[ad_1] ALBANY — The State Legislature on Tuesday passed a bill that supporters say will be the first law in the nation to allow firearms manufacturers and sellers to be sued for the use of their guns in crimes, ending their immunity from lawsuits under federal law in New York. The Legislature on Tuesday also
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[ad_1] I got some mail last week from the National Rifle Association. They wanted money. I would have been inclined to donate years ago, when I remembered the NRA as the sponsor of my gun safety classes when I was a kid. That was when the NRA advocated for the Second Amendment by emphasizing responsible
[ad_1] It was no secret President Joe Biden’s nominee to direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, David Chipman, supports a ban on commonly-owned semiautomatic firearms like the AR-15 and wants to force current “assault weapons” owners to register their firearms with the federal government through the National Firearms Act or forfeit their
[ad_1] Roger Benitez, a federal judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, ruled Friday that parts of the state’s 32-year ban on assault weapons are unconstitutional. The ruling followed a suit filed in 2019 against the state’s attorney general by three California residents and the San Diego County Gun Owners
[ad_1] John Paul Stevens, a justice of the Supreme Court from 1975 to 2010, wrote an interesting book, “Six Amendments” which included a study of the Second Amendment. To review a little background, on April 19, 1775, with the British troops marching toward Concord, Massachusetts, to take away the muskets from the troublesome colonists, the
[ad_1] by Jeff Gross, contributing writer The course of the Second Amendment at the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) just took another very positive turn for the better. There are now 4 cases involving the carrying of firearms in public. The 4th and latest is the Young vs State of Hawaii. This case will address the issues of
[ad_1] By COLLEEN LONGAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberals have cheered the highly public legal and financial jeopardy ensnaring the National Rifle Association, seeing the gun lobby’s potential demise as the path to stricter firearms laws. But, it turns out, the NRA’s message has become so solidified in the Republican Party that even if the
[ad_1] Strong gun sales continued in May, with FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System data showing nearly 1.3 million background checks were conducted pursuant to firearms sales last month. Moreover, the FBI conducted a total of 3.2 million firearm-related background checks of all types – including checks for NICS exempt firearm permits that allow holders to purchase firearms without an
[ad_1] For many years, there has been a growing disconnect between political promises and constitutional realities in the area of gun control. Politicians have run on promises of sweeping gun control legislation that would clearly violate controlling case law under the Second Amendment. After every mass shooting, politicians pledge that they will get guns out
[ad_1] From CNN: According to the ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego, the assault weapons ban deprives Californians from owning assault-style weapons commonly allowed in other states. Benitez issued a permanent injunction Friday so the law cannot be enforced. “Like the Swiss Army Knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of
[ad_1] By Roger Bowen Look into my eyes, what do you see? The cult of personality. I know your anger, I know your dreams, I’ve been everything you want to be. Living Colour If former President Trump has given our nation even one positive legacy, it’s that he awakened Americans’ awareness of and concern for
[ad_1] Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. There was hope in the air when state lawmakers from El Paso arrived in Austin for the 2021 Texas Legislature. For them, this was going to be the year they passed substantive firearm restrictions
[ad_1] Advertisement Lina Sierra It is no secret that many people in Florida cherish the Second Amendment, and their right to keep and bear arms to protect themselves and their families. With recent talk buzzing around the Senate considering new gun legislation, it will be up to Republicans like Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio to
[ad_1] RUTLEDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — For someone who has been training people proper firearm safety for 25 years, Carl Culbertson is worried for the public’s safety after Gov. Bill Lee signed the permitless carry bill into law. On Wednesday, Lee held a ceremonial signing event of the law, which he had signed back in April
[ad_1] Dr. Emmy Betz can’t overemphasize the impact the lack of funding for firearm violence injury prevention research has had. A decade ago, when she first started her research career, there wasn’t any dedicated funding. At the time her mentors told her, “Listen, you probably don’t want to do that. There’s no money. Politically, it
[ad_1] by J. Coyden Palmer, The Chicago Crusader Jemel Roberson was only 26 when on a November night in 2018 a police officer from south suburban Midlothian mistook Roberson, who was working as an armed security guard, for a criminal, and shot him four times in the back, killing him. Marcus Allen Weldon was
[ad_1] CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Two months after signing into law a measure that will allow most adults in the state to carry handguns without permits, Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday again touted the legislation at a ceremonial bill signing inside a Gallatin gun factory. The law, which is already being
[ad_1] Soon, most Texans will be able to openly carry a handgun in public. No background check or training necessary. It will be a major expansion in gun rights, one that Texas is uncharacteristically late in arriving at. About 20 other states already have “permitless carry” (also known as “constitutional carry”) laws. Why We Wrote
[ad_1] Do Black people have full Second Amendment rights? That’s the question historian Carol Anderson set out to answer after Minnesota police killed Philando Castile, a Black man with a license to carry a gun, during a 2016 traffic stop. “Here was a Black man who was pulled over by the police and the police
[ad_1] CLOSE Photo illustration by Getty Images (Photo: Getty Images) A bill to allow people to carry a concealed handgun in Louisiana without a permit or training secured final legislative passage Tuesday, though Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has promised to veto the bill. Senate Bill 118 by Republican Sen. Jay Morris of Monroe is part of a
[ad_1] Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Rather than gun laws,focus on mental health Re. “9 dead in mass shooting at San Jose VTA rail yard,” Page A1, May 27: Another mass shooting. For me, gun prohibitions are no deal. Fixing the “why” societal issues that
[ad_1] First it was tighter restrictions on voting. Then stringent limits on abortion. Then a relaxation of gun laws. And that was just May. Texas, a state famed for its independent streak and doing everything bigger, is staking an early claim as the bulwark of Republican opposition to Joe Biden’s administration. It is a mirror
[ad_1] Murder and suicide rates in the US will likely soar if the Supreme Court rules to allow the “concealed carry” of weapons, gun control advocates and former police chiefs have warned. The highest court in the country has agreed to review a New York law that imposes strict limits on carrying guns outside the
[ad_1] AUSTIN — Hotel guests could soon pack a gun in with their luggage. School marshals could carry one in the classroom. And firearm-criticizing companies could forget about doing business with Texas. Gun rights in Texas are poised for a major expansion under a series of measures that have gone barely noticed as a bill
[ad_1] Heston was president of the National Rifle Association in May 2000 when he spoke at the group’s national gathering in Charlotte. The actor described gun owners as patriots and said owning a gun was “something that gives the most common man the most uncommon of freedoms.” As the crowd cheered, Heston then raised a
[ad_1] (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Caroline Phinney, left, and Chiemi Maloy join a rally at the Utah Capitol for a mid-session report card on the progress of gun violence and public safety bills in the Utah Legislature on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. The rally took place the day after the anniversary of
[ad_1] NYPD officers stand guard after two women and a four-year-old girl were injuring by gun fire in Times Square, New York – AFP Murder and suicide rates in the US will likely soar if the Supreme Court rules to allow the “concealed carry” of weapons, gun control advocates and former police chiefs have warned.
[ad_1] It appears the country is racing to get back to normal: to life as it was pre-pandemic. On Wednesday a Northern California man walked into his San Jose workplace and shot to death nine people. Yet one more mass shooting in this country. Depending on how you define them it is the 232nd mass
[ad_1] Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Oakland must drop planto ban ADUs in hills On June 2, the Oakland Planning Commission will review ordinance changes banning of ADUs to accessory dwelling units in most of the Oakland hills. First, this is not allowed under state code.
[ad_1] In 1969, Chester Dombrowski, an off-duty Chicago police officer, had a single-vehicle accident while driving under the influence. Officers who responded to the scene did not find his service firearm on him. After the intoxicated (and later comatose) Dombrowski was taken to hospital and the wrecked car was towed, police searched the car for