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DAILY ALERT FOR Tuesday, August 21, 2018
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NEWS
Outrage of the Week: New Mexico Principal Bullies Pro-Second Amendment Student
The last person you expect your kid to be bullied by is his school principal. But that's exactly what Lisa Riley, the mother of a recent high school graduate from Carlsbad, New Mexico, says happened to her son.
TEXAS TRIBUNE
Federal appeals court upholds Texas campus carry law
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld Texas' campus carry law, delivering another clear victory to the state in a longshot, long-running lawsuit brought by University of Texas at Austin professors opposed to the law.
WASHINGTON TIMES
Plans for 3D-printed guns explode across internet amid court battle to repress them
Plans for 3D-printed guns have spread across the internet over the past three weeks despite the efforts of a federal judge and some of the country’s largest social media companies to try to impose limits.
USA TODAY
States aim to permanently stop Internet release of 3D-printed gun plans
A federal judge in Seattle is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday on whether to block a settlement the US State Department reached with a company that would allow it to post blueprints for printing 3D weapons on the Internet.
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Federal judges appointed by Trump are starting to leave their mark
As Washington prepares for a Senate showdown over whether Brett Kavanaugh will join the Supreme Court, Trump has already put his stamp on the judiciary with the lifetime appointments of at least 43 federal judges. Ho was confirmed by the Senate in December by a 53-43 vote.
FRANCE24
Israel eases gun controls following lone-wolf attacks
The shift in policy, announced by the public security ministry late Monday, means that up to 600,000 Israelis could apply for gun licences, a dramatic increase on the current 140,000 civilians with permits.
MONTREAL GAZETTE
Canada: Montreal city council votes to demand Ottawa ban handguns, "assault weapons"
Montreal city council voted unanimously Monday to demand the federal government outlaw the private possession of handguns and assault weapons.
OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL ADAM LAXALT
Attorney General Laxalt Issues Statement Following Court Decision Dismissing Background Check Lawsuit
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt applauded a Nevada District Court’s decision to toss out a lawsuit brought by the proponents of Nevada’s stillborn Background Check Act, also known as Question 1. The lawsuit sought to shift the blame for the broken initiative from its drafters to Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt and Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval. The Court, in a comprehensive 22-page opinion, ruled that “as a matter of law, […] given the undisputed efforts to implement The Background Check Act, it is unenforceable as written.”
DAILY ALERT FOR Tuesday, August 21, 2018
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NEWS
Outrage of the Week: New Mexico Principal Bullies Pro-Second Amendment Student
The last person you expect your kid to be bullied by is his school principal. But that's exactly what Lisa Riley, the mother of a recent high school graduate from Carlsbad, New Mexico, says happened to her son.
TEXAS TRIBUNE
Federal appeals court upholds Texas campus carry law
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld Texas' campus carry law, delivering another clear victory to the state in a longshot, long-running lawsuit brought by University of Texas at Austin professors opposed to the law.
WASHINGTON TIMES
Plans for 3D-printed guns explode across internet amid court battle to repress them
Plans for 3D-printed guns have spread across the internet over the past three weeks despite the efforts of a federal judge and some of the country’s largest social media companies to try to impose limits.
USA TODAY
States aim to permanently stop Internet release of 3D-printed gun plans
A federal judge in Seattle is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday on whether to block a settlement the US State Department reached with a company that would allow it to post blueprints for printing 3D weapons on the Internet.
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Federal judges appointed by Trump are starting to leave their mark
As Washington prepares for a Senate showdown over whether Brett Kavanaugh will join the Supreme Court, Trump has already put his stamp on the judiciary with the lifetime appointments of at least 43 federal judges. Ho was confirmed by the Senate in December by a 53-43 vote.
FRANCE24
Israel eases gun controls following lone-wolf attacks
The shift in policy, announced by the public security ministry late Monday, means that up to 600,000 Israelis could apply for gun licences, a dramatic increase on the current 140,000 civilians with permits.
MONTREAL GAZETTE
Canada: Montreal city council votes to demand Ottawa ban handguns, "assault weapons"
Montreal city council voted unanimously Monday to demand the federal government outlaw the private possession of handguns and assault weapons.
OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL ADAM LAXALT
Attorney General Laxalt Issues Statement Following Court Decision Dismissing Background Check Lawsuit
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt applauded a Nevada District Court’s decision to toss out a lawsuit brought by the proponents of Nevada’s stillborn Background Check Act, also known as Question 1. The lawsuit sought to shift the blame for the broken initiative from its drafters to Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt and Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval. The Court, in a comprehensive 22-page opinion, ruled that “as a matter of law, […] given the undisputed efforts to implement The Background Check Act, it is unenforceable as written.”