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Justice Alito scolds fellow Supremes in gun-rights ruling :: 04/29/2020
Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito scolded his colleagues in a dissenting opinion in a gun-rights ruling, contending they ignored the Constitution and allowed the high court docket "to be manipulated in a way that should not be countenanced."
Will a lawsuit against Harrisburg's gun ordinance survive scrutiny by the Pa. Supreme Court? :: 04/29/2020
Does a gun owners’ group whose members have not been cited for violating the measure have legal standing to challenge Harrisburg’s gun control ordinance?
28 Million Mail-In Ballots 'Unaccounted For' In Four Elections: Report :: 04/28/2020
While there’s no evidence any of the 28.3 million unaccounted for ballots were used fraudulently, their sheer volume gives weight to concerns about election integrity, particularly as calls mount for more widespread use of vote-by-mail options amid the pandemic.
Did Roberts and Kavanaugh Give In To Senate Intimidation in NYSRPA Ruling? :: 04/28/2020
The dissenting justices say that if there are any remaining issues, like the coffee break question, then the case isn’t moot. Alito’s opinion also references the political brouhaha surrounding this case, explaining:
Gun-Free Zones Are Victim Zones :: 04/28/2020
There are few ideas in American life more naive and irrational than that of the “gun-free zone.” As ever, it is imperative to move past the euphemisms and the rhetoric that pervade the debate, and to ask the material question: “For whom?”
NPR Frets Over SCOTUS Decision In NYC Gun Case :: 04/28/2020
Gun control activists may be cheering Monday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to punt on a challenge to a New York City gun law, but there’s plenty of evidence that the Court may soon take up another case dealing with the Second Amendment, and even National Public Radio is warning the anti-gun crowd that their jubilation may be misplaced.
DOJ Dismisses Indictment of Machine Gun Prosecution While Cert Petition Was Pending :: 04/27/2020
Monday's Order List had another unusual entry:
Joe Biden's Possible VP Candidates to Participate in Gun Control Series :: 04/27/2020
Women who could possibly be vice presidential candidates on the Democrat ticket with Joe Biden will participate in an Everytown for Gun Safety gun control series beginning in late April and spanning numerous weeks.
Mississippi AG Warns Mayor's Open Carry Ban Is Unconstitutional :: 04/27/2020
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch is among those weighing in on the mayor of Jackson’s unilateral usurping of the Second Amendment rights of Jackson residents by banning the open carrying of firearms during the state’s emergency declaration. In a letter to Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, the AG says there’s nothing in state law that would allow a mayor to suspend the constitutional rights their constituents, even in an emergency.
Anti-Gun Activist: Gun Purchases Will Cause More Wuhan Coronavirus Deaths or Something :: 04/25/2020
So, in the latest episode of ‘Orange man…bad,’ we have an anti-gun activist suggesting that Trump is killing people because he’s designated gun stores as essential businesses. So, gun purchases could lead to more Wuhan coronavirus deaths or something. It’s absurd. It’s an overreach, one that was primed to be exploited in the Wuhan era. Anti-gun liberals’ lust for any reason to ban or restrict gun sales is encapsulated here. It harkens back to what Katie wrote right before this outbreak became serious on the coasts and in the New York City area, where an Illinois mayor tried to ban ammunition and gun sales due to the virus.
California's Ammo Background Checks Reinstated For Now :: 04/25/2020
California’s background checks on ammunition purchases are back in place, at least for now after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday granted an emergency request by state Attorney General Xavier Becerra. The background checks had been put on hold by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez on Thursday, when he issued an injunction preventing the laws from being enforced while the Rhode vs. Becerra case continues to be litigated.
Corps Proposes Rule to Remove Federal Infringements on Second Amendment :: 04/25/2020
U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- For decades, the Corps of Engineers (COE) has infringed on the Second Amendment rights of people in the United States, by limiting the bearing of arms on Corps managed lands and waters. In the last decade, lawsuits have challenged these infringements. The Corps lost one, appealed, and appealed another. After the election of President Trump, the Corps agreed to settle the lawsuits in March of 2017.
No Matter The Nation, Gun Grabbers Exploit Tragedy :: 04/25/2020
Here in the United States, many on the gun-rights side have a special feeling of dread when we learn of a mass shooting. Not only do we mourn for the families of those killed and pray for those injured, but we also know that in no time flat, the anti-gun jihadists will pop out of the ground like weeds to tell us just how we need to enact gun control, usually their pet gun control proposal, all before we actually know anything.
Democrats push Joe Biden to release Supreme Court short list and run on future court battles :: 04/24/2020
The docket of the Supreme Court this year is packed with core liberal issues: abortion access, federal protection for LGBT workers and gun rights. But given the court's 5-4 conservative majority, liberals are nervous about how those cases will be decided — and how future issues will be resolved if the balance shifts further after 2021. At the same time, they're also viewing this as a prime opportunity to press Joe Biden to make his case for the White House by running on the judiciary.
Here Are The U.S. Senators That Used COVID-19 To Push Their Gun Control Agenda :: 04/24/2020
The COVID-19 panic has been used by would-be state and local authoritarians as an excuse to keep Americans from exercising their right to keep and bear arms. Thankfully, American gun owners have a friend in the White House that has worked to protect their rights on the federal level by declaring the firearms industry to be critical infrastructure. However, this respect for the Second Amendment isn’t uniform in the federal government. There are some federal lawmakers seeking to exploit COVID-19 to pursue their pre-existing gun control agenda.
Pandemic fuels state-level feuds over gun rights :: 04/24/2020
COVID-19 has ignited the debate over gun rights as states grapple with whether to allow gun sales while other retailers are forced to shutter.
Under Biden, Gun Ownership Would Be a "Heavily Regulated Privilege" :: 04/24/2020
Dave Workman, senior editor for GunMag.com (published by the Second Amendment Foundation), reviewed the 3,100-word anti-gun platform available at Joe Biden’s campaign website and called it a recipe “to turn the right to keep and bear arms into a heavily-regulated privilege.”
More Evidence Younger Americans Less Supportive Of Gun Control Laws :: 04/23/2020
A new study in the journal Preventative Medicine has found that younger Americans are less supportive of gun control measures than their older counterparts, and that support for gun control among young adults didn’t noticeably increase after high profile shootings like the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Nova Scotia Shooter Likely Used Illegally Obtained Guns :: 04/23/2020
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police now say that they have a “good idea” that the man who killed 22 people in an hours long rampage in Nova Scotia last weekend did not have a firearms acquisition certificate and illegally possessed the guns he used in his attack.
The Blacklist Misinformation on Guns :: 04/23/2020
These days, television entertainment shows depict gun owners either as buffoons or criminals. They never portray regular civilians using guns to save lives, and instead like to show firearms falling into the wrong hands.
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