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A Fight and a Promise
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An interesting opinion in a case involving a form of legal insurance (from the National Association for Legal Gun Defense) for self-defense cases.
From Nat'l Ass'n for Legal Gun Defense, LLC v. Hensley, decided Thursday by the Texas Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Chief Justice Bonnie Sudderth, joined by Justices Dabney Bassel and Dana Womack: |
‘Stand your ground’ self-defense laws proliferate across U.S.
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The “stand your ground” self-defense law had been in effect in Florida for more than six years when it became part of the national vocabulary with the death of Trayvon Martin in 2012. When the 17-year-old was fatally shot, Florida was still one of the few states with the law that removes the duty to retreat before using deadly force in the face of danger.
Now, upwards of 30 states have some form of the law and recent research indicates they are associated with more deaths – as many as 700 additional firearm killings each year, according to a study published this week in the journal JAMA Network Open. |
NC: D.A. won't press charges in Boiling Spring Lakes shooting death
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Brunswick County District Attorney Jon David won't pursue charges in a shooting death that occurred in the Brunswick County town of Boiling Spring Lakes in January, saying that the man who killed Hiram Jay Willetts, 61, acted in self defense.
During a Jan. 6 incident in Boiling Spring Lakes, Jeffrey Smith shot and killed Willetts with a handgun.
According to a news release from Ashley N. Bullard, David's executive assistant, after reviewing evidence and meeting with members of the Boiling Spring Lakes Police Department and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the D.A. "determined that Mr. Jeffrey Smith’s actions were justified." |
CO: AWA: Legal Considerations of Firearms- Part 3
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In my last article, I discussed several important things to do and to consider in the aftermath of a self-defense shooting. Today we’ll discuss 3 important factors that help determine whether or not a shooting is justified, including the ability factor, the opportunity factor, and the jeopardy factor.
Using lethal force for self-defense is only justified in situations of immediate danger of death or great bodily harm to oneself or other innocent persons. Often times a court of law will determine if a self-defense shooting is justified based on whether the person you’re defending yourself from had the ability to harm you, the opportunity to harm you, and the intent to harm you (you were legitimately in jeopardy). |
NRA Statement on the Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to US Supreme Court
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"Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has never affirmed that the Second Amendment protects the individual, fundamental right of all Americans to keep and bear arms for the defense of themselves or others. Consequently, the NRA is concerned with President Biden's decision to nominate her to the Supreme Court of the United States at a crucial time when there are vital cases that will determine the scope and future of the Second Amendment and self-defense rights in our country. As we always do, the NRA will monitor her statements during the confirmation process and advise our members accordingly." |
Ukraine: Ukraine Grants Citizens the Right to Bear Arms—Hours Before Putin’s Invasion
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Permitting Ukrainians to arm themselves is a sensible measure. But as Charles Cooke points out at NRO, “it’s also a bit late.”
While Ukraine has relatively loose gun control laws by European standards, estimates suggest only about 1.3 million firearms exist in the country, which has a population of some 43 million. This diminishes the chances of Ukrainian civilians being able to offer serious resistance, an idea that is hardly far-fetched, Stephen Gutowski points out at The Reload: |
War in the Ukraine Has Strengthened the 2nd Amendment in the U.S.
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If you held any doubts about the importance of the 2nd Amendment the war in Ukraine should serve as a prime example as to why the "right to keep and bear arms" is absolutely vital to the security and peace of the Nation. It may be too little too late, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made the announcement yesterday that all citizens who wish to arm themselves in defense of the country may do so. |
CA: California DOJ Proposes BackGround Checks for Anyone That Buys Gun Parts
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California will soon require every person who wishes to purchase a “firearm precursor part” to first undergo a background check process nearly identical to that which California currently uses for ammunition sales. The only problem is no one knows for certain what exactly is a “firearm precursor part.”
Yesterday, CA DOJ submitted proposed “emergency” regulations to the Office of Administrative Law for review and public comment. Because the proposal was submitted on an“emergency” basis,” members of the public only have five calendar days to submit comments on the proposal. Since the regs were submitted on Tuesday, that gives you only until this Sunday! |
SD: Jury selection begins Monday for Jones murder trial in which self-defense could be argued
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When he was released from custody, Schumacher asked to be taken to Jones' home to see Makayla. That was about 1:20 a.m. Although asked to leave, Schumacher refused, according to court paperwork. Jones eventually pulled a gun on Schumacher and shot him, according to the charges. Law enforcement was called at 1:37 a.m.
Schumacher was shot twice. In reporting the incident, Jones claimed he feared Schumacher was going to harm his daughter and that he also felt threatened, according to court paperwork. |
Kyle Rittenhouse wants 'cowardly' Joe Biden to apologize
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Kyle Rittenhouse wants an apology from President Joe Biden for linking him to white supremacy.
Fresh off announcing a new initiative to challenge those the teenager believes have defamed him, Rittenhouse told Newsmax host Eric Bolling on Friday that he has reached out to Biden several times to no avail and is considering another way to contact the commander in chief.
"I tried reaching out to him five times to have an interview, but he was too cowardly to sit down and talk to me," Rittenhouse told Bolling. "So we may be sending him a letter." |
NY: Where You Used to go Armed in New York
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There is a bill in the New York Assembly that makes most destinations into “gun-free” zones. I call it the “Prohibited Places” bill and you need to know the back story for this to make any sense at all.. even to the politicians.
It never made sense for honest citizens.
First, there is an important case before the US Supreme Court called NYSRPA v Bruen. That case asserts that New York State required ordinary people to get a permit to carry a firearm in public, and then denied those permits to ordinary citizens. It sounds like New York Democrats are conceding that they infringed on the right of self-defense and will lose the Bruen case. Maybe a liberal justice on the Supreme Court already gave them the text of that decision. |
TX: TX AG Files Lawsuit against Federal Power to Tax, Regulate Homemade Silencers
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On February 24, 2022, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a suit against Marvin Richardson, acting head of the ATF, challenging the power of the federal government to regulate personally made silencers used for home defense in Texas, which remain in Texas.
The lawsuit follows the predictions made in a previous article on the subject by this correspondent. Here is the press release from Attorney General Paxton: From texasattorneygeneral.gov: |
WY: Gun rights bill passes Senate
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A large group of law enforcement officials and lawmakers gathered at the Capitol Thursday morning to show support for a bill that would prohibit the enforcement of federal regulation of firearms by state officials.
Sen. Larry Hicks, R-Baggs and the primary sponsor of Senate File 102, “Second Amendment Protection Act,” said he was humbled to stand with fellow members of the Legislature, gun owners, and Wyoming’s sheriffs and chiefs of police during a news conference about the proposed legislation. |
IN: Indiana State Police leader blasts GOP on gun permit repeal
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A proposal aiming to repeal Indiana’s handgun permit requirement was at least temporarily sidelined in Legislature on Thursday amid ongoing objections of major law enforcement groups and officials, including the head of the State Police.
The Republican-dominated Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the bill late Wednesday during an eight-hour meeting that ended with three GOP senators joining committee Democrats in approving an amendment that a Republican supporter said “guts the bill completely.” Senate leaders killed that particular bill Thursday afternoon, but said the issue would still be debated and possibly adopted in the final weeks of this year’s legislative session. |
NRA’s Wayne LaPierre Calls It Straight at CPAC
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Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the NRA, gave a speech to be remembered, a speech that cuts right to the beating heart of this pivotal moment, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
“No matter how hard Biden tries blame us for the violent crime he enables, Americans aren’t buying his lies. They’re buying guns instead,” said LaPierre after noting that President Joe Biden (D) went to New York City after two of New York’s finest had been ambushed and murdered and used the moment to blame law-abiding citizens for the actions of a violent criminal. |
AZ: House Passes Pro-Gun Bills
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This week, the Arizona House took action on a number of pro-gun bills, passing four off the floor, which will now move to the Senate for further consideration.
House Bill 2166 exempts firearms and firearm safety equipment, such as gun safes and gun locks, from state transaction privilege and use taxes. This recognizes that the government should not be placing additional cost barriers on citizens who wish to exercise their Second Amendment rights, and who wish to safely store their firearms.
House Bill 2316 expands areas where concealed carry permit holders can lawfully carry concealed firearms, to include certain public establishments and events. |
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| No kingdom can be secured otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave. He, who has nothing, and who himself belongs to another, must be defended by him, whose property he is, and needs no arms. But he, who thinks he is his own master, and has what he can call his own, ought to have arms to defend himself, and what he possesses; else he lives precariously, and at discretion. — James Burgh, Political Disquisitions: Or, an Enquiry into Public Errors, Defects, and Abuses [London, 1774-1775]. |
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