Gun Rights & The Second Amendment
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ Feb. 19 Dothan Eagle on a small-town newspaper that called for a resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan: Sign Up and Save Get six months of free digital access to The News & Observer SUBSCRIBE WITH GOOGLE #ReadLocal Among our most precious freedoms in America are freedom of speech […]
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In this Jan. 26, 2015, file photo, a supporter of open carry gun laws, wears a pistol as he prepares for a rally in support of open carry gun laws at the Capitol, in Austin, Texas. Texas is still sorting … Two more rural counties in New Mexico have passed resolutions saying they will not […]
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The Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow hosted a staff member of the NRA Tuesday to present on the organization and recruit students. Suzanne Sanglewicz, spokeswoman for the National Rifle Association, spoke to students at Tate Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 19 about the gun rights organization. The event was hosted by the group Collegians for a […]
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Editor’s note: The following is an analysis of House Bill 19-1177 , which would create in Colorado an “Extreme Risk Protection Order” process for the confiscation of firearms, more commonly known as a red flag law. The authors are David Kopel, research director at the Independence Institute, and Joseph Greenlee, an attorney in Steamboat Springs. […]
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The Supreme Court of the United States. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Ricky Carioti. By Robert Barnes | The Washington Post WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that the Constitution’s prohibition on excessive fines applies to state and local governments, limiting their abilities to impose fines and seize property. Justice Ruth Bader […]
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Mayor Sam Liccardo is proposing a series of new rules aimed at thwarting the illegal practice of purchasing firearms for ineligible individuals. Critics say the proposal should focus more on buyers, not retailers. Shutterstock/AS photo studio (TNS) — Mayor Sam Liccardo wants gun retailers in San Jose to video record all firearm purchases, ban home […]
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A universal firearm background check bill was one of the first bills House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats introduced this year. J. Scott Applewhite / AP Efforts by advocates to push gun-control legislation in statehouses and Congress have led to a flurry of bills that sponsors say are aimed at reducing shootings, suicides, and […]
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A woman and child view five crosses with the names of the five people killed in the Feb. 15 shooting at the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) Families of the latest innocent victims of gun violence are undertaking the grim task of planning and attending funerals. As they do, the question […]
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Two more rural counties in New Mexico have passed resolutions saying they will not require their sheriffs to enforce a series of gun-control proposals that have gone before state lawmakers. Commissioners in San Juan County in the state’s northwest corner and in Eddy County in the southeast have adopted “Second Amendment Sanctuary County” resolutions Tuesday. […]
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After input from a packed courtroom of citizens urging their representatives to send a stronger message to Santa Fe, the Roosevelt County Commission on Tuesday morning tabled a "watered down" resolution opposing pending gun-control legislation. (Photo courtesy of Eastern New Mexico News) PORTALES – After input from a packed courtroom of citizens urging their representatives […]
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