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CO: Colorado Champions Road to Gold: Army sharp shooter eyes Paralympics
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From combat to the shooting range, U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class John Joss is most at home when carrying a gun. He's a current national record holder and has a good track record competing in France, hoping that good fortune continues this summer.
Sgt. Joss is one of the best 50-meter prone rifle shooters in the world and perfection is the norm in his sport.
"It's shooting well, I am seeing well and I am looking forward to shooting well in the Games," says Sgt. Joss.
Sgt. Joss has been shooting for Team USA for over a decade, calling Colorado Springs home since 2019.
"This inner ten-ring is what you are trying to hit and that's 10.4 millimeters in width about half the size of a dime," says Sgt. Joss.
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OH: Local teens representing NW Ohio in 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships
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Teens in our area are getting ready to shoot their shot at winning a national title in the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships.
According to team leaders, 35 kids will represent Ohio at nationals, including six from Northwest Ohio. There are nine different disciplines including archery, rifle, pistol, shotgun, muzzleloading and hunting skills.
“My brother Tyler, he first enrolled in 4-H and we didn’t know that there was like any shooting sports in 4H at first,” said Cassidy James, who is in 4-H.
James decided to join shooting sports, practicing archery and pistol, the second of which she’ll be competing with during nationals.
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GA: Douglasville native Katelyn Abeln is heading to Paris to compete in the Olympics this summer.
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Katelyn Abeln, a Douglasville native, is heading to Paris this summer to compete in her very first Olympics. After narrowly missing a spot in the Tokyo Olympics four years ago, Abeln has now qualified for both the 10m air pistol and 25m sport pistol events.
“It’s a dream come true,” Abeln said. “My goal has always been to qualify for the Olympics in sport pistol. To make it in two events is incredible.”
Abeln's journey to the Olympics began at a young age. She joined a 4-H BB gun club in the 4th grade. By 12, Abeln decided to learn air pistol with her father Jerry by her side.
“My dad started a team for air pistol for me and two other girls,” Abeln said.
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WV: Fairmont State University adopts guidelines for WV Campus Self-Defense Act
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The Fairmont State University’s Board of Governors approved a policy regarding the West Virginia Campus Self-Defense Act.
The policy touches on guidelines to implement the act, also known as the Campus Carry Bill, and will go into effect on July 1st. At that point, individuals with a current and valid concealed handgun license are allowed to carry their pistol or revolver on campus.
Guidelines provided through the policy list exemptions when carrying.
Weapons are prohibited in residence halls, at events of 1,000 people or more, disciplinary hearings and counseling areas. |
Fallout From the SCOTUS Second Amendment Ruling
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While complaining that the Court’s ruling in US v. Rahimi was too narrow, the DOJ asked SCOTUS to take up a slew of other Second Amendment cases. The DOJ isn’t the only one annoyed at the Rahimi outcome; the author of the Court’s Second Amendment test is also annoyed. He thinks the Court’s attempt to rebuff a lower court’s too-strict application of that test ended up undermining it.
Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman takes a close look at Clarence Thomas’s lone dissent. Then, I ponder whether SCOTUS will tee up an anti-Rahimi case that seeks to reign in lower courts playing too loose with its Second Amendment test. |
SEC v. Jarkesy: A Win for the Separation of Powers and the Right to Civil Jury Trial
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Chief Justice Robert wrote an excellent, thorough, and overwhelmingly persuasive majority opinion in S.E.C. v. Jarkesy, 603 U.S. __ (2024), holding that the Securities and Exchange Commission could not try civil fraud suits before its own Administrative Law Judges. It must instead try them in federal District Court where the Seventh Amendment right to a civil jury trial must be available in all cases which were "[suits] at common law," as opposed to suits in equity and in admiralty.
The Supreme Court did today for the Seventh Amendment roughly what it did for the Second Amendment in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008). It held, in a narrow opinion, that Congress and the President cannot completely ignore the 7A... |
Justice Thomas lone contrarian in domestic violence gun case
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Justice Thomas’s dissent underscores the textualist approach, interpreting the Constitution’s words as understood at the time of enactment. Thomas argued that the Second Amendment, as originally written, does not support contemporary restrictions based on potential threats of violence. His textualist perspective emphasizes that without clear historical precedents, such regulatory measures should not be imposed. The majority, however, balanced textualist principles with practical considerations of public safety, demonstrating a broader interpretation of historical firearm regulation.
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Supreme Court upholds federal gun ban for domestic abusers
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The case tested the limits of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. Bruen, which expanded gun rights. Thomas wrote the opinion for that decision, ruling that gun restrictions have to be "consistent" with the historical tradition of firearm regulation.
In Thomas's dissenting opinion in the Rahimi case, he wrote, "Not a single historical regulation justifies the statute at issue." He added that "in the interest of ensuring the government can regulate one subset of society, today's decision puts at risk the Second Amendment rights of many more." |
What Justice Thomas’s Rahimi Dissent Says About the Bruen Test
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Is the Supreme Court already retreating from its recently adopted Second Amendment legal test? The chief architect of that test seems to think so.
A nearly unanimous Court upheld the federal gun ban for persons subject to domestic violence restraining orders last week in U.S. v. Rahimi. The majority did so after finding that the law fit within the nation’s history and tradition of firearms regulation, the key bar modern regulations must clear to pass constitutional muster under the Bruen standard of review. |
FL: ‘We will not comply’ DeSantis says of U.S. surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence
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Gov. Ron DeSantis is once again declaring that Florida won’t go along with a directive from the Biden administration, this time in regard to the advisory on gun violence announced this week by U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy.
Murthy, the nation’s top doctor, declared gun violence a public health crisis on Tuesday and released a 39-page report called “Firearm Violence: A Public Health Crisis in America.” In it, he reports how gun-related injuries have become the leading cause of death for children and adolescents since 2020, surpassing motor vehicle crashes, cancer, drug overdoses, and poisoning. |
Americans bought 5.5 million guns to start 2024: These states sold the most
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It may come as no surprise that Texas - the second most populated state in the nation - accounted for the largest share of firearms purchased by any state, nearly half a million or 9% of all guns sold through April 2024.
Data from the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) was analyzed by SafeHomes.org, a safety product review site, to determine which states had the largest ownership of recently purchased firearms.
Ed.: TX also has about 9.5% of the US population, so that is the expected proportion of new guns. |
MA: Curbs on ghost guns, a better ‘red flag’ law on owners can’t wait for next year
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But that means getting it out of a legislative conference committee assigned to reconcile House and Senate versions of the bill and on to the floor for a vote before lawmakers wrap up formal sessions July 31.
Both versions of the gun reform legislation contain some long overdue changes that would essentially outlaw those untraceable, build-at-home ghost guns, prohibit the ownership of devices that turn semiautomatic weapons into even more rapid-firing devices, narrow the kind of public places where guns can be carried, and broaden the state’s so-called red flag laws to keep guns out of the hands of those who pose a risk to themselves or the community. |
Pakistan: Pakistan's First Olympic Markswoman Guns For Historic Medal
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Slowing her breath and focusing on a bullseye in her pistol's sights, Kishmala Talat is aiming to become the first woman from Pakistan to win an Olympic medal.
At the Paris Games starting on July 26, Talat will compete in the 10m air pistol and 25m pistol events, going for glory abroad and defying stereotypes back home.
Pakistan's medal prospects are undercut by modesty codes which dissuade women from participating in sport.
The 21-year-old Talat, who comes from a military family, is the first Pakistani woman to qualify for Olympic shooting. |
Garland v. Cargill: The Court’s Textualists Stick to Their Guns
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Because it involves guns, Cargill v. Garland has been seen by supporters and opponents alike as a Second Amendment case. That is not really correct. Rather, it presents a question of basic statutory interpretation. And in answering that question, Cargill is a triumph of textualism and separation of powers concerns over purpose-driven interpretation and legislative intent.
For the majority, the words on the paper are what matter, even if the Congress that wrote them might have done things differently. It does not matter if something walks like a duck and quacks like a duck if it doesn’t have the features that Congress used to define a duck. |
My Personal Top 5 Summer Carry Guns
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Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we discussed practicing and becoming comfortable with shooting with your offhand. It can be a tricky skill to develop over time but if you missed that article, be sure to click the link here to check it out. This week, I wanted to take a look at some of my favorite summer carry guns and give a quick run down on why I carry each of them in specific situations. Many people are looking for just one small summer carry gun so it’s not bad to look at each option for its strengths. Let's take a closer look at my personal top 5 summer carry guns. |
Where Will Your Guns Go When You Die?
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Regardless, both guys leave behind a tremendous legacy, family, friends — and a sizable firearms collection. While it might seem a trivial matter when locked in the throes of grief, the proper disposition of a gun collection is actually an important task which will dramatically help the survivors in the long run. However, meticulously liquidating a collection to get maximum value requires some planning and forethought, which is where we all stumble.
Another sad fact is many of our families aren’t interested in our guns. Despite their intrinsic and sentimental value, to some family members, guns are considered no more valuable than old kitchen appliances and are generally handled the same when it comes time to liquidate an estate. |
CA: Get Paid To Turn Over Firearms: Long Beach Gun Buyback
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Long Beach residents have the opportunity to earn up to $200 for turning over their firearms.
The Long Beach Police Department will host a gun buyback event at Scherer Park on June 29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Those who bring their guns will receive $50 gift cards for non-functioning guns; $100 for handguns, rifles and shotguns; and $200 for assault rifles. |
WI: Self-Defense in Kenosha: No Charges Filed in Fatal Home Invasion Shooting
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The incident occurred on Friday, June 21, at the Wood Creek apartments near 15th Street and 30th Avenue. Izerion Cooper, 24, and Dieonte Lee, 20, were reported by police to have committed a burglary at the residence, stealing a firearm among other items. Later, at around 4:25 a.m., Cooper realized he had left some of his belongings behind and returned to the apartment to retrieve them.
Upon Cooper’s return, he encountered the tenant, who had come back home. The situation quickly escalated into a physical altercation, during which Cooper was armed. In the ensuing struggle, the tenant shot and killed Cooper. |
Thomas the Only Justice to Dissent in United States v. Rahimi
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Justice Thomas explains how the majority opinion threatens the Second Amendment on page 31 of the Dissent:
The Court rightly rejects the Government’s approach by concluding that any modern regulation must be justified by specific historical regulations. See ante, at 10–15. But, the Court should remain wary of any theory in the future that would exchange the Second Amendment’s boundary line—“the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”—for vague (and dubious) principles with contours defined by whoever happens to be in power. |
How to store guns safely to prevent unintentional shootings
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A person is killed or injured almost every day in the U.S. because a child has unintentionally fired a gun, according to reports from 2015 to 2022 compiled by Everytown, an advocacy group for firearm safety.
These incidents are almost entirely preventable if firearms are stored safely and securely — which means unloaded and locked up, with ammunition stored separately in a locked container, experts say. |
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