Second Amendment

INTERVIEW “Liberals are losing that battle,” Dr. Jonathan Metzl tells Salon Published March 18, 2024 5:45AM (EDT) An attendee shows a young boy how to hold and load a gun during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, April 15, 2023. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post
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A national gun control organization is taking responsibility for the NRA’s legal problems, setting its sights on a firearms industry trade organization, and calling on people to join its fight. In a March 14 email, Brady—formerly The Brady Campaign—is soliciting signatures on a petition for Congress to pass more gun control laws to end the
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Column Country is notorious for maintaining unusually onerous requirements to certify foreign doctors Author of the article: The Sault Star Published Mar 15, 2024  •  Last updated 4 hours ago  •  7 minute read Article content So, the president of Sault Ste. Marie’s largest steelworker union says the GHC de-rostering of thousands
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After a similar bill passed the Idaho House of Representatives earlier this session, a replacement bill regarding carrying firearms on Idaho school properties was introduced in the Senate. Idaho Dispatch reported on the original legislation, House Bill 415 sponsored by Representative Ted Hill (R-Eagle) here and here. The new version is Senate Bill 1418, sponsored
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The Supreme Court next week will weigh an epic First Amendment clash that is expected to have ripple effects for government regulators and advocacy groups across the country.  At issue in the upcoming March 18 arguments is whether financial regulators in New York infringed upon the First Amendment rights of the National Rifle Association by
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A Senate committee Wednesday rejected a bill that would have armed public school teachers.  A theme of the debate was whether Senate Bill 1418 was designed to protect Second Amendment rights or to enhance school safety; in other words, how far could school districts go to regulate guns on campus?  The legislation required school districts
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By Chip Campsen I am a life-long outdoorsman, strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment, and serial exerciser of my 2nd Amendment rights. I chair the Senate Fish, Game & Forestry Committee that has jurisdiction over hunting, fishing and forestry laws in South Carolina. I authored the Constitutional Amendment guaranteeing South Carolinians’ right to hunt and
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Republican voters will decide their nominee for Illinois 12th Congressional District U.S. Representative on March 19 between incumbent Mike Bost and challenger Darren Bailey.  The 12th District encompasses mostly the southern portion of the state south of Interstate 70, plus a small area north and east of Effingham to the Indiana border.  Mike Bost Mike
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) announced that a spending package has been signed into law on Saturday that includes his legislation to protect veterans from losing their Second Amendment rights without due process. Bost’s law restricts the Department of Veterans Affairs’ from automatically submitting veterans’ names for background checks when they need
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7 TRENTON, NJ — Attorneys General Matthew J. Platkin of New Jersey, Kathy Jennings of Delaware, and Michelle Henry of Pennsylvania have reaffirmed their commitment to enacting and defending common-sense gun safety laws. Their stance was emphasized during oral arguments in the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association v. Delaware Department of Safety & Homeland Security case,
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🏛  Ruling in Delaware could overturn restrictive gun laws 🏛  NJ says its ‘assault weapons’ ban is constitutional 🏛  Assault weapons rarely used for self-defense, states say New Jersey joined Delaware in federal court on Monday, arguing in favor of state bans on what regulators call assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. The restrictive laws on certain
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Republicans hoping to win a coveted seat representing Eastern Washington in Congress have begun making early pitches to their base, trying to distinguish themselves through the force of their personalities, their records in office or their claim to be political outsiders, and in some cases their support for former President Donald Trump. There has been
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There’s a new top gun advocate in town – and it’s spending more than twice as much as the National Rifle Association to sway the US government on gun laws. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is an American national trade firm that forked out more than $5.4 million on federal lobbying last year. Compare
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SPOKANE – A federal judge today agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson and dismissed a challenge to Washington’s new law that ensures gun manufacturers and dealers — like other purveyors of dangerous goods — must take reasonable steps to prevent their products from getting into the wrong hands. U.S. District Court Judge Mary Dimke dismissed
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Did New York State try a kind of backdoor censorship of the National Rifle Association because of its defense of the Second Amendment? The NRA, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union, will be arguing that question at the Supreme Court, after losing in the Second Circuit. The First Amendment dispute comes on the heels
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UNKNOWN: Mr. Speaker, the president of the United States. [Applause] JOE BIDEN: [Off-mic] [Applause] Tony. [Applause] [Off-mic] Jill. [Applause] Good evening. [Applause] Good evening. If I were smart, I’d go home now. [Laughter] [Applause] Mr. Speaker, Madam Vice President, members of Congress, my fellow Americans, in January 1941, Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to
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