[ad_1] Good Friday morning. A law firm helmed by two leading investment fraud attorneys has launched an investigation on behalf of customers of popular cryptocurrency exchanges. CryptoLawyers.org is examining platforms including Coinbase, Robinhood, and others. The investigation concerns possible violations of state and federal securities laws and the failure to furnish cryptocurrency investors with material
Month: March 2023
[ad_1] Minnesota’s famed high school state hockey tournament is underway, and there is another statewide competition which does not involve a puck. Younger students are competing in math in an event organizers said has short and long-term benefits. Through Saturday this weekend, 125 middle school students are gathering for the Minnesota MATHCOUNTS state competition. Finalists
[ad_1] Members of state gun safety lobby favor ban on assault weapons in MIchigan In an 11-year period in this country, there were 1,363 persons killed in mass shootings, 947 wounded and an average of 20 mass shootings per year. The weapon of choice in 76% of the mass shootings were assault weapons. The latest
[ad_1] A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Florida can ban adults under 21 years of age from purchasing guns, upholding a state law enacted weeks after the 2018 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled unanimously that the Supreme Court’s recent
[ad_1] “This is a very important vote. It is something that I’ve believed in since 1994 when I voted to make this federal law,” said Inslee, who served in Congress before being elected governor. He said the Legislature had broken “the NRA’s lock on Washington” and that “the vast majority of Washingtonians support this commonsense
[ad_1] TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — In the wake of the Feb. 14, 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, state officials acted to curb the potential of future tragic shootings. A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of keeping restrictions on gun purchases passed after the shooting in place. Under
[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE — An emotional, three-hour showdown at the Capitol on Thursday featuring gun control advocates, open carry supporters and backers of a bill to allow permitless carry of concealed weapons in Florida ended with a high noon vote. The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee voted 13-6 along party lines to repeal Florida’s concealed carry permit
[ad_1] OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Democrat-led Washington state House on Wednesday approved an assault-weapons ban, advancing a measure long sought by gun-control advocates. Lawmakers passed the measure on a largely party-line 55-42 vote, The Seattle Times reported. The action Wednesday moved the assault-weapons ban further than it has advanced in six previous attempts. It
[ad_1] LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – The research arm of Everytown for Gun Safety claims that over an 11-year period of time in this country, over 1,300 people were killed and 947 were injured in mass shootings, with an average of 20 mass shootings a year. Many of these shootings were with handguns, but the weapon
[ad_1] Republicans just this week filed a proposal that would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to buy rifles and other “long” guns. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Citing gun restrictions dating to the Reconstruction era, a federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2018 Florida law that prevents sales of rifles and other long
[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE — Citing gun restrictions dating back to the 1800s, a federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2018 Florida law that prevents sales of rifles and other long guns to people under age 21. The law, passed in the aftermath of the mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, is one
[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE – A Senate panel on Thursday moved Florida one step closer to allowing people to carry concealed firearms without licenses, as critics on opposite sides took aim at the proposal. The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee voted 13-6 along party lines to approve the bill (SB 150), which is now ready for consideration by
[ad_1] March 9 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld a Florida law barring people under age 21 from buying a gun, rejecting a challenge by the National Rifle Association gun rights lobby group. A unanimous three-judge panel of the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the law was in
[ad_1] Content warning: This story contains references to hate crimes. I first met Dina Simone last December, at the west-side house venue VCR, where they were playing bass in Starter Wife, the perfect name for “a band of homosexuals in Chicago” who came of age in the 90s. (When I saw their band name printed
[ad_1] Colorado lawmakers are considering a Democrat-sponsored bill that would define the term “assault weapons” and ban their sales and ownership transfers, in the state in which Republican Representative Lauren Boebert has established herself as one of the most vocal gun advocates in the country. House Bill (HB) 23-1230, also known as “Prohibit Assault Weapons
[ad_1] A frequent talking point in the gun control debate is that Americans overwhelmingly support “common sense” gun control measures, such as universal background checks and red flag laws. The Biden administration referenced these surveys last month, when it announced that $231 million will go to states that enact “red flag” laws and push gun
[ad_1] OLYMPIA – After years of attempts, Democrats in the Washington House of Representatives passed a ban on assault weapons late Wednesday. The measure was approved one day after the House voted 52-44 requiring that those wishing to purchase a firearm take a safety training course and complete a background check. The assault ban passed
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — President Biden plans to travel next week to Monterey Park, Calif., where a gunman killed 11 people at a dance studio in January, to call for tougher gun control measures amid a spate of mass shootings throughout the United States. Mr. Biden will visit the Southern California city on Tuesday, according to
[ad_1] A trio of GOP gun measures won approval from lawmakers Wednesday, including a measure that would allow people with concealed weapon permits to bring firearms onto Arizona school campuses. The Judiciary Committee in the state House of Representatives passed three bills put forward by pro-gun advocates. The committee is chaired by Rep. Quang Nguyen,
[ad_1] With thousands of shootings already this year nationwide, Connecticut lawmakers clashed Monday over Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposals to restrict the purchase and use of guns. Lamont’s multi-pronged plan calls for preventing anyone under 21 from buying any gun, limiting handgun purchases, requiring registration of previously grandfathered assault weapons and increasing penalties regarding large-capacity magazines.
[ad_1] Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made it clear once again on Tuesday that he would sign legislation including what’s called “open carry” — the practice of carrying openly visible firearms in public — but he also added that it would be up to legislative leaders to send him such a bill. Currently, lawmakers are pursuing
[ad_1] Many college students balance family and work responsibilities with academics, and it can make nontraditional higher education the path to a future degree and career. More students are now attending community and online colleges, despite some high school counselors who push them toward traditional four-year schools. Sue Subocz, associate president and provost of online
[ad_1] LEXINGTON, Ky. — A bill to prevent Kentucky higher education institutions from banning guns on campus won approval from a legislative committee Tuesday. The proposal from Rep. Savannah Maddox, R-Dry Ridge, would prohibit public colleges and universities in the commonwealth from preventing anyone over the age of 21 from carrying a concealed weapon on
[ad_1] DON WALTON Lincoln Journal Star The 2023 Legislature is 40% done and what has happened so far? Not much, if you’re looking at bills enacted into law. Most of the work is being done in committees now and they are quietly determining what to send to the floor for consideration and in what recommended
[ad_1] The age limit has been 21 for five years. The proposed bill would lower the age to 18. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The age limit to purchase a firearm in Florida could drop from 21 to 18. Palatka Republican Representative Bobby Payne filed a bill on Monday that would change the minimum age limit. If
[ad_1] After the NRA’s wildly successful lobbying to turn the Second Amendment into an absolute individual right was emboldened by the Bruen decision, several states have been toeing the line to determine what prohibitions, if any, stand in the way of gun ownership. One of them, Missouri, passed a law that put a chilling effect
[ad_1] FRANKFORT — Republican legislation that would ban colleges, universities and any other “postsecondary education facility” from restricting or banning concealed-carry firearms on campuses advanced out of a Tuesday morning House committee meeting. House Bill 542, sponsored by Rep. Savannah Maddox, R-Dry Ridge, was previously an unrelated bill about “workforce development” before the title and
[ad_1] LANSING, Mich. — Michigan voters broadly support measures advancing in the Legislature to combat gun violence but would also favor lawmakers going further by placing limits on magazine capacity and imposing a 14-day waiting period for buying firearms, according to a new statewide poll. Three weeks after a gunman killed three students and wounded
[ad_1] The Connecticut General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Judiciary held a public hearing on March 6 on firearms and gun-control legislation that lasted about 12 hours (approximately 9 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.) and which, at times, got testy and emotional. Close to 5,000 people submitted written testimony, and more than 150 delivered their remarks in
[ad_1] The Constitution does not guarantee the right to carry guns. Yet the governor is likely to sign a new state gun law in the next few weeks, which will make Florida a whole lot more dangerous. Actor McConaughey eulogizes Uvalde victims at WH Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey offered an emotional eulogy to victims
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