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Video Exonerates Man Set Up By Louisiana Cops And Prosecutors :: 03/01/2015

If not for cell phone video, 47-year-old disabled veteran Douglas Dendinger could be going to prison — because of an apparent coordinated effort by Washington Parish, La. cops and prosecutors who falsely accused him of battery and witness intimidation.

Out-Going Attorney General Complains Law Prevents Racial Justice Prosecutions Of Gun Owners :: 02/28/2015

The Department of Justice announced earlier this week that they lacked any evidence to charge George Zimmerman with federal civil rights crimes for the self-defense shooting of Trayvon Martin, a fact completely unsurprising to those who have researched the tri-racial Zimmerman’s background and his diverse group of family and friends.

Federal Judge: California handgun roster is constitutional :: 02/27/2015

A district judge on Wednesday found that the limitations under California’s Unsafe Handgun Act, which prohibits many pistols commonly sold in the rest of the country, do not violate the Second Amendment.

Dad hits back after 'false arrest' at school meeting :: 02/26/2015

A New Hampshire man who was handcuffed and arrested for speaking his mind at a local school board meeting last year has filed a lawsuit against the police, alleging violations of his civil rights.

Mo. Supreme Court Asked to Throw Out Gun Right's Amendment :: 02/26/2015

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state Supreme Court will be asked tomorrow to throw out the gun rights amendment to the state Constitution that voters approved in August.

PA Preemption - Dauphin County judge strikes down three of Harrisburg's gun ordinances :: 02/26/2015

A Dauphin County Judge on Wednesday struck down three of Harrisburg's five gun ordinances, concluding they are illegal under Pennsylvania law.

High court weighs right of convicted felon to sell guns :: 02/25/2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is considering a tricky dilemma faced by people who legally own guns, but are then convicted of a serious crime and have to get rid of them.

PA Preemption - City of Harrisburg asks judge to dump Second Amendment claims from gun lawsuit :: 02/25/2015

Attorneys for the city of Harrisburg asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss claims by a Pennsylvania gun owners group that city ordinances violate their Second Amendment rights.

One Man's Account of Applying for Concealed Carry Permit in D.C.: 'There Goes My Right to Bear Arms' :: 02/22/2015

Following a federal judge’s decision to strike down a ban on carrying handguns in Washington, D.C., Washington Free Beacon’s Stephen Gutowski applied for a concealed carry permit. He reportedly filled out a “bunch of paperwork,” gave the city his fingerprints and paid $110. Three months later, he was informed by the city that he didn’t demonstrate a “special need for self-protection distinguishable from the general community.” His application was denied.

Second Amendment Rights Squashed in Florida :: 02/22/2015

You have all heard the story of Dale Norman, the man in Fort Pierce who walked out of his house with his freshly minted Florida concealed carry license and was arrested because he did not realize his firearm was partially exposed.

Appeal Court Upholds Florida's Ban on Open-Carry, But Case Appears Headed For Supremes :: 02/19/2015

Two years ago—on Feb. 19, 2012—Dale Norman, a resident of St. Lucie County, was walking on a sidewalk in Fort Pierce when he was quickly arrested at gunpoint by police officers. They’d noticed his gun holster, clearly visible at his waist. He had a valid concealed weapons permit. But he was charged with violating Florida’s ban on openly carrying weapons, a second-degree misdemeanor. A jury trial found him guilty. A county judge fined him $613.

Second Amendment protects people with old, nonviolent felony convictions :: 02/19/2015

In D.C. v. Heller, the Supreme Court stated that (emphasis added, citations omitted, as usual), Like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited. From Blackstone through the 19th-century cases, commentators and courts routinely explained that the right was not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose.

Lancaster expects to respond to NRA suit after motion for delay denied :: 02/17/2015

Lancaster plans to soon respond to the National Rifle Association's lawsuit against it after a judge refused to stay, or postpone, the suit until a related case is resolved.

FOAC Preemption Lawsuit: Fight over Harrisburg's gun ordinances laps into federal court :: 02/14/2015

As a Dauphin County judge weighs the fate of one lawsuit challenging Harrisburg's gun ordinances, city officials are moving a second suit attacking those laws to federal court.

Federal Judge Rules Ban on Interstate Handgun Sales UNCONSTITUTIONAL :: 02/12/2015

Wasn’t expecting this news to come out today, but this is actually a big ruling folks. A federal court has just ruled that the ban on interstate sales of handguns is unconstitutional. Yep, you read that right.

Gun group sues DC over permit laws: It's a Bill of Rights, not a 'Bill of Needs' :: 02/11/2015

The Second Amendment Foundation is not giving up on its fight against DC’s draconian gun laws.

Manhattan Federal Court judge shoots down pro-gun group's lawsuit :: 02/10/2015

NRA-affiliated New York State Pistol and Rifle Association sued the city in 2013, saying some city laws infringed on their Second Amendment rights. Judge Robert Sweet denied the suit, calling the regulations 'reasonable' and a 'minimal, or at most, modest burden.'

Harrisburg battles gun lawsuit in court :: 02/07/2015

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The City of Harrisburg made its first appearance in court Friday to fight for its gun ordinances.

Alan Gura and SAF 2nd Suit against DC :: 02/06/2015

Arizona - -(Ammoland.com)- The wheels of justice in the District of Columbia are turning exceedingly slowly in enforcing the second amendment of the Constitution. It was shortly after the Heller decision in 2008, that Alan Gura and SAF filed suit in what has become the Palmer case in the District of Columbia. That suit was filed in August of 2009, only a little more than a year after Heller was decided in June of 2008. It took almost exactly five years to get a ruling in the Palmer case. Alan Gura, during that period, filed two petitions for a writ of mandamus.

D.C. shoots down 99% of gun-permit applicants :: 02/06/2015

If anyone has been able to get a concealed-carry permit in the District of Columbia since it was ordered by a court to allow such permits, Alan Gottlieb would like to know the secret of their success.

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