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Hawaii Supreme Court Rejects Bruen as Inconsistent With “Aloha Spirit”
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Nonetheless, when the Hawaiian court analyzed the state’s historical tradition of firearms regulation, it determined that “never have Hawai’i’s people felt that carrying deadly weapons during daily life is an acceptable or constitutionally protected activity.”[18] Finally, the court considered its statutory privilege to “contemplate and reside with the life force and give consideration to the ‘Aloha Spirit’” when fulfilling its responsibilities.[19] It concluded that “the spirit of Aloha clashes with a federally-mandated lifestyle that lets citizens walk around with deadly weapons during day-to-day activities.” |
LA: Homeowner shoots man who attacked him in Mandeville area, sheriff says
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A Mandeville area homeowner shot a man who tried to attack him during an encounter outside his home, authorities said. The man who was shot will be booked on multiple counts when he is released from the hospital.
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said the shooting Monday morning was an act of self-defense by a homeowner who feared for his safety.
The Sheriff's Office identified the man who was shot as Careyunius Smith of the Slidell area and said he was in stable condition, recovering at a hospital from a gunshot wound to the abdomen Thursday. |
TX: Canyon ISD could allow employees to carry guns on campus
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Canyon ISD could allow employees to carry guns on campus.
During its meeting at 6 p.m., the school board will consider a resolution to authorize "certain employee(s) to possess firearms under Board Policy."
The online agenda does not include any other details about the resolution.
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Several school districts in the Texas panhandle allow armed employees on campus, including Channing ISD, Claude ISD, Dalhart ISD, and Sanford-Fritch ISD.
The guardian program allows teachers and other school employees to carry weapons on campus.
According to the Texas Association of School Boards, 389 school districts in Texas allowed the guardian program as of 2022. |
Browning BAR Rifle Review: Vintage Gentleman’s Hunting Semi-Auto
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No, it’s not your grandpa’s old 20-pound Browning BAR machine gun from World War II. But it could have been his favorite hunting rifle after the war. The much lighter sporting BAR rifle was Browning’s answer to popular semi-auto hunting rifles like the budget-friendly Remington 740/742 Woodmaster in the 1960s.
It’s no wonder autoloaders were all the rage in the 1960s. Lofty claims like “accuracy is automatic” from Remington’s ads and the “BAR cuts the ‘shooter’s devil’ down to size” from Browning put these guns on a high pedestal.
This specific BAR has all the signs of a well-used and abused hunter. We took it out for a spin to see if it still had the shooting chops for a deer hunt this winter. |
IL: Millions of civilians armed with guns don't make our country safer
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So far, all I’ve seen are those guns being used by civilians to shoot 7-year-old children, high school students, worshipers in churches and synagogues, shoppers at grocery stores, people at music concerts or nightclubs, road rage encounters and as a way to resolve minor disputes.
I don’t see them being used to defend my country. I see them as terrorizing the rest of us and making us afraid to be in public places, at the store, church, temple, music concerts, nightclubs and, worst of all, for our children to go to school.
So no thanks, Mr. Flynn, I’m happy to let the armed forces of our great country defend me and mine. For those of you with all of those guns, keep them in your homes and away from the rest of us. |
MI: Nonprofit's 'Shoot cameras not guns' program opens minds, changes culture
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A great group of students from different high schools took a field trip to FOX 2 through a summer youth program called "Shoot Cameras - Not Guns."
"It became a great program to engage the young people and for them to begin to develop an appreciation of how we can denounce the violence - and increase the peace," said Calvin Colbert.
Colbert is the executive director of Detroit Impact. For more than 30 years, they've been working with young people, fighting back against gun violence and a culture that glorifies it.
And it all starts - with a selfie. |
Gold, guns and the next generation
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If you have ever tried shooting Olympic Trap you will know it is very difficult and you will be in awe of Nathan Hales' remarkable gold medal performance in Paris. Nathan won gold with an ice-cold attitude and a brilliant score as he saw off five other competitors from across the globe in the final shoot-off. The international appeal of shotgun shooting was emphasised even further in yesterday's women's final when Adriana Ruano Oliva became Guatemala's first ever Olympic champion. It is a wonderful thought that right now the hero of that Central American nation is not a footballer or a revolutionary, but a clay pigeon shooter. |
IL: Suspect in deadly Schiller Park road rage shooting acted in self-defense: police
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Schiller Park police said the man who shot and killed a 19-year-old during a Tuesday road rage incident will not be charged because he was acting in self-defense.
The shooting took place around 5:50 p.m. near Irving Park Road and Scott Street.
After a road-rage incident that started on I-294, police said 19-year-old Malachi Johnson got out of his car and approached the other vehicle. Both drivers then pulled out guns and exchanged gunfire. |
AK: NRA issues rare endorsement of Democrat in backing Peltola
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The endorsement of Peltola is the first NRA endorsement of a Democrat since 2020, when the association supported former Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.). It was first reported by the Washington Examiner.
Peltola is Alaska’s sole representative and an advocate for the Second Amendment. On her campaign website, she said she owns 176 long guns and dares “someone to tread on Alaskan freedoms.”
In a statement to The Hill, she said she campaigned in 2022 on a “pro-freedom platform” and continues that to this day. |
Senator Crapo supports Senator Risch to prohibit state excise taxes on firearms
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U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined forces with U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and U.S. Representative Darrell Issa (R-California) to introduce the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act.
“Some states are unfairly using tax policy to push an ill-founded, anti-gun agenda on gun owners,” said Crapo. “Tax laws should not unfairly target law-abiding citizens exercising their Second Amendment rights.”
“Democrats’ latest attack on the Second Amendment looks like an excessive excise tax to fund gun control initiatives,” said Risch. “The Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act ensures states do not place a significant financial burden on law-abiding gun owners to advance their anti-Second Amendment agenda.” |
AK: NRA gets an ‘F’ — along with Rep. Mary Peltola
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The National Rifle Association made a shocking endorsement. The group endorsed Rep. Mary Peltola, who is on the record — many times over — favoring gun control.
Just two years ago, the NRA rated Peltola with a “D.” Now, an endorsement? What has changed? Even the Gun Owners of America has rated Peltola with an “F.”
Peltola wants gun control measures, such as universal background checks, waiting periods, and gun storage laws.
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Kamala Harris Touts `Freedom To Live Safe From Gun Violence’ In Presidential Campaign
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Some states already have red flag laws which allow courts to order the temporary seizure of firearms from a person who they believe may present a danger. But there is no federal legislation. Every state has its own distinct laws when it comes to background checks, with no overarching federal law. And the United States had a federal assault weapons ban from 1994 to 2004. But after the Act expired it was not extended by Congress. |
Big Tech Anti-2A Censorship Is Alive and Well
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In recent years, Big Tech has expanded its control over public discourse with platforms like YouTube and Meta (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram), imposing draconian restrictions on firearm-related content. This isn’t just about policy – it’s a blatant affront to our First and Second Amendment rights. A glaring example is McKenna Geer, a Paralympic shooter poised to represent Team USA in Paris. |
Bloomberg’s Everytown Pledges $45 Million to Elect Harris, Anti-Gun Dems
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The Washington Post is reporting that the “political arm of Everytown for Gun Safety…plans to spend $45 million…to elect favored candidates” in eight battleground states in order to put gun control candidates in “the White House, House, Senate and local offices.”
According to the report, the Everytown effort “will include a new student organizing drive, with plans to hire 30 new organizers for volunteer recruitment drives at 32 college and university campuses in Arizona, California, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.” |
MN: Minnesota Supreme Court in self-defense ruling: Retreat before brandishing a weapon
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The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed a decision that one does not have the right to use deadly force in a situation where they feel threatened if they have the opportunity to escape.
The court decided the principle also applies to people who merely use the threat of force — meaning one cannot pull a weapon in self-defense if there are other means to escape, even if the person is threatening them with death or bodily harm. |
Supreme Court’s Domestic Violence Ruling Underscores Why Marijuana Users Shouldn’t Own Guns, DOJ Tells Federal Court
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In a new court filing this week, lawyers for the Justice Department argued that the federal government’s ban on marijuana users owning guns—what it described as “temporary disarmament of unlawful drug users”—is supported by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the government’s ability to limit the Second Amendment rights of people with domestic violence restraining orders.
The cannabis case, United States v. Daniels, was set to be considered by the high court but was among a number of firearms-related cases remanded back to lower courts following last month’s domestic violence ruling. |
NJ: A Federal Judge Reluctantly Concludes That New Jersey's AR-15 Ban Is Unconstitutional
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Sheridan, a senior judge who was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey by George W. Bush in 2005, repeatedly refers specifically to "the Colt AR-15." But he also notes that "the AR-15 is produced by several different manufacturers," including FN, Ruger, Remington, Bushmaster, Rock River Arms, Wilson Combat, Barrett, Panther Arms, H&K, Lewis Machine, Olympic Arms, Palmetto State Armory, and Mossberg. So his conclusion that "the AR-15 Provision is unconstitutional" evidently applies to all AR-15-style rifles, regardless of who makes them or what they are officially called.
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FL: The NRA is once again trying to strike down a Florida law banning people under 21 from buying rifles
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After a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, the National Rifle Association on Wednesday urged an appellate court to find that a 2018 Florida law banning people under age 21 from purchasing rifles and other long guns violates the Second Amendment.
The Republican-controlled Legislature and then-Gov. Rick Scott rushed to include the age restriction in a sweeping school-safety bill after Nikolas Cruz, who was 19 at the time, used a semiautomatic rifle to kill 17 students and faculty members at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018. Federal law already prevented people under 21 from buying handguns. |
NJ: AR-15 ban ruled unconstitutional in blue state
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“That is, where the Supreme Court has set forth the law of our Nation, as a lower court, I am bound to follow it,” Sheridan stated. “This principle — combined with the reckless inaction of our governmental leaders to address the mass shooting tragedy afflicting our Nation — necessitates the Court’s decision. For these reasons and those below, the AR-15 Provision of Assault Firearms Law is unconstitutional.” |
IL: Violence is not in guns. It's in people
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Rather, it would be common sense to recognize that guns aren’t causing the problem. Let me repeat, guns aren’t causing the problem.
There has never been a gun that has decided to pull its trigger. And, there never will be. It’s people that pull the triggers. The violence is not in guns. The violence is in people.
And every time a gun control advocate points to gun violence, they may think they are identifying themselves as a virtuous person by pointing to the problem, but they are really pointing away from the problem.
The problem is with people, as much as they hate to recognize that fact. Yes, friends. We people are the source and only source of the violence. |
CA: Oakland's Guns to Gardens aims to reduce shootings by turning firearms into yard tools
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For the last couple of years, Rogers, a sculptor and blacksmith, has been part of a national movement that turns surrendered weapons into gardening tools.
"I'm an anti-gun violence person definitely, so I feel very strongly about it," he said.
Called Guns to Gardens, the program allows people to turn over their firearms -- no questions asked -- in exchange for a gift card and a garden tool made from the decommissioned weapons.
On a sunny day in July, Rogers was turning an old Stevens 320 12-guage shotgun into a hand shovel.
"I'm using the same curvature of the gun. I'm just opening it up into a shovel shape, like a flower unfolding in a way," he explained. |
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