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What Is Mightier Than Both The Pen And The Sword?
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What is mightier the pen and the sword?
The right to protect life is God-given and codified in the Second Amendment. Keeping and bearing arms, including swords, is precisely protected by our Bill of Rights. It is written that these protections “shall not be infringed.” Only, they are infringed. A little more each year, and never more than under the current President.
The pen might be mightier than the sword, but apathy defeats them both. |
TX: Signs Show Staff is Armed Go Up In Texas School
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In Groesbeck, Texas (about a third of the way between Dallas and Houston), the Independent School District (ISD) has had a school guardian program in place for nearly a year. On July 17, 2023, the Groesbeck ISD issued a press release showing they had placed signs announcing the program. The Guardian program is a popular Texas program to enable local schools to have various members of their staff trained and armed, in order to respond to deadly threats in the school before police can arrive on the scene. The program is much more efficient than having School Resource Officers (certified police officers) assigned to the school. One SRO costs about $100,000 per year. A Guardian costs about $1,000 a year. |
A Year Later, Bruen Casts a Long Shadow
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Last year, the Supreme Court issued a landmark 6-3 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, striking down a longstanding public carry law in New York and casting doubt on gun control laws around the country. Since then, Jacob Charles, a law professor at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., has tracked every federal court case citing Bruen. His research demonstrates just how long a shadow the decision has cast over the courts. In a forthcoming Duke Law Journal article, Charles reveals that more than a dozen state and federal laws have been invalidated in whole or in part since the Bruen decision. |
NY: New York Officials’ Actions Keep Tempting Supreme Court Intervention
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Lawmakers and law enforcement officials in New York continue to push the Second Amendment’s limits as outlined just last year in a case they lost at the Supreme Court.
This week, we found out the NYPD’s reaction to SCOTUS striking down the state’s restrictive concealed carry permitting regime for being too selective was to issue fewer permits and at an even lower approval rate than before. In 2021, a new report from a local publication called The City shows, officials approved 2,591 of 4,663 gun ownership or carry permit applications–or 56 percent. In 2022, that number fell to 1,550, or 21 percent, of the 7,260 applications it received. |
The price of freedom?
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Frankly, these so-called mass killings happen so often that they shouldn’t be front-page news any more unless the record for the number of deaths is broken (60 dead, 867 injured, Las Vegas 2017) or the shooter is a celebrity. The truth is that the real victims of mass shootings are law-abiding gun owners who could lose their right to use assault rifles, large-capacity magazines and body armor.
Just because any wannabe mass murderer can get tons of guns sent to their house in 24 hours with free shipping doesn’t give you the right to kill the Second Amendment. The truth is that most shootings have nothing to do with guns, yet the liberals are coming to take yours away anyway. |
MI: Man fatally shot in Lansing found to be act of self-defense, says prosecutor
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The Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office said the fatal shooting of a man in Lansing back in April was an act of self-defense.
On April 7 at around 6:45 a.m. near the intersection of Dorchester Circle and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Lansing Police said they found 23-year-old Camrun Thornton at the scene who had been shot in the chest. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The prosecutor’s office determined the person who shot Thornton to death was acting in self-defense. Therefore, the case has been denied criminal prosecution. |
AZ: 2 men claim self-defense after man fatally shot in Phoenix
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Two men claimed self-defense after a man was fatally shot in Phoenix Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
Officers responded to the shooting around 2:45 p.m. at an apartment complex near 75th Avenue and McDowell Road, the Phoenix Police Department said.
A man, identified as 21-year-old Almonzo Yesslith, was found lying on the ground with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by fire personnel. |
TX: Man confronts truck thieves, killing one in self-defense shootout: Police
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A man tracked down two truck thieves Thursday and killed one during a shootout, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
Police said the call came in just before 1 p.m. at the South Park Village shopping center.
The man told police his Ford truck was stolen and decided to take justice into his own hands. The owner was able to find his truck in the South Park Village parking lot and saw a man and a woman sitting inside the vehicle. |
MD: Teen guilty of manslaughter in deadly squeegee encounter with Timothy Reynolds
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The jury struggled to reach a unanimous decision through three days of deliberations, on two separate occasions asking the judge to explain rules of a mistrial and then requesting the legal definition of 'justified.'
After receiving instructions the jury on Thursday delivered a guilty verdict for voluntary manslaughter and two gun charges, but an acquittal of first and second degree murder.
Timothy Reynolds, 48, was gunned down after getting out of his car and confronting Tavon Scott, who was 14 at the time, with a baseball bat. |
HI: Hawaii doesn't want firearms on its beaches. The state's latest gun control law goes before a judge
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A judge is scheduled to consider Friday whether Hawaii can continue enforcing a new law banning firearms on its world-famous beaches, a measure that state leaders say makes them safer.
The state's latest gun control measure landed in court because of a lawsuit by three Maui residents who want to carry guns on beaches and other places deemed sensitive by the law, which took effect this month and involves a misdemeanor offense.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs, Jason and Alison Wolford and Atom Kasprzycki, say they especially want to protect themselves at isolated beaches where they might be fishing or going for a walk rather than sunbathing or swimming. |
OH: Coalition to Ohio GOP: Pass common-sense gun reforms or 'get out of the way'
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The showdown over guns isn't happening at the OK Corral these days— it's often at the Ohio Statehouse.
That's why Democratic state leaders joined with leaders of the city of Columbus and gun control activists on the Statehouse steps on Thursday to send a message to the Republicans who dominate the Ohio Legislature.
"If they don't have the courage to act, they need to get out of the way," Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said. |
CA: State agency fines Walgreens security guard who killed Banko Brown
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A state agency has fined Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony, the security guard who shot and killed Banko Brown in April, $1,500 for violating several security guard rules set by the state.
The California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services said that on the day of the shooting, April 27, Anthony wore a sweatshirt that did not include the required patches identifying him as a private security officer and did not identify the company he was employed by. He also carried an exposed firearm without wearing the appropriate uniform identifying him as a private security guard. |
VT: Police investigate Rutland City shooting
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“There was a dispute between two individuals on South Main Street that resulted in one being shot,” he said. “My understanding is it was a personal dispute.”
Kilcullen said the victim suffered “some pretty serious injuries” and remained hospitalized at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, but that it appeared the injuries were not life-threatening.
The identities of the people involved had not been released, but Kilcullen said he did not believe either of them has a significant history of interactions with law enforcement. He said the alleged shooter had not been charged as of 3:30 p.m. Thursday and that he may have fired in self-defense, but that the investigation had not concluded. |
NY: New York City Thumbs Nose at SCOTUS Over Gun Permits
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New York officials are back to sticking their thumb in the Supreme Court’s eye.
This time, it’s the NYPD. A new report indicates they issued even fewer gun permits after the Court struck down the state’s old restrictive law as a violation of the Second Amendment than the year before. And a lower rate too.
I explain for Reload Members why that could help undo the state’s latest gun-carry law.
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NJ: Gun Club’s Suing To Overturn New Jersey’s Impossible Carry Training Requirements
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The Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, the official NRA state affiliate, has taken initial steps to overturn the NJ State Police training requirements that were issued last week.
Those requirements absurdly compel ordinary citizens to meet the same training requirements as members of law enforcement in order to obtain a carry permit.
Requiring average citizens to meet police-level training requirements is being mandated purely to make it much harder for the average citizen to qualify to obtain a carry permit in the first place. |
Details of Hunter Biden Gun Deal Revealed as Legal Drama Unfolds
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The terms President Joe Biden’s son would have to accept in order to finalize his deal with federal prosecutors over a felony gun charge were revealed on Wednesday.
A copy of the diversion agreement signed by Hunter Biden’s lawyers and Department of Justice (DOJ) officials, but not yet accepted by a federal judge, was published by Politico shortly after the deal hit a snag in a Delaware federal courtroom. The agreement lays out what the younger Biden appears ready to stipulate to avoid jail time over the illegal possession charge. It also explains the conditions he must meet to avoid further punishments after the two-year diversion period. |
Federal Funding May be Withheld from Schools with Archery & Hunting Programs
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Fox News is reporting that the Biden administration is blocking key federal funding earmarked under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 for schools with hunting and archery programs.
According to federal guidance circulated among hunting education groups and shared with Fox News Digital, the Department of Education determined that, under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) passed last year, school hunting and archery classes are precluded from receiving federal funding. The interpretation could impact millions of American children enrolled in such programs. |
2023 Gun Rights Policy Conference
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The 38th Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC 2023) will be held September 22nd – September 24th, 2023 in Phoenix, AZ. This year’s theme is Road To Liberty!
The conference will be held at:
Marriott Phoenix Airport
1101 North 44th St
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Ed.: These are excellent conferences; highly recommend. Registration is free, as is the event. While some food and beverages are provided, you are responsible for transportation, lodging (discounted), and primary meals. |
IL: Attorney plans to challenge Illinois’ gun registry on Fifth Amendment grounds
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The argument Illinois’ gun ban and registry violates citizens' Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination is expected to be made in a new challenge to the law soon.
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The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects individuals from self-incrimination. Attorney Thomas Maag’s initial lawsuit against Illinois’ gun and magazine ban included that argument alongside claims the law violates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms and the 14th Amendment right of equal protection. |
CA: San Jose’s gun law leaves officers unclear on enforcement approach
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The San Jose Police Department is contending with how to train their officers to enforce the city’s controversial gun law.
Details surrounding the department’s initial training and subsequent refresher courses have not been publicly shared as police work to implement the Gun Harm Reduction Ordinance, which went into effect at the start of this year.
“Like any new program it can take repeated training and reinforcement to fully ramp up enforcement,” Sgt. Jorge Garibay told San José Spotlight. |
CCRKBA Applauds Rep. Bice's Inquiry into IRS Militarization
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The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today applauded Oklahoma Congresswoman Stephanie Bice for requesting information from the Internal Revenue Service about the weapons and accessories it has purchased in recent years, turning the tax agency into what appears to be a quasi-military operation.
Rep. Bice sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, inquiring about the account(s) IRS used to purchase “weapons, gear, and ammunition,” and “data on the types of modifications to IRS-issued weapons that have been approved…” She has asked for a reply within five business days. |
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