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The Legal Landscape Of Open Carry Is Shifting Across The US
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The discussion on the LEO Round Table talk show regarding the expansion of open carry laws for citizen gun owners reflects a significant and evolving trend in the United States. Recent court decisions, particularly a landmark ruling in Florida, are reshaping the legal landscape of firearm ownership and public carry.
A recent decision by Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeals declared the state’s longstanding ban on open carry unconstitutional. Citing a U.S. Supreme Court precedent, the court found that the ban conflicts with the nation’s “historical tradition of firearm regulation.” |
CA: Glock Ban Heads To Gavin Newsom’s Desk
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On September 12, the California legislature approved AB 1127, a deceptive measure and brainchild of Democrat Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel that would ban one of the most popular handguns in the world from being available to California residents. The bill follows a predictable pattern of disingenuousness from lawmakers who claim they care about public safety, but the devil is always in the details, and even that heathen is calling BS on this dumpster fire.
Approved 29-2 by the state Senate, AB 1127 could mean the end of Glocks and Glock clones in the once American state still known as California. The bill was rushed into a rare Saturday session of the Assembly the following day, passing 54-16 largely along party lines... |
IL: Hancock County Board rejects state’s Safe Gun Storage Act
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On July 28, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law the new legislation which, among other things, mandates that all firearms in private homes be stored in a locked container or secured with a trigger lock.
The legislation passed both houses of the state legislature without a single Republican vote.
Hancock County Board members sought to provide some relief for county citizens by way of resolving to formally oppose the Safe Gun Storage Act and by refusing county funds, personnel, and other resources be used to enforce or support the Safe Gun Storage Act to the extent legally permissible. |
FL: Florida bill would allow armed volunteers to protect churches, synagogues, mosques
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It's rare when Sen. Don Gaetz says he filed a bill that he "hoped would never have been necessary."
"But pastors in my area came to me with the request that I help them," said Gaetz, R-Niceville, of Senate Bill 52.
The bill he spoke of, entitled "Security Services at Places of Worship," would provide an exemption from licensure requirements for certain volunteers who provide armed security for places of worship.
"I hope the bill will help in assisting churches who feel like they have to protect themselves and their parishioners," Gaetz said. |
MN: Partisan differences could stall progress in a special session on guns
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Minnesota lawmakers continue to move toward a special session, but recent conversations between lawmakers indicate that the two parties remain sharply divided on their approach to handling gun violence.
The Senate’s Gun Violence Prevention Working Group met twice this week, once on Monday and again on Wednesday. In both hearings, it was clear that the two parties maintain significant differences in opinion on how to respond to last month’s shooting at Annunciation Church. |
WA: Seattle Sues Glock for Pistols Converted to Machine Guns
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Seattle has filed a lawsuit against Glock, the largest manufacturer of pistols in the United States, alleging that the company is “endangering safety, straining public resources, and threatening the peace and security of Washington communities” by producing and selling semi-automatic pistols that can be easily converted into illegal, fully automatic machine guns using small, inexpensive devices known as “Glock switches.”
This is now the fifth lawsuit filed against Glock regarding switches: Chicago first sued the company in March 2024, Minnesota and New Jersey followed suit last December, and Baltimore and Maryland filed suit in February. |
KY: Kentucky lawmakers consider bill targeting machine gun conversion switches
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Kentucky state lawmakers are preparing to consider legislation that would create state-level penalties for possessing machine gun conversion switches, devices that are already banned under federal law but have become increasingly common in the state.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jason Nemes, would allow local police and prosecutors to enforce restrictions on the small devices that converts handguns into automatic weapons capable of firing continuously until ammunition runs out.
"It does not make anything unlawful that is currently lawful," Nemes said. |
FL: Florida man walks into random home unleashes gunfire on residents, killing one
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Lopez then fired his weapon on a 48-year-old man, the bullet striking him. Another woman, identified as Samantha Cicone, armed herself with a shotgun, but was shot multiple times before she could fire a round.
Deputies say a 16-year-old boy, was able to grab the shotgun and fired two rounds at Lopez, critically injuring him. There was an 11-year-old girl who hid inside a bedroom, while other people in the family escaped the residence and ran to seek a neighbor's assistance. |
MN: Minnesota Court Leaves 2 Truckers Out In The Cold In Concealed Carry Reciprocity Ruling
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Two truck drivers who were fed up with being forced to unload and lock up their carry guns every time they crossed the state line into Minnesota recently sued the state for violating their Second Amendment.
According to a report at landline.media, truck drivers David McCoy II, who has a Texas carry permit, and Jeffrey Johnson Sr., who has a Florida permit, argued that their rights were infringed because Minnesota’s law recognizes only certain states’ carry permits. Many states have reciprocal agreements with other states, but Minnesota does not reciprocate with states that have more generous carry laws. |
OH: Ohio officials could carry concealed guns at statehouse, courts under new bill
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Ohio lawmakers with concealed-carry permits could bring guns into the Ohio Statehouse under a new bill from two Republicans.
House Bill 460 would allow licensed members of the Legislature, statewide elected officials, judges and magistrates to carry concealed handguns in government buildings.
The proposal comes amid heightened concern over political violence following the deaths of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman. |
NY: Man dies after violent encounter at Brooklyn bodega. Neighbors say workers acted in self defense.
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Sources said he got into an argument with two workers inside the bodega. During the encounter, one of the workers allegedly hit Hill in the head with a baton.
After being struck, Hill returned to his home, located around the corner. Responding EMS technicians found Hill unconscious and unresponsive with head trauma and rushed him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Two deli workers were taken into custody. So far, no charges have been filed against either of them.
Neighbors described the deli workers as helpful. One area resident said Hall initially threw something at the store employees, and the employees defended themselves. |
SC: Machete-wielding robber shot dead at Jasper County barbershop, cops say
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A man was killed in an apparent self-defense shooting as he tried to rob an employee at a Ridgeland barbershop Thursday morning, according to police. The person who shot him and three others inside the Main Street business were uninjured. The suspected robber, identified as 55-year-old Ridgeland resident Curtis Edward Scott, was fatally shot by an employee of Jay’s Barber Shop after entering the business through the back door around 10:30 a.m., wearing a ski mask and carrying a machete. As Scott appeared to raise the machete, one barber grabbed his pistol and fired one round that struck Scott in the chest, according to the Ridgeland Police Department. |
CA: SAF, Partners File Reply Brief in Challenge to California FFL Surveillance Mandate
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The case challenges California Penal Code 26806 which states “…a licensee shall ensure that its business premises are monitored by a digital video surveillance system…” along with a long list of requirements. Some of those requirements include the recording of video and audio inside the premises, a permanently mounted camera in locations that record activity at points of sale and all areas where firearms are displayed, and much more. The surveillance system must also record 24 hours a day and recordings saved for a minimum for one year. |
Gun groups ask court to overturn ‘perilous precedent’ in suppressor registration case
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A coalition of pro-gun groups has filed a brief with a federal appeals court, asking them to reconsider a ruling upholding the registration requirement for suppressors under the National Firearms Act.
The National Rifle Association, American Suppressor Association, and Independence Institute filed an amicus brief in an effort to convince the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to consider an en banc review of a case involving an unregistered suppressor and overturn what it calls a “perilous precedent.” |
Charlie Kirk was Right About the Second Amendment, Remember His Words
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When Charlie Kirk was asked about the Second Amendment in April 2023, just days after the Nashville school shooting, he didn’t give a watered-down, politically safe answer. He spoke plainly, and what he said is now being ripped out of context in the wake of his assassination.
Gun-control activists, the media, and opportunistic politicians are seizing on fragments of his response, painting Kirk as an “extremist” who glorified gun deaths. But if you look at the full exchange, a different picture emerges—one of honesty, clarity, and a willingness to say what most politicians are too cowardly to admit. |
NRA Files Amicus Brief in Challenge to NFA’s Registration Requirement for Suppressors
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This week, the National Rifle Association, American Suppressor Association, and Independence Institute filed an amicus brief urging the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to grant rehearing en banc in a challenge to the National Firearms Act’s registration requirement for suppressors.
George Peterson was indicted for possessing an unregistered suppressor under 26 U.S.C. §§ 5841, 5861(d), and 5871, and alleges that the NFA’s prohibition on unregistered suppressors violates the Second Amendment. |
'Love & Hip Hop' Stars' Son Cleared by Cops in T-Hood Shooting, D.A. Decision Next
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The T-Hood fatal shooting case is wrapping up on the police end, because cops believe the gunman acted in self-defense ... but he's not out of the woods yet because prosecutors could still charge him, TMZ Hip Hop has learned.
First, a little refresher ... Tevin Hood, AKA T-Hood, was shot and killed by Ky Frost, the son of "Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta" stars Kirk Frost and Rasheeda Frost, during an altercation at a residence in Gwinnett County, Georgia in August. |
KY: Louisville Republican leads charge for Kentucky to ban machine gun conversion devices
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Louisville Republican Rep. Jason Nemes wants Kentucky’s legislature to prohibit the sale and distribution of parts that convert semiautomatic firearms to fully automatic, known as machine gun conversion devices.
However, two GOP lawmakers on a committee that heard the bill Thursday voiced opposition, saying the proposal would limit Kentuckians’ Second Amendment rights.
Nemes, the House Republican whip, told lawmakers on the Joint Committee on Judiciary that the idea mirrors an existing prohibition in federal law and was brought to him by Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and Louisville Police Chief Paul Humphrey and citizens. |
No, It Wasn't Ironic That Second Amendment Advocate Charlie Kirk Was Shot
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Inevitably, in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, some observers looked at the problem of a radicalized young man who drove hundreds of miles to plan and carry out the murder of somebody whose political views he abhorred and concluded that the problem is the tool used by the assassin. A few of those observers even gloat that Kirk was shot after defending the right to keep and bear arms when he discussed the tradeoffs inherent in balancing the benefits and dangers of liberty.
Much political discourse was already stupid, but too many people want to make it even stupider. |
FL: Open carry is now Florida law. We must ensure brandishing guns is not abused.
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"I’m issuing guidance to Florida’s prosecutors and law enforcement in light of the 1st DCA’s decision in McDaniels v. State," Uthemier posted on X on Sept. 15. "Because no other appellate court has considered the constitutionality of Florida’s open carry ban since the SCOTUS decision in Bruen, the 1st DCA’s decision is binding on all Florida’s trial courts. Meaning that as of last week, open carry is the law of the state." |
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