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OR: Ban on 'ghost guns' goes into effect Sept. 1
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
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Oregon is implementing a new ban on "ghost guns" starting Sept. 1. Ghost guns are firearms that are often built from scratch at home or from parts bought separately, according to a news release from the Oregon Attorney General.

Ghost guns also don't have serial numbers, the release said.

"Responsible gun ownership means respecting the gun laws of our state, and that now includes a ban on unserialized and undetectable 'ghost guns,'" Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum wrote in the release. "Oregonians who own guns lacking serial numbers will be in violation of the law after September 1."
 

OR: Oregon’s ban on ghost guns set to take effect Sunday after federal judge denies legal challenge
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The state’s new ban on ghost guns and guns that can’t be picked up in a metal detector will take effect Sunday, after a federal judge denied a legal challenge that sought to block the regulations.

U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson ruled that such guns are not in common use for lawful purposes and not protected by the Second Amendment, rejecting a motion for a temporary restraining order.
 

MS: Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday in Mississippi set for this weekend
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Mississippi’s Second Amendment Sales Tax holiday will be held this weekend, from Friday, August 30 to Sunday September 1.

All purchases statewide of firearms, ammunition and selected hunting supplies will be tax free during the holiday. Applicable items include ammunition such as reloading supplies, shotgun shells, cartridges, pistols, rifles, shotguns, bows, crossbows, holsters, parts for firearms, holsters, and hearing protection, to name a few. Targets, sights and suppressors are also eligible.
 

Second Amendment Is Making a Comeback
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
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Does the Second Amendment cover machine guns? That question has been asked since at least 1934, when the National Firearms Act (NFA) made them difficult to acquire legally – and therein lies a hint toward the answer: difficult, but not impossible. Last week, a Kansas judge took another stab at the issue. On Aug. 21, US District Judge John Broomes dismissed two counts of unlawful possession of a machine gun, citing the Second Amendment and the Supreme Court rulings in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association., Inc. v. Bruen, Superintendent of New York State Police, et al. and United States v. Rahimi.
 

Harris & Democratic Party Platform: Threaten Your Second Amendment Rights
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
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With the release of the 2024 Democratic Party Platform, the National Democratic Party has once again confirmed its extreme anti-gun positions. Most concerning, just like their presidential candidate, the Democratic Party’s platform doesn’t respect the Second Amendment and the individual right to keep and bear arms that it protects.

In fact, noticeably absent from the platform is any recognition of the Second Amendment. The omission is even more conspicuous given that not too long ago the Democratic Party Platform at least acknowledged the Second Amendment right.
 

Appeals court affirms federal law banning noncitizens from having guns: 'Common sense'
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An appeals court on Tuesday upheld a federal law banning those living in the U.S. illegally from having guns.

In United States v. Medina-Cantu, the judges for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded a section of federal code barring illegal immigrants from possessing or transporting firearms is constitutional.
 

The Best Air Rifles of 2024, Tested and Reviewed
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Air rifles have exploded in popularity in the last ten years, and alongside that popularity a fleet of highly-accurate and user-friendly airguns hit the shelves. This new breed of air rifles rival the accuracy and down-range energy of .22 LR, and the large-caliber models can take big game. Finding a definitive best air rifle in this talented group of products is no easy task and even finding the best options in the various airgun categories is a challenge.
 

MA: Switchblades are protected by Second Amendment, top Massachusetts court rules
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A Massachusetts law banning the possession of switchblades violates the Second Amendment, the state’s top court ruled Tuesday.

Spring-release pocketknives are protected because folding knives were commonly used for lawful purposes—as a tool and for self-defense—at the time of the nation’s founding, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in an Aug. 27 opinion.
 

MA: Massachusetts strikes down 67-year-old switchblade ban, cites SCOTUS gun decision
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision on Tuesday applied new guidance from the Bruen decision, which declared that citizens have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense. The Supreme Judicial Court concluded that switchblades aren’t deserving of special restrictions under the Second Amendment.

“Nothing about the physical qualities of switchblades suggests they are uniquely dangerous,” Justice Serge Georges Jr. wrote.

It leaves only a handful of states with switchblade bans on the books.
 

TX: Fifth Circuit Won't Revisit Its Earlier Precedent Holding Illegal Aliens Lack Second Amendment Rights
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We acknowledge that there are reasonable arguments as to why Portillo-Munoz should be reconsidered post-Bruen and Rahimi. For instance, Portillo-Munoz's textual interpretation of the Second Amendment notably did not include a historical analysis, relying instead on the Supreme Court's language in Heller. And Rahimi's discussion of the term "responsible" provides some indication that the Supreme Court may, in future cases, reject other arguments that the Second Amendment's reference to "the people" excludes certain individuals. But, absent clearer indication that Portillo-Munoz has been abrogated, only the Supreme Court—or this court sitting en banc—can overturn our precedent….
 

HI: Bikinis, Surfboards, and Battle-Axes? Hawaii Loosens Long-Strict Weapons Laws After Supreme Court Ruling
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Hawaii's tourist hotspot of Waikiki is known for bikinis, shopping and surfboards. But resident Andrew Roberts has recently introduced a different item on evening walks through his neighborhood: a long-poled battle-axe.

Roberts, director of the nonprofit Hawaii Firearms Coalition, has been taking the 15th-century-style European halberd on strolls since May. That's when Hawaii loosened its weapons laws in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 decision that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense.
 

HI: Hawaii Second Amendment Rights Advocates Openly Carry Swords, Battle-Axes In Public To Celebrate New Law
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Second Amendment rights advocates in Hawaii are carrying swords and battle-axes in public to celebrate the state’s loosening of weapon’s related legislation, The Associated Press (AP) reported.

Hawaii, which had some of the strictest weapon laws in the country, lessened its restrictions in May in response to a 2022 US Supreme Court decision confirming that citizens have the right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, according to The AP. Following on the heels of the Supreme Court decision, state lawmakers passed legislation that made it legal to carry deadly or dangerous weapons openly in public, AP reported.
 

AZ: Guns and tactics: making the most of a dove season
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For those heading east of the Colorado River for dove hunts this season, the open desert areas in Southern Arizona around Tucson are seeing an interesting phenomenon this year.

Due to an unusual steady stream of monsoon rains almost daily over the recent weeks, the doves are spread widely throughout the region. This normally would be bad news, but because of the high number of doves, it is good news because they are continuing to fly most of the day, especially when there is overcast, which has been common.

 

TN: Democrats call for safe gun storage laws in Tennessee. Speaker Sexton calls it an 'ultra-progressive agenda'
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Yarbro is referencing the Guns in Trunks Law, passed by Tennessee lawmakers back in 2013. Under the law, firearms were supposed to be locked away in a car — out of sight. That's how it got the nickname "guns in trunks."

"One will allow for gun carry permit holders to keep their firearm in locked cars," explained then-Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, a Republican from Bristol.

Yarbro says, the way the bill was written, it didn't include any consequences if someone didn't have their firearm safely secured.
 

TN: Tennessee Republican leaders threaten to withhold funds as Memphis preps to put guns on the ballot
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“Shelby County needs to understand that despite their hopes and wishes to the contrary, they are constrained by these explicit constitutional guardrails.”

After the statement was released, Secretary of State Tre Hargett warned that his office would not approve Memphis' ballot if it included the gun initiatives.

“Common sense says local governments can’t override state law to give a 12-year-old a driver’s license, and they can’t override other state laws either. Memphis has no authority to circumvent state law. Our office will not approve a ballot with items already preempted by state law.”
 

KS: Kansas judge throws out machine gun possession charge, cites Second Amendment
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A federal judge in Kansas has tossed out a machine gun possession charge and questioned if bans on the weapons violate the Second Amendment.

If upheld on appeal, the ruling by U.S. District Judge John W. Broomes in Wichita could have a sweeping impact on the regulation of machine guns, including homemade automatic weapons that many police and prosecutors blame for fueling gun violence.

Broomes, an appointee of President Donald Trump, on Wednesday dismissed two machine gun possession counts against Tamori Morgan, who was indicted last year.
 

My First Gun: A Norinco SKS Found at a Flea Market
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Of all the firsts in my life, one in particular not only ignited a deep-seated passion but also would be the beginnings of my career.

I set out to purchase my first firearm years ago back home in the deep South. After weeks of scraping and saving at my summer job as a landscaper in the hot Alabama sun, I was determined to get my first rifle. I actually did not grow up with guns, as my mother did not want them in the house. But coming into manhood in the south, it was almost a rite of passage to get one’s first firearm.
 

MO: Court Knocks Down Law Barring Mo. Police from Enforcing Federal Gun Laws
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A three-judge panel of the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in a written opinion found that the law – the Second Amendment Preservation Act, or SAPA – purported to invalidate federal law in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s supremacy clause, which ensures federal law trumps state law.

The ruling is a blow to Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and other Missouri Republicans who have defended the law since the Gov. Mike Parson signed it into law in 2021. Bailey, who will appear on the November ballot and has positioned himself as a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment, could ask the full appeals court to hear the case or seek review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

 

Two Courts Give Opposing Rulings On Second Amendment Protections For Switchblades
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Two different rulings in California and Massachusetts in the past week came to different conclusions on the legality of carrying switchblades, according to court filings.

U.S. District Judge James Simmons Jr. in Southern California ruled on August 23 that the state’s regulation outlawing the public carry of switchblades over two inches in length without a “safety mechanism” was constitutional, but the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state’s ban on carrying the knives was unconstitutional.
 

TX: Marijuana user cannot be banned from gun ownership, US court rules
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A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a pot-smoking gun owner in Texas cannot be prosecuted for violating a federal ban on users of illegal drugs owning firearms, saying it is unconstitutional to disarm her based on her past drug habits.

The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the prosecution had violated Paola Connelly’s right to keep and bear arms under the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment citing a landmark 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expanded gun rights.
 

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