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ME: Maine Senate Shoots Down Universal Background Checks
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On Tuesday, the Maine Senate held a floor vote on LD 168, legislation that would institute a Universal Background Check law in Maine. Thanks to the strong support of NRA members and Second Amendment supporters, the bill was defeated. NRA-ILA would like to thank all lawmakers who defended the Second Amendment for law-abiding citizens in the Pine Tree State. |
Protecting Second Amendment rights for disabled veterans
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As enshrined in the Constitution, the Second Amendment guarantees law-abiding citizens of the United States the right to bear arms. Freedom and personal responsibility are pillars of our nation, and the Second Amendment must be protected, especially for those who suffered injury or were disabled while serving in our armed forces protecting the freedom of others.
Stabilizing pistol braces were created and manufactured for the purposes of disabled citizens and veterans to hold, stabilize, aim and fire correctly and safely. |
RFK Jr. argues gun control cannot ‘meaningfully’ reduce gun violence
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. deviated from much of the Democratic Party during a town hall with NewsNation on Wednesday, saying there is nothing policymakers can “meaningfully” do through gun control to reduce the gun violence epidemic in America.
Kennedy, who is rivaling President Biden for the 2024 Democratic nomination, was asked by an audience member how he would use federal resources to slow gun violence. |
MS: Federal Judge Tosses Gun Possession Case Against Convicted Felon
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Being convicted of a felony–even a violent one–is not enough to deprive someone of their Second Amendment rights for life, a federal judge has ruled.
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves, an Obama appointee, dismissed a felon-in-possession of a firearm prosecution against Jesse Bullock, a Mississippi man, on Wednesday. Judge Reeves ruled that the federal government failed to meet its burden of showing that the historical tradition of firearms regulation supported permanently disarming Bullock for his past crimes, as required under the Supreme Court’s latest precedent. |
CA: Different idea for 28th Amendment
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So, assuming the right is correct and that every individual is a militia man with a right to a gun, does that right become moot when it becomes clear that that same individual cannot be regulated? If an individual is unable or unwilling to be a part of a well regulated militia, can his or her right to keep and bear arms be challenged?
It seems that a case can be made regarding the only amendment whose first half of the text offers a qualifying reason why the founders crafted the second half. In other words, without regulation of arms, the no-infringement instruction is moot. |
PA: Pennsylvania age limit to carry guns in emergencies fought at 3rd Circuit
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In the wake of a Supreme Court ruling last year that shook up Second Amendment rights across the country, a Third Circuit panel put their focus Wednesday on Pennsylvania laws that prevent adults between the ages of 18 and 20 from carrying firearms during declared states of emergency.
“I have a feeling we have not seen the last of these sorts of cases,” U.S. Circuit Judge Brooks Smith noted at the arguments in Philadelphia. “And they will create interesting questions for district courts.” |
The Battle for Freedom Escalates
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Just after the U.S. Supreme Court decided New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022), it sent several cases on its docket back to the lower courts, which had upheld gun restrictions, to be re-decided in accordance with the Bruen ruling. That’s Court-speak for “you got it wrong; now go back and get it right.” And, in Bruen, the Court made very clear how to get it right. |
TX: Armed pregnant woman and husband open fire on suspects in gas station shootout
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A pregnant woman and her husband opened fire on would-be armed robbers Tuesday outside a Houston gas station, authorities said.
The incident occurred around 5:00 p.m. when the woman, who appeared to be eight months pregnant, was approached by at least two men with guns while she was sitting outside her vehicle, according to a report.
She managed to yell out to her husband, who informed police the armed men had intended to rob his wife, the Houston Police Department said. |
NY: Federal Judge Upholds New York’s Synagogue Gun Ban Even After State Abandons it
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An outright ban on licensed gun carry in all places of worship is compatible with the Second Amendment, a federal judge has ruled.
U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick, an Obama appointee, denied a request for a preliminary injunction on Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging New York’s law deeming all churches “sensitive places” where civilian gun possession is prohibited. He found that the nation’s historical tradition of gun regulations supported the state’s ability to do so. |
CT: Gov. Ned Lamont signs bear self-defense bill
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A piece of legislation allowing people in Connecticut to shoot bears in self defense was signed into law by Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday night.
The bill sailed through the legislature during a year that saw increasing numbers of bear interactions. However, proposals to create a bear hunt did not pass. |
NY: Charges dropped against NYC man accused in deadly ‘self-defense' subway stabbing
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The Queens man who argued he stabbed a subway rider to death in self-defense will avoid prosecution, city officials announced Wednesday.
A grand jury declined to indict Jordan Williams on manslaughter and weapons charged stemming from the June 13 killing on a Brooklyn J train. The 20-year-old had been arrested for the stabbing death of 36-year-old Devictor Quedraogo.
"Our office conducted an impartial and thorough investigation of this tragic case, which included review of multiple videos and interviews with all available witnesses, and that evidence was fairly presented to a grand jury. Today, the charges against Jordan Williams have been dismissed," a statement from the Kings County district attorney spokesperson said. |
NY: Brooklyn subway stabbing: Charges dropped against Jordan Williams
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Manslaughter charges have been dropped against 20-year-old Jordan Williams, the man who had been charged with fatally stabbing a 36-year-old fellow passenger earlier this month on a J train.
A Brooklyn grand jury declined to indict Williams, determining he had acted in self-defense after the man, DeVictor Ouedraogo, punched him and his girlfriend.
Williams testified before the grand jury for around 45 minutes. |
NY: Ex-Marine Accused in Death of Jordan Neely Enters Not Guilty Plea In Controversial Case
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Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran who was arrested in the choking death of street performer Jordan Neely during a subway ride, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday (June 28).
Appearing with his legal team in New York State Supreme Court, Penny, 24, listened to the charges against him and entered his plea. Also in the courtroom was Neely's father, Andre Zachery, a group connected to Rev. Al Sharpton-led National Action Network, and attorneys representing Neely's family, according to local news outlet Gothamist. |
FL: Prosecutors decide not to file charges after Uber driver kills 19-year-old man in Broward
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After deciding not to file charges for the shooting death of a 19-year-old man, Broward County prosecutors released their close-out memo with their reasoning on Wednesday.
The memo reports prosecutors disclosed their decision not to charge the shooter Christopher Bernadel to the relatives of the victim, Miles McGlashan, during a meeting on June 13.
Prosecutors agreed with Bernadel’s Stand Your Ground defense.
“He just came in and started hitting me,” Bernadel told a Hollywood Police Department detective, according to prosecutors. |
PA: Gun laws should reduce crime, not just infringe on constitutional rights
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Instead, as with every gun control law (even if it could pass constitutional scrutiny), supporters have to show how a proposed gun law will 1) actually solve the problem, 2) cause more benefit than harm, and 3) be obeyed by criminals.
I understand the desire to prevent shootings before they occur. But when linking red flag laws to a reduction in suicides or violence, the evidence is inconclusive, while states that enact such laws barely use them. What’s more, these laws are vulnerable to subjective definitions and abuse by malicious actors. More importantly, red flag laws risk violating state and federal due process protections, including the Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendments... |
CA: Gay Man Lied About Being Set On Fire
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Last week Scott Rowin, 39, claimed to have been set on fire during a homophobic attack. Metro Weekly reached out to San Diego Police for additional details after the story first broke, but the department never responded to multiple requests for comments.
Rowin told San Diego ABC affiliate KGTV that he was set on fire by two people yelling homophobic slurs. But police claim new video evidence shows Rowin lied, and that he attacked a pregnant woman before she set him on fire as an act of self-defense. |
MO: Missouri group files ballot petitions to allow Kansas City to enact tougher gun rules
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A new Missouri group is seeking a ballot measure that would ask voters in 2024 to allow Kansas City, Jackson County and other local governments in Missouri to enact stricter gun rules than the state, which has one of the loosest firearm regulations in the country.
The group, called Sensible Missouri, filed three versions of a proposed constitutional amendment with Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office on Wednesday. The ballot measures come as Missouri law bars local governments from creating tougher regulations than the state. |
CA: Woman stabs Long Beach man trying to rape her, Westminster police say; suspect arrested
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A 41-year-old Long Beach man was arrested this weekend on suspicion of trying to rape a woman in an alley behind a pharmacy in Westminster after she refused to engage in oral sex with him, police said today.
Officers responded to the 15400 block of Brookhurst Street, near Cunningham Avenue, at around 11:45 p.m. Saturday to a report of an attempted sexual assault behind a CVS Pharmacy, according to Westminster Police Department Sgt. Eddie Esqueda. |
IL: Murder Charges Dropped Against Mom and Son in Fast Food Shooting
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After Carlisha Hood and her 14-year-old son came to national attention after the two were captured on video in a June 18 altercation that resulted in the death of a Chicago man, Cook County prosecutors have decided to drop charges against the mother and son at the center of the controversy.
The younger Hood was charged with first degree murder in the shooting of Brown at a Chicago hot dog stand, and mom Carlisha was charged with the contributing to the delinquency of a minor, but the charges were ultimately dropped in part because of the video footage that showed Brown punching Hood’s 14-year-old son in the face multiple times, according to CBS News. That led Hood’s son to shoot Brown in apparent self-defense. |
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