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TX: Dallas cop fatally shoots neighbor in apartment she mistakes for her own, police say
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A Dallas police officer returning home from work fatally shot a neighbor on Thursday after she mistook his apartment for her own, police said.
Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall on Friday revealed the department's intent to charge the officer with manslaughter based on available information.
The officer, who hasn't been named, will be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
Submitter's note: She kills someone in his own apartment and gets a paid vacation. Sounds more like murder than manslaughter. Only the only ones get this kind of treatment. |
TX: Exploring how to arm Texas teachers, schools
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With mass shootings becoming a growing issue in the U.S., many are left wondering how such tragedies could be prevented, especially in schools. While some lawmakers argue in favor of legislative solutions, others support more direct and immediate actions.
Following the Santa Fe school shooting earlier this year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott set out to ensure the government took proper precautions. The governor welcomed ideas from different political camps as well as law enforcement and teaching professionals. |
Parkland Survivor 'Very Concerned' Kavanaugh 'Would Strike Down Any Assault Weapons Ban'
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A survivor of the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting said on Friday that she was “very concerned” about Brett Kavanaugh’s views on guns and the assault weapons ban, as she implored senators to consider voting against the U.S. Supreme Court nominee.
Aalayah Eastmond, a witness for the Democratic minority in the Senate Judiciary Committee, urged senators at Friday’s confirmation hearings for Kavanaugh to weigh the nominee’s record on the Second Amendment, after delivering an emotional recounting of the Parkland shooting, which brought Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, to tears. |
Rep. Curtis coauthored a bipartisan bill that addresses gun violence
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Curtis has stated that he is a strong defender of the Second Amendment, but he also believes more should be done “to keep firearms out of the hands of violent individuals and the mentally ill.”
This bill, Curtis said, would put in place processes to prevent dangerous individuals from obtaining or possessing a firearm.
Other representatives weighed in on the bill, addressing topics such as allowing law enforcement to take action when a person is considered dangerous and improving criminal background checks. |
Levi’s Teams with Billionaire Michael Bloomberg to Attack Gun Rights
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Levi Strauss & Co. established its brand in the mid-19th century by selling durable clothing to working-class Americans. As Levi’s signature jeans gained popularity amongst a wider set in the middle of the last century, the pants came to symbolize American freedom. As Stanford Historian Niall Ferguson points out in his book, Civilization: The West and the Rest, during the Cold War, the American pants were so desirable behind the Iron Curtain that citizens would break any number of laws to obtain them. At one point the company even celebrated America’s armed heritage in a circa 1950 advertising brochure, “Levi’s Gallery of Western Guns & Gunfighters.” |
NH: AG: Fatal Durham stabbing was self defense
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The man who stabbed to death 22-year-old Dover resident Michael Barrett last year was justified in his use of deadly force under the law, according an investigation by state and local authorities released Friday. Barrett’s father disagreed with the finding, saying “they murdered my son.”
New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald’s investigation states Bailey Manning, 22, stabbed Barrett March 11, 2017, at 18 Edgewood Road in Durham, where Manning was living at the time with two roommates. Manning told investigators the details of the incident, stating he sold drugs to Barrett and used drugs with him and others prior to the deadly confrontation, and Manning’s story was corroborated by others. |
Russia: They Killed Their Abusive Husbands. Their Acquittals Shocked Russia.
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On the night in question, waking from a drunken stupor and discovering that she had cooked dinner only for herself, he began beating and choking her. Flailing about with her hands to find something to hit him with, she grabbed a knife and stabbed him in the upper chest.
“I was afraid for myself and for my children,” she said. “I reached my limit and wanted to hit him with something, anything. If I had found a toy on the table, I would have hit him with that. I didn’t even look to see what was there. It happened to be a knife.” |
Here’s What You Need to Know About How to Wear a Boot Knife
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Boot knives are popular for a number of reasons. They are great for self defense- after all, most people don’t look for knives hidden in boots. They are also handy if you are constantly working with a blade and bending over, and they have a unique cultural connotation as being the tool and weapon of the skilled, and trained outdoorsman or urban denizen. But how do you wear a boot knife? |
WV: NRA Launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign Against Joe Manchin
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The National Rifle Association announced on Wednesday that it is launching an ad campaign in opposition to Democratic senator Joe Manchin (W.Va.).
"Voters deserve the facts before they head to the polls," Chris W. Cox, chairman of the NRA's Political Victory Fund, said in a statement. "Contrary to what Joe Manchin says in West Virginia, he has supported the agenda of Barack Obama and Chuck Schumer by voting in favor of gun control in Washington, D.C." |
Join NRA-ILA at the 2018 "Firearms Law & The Second Amendment Symposium"
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Join NRA-ILA for the annual 2018 NRA-ILA Firearms Law & The Second Amendment Symposium on Saturday, October 6th, at the Orlando Marriot Downtown in Orlando, Florida. RSVP is required.
Focusing on recent developments in our nation’s courts and legislatures regarding the Second Amendment, speakers will discuss a variety of topics among multiple panels. The Symposium will feature top Second Amendment attorneys covering topics that range from recent, critical court decisions, federal and state level updates, as well as legal practice in both defending and advancing gun owners' civil rights in Florida and nationwide. |
LA: Diminished Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday Starts Today
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The Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday kicks off today, but the savings won’t be as substantial as in years past. That’s due to the legislature’s decision to end state sales tax holidays in the final budget compromise from the special session. But local sales tax exemptions are still in effect.
Local Sales Tax Board Executive Director Roger Bergeron says that’s because the legislature may have just forgotten.
“The language in act one did not change the language in the specific exemption in regards to local governments.” |
HI: Lieutenant Governor Doug Chin announces his request for legal opinion regarding gun law
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Lieutenant Governor Doug Chin announced Friday that he’s requesting a legal opinion from the State Attorney General to clarify the authority of county police chiefs to issue licenses permitting individuals to carry unconcealed firearms.
“I care deeply about public safety and it’s very important that we uphold Hawai‘i firearm laws for everyone’s benefit, ” Lt. Governor Chin said.
In July 2018 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a Big Island resident that the Second Amendment affords the right to openly carry a gun in public for self-defense. |
TX: NRA Endorses Ken Paxton for Attorney General
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Today, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) announced its endorsement of Ken Paxton for reelection as Texas attorney general.
“Ken Paxton has been strongly committed to protecting constitutional rights in Texas,” said Chris W. Cox, chairman, NRA-PVF. “Paxton vigorously defended Texas' landmark campus carry law and worked to expand the rights of license to carry holders. He has been a champion for law-abiding gun owners."
Paxton earned an “A+” rating from the NRA-PVF. This is the highest possible rating a candidate can attain and is reserved only for those with outstanding records of leadership on important Second Amendment issues. |
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