[ad_1] Pensacola News Journal/USA TODAY NETWORK  |  Pensacola News Journal Opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor are those of our readers and not the Pensacola News Journal. In order for letters to be considered for publication, they must be 250 words or less and include name, a full address and phone number. Only your

[ad_1] North Dakota legalized binary trigger used by Fargo shooter who likely planned mass shooting – InForum | Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo news, weather and sports Lawmakers said they wanted to clarify that the device was legal. Attorney General Drew Wrigley said the binary trigger effectively turned Mohamad Barakat’s long rifle into a machine

[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE — A pending U.S. Supreme Court case could help decide the fate of a Florida law that prevents sales of rifles and other long guns to people under age 21. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday told attorneys for the National Rifle Association and the state that they should wait

[ad_1] Fifty years ago today, on July 23, 1973, Rufus Edmisten delivered the Nixon subpoena, becoming the first person in US history to deliver a subpoena to a sitting president.  It was the height of the Watergate hearings that had consumed the nation that year. What we now refer to as the Watergate Scandal, which

[ad_1] Jay Kaufman, a former state representative, said that “as a citizen, it’s hard to have patience for what looks to be purely political shenanigans that get in the way of the substance.” “On a good day, I am shaking my head in disbelief,” said Kaufman, who now serves on the steering committee of the

[ad_1] Jay Kaufman, a former state representative, said that “as a citizen, it’s hard to have patience for what looks to be purely political shenanigans that get in the way of the substance.” “On a good day, I am shaking my head in disbelief,” said Kaufman, who now serves on the steering committee of the

[ad_1] Published: 7/19/2023 5:38:56 PM Modified: 7/19/2023 5:38:27 PM This Fourth of July really got off with a bang. Most importantly it’s the anniversary (OK, maybe not most importantly) of my own marriage to my long-suffering wife. Each year I give her flowers with a sympathy card saying, “Stuck with me for another year.” Also

[ad_1] Another story of a man who used a firearm to protect his life and property will probably send the left into fits, this time as a pizza delivery man in Philadelphia fought off two alleged carjackers on Tuesday. Of course, liberals despise stories of Americans protecting themselves with their legally carried firearms and observing

[ad_1] Following a week-long trial in early June, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut ruled on July 14 that Oregon’s voter-approved gun safety laws are constitutional under the United States Constitution. On July 17, lawyers for the gun rights groups who challenged the measure filed a notice of their plans to appeal the judge’s ruling.

[ad_1] GOP chooses gun money over livesFirearms, especially AR-style weapons, are the leading cause of death of children in our country.I’ve heard people ask how many children have to die before we ban these kinds of weapons. I have had to come to the conclusion that Republican politicians don’t care. All they care about is

[ad_1] As the Supreme Court prepares to embark on its next Second Amendment case, legal experts are torn on how the justices may rule on a novel challenge to a long-standing federal law barring domestic abusers from possessing firearms. The case, known as Rahimi v. U.S., which has not been slated for oral arguments yet,

[ad_1] When Donald J. Trump was running for president in 2016, he vowed to appoint Supreme Court justices who would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. Three justices and six years later, he made good on that promise. Mr. Trump also made a more general pledge during that campaign, about religion. At a Republican debate,

[ad_1] By Michelle Watson (CNN) — A federal judge in Oregon ruled on Friday that a new state gun law does not violate the US Constitution, keeping one of the toughest gun laws in the country in place. US District Court Judge Karin Immergut ruled that Ballot Measure 114’s restrictions on large-capacity magazines that hold

[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE — A full federal appeals court said Friday it will take up a legal battle over a 2018 Florida law that bars sales of rifles and other long guns to people under 21. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a March decision by a three-judge panel that upheld the constitutionality of

[ad_1] A Delaware law banning “assault weapons” and standard-capacity magazines that was signed last year, just days after the Supreme Court issued a Second Amendment ruling, is now being challenged by 20 states. On July 10, a coalition of 20 states filed an amicus brief supporting the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association in its lawsuit against

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Unrelenting bloodshed across the U.S. this year has led to the grimmest of milestones: The deadliest six months of mass killings recorded since at least 2006. From Jan. 1 to June 30, the nation endured 28 mass killings, all but one of which involved guns. The death toll rose just

[ad_1] Country endured 28 mass killings – a total of 140 victims – amid uptick in gun violence and calls by some for stricter laws. The United States saw a record of 28 mass killings in the first half of 2023, The Associated Press has reported, as policymakers struggle to curb gun violence across the

[ad_1] Updated, 7:08 a.m. and 10:33 a.m., 7/14/23,  Actor Hill Harper this week formally announced his Democratic bid for the Michigan U.S. Senate seat left open in 2024 by retiring U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing). Harper, an Iowa native, bought a home in Detroit in 2016, a 16,000 square-foot mansion in the city’s historic Boston-Edison

[ad_1] Slain at the hands of strangers or gunned down by loved ones. Massacred in small towns, in big cities, inside their own homes or outside in broad daylight. This year’s unrelenting bloodshed across the U.S. has led to the grimmest of milestones: The deadliest six months of mass killings recorded since at least 2006.

[ad_1] After reading about all the mass shootings of children, and loved ones and all the gun crimes that seem to never stop, it seems to me the logical way to get anything done is in two steps (”Dan Rodricks: Baltimore and the nation need a sustained gun buyback and campaign against violence,” July 6).

[ad_1] The Biden administration’s criminal justice policies are riddled with contradictions and misplaced priorities allowing convicts and hard drug users to avoid punishment while simultaneously imposing measures that would turn many law-abiding Americans into criminals, according to a prominent U.S. senator. “This administration would make criminals of law-abiding citizens while granting actual felons early release

[ad_1] The United States has registered 28 mass killings during the first six months of this year, according to a database maintained jointly by the Associated Press, USA Today and the Northeastern University. This number sets a new grim milestone in the country’s ongoing cycle of gun violence, exceeding the previous record of 27, set

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Slain at the hands of strangers or gunned down by loved ones. Massacred in small towns, in big cities, inside their own homes or outside in broad daylight. This year’s unrelenting bloodshed across the U.S. has led to the grimmest of milestones: The deadliest six months of mass killings recorded

[ad_1] (The Center Square) — New Jersey is moving to implement a controversial two-decades-old law requiring the sale of so-called “smart” guns in the state.  On Thursday, the state Attorney General’s office announced that the Personalized Handgun Authorization Commission has approved “performance standards and qualifying criteria” for personalized handguns to be sold in the state,

[ad_1] Despite musings of some political pundits in Tennessee, Republican Gov. Bill Lee said his office is moving forward with plans to hold a special session focused on public safety in August. Mr. Lee announced the special session in April after state legislators failed to take up his proposal for enhancements to the state’s Extreme

[ad_1] A key Republican senator is planning an alternative to Gov. Bill Lee’s proposed extreme risk protection order bill, a measure hitting a wall as the Legislature approaches an Aug. 21 special session. Sen. Ferrell Haile, R-Gallatin, said Tuesday he is working with the National Rifle Association on legislation dealing with mental health in response

[ad_1] Times Square in New York City now a ‘Gun Free Zone’ following new law New York is among a half-dozen states that had gun law provisions invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court that expanded the Second Amendment. Scott L. Hall, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Zackey Rahimi’s legal troubles began in 2019 when he pulled

[ad_1] Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown, a retired U.S. Army captain who suffered severe burns in an explosion in Afghanistan, said in an interview Tuesday in Las Vegas that he is running for office again because he believes issues that previously motivated him to run, including high inflation, are worse than they were two years

[ad_1] (The Center Square) — Gun rights groups are asking a federal appeals court to overturn a lower court ruling upholding Delaware’s “assault weapons” ban and other firearm restrictions. In April, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Andrews rejected a request by the Delaware Sportsmen’s Association and other groups who sued the state for a preliminary