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AR: 'Stand your ground' change returns for another attempt
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Republicans in the Arkansas Legislature introduced a so-called "stand-your-ground" self-defense bill Wednesday, vowing to enact the measure in 2021 after past efforts failed in the face of law enforcement opposition.
The legislation, Senate Bill 24, proposes to eliminate language from the state's criminal codes requiring a person to retreat, if possible, before using deadly force in self-defense. The bill was introduced by state Sen. Bob Ballinger, R- Berryville, and Rep. Aaron Pilkington, R-Clarksville, and co-sponsored by more than two dozen other GOP lawmakers. |
ID: Judgment sought in Festival suit
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Counsel for the Festival at Sandpoint is moving for summary judgment in a second lawsuit over a firearms prohibition during the annual waterfront concert series, 1st District Court records show.
A hearing on the motion, which would abruptly end the litigation without a trial, is set for Feb. 9, 2021. Court filings outlining the Festival's rationale behind the motion are pending. |
ATF Rescinds Proposal For New Gun Regulation
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is withdrawing guidance for proposed gun regulation.
On Wednesday, the ATF said it would no longer move to re-classify certain weapons with pistol braces as short-barreled rifles. This announcement came after pressure from 90 members of Congress.
In a letter to the attorney general earlier this week, representatives said the new guideline would turn law-abiding gun owners into criminals overnight because short-barreled rifles require more paperwork for approval. |
NY: New York City Approving Barely 10% Of New Gun Permits
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Nervous residents of New York City (at least those who haven’t already fled the area) have been signing up in increasing numbers for firearms permits, many for the first time in their lives. Given the conditions on the ground there, that’s understandable. But making the decision to take advantage of your Second Amendment rights and actually laying your hands on a firearm legally are two very different things in the Big Apple these days. |
Amy Coney Barrett steers the Supreme Court to the right, but not toward President Trump
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Two months into Barrett's tenure, those fears look to be unfounded. But conservatives remain hopeful she will advance the cause of religious freedom, expand Second Amendment rights and cement a conservative majority on the nation's highest court.
They have reason to be confident. As successor to the late liberal Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Barrett made the difference last month in a 5-4 ruling that blocked strict COVID-19 limits on religious gatherings in New York. That ruling set a precedent the court since has applied in California, New Jersey and Colorado. |
LA: Attorney General Jeff Landry Joins Legal Efforts Supporting NRA
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Attorney General Jeff Landry has added Louisiana to a coalition of 16 states that have filed an amicus brief supporting the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The NRA’s lawsuit seeks to block James’s politically motivated attempt in a separate lawsuit to dissolve the NRA, which is the country’s oldest civil rights organization and leading Second Amendment advocacy organization. |
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