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NH: AG: No homicide charges filed after man claimed self-defense in fatal shooting Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
No homicide charges will be filed in a shooting outside the Castaway's Boat House in Dover last December. Officials in the Attorney General's Office said Justin Sabattis claimed he was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed Raymond Eldridge.

ME: Gun restrictions handicap law-abiding citizens Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are 2 comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In the wake of the tragic shooting in Virginia Beach, Va., that claimed the lives of 12 people, Gov. Ralph Northam has called for a special legislative session to address gun-related violence. Using the shooting as a call to action, he then proposed a variety of restrictions on lawful gun owners not one of which would have prevented or even mitigated the very shooting used to justify them.

Leftists Are Leftists, And They All Behave, And Corrupt, The Same Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
In the United States the Obama administration used the IRS as a tool to eliminate conservative opposition to his second term in office. Also in the United States the Obama administration created the Fast and Furious scheme, which killed many innocent people, and at least one federal agent, in order to further Obamas desire to confiscate American citizens self defense weapons..

Canada: Judge: Stabbing an Intruder to Death Exceeds Self-Defense
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Defending yourself from someone who broke into your house is justified, a judge in Canada decided, but stabbing him 13 times, killing him, is not. The Manitoba judge sentenced Dakota Pratt, 28, to five years in prison Thursday; Pratt had been convicted of manslaughter by a jury in April, CBC News reports. Pratt woke up in the early-morning hours with the feeling he was being stabbed, and found Vincent Bunn, who was holding a knife, in his room. Pratt chased and struggled with Bunn throughout the house and out onto the deck. Pratt "knew he was in a struggle for his own life," the judge wrote. There, Bunn was stabbed; the last stab, to Bunn's heart, was fatal, court records show.

ME: Maine House rejects stand your ground bill backed by gun rights advocates Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There is 1 comment on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Maine House on Friday rejected a stand your ground bill backed by gun rights advocates who say it clarifies the right to use deadly force in self-defense. The 78-57 vote to defeat the bill, which came after a short debate, fell largely along party lines, with Republicans supporting the measure and Democrats opposing it.

WA: Parkland shooting victim's family spreading awareness in Seattle on Wear Orange Weekend Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Robert Schentrup plans to attend Sunday's Wear Orange Rally at Seattle's Sam Smith park in an effort to honor his sister, Carmen. "It was really heartbreaking for us to have lost her when It seemed like she was just starting to become the woman that she wanted to be," he said.

First Look: PHLster ARC Weaponlight Switches
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Firearm-mounted lights can be incredibly useful tools in low-light self-defense scenarios, particularly in the home. A mounted light frees up a hand, enabling home defenders to navigate obstacles, open doors and handle family members without losing their situational awareness. A light mounted on a firearm also aids in target identification, a critical aspect of home-defense. However, the one-size-fits-all nature of many of today's weaponlights can make activation difficult for some. PHLster developed its own line of aftermarket ARC weaponlight switches to address this issue.

While in U.K., President Trump Says He's "Thinking About" Banning Suppressors
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Here we go again.

During an interview with the British morning talk show Good Morning Britain, President Donald Trump told the hosts that he was going to think about banning sound suppressors for guns, known commonly (though incorrectly) as silencers.

Piers Morgan, an avowed advocate of civilian disarmament, began by complimenting the president for banning bump stocks, and then he transitioned to discussing the Virginia Beach tragedy, and that then led to the following exchange between Trump and Morgan.

Another Successful Self-Defense, Another Case of Anti-Gun Silence
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While Democrat Gov. Ralph Northam and fellow anti-gunners in Virginia are getting lots of mileage out of the tragic mass shooting in Virginia Beach, the gun control crowd is mute in the wake of a self-defense shooting in Cincinnati early Thursday in which an armed mother of five used her legally-owned handgun to shoot an ex-boyfriend who was attempting to break into her home.

According to WLWT and WTAE, a prosecutors spokesperson said the woman would not face any charges.

CO: Nearly Half Of Colorado's Sheriffs Take A Stand Against High-Capacity Magazine Ban Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Thirty Colorado sheriffs say the state's supreme court should overturn a law that limits how much ammunition gun magazines can hold. The magazine ban was enacted in the wake of the Aurora theater shooting and signed by former-Gov. John Hickenlooper.

TX: Girlfriend allegedly shoots, kills boyfriend during domestic disturbance Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Police say a man is dead after being shot in the chest on the North Side. According to a preliminary report, officers arrived to the scene just after 10:30 Friday morning. The man, a 48-year-old man, was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest. He later died. His girlfriend, who police say shot him, told police he was assaulting her when she went to her room for safety.

VA: Virginia Governor Sets Date for Special Session on Guns
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A week after 12 people were shot dead by a former Virginia Beach city employee, Governor Ralph Northam said Friday that Virginia lawmakers will reconvene July 9 for a special legislative session aimed at changing state gun laws.

In a proclamation released Friday morning, Northam exercised powers granted to him by the state constitution allowing him to summon all 140 legislators back to Richmond outside of their normal two-month legislative session usually held in the first part of the year.

CT: Supreme Court Should Hear the Remington Appeal in the PLCAA case
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The Supreme Court should agree to hear the appeal of Remington against the Connecticut Supreme Court in their PLCAA decision.

The Connecticut Supreme Court, in a narrow 4-3 decision, ruled a civil case against Remington could go forward in spite of protections by the Protection of Legal Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) .

On May 3rd, 2019, the Connecticut Supreme Court granted a stay to the defendants while they appealed the case to the Supreme Court.

Congress explicitly forbid such lawsuits with the Protection of Legal Commerce in Arms Act .

Guns Can Be Taken From Nonviolent Felons Under Second Amendment Submitted by: Mark A. Taff Website: http://www.marktaff.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The Second Amendment doesnt prevent the government from taking guns away from nonviolent felons, the Seventh Circuit said June 6. Nonviolent felons are not the type of law-abiding, responsible citizens protected by the amendment under District of Columbia v. Heller, the opinion by Judge Frank H. Easterbrook said.