woodall, I was inspired to write letters to my senators about co-sponsoring and supporting U.S. Senate Bill 25, the Assault Ban of 2023. I decided to also express my opinions to my representative, Juan Ciscomani. Here is part of his response: "No law-abiding American should be denied their Second Amendment right. As a gun owner myself, and as your representative in Congress, rest assured that I will continue to strongly defend our right to keep and bear arms." Talk about standard responses to constituents. Not even an acknowledgment regarding my point of view. Wow, sure tells me a lot about who he actually truly represents. |
Gun Trusts in Estate Planning: No Time To Be Quick on the Trigger
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When considering an estate plan, clients who own firearms should remember that very often, their firearms require special consideration and planning, particularly given the intricacies of federal, state, and local gun laws and regulations. Gun trusts are a common mechanism for ensuring ease of ownership and inheritance of certain types of firearms and other weapons which are regulated under the National Firearms Act (1934), as amended (“NFA”), and related legislation,[1] such as short-barreled rifles and shotguns; machine guns; suppressors (a.k.a. “silencers”); “destructive devices”, such as explosives; and several other classes of weapons (“NFA Weapons”).[2] |
KY: Kentucky legislature considers measures to remove guns from those with mental illness
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Previous efforts by Democratic lawmakers to get a version of CARR passed failed in Frankfort.
But Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Whitney Westerfeld (R - Fruit Hill) has picked up the cause.
“I plan to file the bill,” Westerfield said when asked by Local 12 about his involvement. "Each one has its own impact on you, but it didn't hit home for me until May of last year. On May 24 of the Uvalde shooting, I don't know why it was different other than the children whose voices we heard on 911 calls." |
NM: ATF Raid Gun Store Over FRTs and Pistol Braces
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A gun store in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been raided by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for selling forced reset triggers (FRTs) and pistols equipped with stabilizing devices.
The store, Shooters Den, was at the center of controversy last month for confiscating a gun owner’s privately manufactured firearms (PMF) for not having a serial number.
The owner, Anthony Stephen, called the ATF on the young gun owner. The ATF now has the firearm as “evidence,” but the ATF and police state that the young man broke no laws. It seems he is not the one at the center of the federal investigation. |
TN: Supreme Court should uphold laws keeping guns away from domestic violence abusers
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We are heartened that the U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on the controversial case, U.S. v Rahimi, because it could make the lives of those who live under the terror of domestic violence so much safer.
In February of this year, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals wrote that Zackey Rahimi is “hardly a model citizen.”
The Texas man is a convicted drug dealer with a history of armed violence. His girlfriend filed a restraining order that required him to relinquish his guns. |
CA: Gunfire Rings Out as Vehicle Burglary Goes Awry in Bloomington, CA, Suspect Shot
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On Friday, October 13, 2023, at around 8:15 a.m., deputies from the Fontana Station responded to a call regarding a vehicle burglary in progress on the 18600 block of Valley Boulevard.
The report came from Alexander Marquez, who identified Dennis Smith as the perpetrator actively breaking into a vehicle. We don’t know the details of what led up to this but at some point Marquez shot Smith. Upon arrival, deputies found Marquez in a nearby business armed with a firearm and he was then detained. |
FL: Judge: ‘You have a choice – your husband or your guns’
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Last week, a Florida judge forced Lisa Marok to renounce her Second Amendment rights, give up her Florida Concealed Weapon or Firearm License (CWFL) and remove all firearms and every single round of ammunition from her home, even though she had not been accused of a single crime.
If she failed to comply with the judge’s unconstitutional order, her husband could have served 19 months in a state prison. If she complied, her husband would be sentenced to probation and walk out of the courtroom a free man.
“You have a choice,” the judge told her. “Your husband or your guns.”
“Can I have a minute?” she jokingly asked. |
NM: New Mexico Governor Praising Herself for Emergency Gun Control Misfire
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New Mexico Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham held a recent press conference to praise herself for implementing dubious gun control measures.
Her initial 30-day suspension of Constitutional rights was forcefully and roundly criticized. Even Everytown for Gun Safety-endorsed Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen flat out rejected enforcing it.
Now, as the governor extended her “emergency order” for an additional 30 days, she touted the early successes in targeting criminal firearm misuse in Albuquerque. Most of the results she celebrated, however, come from law enforcement getting tough and holding criminals accountable for breaking laws, not from restricting the rights of law-abiding New Mexicans. |
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