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IL: Are Black Women Allowed Self-Defense?
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“Black women have always been vulnerable to violence in this country and have long been judged as having ‘no selves to defend’” writes abolitionist Mariame Kaba in a 2019 op-ed.
In the op-ed, Kaba mentions Celia, an enslaved woman who killed her rapist enslaver in 1855, who Missouri law determined could not claim self-defense because she was his property. Indeed, this history looms over the recent incident involving Carlisha Hood, a 35-year-old mother who was assaulted by 32-year-old Jeremy Brown in a Chicago restaurant.
It is deeply troubling that Hood and her courageous 14-year-old son were initially charged with murder following their act of self-defense, ... |
OH: Ohio Supreme Court case will test new self-defense shooting law
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A Cincinnati cab driver shot through the neck of a drunken passenger after an unpaid fare prompted an escalating confrontation.
The sudden violence, center stage at oral arguments before the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday, will test the scope of a new Ohio law that offers legal advantages for defendants who say they only injured or killed others in self-defense. |
KS: Shooter claims self-defense in Wichita fatal shooting, police say
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“Indicators are maybe alcohol was involved, and it led to a physical disturbance, and eventually one of the people fired,” Eisenbise said. “They reported they felt it was in self-defense.”
Police say the shooter went to a neighbor after the incident.
“There’s one neighbor … our shooter actually went and self-reported the incident to,” Eisenbise said.
Police have taken the alleged shooter in for questioning.
On Thursday afternoon, the WPD said the shooter and the victim had verbally argued, which led to a physical altercation. Hardcastle was shot during the physical altercation. |
IL: Kid Chasing Attacker | Was It LEGALLY Self-Defense?
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Legally, you may not chase someone down if they’re no longer a threat in Illinois. As much as we all think he deserved it. Can we all go chasing someone for payback after this? If so, the crime rate will drop. The kid coming to the mother’s aid is legal. Chasing the guy down, not so sure.
Why was it reported she told her kid to kill the guy, and did that really happen?
Did the prosecutor rush to judgment and got their facts wrong?
There were security cameras inside and outside of the restaurant, but we do not see what led up to it and only bits and pieces. Why was that all that was released?
A lot of evidence is available that would help everyone figure out what happened and learn from it. |
UN's global ammunition framework worries Second Amendment advocates: 'It is never going away'
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In early June, the U.N.’s Open-Ended Working Group on Conventional Ammunition, also called the OEWG, completed its development of a new global framework.
The National Rifle Association and the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturer’s Institute attended each of the OEWG's meetings, pushing to water down certain aspects of the international plan.
"It is going to the General Assembly in September. It’s basically a forgone conclusion," James Baranowski, the NRA director of international affairs, told Fox News Digital. "It’s the way of the U.N. It’s a game of chess, not checkers." |
MD: How gun rights in U.S. became warped
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Steven P. Grossman’s recent commentary on mass killings and America’s obsession with guns was spot on, but it wasn’t always that way (”The term ‘American exceptionalism’ used to mean something good, now it means something deadly,” June 21). When the National Rifle Association was founded in 1871 as a sporting and hunting club, it supported firearm regulations in the 1920s through the 1940s, siding with the federal government in its efforts to support gun control legislation with the passage of 1934 Federal Firearms Act, the first gun control law, along with the 1938 Firearms Act. |
Mississippi judge, dismissing gun charge, assails Supreme Court gun ruling
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A federal judge in Mississippi has dismissed criminal charges brought against a man for owning a firearm despite an earlier felony conviction, while delivering a scathing criticism of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that he said compelled his decision.
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves in Jackson ruled on Wednesday that permanently prohibiting Jessie Bullock from owning a gun because of a felony conviction would violate the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution because it was not consistent with the nation's historical tradition of gun regulation. |
The last grants of October Term 2022?
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The Supreme Court announced that it would hold its “mop up” conference for October Term 2022 on Thursday, after completing the day’s opinion announcements. The court considered 46 cases at the conference; it was considering 17 for the second time. Given the shortness of time, I won’t analyze each, but the cases present a variety of subjects: ... and whether a statute that prohibits the possession of firearms by individuals subject to domestic-violence restraining orders violates the Second Amendment on its face. That last case, United States v. Rahimi, which involves a petition for review by the federal government, strikes me as a particularly likely candidate for review.
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FL: 'Permitless Carry' to go into effect in Florida: What new gun law entails
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Florida’s gun laws are set to change on Saturday, as licensing and training requirements that have been in place for decades have been altered to what's known as "Permitless Carry."
Gov. Ron Desantis originally signed the bill at the beginning of April.
Nearly half of all U.S. states already follow it, according to the U.S. Concealed Carry Association, but not everyone fully understands what's about to change in Florida. |
ID: ID Supreme Court affirms Festival’s right to ban guns at War Memorial Field
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The yearslong legal controversy over the Festival at Sandpoint’s prohibition of firearms at War Memorial Field during its yearly summer concert series has ended with the Idaho Supreme Court, which handed down a unanimous ruling June 22 upholding the nonprofit’s right as a lessee to bar guns from the publicly owned venue.
According to the published opinion of the court, Justice John R. Stegner wrote that the issue concerned “whether a private party that leases public property from an Idaho municipality may govern those who come and go from its property during the lease. The short answer is yes.” |
Another Judge Chips Away at Laws Barring Felons From Owning Guns
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The law barring felons from owning firearms suffered another significant judicial blow in a decision yesterday in U.S. v. Bullock. Generally knows as the "felon in possession law," U.S. Code 922(g)(1) prohibits firearm ownership for those found guilty of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. Jessie Bullock filed a motion in August 2022 to have such charges against him dismissed, and Judge Carlton W. Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi granted that motion yesterday. |
SIG Sauer P320-XTen 10mm Auto Striker-Fired Pistol
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SIG Sauer has been on a hot streak lately. In addition to winning U.S. military contracts for its striker-fired pistol (M17/M18) and rifles (XM5 and XM250), the company’s P365 pistol has also been one of the hottest-selling guns for the last few years. Now SIG is entering another hot market, the 10mm striker-fired semiauto segment, and has plans to dominate that space with the launch of its P320-XTen semiauto pistol.
As the name implies, the SIG P320-XTen is derived, at least generally, from the company’s popular P320 9mm. Both are members of SIG’s XSeries line of striker-fired pistols, and the XTen shares the same beefed-up polymer grip module you’ll find on .45 ACP models. |
Court’s In Session
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Attorneys specializing in Second Amendment cases are a busy bunch these days, sometimes filing lawsuits challenging new gun laws even before the ink is dry.
For those who have been waiting for the right to keep and bear arms to get a fair shake, it appears that time is finally arriving. As this column was being written, various gun rights organizations were in court all over the place, including Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, Texas and California. The bulk of these cases are in federal court since they all have Second Amendment components.
For example, the Second Amendment Foundation, which has become something of a spear point over the past few years, now has more than 50 active cases, with more on the way. |
IL: Illinois assault weapons ban goes to 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
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Assault-style rifles like the popular AR-15 remain hanging on gun store laws while the fate of the state ban hangs in the balance.
Thursday a three-member panel hear arguments from attorneys involved in six consolidated lawsuits challenging the ban. Deputy Solicitor General Sarah Hunger argued for the state and said of the AR-15, "These are not in common use for self-defense." They are instead, she said, "offensive and militaristic."
Ed.: Based on the judges comments & questions at oral arguments, I expect a comically-bad ruling that completely ignores Heller & Bruen. |
NY: Winn calls Ithaca gun safety legislation a ‘bad idea’
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A candidate for Ithaca Common Council is opposing a proposal on firearm safety.
The ordinance would require gun owners to lock or disable their weapons while at home. Republican Zach Winn says it’s a bad idea.
“Placing legal restrictions on constitutional rights of self-defense and private property are not within the purview of the City of Ithaca,” he says. “This measure will also likely produce another lawsuit, which the city can ill afford.” |
In Win for Gun Rights Advocates, Federal Judge Declares Ban on Felons Possessing Firearms Unconstitutional
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Although he agreed in this case with Bullock, Judge Reeves did so with biting criticism for the new historical method of interpretation espoused by the high court in Bruen and the justices’ “broad definition of the right to bear arms,” which the judge says began with the District of Columbia v. Heller decision in 2008.
Authored by Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Heller held that one is guaranteed the right to bear arms in one’s home for self defense. In his opinion, Judge Reeves criticizes the Heller decision as well as the current justices’ methods for reaching their conclusions. |
Audiologist Group Supports the Hearing Protection Act…Why Doesn’t Everyone?
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Guns are useful, versatile tools. They’re owned by about 100 million Americans and help people protect themselves, put food on their tables, and just have fun. One drawback, though, is they’re loud.
Wouldn’t it be great if someone could invent something to reduce the sound they produce?
Just think of it. If guns could be made quieter, shooting them would be much safer for everyone involved. People who live near gun ranges wouldn’t be bothered as much. If a homeowner had to fire a gun inside their home in self-defense, they wouldn’t also have to risk permanent hearing damage. |
IL: Judge asks: Should the AR-15’s popularity make it exempt from Illinois’ sweeping gun ban?
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Attorneys for gun rights supporters seeking to overturn Illinois’ sweeping gun ban faced tough questioning Thursday from a pair of federal appellate judges in Chicago. The half-dozen challenges being heard in a consolidated case before a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals all hinge on whether the individual right to bear arms under the Second Amendment extends to the more than 100 types of guns that are subject to the state ban, including the popular AR-15 rifle, and to the high-capacity magazines that also are subject to the ban. |
OH: Cincinnati wants to require residents to lock up their guns and is suing the state to make it happen
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As Cincinnati’s lawsuit against Ohio to allow for them to create their own gun safety regulations is being heard in a state court, Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation to make guns safer.
Cincinnati has a plan for reducing gun violence.
“A trigger lock can be the difference between life and death for a child or a suicidal teenager,” said Kristine Woodworth with Mom’s Demand Action.
After passing a safe storage ordinance to require people to lock up their guns, the state shut it down. Woodworth sat in court Wednesday as she heard her city fight back. |
What are red flag laws — and do they work in preventing gun violence?
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Extreme risk protection orders, more commonly referred to as "red flag" laws, have been passed across the country as a means to prevent gun violence — but there are many questions about what these laws involve and how well they work.
Until 2018, just five states had adopted red flag laws. The number of states implementing such laws surged after the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
The nonprofit group Everytown for Gun Safety has been a big advocate for these laws. They're vital to preventing gun violence, said Chelsea Parsons, Everytown's director of implementation. |
Looking Forward to the U.S. Supreme Court Standing Behind Its Bruen Ruling
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“A year ago today, the Supreme Court ruled to strip away the rights of a governor to protect her people from concealed carry weapons. We refused to go backwards,” tweeted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on June 23.
This tweet—and other statements from Gov. Hochul—is an admission she is obstructing a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, an NRA-backed case, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that the Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to carry a firearm for personal protection when it struck the “proper cause” requirement in New York’s Sullivan Law. |
FL: New Florida gun law does not remove all restrictions, Palm Beach County sheriff says
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Palm Beach County's top cop is cautioning Floridians that come Saturday they will not be able to display their firearms openly or without restrictions.
Still, on July 1, a major change in Florida's gun-carrying rules will take effect when a new state law allows anyone who is legally permitted to own a firearm to carry it concealed without a state-issued license. The new law removes the obligation gun owners had to procure a state license, plus firearms training and background checks, that have been requirements to carry a concealed weapon in Florida. |
MA: Massachusetts Lawmakers Propose Sweeping Gun Restrictions
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Gun owners in Massachusetts are suddenly staring disaster in the face, thanks to a new measure now under consideration in the Democrat-led state legislature.
Among other things, HD 4420 would expand the definition of already banned “assault weapons” to include a single cosmetic feature that anti-gun Massachusetts find objectionable but have nothing to do with the “lethality” of a firearm. For rifles, that includes a folding, telescopic, thumbhole or detachable stock; pistol grip; forward grip; a threaded barrel or a barrel shroud. And for pistols, it would put on the ban list any handgun with a threaded barrel. |
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