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MI: Proposed ban on shooting while high hard to enforce
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A proposal to ban people high on marijuana from possessing firearms is pending in the House, but some law enforcement experts say there are too many questions around how marijuana affects the body to make such a move.
Bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Lilly, R-Park Lake, would criminalize possessing a firearm if a person has more than two nanograms of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) per ml in their blood. THC is the chemical in marijuana that makes you high.
Six states & Canada have set impaired driving thresholds for THC blood levels. None have set such limits on firearm possession, although the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in 2016 that a federal ban on gun sales to medical marijuana patients does not violate the Second Amendment. |
MI: No charges against woman for shooting friend to death
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The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office ruled Thursday the fatal shooting of a 48-year-old Clinton Township woman by a 37-year-old Detroit woman was justifiable, saying the younger woman won't be charged because she acted in self-defense.
Angela McDuell was shot and killed about 7:15 p.m. April 22 outside a liquor store at Hayes and Fordham in Detroit during a verbal argument that included a third woman. McDuell and the suspect knew each other and were previously in a relationship, according to the prosecutor's office.
The three woman were arguing in the parking lot when McDuell allegedly pepper sprayed the suspect, who then went to her car and retrieved a handgun. |
MI: Lake Superior Sportsman Club plans $2.4M renovation project
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A former state prison built in the 1950s will bring a $2.4 million investment to Ontonagon County. The facility has been managed by the Lake Superior Sportsman Club (LSSC) since the 1970s. It is on Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) property just east of Silver City off M-64.
This major project includes the construction of a new clubhouse and meeting facility.
It also includes an indoor shooting range allowing for year-round target shooting, according to Lori Burford, specialist for the DNR.
Burford said the project includes,“both firearm and archery shooting ranges. The facility will provide for classes and meetings.”
The project will take place in three phases, according to LSSC President, Walt Toepfer. |
MI: Detroit woman shoots man armed with knife after he tries to get her out of home
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Detroit police said a woman shot a man armed with a knife Wednesday evening after he was banging on her door and trying to get her out of her home.
According to police, the man, 49, was banging on the door of the home in the 15000 block of Prevost Street just after 6 p.m. When he pulled out a knife, the 54-year-old woman grabbed a shotgun from the house.
Police said the man saw the gun and tried to run away, but the woman shot at him from the front porch.
The man is in serious condition.
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MSNBC Reporter Unwittingly Discovers the Importance of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
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MSNBC reporter Kerry Sanders, seeking to explain how the government could oppress the population to this extent, invoked the disparity of power between the government and the people. In doing so, he unwittingly managed to explain why America’s founding fathers saw fit to enshrine the right to keep and bear arms within the Bill of Rights.
Sanders noted: “You have to understand, in Venezuela gun ownership is not something that is open to everybody. So if the military have the guns, they have the power and as long as Nicolas Maduro controls the military, he controls the country.” |
TX: Texas Tech study on stakeholder acceptance of gun violence interventions
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Dr. Carter, a social validity researcher, said the survey will continue to run and collect data that can continually be informing people.
“They could be used later on by a school district if they were going to implement some type of preventative technique, they could use that and they would have a valid scale to use,” Dr. Carter said.
Dr. Crews said the results of the survey can also be used to help legislators make good, data-driven decisions.
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CA: Man who shot and killed stepson did it to defend his wife, police say
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New details have emerged in the case of a man shooting and killing his stepson in Central Fresno.
According to a police report, 42-year-old Elden Baker became enraged Thursday night and started slamming his face and head into the refrigerator.
The report says Baker then turned his anger towards his mom and began assaulting her while forcing her to the floor. Officers say the mom has a medical condition which could become life-threatening if attacked in such a manner. |
Working Together to Save the Second Amendment: Part 1
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Promoting the defense of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms of NRA’s more than 5 million members, as well as tens of millions more law-abiding gun owners and Second Amendment supporters, is a distinct privilege I cherish every day.
The most amazing thing I’ve witnessed in my more than two decades at NRA is what we can accomplish when we work together. It’s sometimes difficult to remember pro-gun wins due to the 24 hour media coverage directed at the smallest movement on anti-gun measures, but, make no mistake, NRA members and gun owners have accomplished simply incredible political and legal victories. |
ME: It’s time for a ‘red flag’ law in Maine
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The Maine Legislature is currently considering a bill to help prevent gun violence. LD 1312, “An Act Regarding Access to Firearms by Extremely Dangerous and Suicidal Individuals,” is sponsored by Sen. Rebecca Millett of Cape Elizabeth. It would allow a family member or law enforcement official to file a petition for a temporary “extreme risk protection order” against a person who poses a clear and immediate danger to themselves or others. Laws like this one, so- called “red flag” laws, are working around the country to make communities safer. |
IN: New Indiana self-defense law starts July 1, prevents civil lawsuits
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A new law will take effect on July 1 that provides more legal protections for Hoosiers who act in self-defense.
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed House Enrolled Act 1284, authored by Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, that will give more immunity to people who have to use justifiable force.
Currently, people forced to protect themselves and their families have the right to use self-defense without fear of criminal penalties. |
What “Unsigning” the Arms Trade Treaty Means for American Gun Owners
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NRA’s complaints regarding the treaty have always been based on its potential effect on law-abiding American gun owners. Those complaints have focused on the treaty’s requirements for end use verification, its sometimes-unintelligible vagueness, its ability to be amended without the consensus of all parties, and its proponents repeated refusals to clarify that it has no effect on the possession of small arms by civilians in the United States. |
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