TX: Silsbee man killed while breaking into parents' home, sheriff says
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A Silsbee man was shot and killed after he allegedly broke into his parents' home and attacked family members.
Freeman Oliver Jones, 44, died after he was shot by a family member during the attack, according to Hardin County Sheriff Mark Davis.
Around noon Monday, the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a shooting in the 5800 block of Jones Lane in Silsbee. When deputies arrived, they found Jones dead from a gunshot wound, according to the sheriff's office. |
DC: The DOJ Assails D.C.'s 'Assault Weapon' Ban As an Arbitrary, Historically Ungrounded Gun Law
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In Washington, D.C., a gun cannot be legally owned unless it is registered, and it cannot be registered if it qualifies as an "assault weapon" under D.C. law. That policy, the U.S. Justice Department argues in a lawsuit it filed this week in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, violates the Second Amendment by arbitrarily banning guns that are commonly used for lawful purposes.
The lawsuit, which seems to be the first case pursued by a new Second Amendment Section within the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, "underscores our ironclad commitment to protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans," Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Monday. |
KY: Grand jury declines to indict man charged in Kentucky State University shooting
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A grand jury declined to indict the man charged in the Kentucky State University shooting that left one student dead.
Jacob Bard will not face murder and assault charges after the grand jury decided Tuesday not to return an indictment.
Bard said he acted in self-defense when he allegedly shot and killed 19-year-old De’Jon Darrell Fox Jr. and injured another student.
Bard’s attorneys argued that under Kentucky law, someone can use deadly force to protect themselves or another person, which is what they said Bard did in this case.
The grand jury found the self-defense claim credible enough to decline to prosecute. |
Concealed Nation Holiday Pause And When We Will Be Back
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For the first time since Concealed Nation started back in 2013, we are taking a real vacation and it is a long one for us. From December 24th through January 1st, we will be stepping away from daily publishing so the team can rest, reset and spend time with family and friends.
Over the years we have done our best to be a constant source of concealed carry and self defense stories. That nonstop pace has a cost, and after more than a decade it is clear that a short pause now will help us bring you better coverage later. During this vacation you should not expect the usual flow of new stories and daily updates. |
TX: Man turns himself in, claims he acted in self-defense after shooting left 1 dead, HPD says
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An investigation is underway after a shooting left a man dead on Christmas Eve in east of Downtown, according to the Houston Police Department.
At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, HPD officers responded to the shooting at 3400 Denver. At the scene, officers found a man shot at least once, who was taken to the hospital, where he later died.
Police say that one man turned himself in to authorities after saying he shot another man, claiming he acted in self-defense.
According to HPD, homicide investigators are at the scene and are talking to witnesses. |
DC: Bondi Strikes Back: DOJ Sues Nation’s Capital Over Semi-Auto Firearm Restrictions
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The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia on Monday, alleging that the city’s strict ban on specific semi-automatic firearms violates the constitutional rights of its residents.
The legal challenge focuses on the District's refusal to register many widely owned firearms, including the popular Colt AR-15 series. According to current local statutes, all gun owners in the nation's capital must register their weapons with the police, but the lawsuit argues that the criteria for rejecting certain registrations are arbitrary. |
Penn/Swalwell Movie Flap Raises Questions of Consistency, Integrity, and Loyalty
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“Crew Walks Off Set of Anti-Gun Film Backed by Sean Penn and Eric Swalwell,” Daily Wire reported Friday. “About 40 people demanded a union contract.”
That’s a huge contradiction of their publicly professed values. Penn is notorious for far-left activist, right down to his friendship with the late “socialist” Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez (he revealingly demanded those who called him a dictator should be jailed!). And Swalwell, currently a congressman with sights set on California’s governorship, is a prominent Democrat whose political career has depended on endorsements from major union groups. |
IL: Illinois’ safe gun storage law raises age threshold and goes into effect Jan. 1
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“Sort of the big one is that the statute adds two additional categories of folks who you can't allow access to firearms, and those are at risk persons and prohibited persons,” Evans said.
He said it’s unworkable.
“How in the world are you going to know about someone's criminal history?” Evans said. “How are you going to know if they just posted on Facebook that they're going to shoot up a school? It makes it very, very subjective and difficult for individuals to figure out.”
The bill also requires gun owners to report if a gun has been stolen or lost within 48 hours, as opposed to the previous 72-hour requirement. Civil penalties could be up to $10,000 if a stolen firearm not secured in a safe is used in a crime. |
The Lead “Crisis” And Regulatory Squeeze
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The dangers of lead (the mineral, not the concept of pointing your gun ahead of a moving target) are not a myth, and shooters shouldn’t pretend otherwise. It’s a naturally occurring element used extensively in shooting sports with well-documented health risks. Anyone who spends time around firearms — especially indoors, in high-volume training, or at poorly managed ranges — should understand those risks clearly.
The problem isn’t that lead is dangerous. It certainly can be — just like chainsaws, motor vehicles and guns themselves — but the individual risks are easily reduced. |
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