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SC: Death of man shot, killed on pontoon boat in Upstate lake ruled self-defense, deputies say
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No charges will be filed after a man was shot and killed on a pontoon boat in an Upstate lake, according to the Oconee County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies were called Tuesday around 2:16 p.m. to Fall Creek Landing Number 2 on Lake Keowee due to reports of a shooting, Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt said.
According to information and evidence obtained during the investigation, a man and a woman on a pontoon boat observed a man and a woman who had been on a jet ski, in distress in the water, Watt said. |
Who’ll Shoot First? How Relaxed Gun Rules Fuel a ‘Small Arms Race’
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According to law professors Guha Krishnamurthi of the University of Oklahoma College of Law and Peter Salib of the University of Houston Law Center, this public concern is warranted.
Generous open-carry firearm policies, relaxed assault threat rules, and weak or nonexistent “duties to retreat” create real danger, they argue in their forthcoming paper for the University of Chicago Law Review online.
“Together, such rules generate incentives for ordinary, rational individuals to issue progressively escalating threats of deadly violence for the sake of their own protection,” the authors write. |
LA: One man killed an intruder on his lawn. Another shot a man who approached his car. Police say both were justified.
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The shooting death of a man who jumped over a neighbor’s gate and another who aggressively approached a motorist at a gas station have both been deemed justifiable homicides, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
Following investigations by the NOPD and the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, the shooters who killed Kenneth Coleman on Oct. 23 and Wesley Bell three days later have effectively been cleared and won't face criminal charges. Both claimed they were acting in self-defense.
“Should additional evidence be discovered, it will be analyzed in conjunction with existing evidence and presented to the District Attorney’s Office for review,” an NOPD statement said. |
AL: Reclassification of justifiable ruling in 26-year-old death
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A reclassification of justifiable ruling in 26-year-old death on Wednesday, March 16.
According to the Birmingham Police Department (BPD), Jonathan Dancer, 26, of Birmingham, has been ruled a justifiable death investigation. The incident occurred in the 6400 block of Division Avenue in Birmingham.
“Detectives presented the case to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office for review,” Sergeant Rodarius Mauldin said. “Following the assessment, the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office ruled the actions justifiable self-defense.” |
CO: Back To The Wild West: What Senate Bill 21-271 Means To The Safety Of Denver Citizens
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“Previously, all convicted felons were prohibited to buy or possess firearms. Now, many felons will be allowed to possess firearms, unless they were convicted of Victims’ Rights Act offenses, such as murder, child abuse, and sex assault. For example, this means all previous offenders convicted of felonies that were related to drugs, burglary, arson, and many other reasons will now be allowed to possess guns. Both 18th Judicial District Attorney John Kellner and Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen have publicly expressed serious concerns about SB21-271 and the likely impact it will have on crime rates in Colorado due to more felons being allowed to possess guns.” |
OH: Area gun range permitted for liquor sales; Premier Shooting owner says safety precautions in place
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Premier’s owner Tommie Rowland told the Journal-News she is adding a 3,000 square foot “speakeasy” to the members-only section of the 30,000 square foot center off Ohio 747. She said they are “always safety first” and have instituted strict rules.
No guns will be allowed in the bar area and people won’t be allowed back on the shooting ranges after they have been drinking. Key cards are being used so staff can monitor to make sure there aren’t any rule breakers, “it’s more restrictive than most bars quite frankly but we’re adjacent to a gun range.” |
Beyond Stand Your Ground: The Need for Immunity in Other Second Amendment Cases
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“We need a Second Amendment immunity defense for anything involving the lawful possession of a firearm,” said former Florida prosecutor Lisa Chittaro. “It should mirror Stand Your Ground statutes, but it needs to be broader. It should allow defense attorneys to ask the court to find immunity under the protections of the Second Amendment quickly and efficiently and if they don’t, it should provide a quick route to the appellate level without having to go through the entire court process, which can take years.”
Chittaro pointed to several types of criminal cases that should be covered by Second Amendment immunity. Most involve arrests stemming from gun-free zones, such as schools, sporting events, and airports. |
IL: State Supreme Court reviewing FOID law
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The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked for a second time to decide whether a state law requiring gun owners to have a firearm permit is unconstitutional — a question the court previously declined to answer.
The case involves a White County resident, Vivian Claudine Brown, who was charged in March 2017 with possession of a firearm without a Firearm Owner’s Identification, or FOID card. |
PA: Tyrone narrowly passes Second Amendment sanctuary
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Blair County Tea Party president Rhonda Holland, a resident of Tyrone, addressed Tyrone Borough council members Monday evening regarding the Second Amendment sanctuary.
Holland said that Pennsylvania last year had the highest crime rate of any state in the northeast. The violent crime rate in the state climbed 27.1 percent from 2019 to 2020. Already this year, as of Friday, Philadelphia had their 100th homicide for 2022.
“Right now, our criminal justice system is broken,” Holland said. Holland said that current gun laws are not being enforced. “Law abiding citizens need to be able to defend themselves from those who are emboldened by the defund the police movement.” |
Senators Demand Answers from Administration on Second Amendment Infringement
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U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined a group of 25 U.S. Senators in demanding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) provide answers on recent actions to infringe on Americans’ Second Amendment rights by preventing law-abiding citizens from creating and owning suppressors.
In a letter to the ATF, the senators wrote, “These continued assaults of the Second Amendment threaten law-abiding Americans’ rights as they try to follow ATF guidance on making these parts. We request that the ATF provide us answers on why they are rejecting legal applications and denying law abiding citizens access to their Second Amendment right. The ATF was not established to interfere with a basic right afforded to every American.” |
TN: Experts explain use of deadly force in self-defense in Tennessee
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Police said a store clerk is not facing charges after shooting and killing a 23-year-old in north Nashville because he’s claiming self-defense. Now, experts explain how someone can use a firearm to protect themselves in Tennessee.
Police said 23-year-old Cornell M. Evan died following a shooting at the 7-11 store in the 3000 block of Clarksville Pike on Wednesday morning. The clerk told detectives that Evans had entered the store, went directly to the restroom, and stayed there for an unusual time until the clerk asked Evans to get out. |
VA: Authorities: Saltville man’s shooting death was self-defense
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A deadly shooting that involved a couple in Saltville was found to have been self-defense, according to a release from the Smyth County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO).
On Jan. 17, Smyth County deputies, Saltville and Chilhowie officers arrived at a home on Robert’s Chapel Road early in the morning in response to a shooting call, where they found a man who had died from a gunshot wound. The SCSO on Friday, March 18 identified the man as James McCloud. |
RI: Rhode Island Ban on Stun Guns Ruled Unconstitutional
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On March 15, 2022, the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island found the Rhode Island ban on the possession of stun guns was unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
The decision is expected. Several other courts have found a complete ban on stun guns to be unconstitutional. The foundational decision was made in the United States Supreme Court in its unanimous decision about a stun gun ban in Massachusetts, Caetano v. Massachusetts. |
IL: Black Firearm Owners: Gun Control Hurts Our Communities
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Jessica Luckett got her first gun at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and it opened her eyes to the various laws and policies governing legal firearms ownership.
She works remotely for a nonprofit and lives alone in a West Pullman townhouse on the southern tip of Chicago. She often visits family and friends in Englewood, a high-crime neighborhood on the South Side where she grew up.
For Illinois residents to own a gun, they must get a firearm owner’s identification card, which is a months-long process. |
MI: Governor vetoes Theis bill protecting Second Amendment rights
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Sen. Lana Theis’ legislation that would have ensured the issuance and renewal of concealed pistol licenses during declared emergencies was vetoed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday.
“This is a disappointing day for gun owners,” said Theis, R-Brighton. “The Second Amendment is clear that the rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, but that is exactly what Gov. Gretchen Whitmer did today. |
FL: Appeal court to hear challenge of Florida banning rifle sales to anyone under age 21
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Florida lawmakers and then-Gov. Rick Scott rushed to take action in 2018 after former student Nikolas Cruz fatally shot 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
And in an unusual move in a Capitol dominated by Republicans who tout the Second Amendment, they passed a law that prevented people under age 21 from buying rifles and other long guns.
But more than four years later, a federal appeals court is poised to hear arguments about whether the law is constitutional.
The National Rifle Association went to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker last year upheld the law. A panel of the Atlanta-based appeals court will hear arguments Thursday in Miami. |
CA: Fee Hikes and Privacy Invasions to Be Heard in Committee Next Week
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Next week, three separate policy committees will hear firearm-related bills as they move along the legislative process. Please use the “Take Action” buttons below to contact committee members and get involved in protecting our Second Amendment rights in California.
Assembly Public Safety Committee at 9:00AM on March 22nd
Pro-gun Assembly Bill 2033, introduced by Assembly Member Thurston Smith (R-33), extends the duration that a California concealed firearm license is valid, from two years up to five years. This legislation helps ease the administrative burden on the issuing authorities while simultaneously easing the financial strain on permit holders. |
Dr. Oz denies writing gun control advocacy columns, business partner claims authorship
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Pennsylvania Republican senatorial candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz this week disavowed a series of columns bearing his byline arguing for gun control in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Oz's byline previously appeared in a series of articles in his "YouDocs" syndicated column co-authored with business partner Dr. Michael Roizen.
At various points in the column's run, notably from 2017 to 2019, the articles praised or advocated a variety of gun control legislation initiatives, including assault weapons bans, red flag laws, New Zealand-style gun buyback programs, universal gun purchaser licensing and mandatory waiting periods. |
VT: Gun Bill Redux Advances to the Governor
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Montpelier gun banners worked their way around the Governor's veto of S.30 and advanced a new gun bill, S.4, that incorporated the Governor's suggested change. This essentially put a band-aid on a catastrophe. S.4 is still a horrible bill, and underscores what anti-gun majorities in the Vermont Statehouse view as their priority. |
NE: State Senator Claims Second Amendment “Given” by Misogynistic Slave Owners
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Owning a gun isn’t a “God-given right.” It’s a slave-owning, misogynistic founding father-given right. I’m not against 2a, but be real – the Constitution was written by people! Today I’m filibustering a bill that would allow concealed carry without training or a permit. #NELeg
It is hard to see how filibustering a bill that restores Second Amendment rights to Nebraska can be “not against 2a”, but Progressives are famous for changing the definition of words to make their arguments seem logical. |
NC: Majority of states will have constitutional carry before North Carolina
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For North Carolinians, these headlines from other states make the slide down the rankings on respecting Second Amendment rights all the more evident. The Cato Institute recently placed North Carolina in the bottom 16 nationally, mainly because of the embarrassing Jim Crow-era pistol permit process. Requiring an arduous pistol purchase permit process no longer exists in any other Southeastern state. North Carolinians should continually ask lawmakers why they are less trustworthy and responsible than the residents in neighboring states?
In the 1990s, once a leader on gun rights, the state is now playing catch up. |
OH: Make Ohio GOP Senate Candidates Answer Unequivocally on Second Amendment
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They are offering viewers two ways to submit questions, one via social media (Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram) using the hashtag #OHGOPSenateDebate, or by submitting a video via email to [email protected] and/or sharing it on their social media platforms. If shooting a video they have one important rule, that should probably also apply to written questions:
“Keep your question to 20 seconds.”
That means questions must be designed to get to the heart of the matter and leave no outs for weasel-wording, evasion, and later back-tracking. |
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