[ad_1] FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — After surviving a shooting in 2018, Whitney Austin of Louisville is pushing Kentucky lawmakers to make a change in 2024. Whitney Austin is the executive director and co-founder of the Whitney/Strong Foundation. At Friday’s joint legislative interim meeting of the judiciary committees, she shared her testimony of the shooting
Month: December 2023
[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Every week, The Post runs a collection of letters of readers’ grievances — pointing out grammatical mistakes, missing coverage and inconsistencies. These letters tell us what we did wrong and, occasionally, offer praise. Here, we present this week’s Free for All letters. The Nov.
[ad_1] Strange bedfellows make for good First Amendment warriors in a case concerning guns, financial institutions, and free speech. Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced that it will represent the National Rifle Association (NRA) in National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo, which the Supreme Court recently agreed to hear. The case
[ad_1] Gun rights groups are posturing to defy the Justice Department’s model legislation published this week that gives states a framework for codifying gun storage rules. On Wednesday, the DOJ published a framework aimed at helping “more states enact sensible gun-safety laws,” and includes requirements for securing firearms kept in residences and vehicles and requirements
[ad_1] WATCH: During the interview, Carlson questioned Rittenhouse about the support, or lack thereof, from the NRA, an organization known for its defense of the Second Amendment and self-defense rights. Rittenhouse confirmed that the NRA did not involve itself in either his criminal or civil lawsuits, instead, he received significant support from the National Association
[ad_1] by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Block Island Pheasant excursion with Chris Di Clemente This being my first year pheasant hunting, I’ve had some great success on the mainland of Rhode Island, hunting stocked birds at the Great Swamp and Big River management areas. Upon hearing that Block Island has a population of wild pheasants, I gave some thought about trying
[ad_1] We must heed what the CJI has said. Challenging every judgment of the central government is inviting chaos, asserts Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: A five-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dr D Y Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai and Surya Kant pronounced the judgment on petitions challenging the
[ad_1] Ohio’s Second Amendment Preservation Act is at an impasse. The sponsor remains optimistic about the measure, which strips reference to federal gun laws from the state code. But holdouts in the Republican caucus have kept it from a floor vote. Those lawmakers point to ardent opposition from law enforcement, and even the gun rights
[ad_1] This article is a collaboration between The Atlantic and The Trace. One Saturday night in April 2017, Jenn Jacques and Bob Owens stayed up late drinking at an outdoor bar in Atlanta. They had worked together for more than two years, and Owens had become like an older brother to Jacques. On this Saturday,
[ad_1] Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) introduced legislation Wednesday to block funding for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) proposed universal background check rule. The legislation has 107 cosponsors. On August 31, 2023, Breitbart News reported that the ATF announced a proposed rule, 2022R-17, redefining what it means to be gun dealer, thereby
[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court has made it clear: the people of the United States, even in California, have an individual right to keep and bear arms. The government of California simply refuses to accept that. The latest infringement on the right that the U.S. Constitution says “shall not be infringed” is a set of
[ad_1] By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris will host 100 Democratic state legislators from 39 states at the White House on Wednesday, as the Biden administration searches for ways to curb the country’s growing gun deaths. The Department of Justice will also announce two actions that offer states a framework to
[ad_1] Democratic state senators say gun violence is out of control in Ohio and the rest of the country. And they want their fellow lawmakers in the Ohio Legislature to do something to reduce it by passing some gun safety bills they have proposed. But the bills are a long shot in the Republican-dominated legislature.
[ad_1] Every other Tuesday, Civics 101 hosts, Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, join NHPR’s All Things Considered host Julia Furukawa to talk about how our democratic institutions actually work. The Second Amendment has been reinterpreted throughout U.S history. Nick joins Julia this week to talk about what the Second Amendment meant when it was ratified
[ad_1] LEWISTON, MAINE — Decorations are on display and holiday music plays in many shops along Lisbon Street in the heart of downtown Lewiston. Not far away, a Christmas tree and menorah light up Dufresne Plaza. But in store windows and along sidewalks, “Lewiston Strong” signs also hang, reminders that many families, bracing for the
[ad_1] FIRST ON FOX: The National Rifle Association lambasted a proposal from the ATF that the gun-rights group says could “unjustly criminalize” Americans for selling a firearm and consequently create “serious confusion” for legal gun owners who engage in firearm transactions. “The Biden ATF’s proposed rule, ATF2022R-17, is just another attempt to demolish our Second
[ad_1] With help from Daniel Lippman MONUMENT TAPS ZILLOW’S WINGERT: Ken Wingert is joining Monument Advocacy as a principal after five years as head of the D.C. office for real estate website Zillow. Wingert joined Zillow in 2018 to stand up the site’s lobbying operation. Before that, he spent more than 13 years as a
[ad_1] The New York affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union is speaking out against the organization’s decision to represent the National Rifle Association in a Supreme Court case that tests whether the state violated the gun-rights group’s free-speech protections. The ACLU announced on Saturday that its attorneys will officially take on the NRA’s case,
[ad_1] No matter how they framed it, the American Civil Liberties Union will catch a lot of flak with the announcement of their new client: the National Rifle Association. It’s made me do a double-take. The ACLU has been one of the NRA’s chief rivals, but in this case—they’re allies. We have to go back
[ad_1] Michael Hanscom, CC BY-SA 4.0. The ACLU announced on Saturday its decision to represent the NRA in a major First Amendment case before the United States Supreme Court, and offered defense on social media for doing so after backlash from gun control advocates and even its own New York chapter. The American Civil Liberties
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — In a case of politics making strange bedfellows, the National Rifle Association will be represented by frequent nemesis the American Civil Liberties Union in an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court. The New York-based civil liberties group confirmed Saturday that it would provide legal representation for the gun-rights group in
[ad_1] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced on Saturday that it will represent the National Rifle Association (NRA) at the Supreme Court in an upcoming First Amendment case. In NRA v. Vullo, the group sued former superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) Maria Vullo for allegedly violating the First Amendment
[ad_1] Democrat’s amped-up efforts to restrict American’s Second Amendment rights are in full swing. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) and Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced legislation that calls for the regulation of firearms by outlawing weapons with a magazine capacity greater than ten rounds, among other measures aimed at increasing gun control. The Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic
[ad_1] The National Rifle Association (NRA) has found an unlikely ally in the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as the group pursues its First Amendment case before the Supreme Court. “The NRA is proud to stand with the ACLU and others who recognize this important truth: regulatory authority cannot be used to silence political speech,”
[ad_1] During the Tet Offensive, the US Embassy in Saigon was attacked by the Viet Cong using assault rifles, rocket launchers, and more. The ambassador and State Department failed the Marines who were guarding the embassy, but those Marines and responding Army MPs valiantly defended the embassy until better-armed Marines and Soldiers showed up to reinforce
[ad_1] Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine and Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico are taking a new approach to gun regulation with a recently introduced bill. The senators positioned their Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion (GOSAFE) Act, which was introduced in late November and would “regulate the sale, transfer, and manufacture of gas-operated semi-automatic
[ad_1] Gun rights activists cheered Friday after a federal appeals court struck down parts of New York’s expansive concealed carry law. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit blocked three provisions of New York’s “Concealed Carry Improvement Act” (CCIA), a law Democrats passed last year in response to a Supreme Court ruling that declared
[ad_1] By Ryan Meilstrup Firearms dealers are leaving California as localities in the state increase the amount of red tape needed to open stores, the Los Angeles Times reported. California saw over 518 dealers shut down in the last 20 years, a 17% decline, according to the Los Angeles Times. California has some of the strictest gun
[ad_1] 6 Gun Dealers Flee Blue State As Local Authorities Ratchet Up Red Tape Ryan Meilstrup on December 7, 2023 Firearms dealers are leaving California as localities in the state increase the amount of red tape needed to open stores, the Los Angeles Times reported. California saw over 518 dealers shut down in the last
[ad_1] by Jeff Gross, contributing writer As this is being written this writer is dealing with Pneumonia. 10 days ago, it was Norovirus. Pales in comparison to what the brave souls endured December 7th, 1941. Thanks to their sacrifices and the millions of other Americans and Allies throughout WWII, we live free from tyranny. Though