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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Idaho: Important Self-Defense Law Now in Effect


On July 1st, Senate Bill 1313 went into effect. This important piece of legislation, which improved the ability of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves in Idaho, was passed by the legislature earlier this year and became law in March.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Delaware: Legislature Adjourns from its 2018 Legislative Session


Yesterday, the Delaware General Assembly adjourned from their 2018 Legislative Session.

KPIX
California ‘Bullet Button’ Gun Registry Process Bogs Down As Deadline Looms


Take Jay Jacobson. He’s a gun manufacturer, so he knows his firearms. Yet his attempt to register some personal rifles on the California state website has him stumped. He showed us an example: one of the firearms he is trying to register got kicked back three times.

COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Ohio: Group tied to Bloomberg helping city fight gun regulations lawsuit


A national group that supports more gun regulation is backing Columbus as it fights a lawsuit from gun-rights groups that sued the city over firearms restrictions enacted this year.

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Feds: Oklahoma medical marijuana users can't possess guns


Federal officials say Oklahoma residents with medical marijuana cards will be prohibited from obtaining gun permits, following a recent decision by voters to approve the medical use of the drug.
 
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DAILY ALERT FOR Wednesday, July 4, 2018
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LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Florida Alert: Don’t Believe What Pollsters Say about the Gun Control Views of NRA Members

Originally Posted By: Marion Hammer

Time and again national pollsters insist on reporting how NRA members and other gun owners feel about gun control. Don’t believe a word of it.

None of these pollsters has access to NRA’s membership list. NRA strictly protects its membership list and doesn’t give it to mainstream media types, pollsters, solicitors or anyone else. It is a private list and always has been. Anyone who claims to have access to NRA’s membership list is not telling the truth.

Originally Posted By: Marion Hammer
The only legitimate poll of NRA members ever done was a national scientific survey commissioned by NRA. It surveyed 1,000 randomly-selected NRA members across the country and found that NRA members are united on today’s issues.

92 percent oppose banning the sale of firearms between private citizens.
92 percent oppose background checks on the sale of firearms between private citizens.
89 percent oppose banning so-called “assault weapons.”
93 percent oppose gun registration.
91 percent SUPPORT laws to keep guns out of the hands of people with mental illnesses.

That is the only legitimate survey of NRA members in existence. It was conducted to expose the bevy of pollsters reporting false survey results.
 
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WASHINGTON POST
Trump still pondering Supreme Court pick as big reveal nears


President Donald Trump said Sunday he was still deliberating his decision on a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy as his self-imposed deadline for an announcement neared amid furious lobbying and frenzied speculation

POLITICO
‘The Super Bowl of politics’: Trump’s team readies for Supreme Court battle


In a sparsely decorated “war room” next to the West Wing on the White House grounds, Trump administration officials have been preparing for the president’s Supreme Court pick with an anything-can-happen approach to the historic task.

WASHINGTON POST
Anti-gun protesters take over Chicago highway


Hundreds of people took over a major Chicago highway Saturday, shutting down all northbound lanes of traffic on Interstate 94 — better known locally as the Dan Ryan Expressway — to protest gun violence in the city.

OCEAN CITY NEWS
Oliver North Draws Packed Crowds and Protesters in Ocean City


Only once during his remarks did he briefly mention his appointment as the new president of the National Rifle Association, a position that has drawn criticism from gun opponents, including protesters who carried signs and chanted slogans denouncing North while marching outside the Tabernacle.

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
Legally Armed Teachers Explain Why They Carry Guns in Their Schools


In the weeks and months since the school shootings in Parkland, Florida, and Santa Fe, Texas, the debate over whether teachers should be able to carry firearms in schools has received a great deal of attention. A number of states have allowed teachers to carry firearms in schools for years and provide some insight into how such programs work in practice and what motivates teachers who want to be armed.
 
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DAILY ALERT FOR Tuesday, July 10, 2018
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WASHINGTON POST
Brett Kavanaugh is nominated by Trump to succeed Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy


In a Second Amendment case, Kavanaugh said he would have struck down D.C.’s regulations banning certain semiautomatic long guns.

USA TODAY
Kavanaugh: I revere the Constitution


After accepting President Trump's nomination to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh spoke about the Constitution.

HARTFORD COURANT
Anti-gun Senators Blumenthal, Murphy Concerned About Trump's Supreme Court Pick


Earlier Monday, both of Connecticut’s senators said they were concerned that Kavanaugh would deliver rulings against gun control.

TULSA WORLD
Southeast Oklahoma district votes to allow licensed school staff to carry firearms


Another rural Oklahoma school district will allow its employees to carry firearms this fall in an effort to keep students and staff from harm.



NEWS
NRA Applauds Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court


Fairfax, Va. -The National Rifle Association (NRA) applauds the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat on the United States Supreme Court.
 
Originally Posted By: ILADAILY ALERT FOR Monday, July 16, 2018
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WSMV NASHVILLE
Nashville woman shoots boyfriend to protect her children


A north Nashville woman told police she was forced to shoot her boyfriend after he attacked her children on Saturday night. Police say the children corroborated the woman's complaint and had visible injuries.

DAILY CALLER
Soros-linked group will spend millions to stop Kavanaugh


A new political advocacy group that vowed to put $5 million behind an effort to stop Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court has significant ties to the liberal financier George Soros.

THE HILL
Gun control advocates are hyperventilating over Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination


Gun control advocates are hyperventilating over President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

TIMES UNION
Gun rights groups side with Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh


For Republican pro-Second Amendment Reps. Elise Stefanik and John Faso, Trump’s Supreme Court pick was an “excellent choice.”

POLITICO
Feinstein: I’m equipped to lead anti-Kavanaugh brigade


Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Saturday that the vetting process for the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court will be “incredibly difficult,’’ and that her staff is reading nearly 1 million documents that she said could give red-state Democrats reason to oppose his nomination.

THE DENVER POST
Colorado: Boulder County Sheriff’s Office report notes increase in concealed carry permits in 2017


Boulder County saw an increase in concealed carry permit holders in 2017, and the sheriff’s office said it has already seen an increase again so far in 2018.
 
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DAILY ALERT FOR Wednesday, July 18, 2018
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SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
California: Gun control activists call for end to gun shows at Cow Palace


Prior attempts to shut down the guns shows locally have been largely unsuccessful, including 2013 legislation that would have required approval by local authorities. That legislation was vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown.

FOX NEWS
Campaign manager quits after video shows candidate secretly backing gun ban


The campaign manager of a Democrat seeking a U.S. House seat in upstate New York quit the campaign Tuesday, after a video showed the candidate saying she wouldn't publicly endorse a ban on certain firearms -- for fear that she’d lose the election.

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oregon: Pro-Second Amendment measure to appear on Klamath ballot


Petitioners collected enough signatures to place a pro-Second Amendment measure on the November ballot in Klamath County.
 
Originally Posted By: NRA-ILADAILY ALERT FOR Thursday, July 19, 2018
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MERCER ISLAND REPORTER
Concerns arise over Initiative 1639 petition format


Significant concerns have been raised about whether the format of the I-1639 petition sheets complies fully with Washington’s constitutional and statutory requirements.

THE OLYMPIAN
Washington: I-1639 petition flaw: can anyone fix it?


Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman is in a dilemma over Initiative 1639. What is a problem is that I-1639 petitions – signed by more than 360,000 voters and filed with the Office of Secretary of State for verification – look flawed. Wyman says the law requires a readable copy of the initiative text on the back of petitions. But the I-1639 language was in a tiny, hard-to-read font, which leaves her “concerned” that a precedent is set if she ignores it. The second-term Republican said the petitions also failed to clearly mark initiative language that would be new in state law if I-1639 passes. The standard is for initiatives to underline any new language and to run a line through any wording to be repealed.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
California: Federal Court Upholds Decision to Block California’s Magazine Ban


A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit issued a ruling in the case of Duncan v. Becerra on Tuesday upholding a lower court’s decision to suspend enforcement of California’s restriction on the possession of magazines that hold 10 rounds or more.

MYNORTHWEST
More Washington cities consider gun storage mandates


Communities not far from Seattle are now considering their own safe gun storage regulations after the Emerald City passed its own.

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Utah lawmakers debate requiring gun locks


The National Rifle Association attacked the proposal Wednesday, and the Legislature’s Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee held a long discussion about whether it would infringe too much on gun owners’ rights, and whether it would actually prevent suicide.
 
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HOT AIR
Video: Armed Citizen Effectively Defends Family In Houston


“How many of us,” KHOU’s Michelle Choi asked earlier this morning, “have showed up to our driveways late at night, gotten out of our cars thinking everything is safe?” One Houston woman did exactly that last night and got attacked by two men intending on conducting a home-invasion robbery. Unfortunately, the perpetrators chose their target poorly:

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cuomo, Lawmakers Urge Senate to Block Kavanaugh Over Guns


Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have joined New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in calling on the U.S. Senate to reject Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh because of his expansive interpretation of gun rights and the Second Amendment.

THE HILL
NRA sues Seattle over 'safe storage' gun legislation


The National Rifle Association (NRA) has filed a lawsuit against Seattle over the city’s new gun legislation.
 
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THE DAILY SIGNAL
I Used to Hate Guns and the NRA. Then I Was Mugged.


I’d hated guns since I was a teenager. It was a gun that killed John Lennon, after all. Guns killed President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King. Get rid of the guns, problem solved—or so I thought. In December of 2012, I even tweeted President Barack Obama, urging him to repeal the Second Amendment and “stop” the National Rifle Association. (Never mind that a president can’t do either by himself.)



NEWS
Florida Candidate Loses Endorsement for Supporting Gun Control


The previous endorsement for Fred Costello has been rescinded and his rating has been changed from an “A” to a “?” due to his recent statements in support of Florida’s gun control bill, SB 7026.

VERMONT DIGGER
Gov Phil Scott’s (VT) approval rating topples after signing gun control bills


Gov. Phil Scott saw a sharp drop in approval in the second quarter of 2018, the latest Morning Consult poll shows, a plummet that political analysts are attributing to his decision earlier this year to tighten the state’s gun laws. Two other recent polls have shown Scott struggling with his own political base, but unlike those polls, Morning Consult conducts regular polling showing changes over time. Scott, who last quarter was one of the most popular governors in the country, is now one of the least. The new poll shows him dropping from the list of top 10 most liked governors and falling to just three spots away from the 10 least popular state executives.

STAR ADVERTISER
Hawaii gun enthusiasts welcome appeals court ruling


Renyold Studler, head gunsmith at Honolulu Firearms & Range on Queen Street, wears a Sig Sauer 1911 .45-caliber ACP semi-automatic pistol in a holster while he’s in the shop to protect merchandise, customers and his co-workers.

STAR ADVERTISER
‘Open carry’ rejected by Hawaii lawmakers


Senate Judiciary Committee Vice Chairman Karl Rhoads, who has introduced a number of bills in the House and Senate over the years to make Hawaii gun control laws more strict, said allowing people to openly carry loaded firearms in public is “a terrible idea.”

REUTERS
Federal court weighs challenge to Boston gun restrictions


A federal appeals court on Wednesday weighed whether the U.S. Constitution guarantees a right to carry guns in public for self-defense in a lawsuit challenging the firearm licensing policies of two Massachusetts municipalities including Boston.

STAR ADVERTISER
Hawaii: Hilo veteran has pushed for gun rights for 6 years


George Young Jr., a Chinese-Hawaiian Vietnam veteran from Hilo, wasn’t surprised after winning a lawsuit for the right to openly carry a gun for protection, a victory that could have significant implications for the Aloha State.

ROLL CALL
With Kavanaugh, Court Could Take Aim at Gun Control Laws


For the past eight years, the high court has avoided major cases addressing the extent to which Congress or state lawmakers can pass laws that restrict firearms — and Thomas and other conservative justices have noted their objections.

ABC NEWS
State Department defends allowing publication of blueprints to 3D print guns


While a State Department spokesperson pointed out that "the court did not rule in favor of the plaintiffs in this case," the administration settled anyway, in part, because there's no added public safety threat because "certain firearms and related items... are widely available" already, the spokesperson told ABC News.

NJ.COM
Oops! Anti-gun N.J. lawmakers look to fix high-capacity magazine ban that also includes cops


Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new law last month limiting the size of firearms magazines in New Jersey to 10 rounds as part of a package of bills meant to tighten the state's already strict gun laws.But the measure, which made possession of larger magazines a crime, with a few exceptions, had unintended consequences for police officers in the Garden State.
 
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GUN LAWS NEWS
New York Daily News’ Anti-Gun Hijinx Stinks as Paper Sinks


The New York Daily News announced this week that that it was cutting half of its newsroom staff in response to plummeting revenues and circulation. The once-great paper, a New York institution known for its pithy headlines and tabloid format that commuters found easy to read on buses and trains, is failing.



GUN LAWS NEWS
Schumer Goes Full Semi-automatic


Everybody knows you never go full semiautomatic. That is, except Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and his anti-gun comrades. On July 22, the Senate minority leader decided to fear-monger about homemade 3D-printed firearms following a Justice Department settlement that will permit firearm schematics to be more readily shared online. Wailing that “America is going to get a lot less safe,” Schumer claimed that such firearms “are not only scary, they’re outright dangerous in the way they can mimic the look and the capacity of a hardened, fully semiautomatic weapon.” A day later, Michael Bloomberg front-group Moms Demand Action re-posted Schumer’s comments on their twitter feed.



GUN LAWS NEWS
Canada: Toronto Politicians Push Nationwide Handgun Ban, Feds to Consider Proposal


Canadian gun control advocates’ goal of civilian disarmament came further into focus this week following a tragic shooting Sunday in Toronto that killed two people and wounded 13. As law enforcement officials were still working to determine where attacker Faisal Hussain had obtained the pistol used in the shooting, various Toronto politicians called for a total ban on the sale or possession of handguns in Canada’s most populous city and for federal legislation that would ban the sale and possession of all handguns and semiautomatic firearms nationwide. Canada’s Liberal-led federal government has expressed its support for further gun control, and is reported to be contemplating a total handgun ban.



GUN LAWS NEWS
Ninth Circuit Stunner: Second Amendment Protects Public Open Carry!


Gun control advocates undoubtedly awoke with a piercing headache Wednesday morning as the news sunk in that the U.S. appellate court for America’s largest circuit has recognized that the Second Amendment protects a right to openly carry loaded firearms in public for self-defense. The ruling came Tuesday in the case of Young v. State of Hawaii.



NEWS
New York Times Revels in Mass Gun Destruction Photo-Essay


The term “gun porn” – which can be derogatory or not, depending on the context – refers to photographs that unabashedly celebrate the engineering and artistry of firearms. It pokes fun at the idea that there is something about seeing shiny chrome or deep bluing on a well-crafted receiver that quickens the pulse of Second Amendment advocates and firearm enthusiasts Who wouldn’t, after all, want those guns for themselves?



NEWS GUN LAWS
Appeals Court Tees Up Interstate Handgun Sale Ban for Possible Supreme Court Review


Last week in Mance v. Sessions, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied, by one vote, a request for a rehearing of the case by the full panel of the court, and confirmed the reversal of a lower court decision that had ruled the interstate handgun sale ban to be unconstitutional.

WASHINGTON POST
Virginia governor assails school system’s plan to arm teachers


The five-member School Board in Lee County, a small system in Virginia’s far southwest, voted unanimously earlier this month to select an undisclosed number of teachers and staff members to carry concealed weapons or store them in safes on school property.

IRISH TIMES
Ireland: ‘Huge drop’ in gun dealerships leading to ‘more smuggling’


The IGTA said current “overly-strict controls” and “bureaucratic conditions” on legitimate dealers have led to “a decrease in their business and an increase in the smuggling of shooting products into the country”.

FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
Vermont: Gov. Scott's popularity plummets after backing gun control


But Scott might get voted off the island. While he had a 65-21 approval-disapproval rating among Vermonters in the first quarter, he has fallen to 47 percent approval, 42 percent disapproval in this week’s findings, tarnishing his both-sides-of-the-street cred. The likeliest reason for the plummet in his popularity is a landmark gun-control law he signed in April amid protests in this historically gun-friendly state.



NEWS
NRA Challenges Fraudulent Ballot Petitions in Washington


NRA is challenging the Washington Secretary of State's decision to certify fraudulent ballot petitions for sweeping gun control measures on the November ballot.

GAINESVILLE SUN
Florida: Self-defense law is misunderstood


In response to The Sun’s July 25 editorial, “Florida law encourages shootings,” some education and clarification are needed on the history and use of Florida’s misnamed “stand your ground” law and the term “castle doctrine.”

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE
Guns or marijuana? Some patients will have to make the choice


As Louisiana's medical marijuana program takes shape some patients might have to make a difficult choice: keep their gun ownership rights or participate in the program.

WLOX
Mississippi: Attorney General says gun restriction signs in courthouse illegal


The fight over enhanced conceal carry rights in courthouses is getting bigger.Now, the State Attorney General’s office has sent Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson a warning. The signs he has posted at the Harrison County Courthouse concerning firearms are illegal, and they must come down or change in 30 days.

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington: State Supreme Court clarifies when felons can regain gun rights


People in Washington state who want to have their gun rights restored after a felony conviction must be crime-free for five years, but it doesn’t have to be the five years immediately before they petition.
 
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THE HILL
Judge blocks gun control groups' lawsuit to stop downloadable 3D-printed guns


A federal judge on Friday tossed out a motion from three national gun control groups seeking a last-minute halt to a settlement that would allow for blueprints of 3-D printed firearms to be posted and dowloaded online.

THE FEDERALIST
The Libertarian Case For Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Nomination


All this goes without mentioning other issues that make libertarian ears ring, ranging from the Second Amendment—he would’ve struck down DC’s gun-registration requirement and ban on semi-automatic rifles, using an historical rather than a “tiers of scrutiny” approach—to a skepticism of broad judicial deference (Chevron, Auer, etc.) to executive agencies. As he repeated at his nomination ceremony, “the Constitution’s separation of powers protects individual liberty.”

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Washington Post reporter surprised to discover some guns more dangerous than others


A recent story in that paper cites new research which found a direct correlation between caliber size and shooting lethality. The bigger the bullet a gun fires, those researchers discovered, the more damage it will do to another human being. That’s enough for writer Christopher Ingraham to conclude that “not all guns are created equal.” But that is obvious, not groundbreaking.
 
WOW!3D guns seem to be the biggest threat to safety in the US suddenly judging from the amount of attention they are getting from political types across the country.

Wonder how many gang-bangers and ne'er do wells will set up to produce firearms to rape, pillage and steal across the USA?

Regards,
hps



DAILY ALERT FOR Monday, August 6, 2018
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WFTV
Armed bystander takes down gunman at Titusville back-to-school event


TITUSVILLE, Fla. - An armed bystander shot a man who opened fired on a back-to-school event at a Titusville park after a fistfight, police said The shooting occurred at Isaac Campbell Park on South Street shortly after 5:20 p.m. when the shooter, whom police have not identified, returned to the park after a fistfight and began firing, investigators said.

KRTE
Concealed carry holder stops attempted carjacking in Littlefield


LITTLEFIELD, TX (KCBD)—Ruben Garcia Lopez, a 25-year-old Littlefield resident, has been arrested, charged with attempting to hijack a car and assaulting a woman and a police officer.

THE WASHINGTON TIMES
NRA mocks David Hogg for employing 'armed security' during protest at its headquarters


Guns for me, but not for thee. The National Rifle Association taunted gun control activist David Hogg and his group’s Saturday protest at its Fairfax, Virginia, headquarters by noting his security. “Today, @davidhogg111 (with armed security) and a bunch of gun-grabbing activists protested our empty HQ,” the gun-rights organization wrote on Twitter on Saturday night...

TOWNHALL
WATCH: NRA Trolls Anti-Gunners During Their 'March On The NRA' Event...And It's EPIC


Anti-gunners descended upon the National Rifle Association's (NRA) headquarters in Fairfax, Va. on Saturday for their 'National March on the NRA' event. Of course, in typical ironic fashion, David Hogg had to show up with armed security. Because it's okay for him to be protected by guns but not the rest of us.

REUTERS
U.S. appeals court rejects challenges to California gun laws


A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the constitutionality of two California laws restricting the ability of people to buy and carry firearms, rejecting appeals by gun rights advocates.

CINCINNATI.COM
Gov. John Kasich to Ohio lawmakers: Send me gun control bills


Gov. John Kasich wants Ohio lawmakers to pass his gun control proposals. In the meantime, Kasich declined to sign a bill that would allow veterans to skip concealed carry fees.

WASHINGTON POST
Don’t let the government censor blueprints for 3-D-printed guns


But those who oppose these weapons shouldn’t be celebrating. A government ban on publishing such blueprints is going to be difficult to sustain — and that’s probably as it should be. As one court put it in 2001: “Communication does not lose constitutional protection as ‘speech’ simply because it is expressed in the language of computer code.”

DALLAS MORNING NEWS
It's time to call out the left's false narrative on 3D guns


One of the most bizarre aspects of the modern gun debate is the extent to which it is still dominated by ignorance and misinformation. One of the most important controversies in American public life rages on, yet media gatekeepers and all too many politicians simply don't know the most basic facts.

NBC CONNECTICUT
Blumenthal Demands Ban on 3D-Printed Guns


This week, a federal judge in Washington issued a temporary restraining order to stop the release of 3-D printable gun blueprints. Now US Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wants to ensure that ruling becomes permanent

LOS ANGELES TIMES
L.A. councilman wants to make it illegal to download blueprints for a printable gun


Under a proposal introduced Friday by Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch Englander, Angelenos could be barred from possessing or transferring the blueprints for a 3-D-printed gun, as well as the weapons themselves. Englander also wants L.A. to prod the state to make possessing such guns or blueprints a felony across California.

WASHINGTON TIMES
Rhode Island: State senator to try to ban 3D-printed guns with new bill


A Rhode Island state senator says she’ll try to get the state to ban 3D-printed plastic guns in the next legislative session.

NEW YORK POST
3-D printed guns are an imaginary problem


“That punk pulled a Glock 7 on me,” reported heroic law-enforcement officer John McClane. “It’s a porcelain gun made in Germany. It doesn’t show up on your airport metal detectors and probably costs more than what you make in a month.”A note for the gun-control gang: “Die Hard 2” wasn’t a documentary.
 
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NEWS
College Lacrosse Coach Discriminates Against Pro-2A Player


A college lacrosse player at Palm Beach Atlantic (PBA) University in Florida was told by his coach in June that he had to choose between the team or posting his hunting and firearm pictures online. “You want to play lacrosse for PBA, you won’t post pics of your guns and stuff. That’s simple. You want to continue to post this – you don’t play,” the coach texted the student on June 26.

USA TODAY
NRA ad campaign urges Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation


The National Rifle Association has launched a seven-figure national and regional ad campaign, urging confirmation of President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh.

REASON.COM
The 1986 Plastic Gun Panic


Have you heard about the "undetectable plastic gun"? The gun control lobbies call it is "tailor-made for terrorism." The Washington Post reports that a state sponsor of terrorism is already attempting to obtain these guns. A Post columnist warns that the police "vehemently oppose the introduction of plastic guns into our armed society." Newsweek predicts the NRA will face a member revolt for opposing legislation to ban plastic guns: "This time the gun lobby may have shot itself in the foot."

DAILY SIGNAL
Sen. Mike Lee: Why I Objected to a Bill That Would Ban 3D Gun Designs


Following Trump’s tweet, however, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., went to the Senate floor and tried to pass a bill by unanimous consent (meaning there would be no roll call vote, the bill would just pass the Senate immediately without any debate) that would have banned the mere publication of any designs for a plastic gun that could be produced by a 3D printer.

TOWNHALL
Gun Control Becomes Speech Control


In a recent editorial demanding censorship of legal, unclassified information about firearms, The Washington Post mentioned freedom of speech in passing but immediately dismissed its relevance.

CBS SACRAMENTO
California: Lodi Teen Kicked Out Of Class Over NRA Shirt


An angry mother is speaking out after she says a Lodi High School history teacher targeted students wearing T-shirts advertising the National Rifle Association.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Washington: NRA and SAF File Lawsuit Against City of Edmonds


On Tuesday, August 7th, the NRA and the Second Amendment Foundation filed a lawsuit against the City of Edmonds to invalidate the mandatory firearm storage ordinance that was recently passed by the Edmonds City Council.
 
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THE GOLDENDALE SENTINEL
Gun control initiative is certified for November ballot


On July 27, Secretary of State Kim Wyman certified Initiative 1639 for the November General Election.Wyman said concerns remain about whether the format of the I-1639 petition signature sheets complies with constitutional and statutory requirements, and whether it sets a precedent for future petitions. However, the initiative complied with the requirements of RCW 29A.72.170, which limits the Secretary's authority over initiatives to specific criteria.

NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE.COM
To Limit the Second Amendment, New York Attacks the First


As I’ve written many times before, the battle over gun rights has devolved into a bitter, unyielding culture war, and in a culture war, civil liberties are often the first casualty. State officials have their own free-speech rights, yes, but those free-speech rights do not include the right to use express or implied threats to wield state power against disfavored viewpoints. Heckle all you want, Governor Cuomo. Display your malice. But the instant that malice translates into state action aimed at speech is the instant the Constitution holds you to account.

NEW YORK POST
Andrew Cuomo is now at war with the Bill of Rights

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s lawyers will be in federal court in Albany next month, when they’ll try to get a judge to dismiss the lawsuit against him by America’s largest civil rights organization.

DETROIT NEWS
Scaremongering over 3D guns has little to do with reality


First of all, 3D plastic guns aren't being sold to the public. Neither are "downloadable firearms" or "ghost guns." These things don't exist. Data, code and information are being sold to the public. There is no magical contraption that creates a new gun on demand. Sorry.

LOS ANGELES TIMES
The boring truth about 3-D printed guns


It's rare in 2018 for even the most shocking news story to hold public attention beyond a 48-hour window, but it has been weeks since the State Department agreed to let Austin, Texas-based Defense Distributed resume hosting its digital firearms files at DEFCAD.com, and the media frenzy has yet to fully abate. After several state attorneys general sued to block the settlement, a Seattle judge granted a temporary restraining order, and a hearing is set for Friday.
 
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ORLANDO SENTINEL
Florida: AG candidate promises anti-gun task force if elected


The group would return recommendations within 60 to 90 days, on topics including from the state’s preemption of local gun laws, 3-D printing of guns, the sale of assault-style weapons and school shootings.

THE STAR
Canada: Premier Doug Ford opposes ban on handgun sales in Toronto


Premier Doug Ford says he is against a council-requested ban on the sale of handguns and their ammunition within Toronto’s boundaries.

NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE
The Truth about the Second Amendment


It was always meant to protect an individual right



NEWS
Canada: Toronto Mayor Calls for Gun Bans, Ontario Premier Targets Criminals


Canadian anti-gun politicians’ campaign to disarm law-abiding citizens continued this week. On Monday, the Canadian press reported on an August 3 letter from Toronto Mayor John Tory to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In the missive, Tory appeared to back a plan of total civilian disarmament for Canada’s largest city and urged Trudeau to amend the Liberal Party’s proposed gun control legislation, Bill C-71, to include a host of severe restrictions.



NEWS
NoFundMe: NRA Protest March Nets $70 in National Fundraising Effort


Crowd funding is a relatively recent innovation that allows a person or cause to leverage the vast reach of the Internet to raise money for virtually every imaginable purpose. Even small donations of a few dollars can aggregate into impressive sums with sufficient participation. It also provides an interesting window into the sorts of appeals that move people into parting with their own hard-won cash, as participants vote with their wallets, rather than just their online clicks or survey answers. To that extent, it can provide some insight into what issues really attract substantial grassroots support.



NEWS
King County Unveils “Common Sense” Action Plan: Ban “Semi-automatic, High Velocity Weapons”


In a July 23rd op-ed, Joe McDermott, the Council Chair of King County, Washington, introduced a multi-prong “King County Gun Safety Action Plan” aimed at reducing gun violence.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION NEWS
Divided Appeals Panel Upholds California Ban on Post-2013 Pistols


Imagine if California, to combat what the legislature considered the serious problem of manmade global warming, required all new vehicles sold by car dealers in the state to run on grass clippings, rather than fossil fuels.



NEWS
Adventures in Correlation


Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut recently linked to a news article about a CDC report on homicides, claiming that “allowing more guns in more places isn’t making us safer. It’s doing the opposite.”

DALLAS MORNING NEWS.COM
Anti-NRA Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway resigns from City Council after pleading guilty to federal corruption charges


Anti-NRA Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway, who called on NRA to cancel its 2018 convention in Dallas earlier this year, has pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges, according to documents filed in Dallas federal court Thursday morning. He has also resigned from the Dallas City Council.The 66-year-old Caraway, who has also served as the city's interim mayor, admitted to accepting $450,000 in bribes and kickbacks.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION HUNTING
California: Several Firearm-Related Bills Sent to their Respective Appropriations Committee Suspense File


The Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees met earlier this week and sent all but one firearm-related bill to their respective suspense files to be heard at a later date. The deadline for bills to pass out of the fiscal committees is August 17. Senate Bill 221, was the only firearm-related bill the Assembly Appropriations Committee passed out of committee on Wednesday, August 8. SB 221 is eligible for a vote on the Assembly floor.
 
DAILY ALERT FOR Monday, August 13, 2018
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NEWS
NRA Endorses Hyde-Smith for U.S. Senate


FAIRFAX, Va. – The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) announced on Monday its endorsement of Cindy Hyde-Smith to represent Mississippi in the U.S. Senate.

POLITICO
Kavanaugh confirmation hearings set for Sept. 4


Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's Senate confirmation hearings will start on Sept. 4 and last between three and four days, Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced on Friday.

BALTIMORE SUN
General Assembly to consider banning 3D-printed guns in Maryland


The Maryland General Assembly will consider legislation next year to ban access to 3D-printed guns after the federal government gave a Texas-based company the OK to distribute weapon blueprints.
 
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DAILY ALERT FOR Tuesday, August 14, 2018
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THE HILL
Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh called Scalia a 'hero' and 'role model'


“I loved the guy,” Kavanaugh said in June 2016 at a conference at George Mason Law School. “To me, he was and remains a hero and a role model.”

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Don't forget all those other judges


Senate Republicans are using their rare August work session to make progress on several of President Trump's nominees to the lower courts and the Executive Branch, even as they continue to meet behind closed doors with Trump's Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh.

NATIONAL REVIEW
Ninth Circuit Returns to Form, Upholds Bizarre California Gun Regulation


In a ruling earlier this month, it upheld one of the most bizarre and nonsensical gun regulations in the nation. It did so by essentially ignoring the plain language of Heller and approving a legal regime that will naturally and inevitably lead to diminishing options for citizens who seek to lawfully exercise their constitutional right to self-defense.

NATIONAL REVIEW
Bethany Mandel: Women Need Guns


Guns aren’t just an equalizer in situations of random violence, robberies, and potential rapes; they also keep women safe from attackers closer to home.
 
DAILY ALERT FOR Thursday, August 16, 2018
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DAILY ALERT FOR Friday, August 17, 2018
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NEWS
Judge blocks Washington ballot initiative


Thurston County judge Friday dealt a major blow to a proposed firearms-regulation measure, raising questions about whether Initiative 1639 will appear on Washington’s fall ballot. Superior Court Judge James Dixon ruled that the formatting of the signature petitions used in the Alliance For Gun Responsibility’s campaign “did not comport” to Washington law.

THE ADVOCATE
Louisiana commission blocks two banks from $600 million road plan because of gun sales policies


The State Bond Commission barred two of the largest banks in the world from participating in efforts to fund some highway projects in Louisiana because of firearms policies instituted after recent mass shootings. On 7-6 vote, the commission excluded Citigroup Inc., the nation’s third largest bank, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, the second largest, from participating in a $600 million plan to widen Interstate 10 in Baton Rouge and improve access into the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, along with a project in Shreveport.

MYNORTHWEST.COM
NRA wins Washington case, stops gun control initiative from going to ballot


Organizers behind gun control Initiative 1639 did not comply with state signature gathering rules, according to a Thurston County superior court judge who ruled in favor of the NRA Friday. I-1639 will now be removed from the November ballot. “The National Rifle Association is glad to see the court today recognized how negligent, if not worse, gun control advocates were in their signature-gathering for this ill-advised ballot initiative,” said Chris W. Cox, executive director, NRA-ILA.



NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION
NRA Wins Lawsuit in Washington State, Prevents I-1639 From Appearing on Ballot


The Thurston County Superior Court today ruled in favor of the National Rifle Association and ordered a writ of mandamus to prevent I-1639 from appearing on the ballot. The judge agreed the signature sheets did not comply with state law – the font size was too small to be readable and didn't include strikethroughs.



LEGAL & LEGISLATION
California: Precursor Parts Bill Held in Committee as Appropriations Committees Take Up Suspense Files


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KSAT.COM
Professors challenge to Texas 'Campus Carry' law rejected


Three University of Texas professors have lost another legal round in their challenge to a Texas law allowing people with concealed-handgun licenses to carry weapons on public university campuses. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday refused to revive their lawsuit, which had been dismissed last year by a federal judge in Texas.

WASHINGTON POST
Senate confirms the 25th and 26th appellate judges during Trump's tenure


The Senate on Thursday confirmed the 25th and 26th appellate court judges during President Donald Trump's tenure, as Republicans continued reshaping the federal judiciary at a record clip.

WASHINGTON TIMES
Sessions pledges DOJ will prosecute those who violate Undetectable Firearms Act


The nation’s top law enforcement officer committed Thursday to prosecuting individuals that create undetectable 3D printed firearms on Thursday.

RADIO CANADA INTERNATIONAL
Canada: Montreal city council set to increase pressure on Ottawa to toughen proposed gun legislation


Montreal is set to join Toronto in pressing the federal government to pass a nationwide ban handguns and assault rifles
 
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WASHINGTON TIMES
Washington: Judge tosses signatures on Washington gun initiative


A judge in Washington has thrown out more than 300,000 signatures to put a gun-control initiative on the November ballot, saying the petition format did not follow election law.

FOX NEWS
New study finds growing demand for Right-to-Carry permits


“We have seen an increase from 4.6 million permits in 2007 to 17.25 million now, with the number increasing every year,” the center’s founder John Lott told Fox News. “It seems very likely that we will continue seeing an increase next year.

PCMAG
Lawmakers Urge Internet Firms to Ban 3D-Printed Gun Files


Five Democratic lawmakers are attempting to push Google, Reddit and Twitter to ban the circulation of 3D-printed gun designs over their platforms.

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
‘Common-sense’ gun control plans actually don’t make sense


A recent editorial (“It’s time for common-sense gun measures,” Journal Aug. 12) called for state lawmakers to pass a number of gun control proposals rolled out last week by Democratic lawmakers. “Common-sense gun measures” is a phrase that gun control activists and anti-gun politicians use in hopes that the public and the media will avoid scrutinizing the details of these bills or questioning their enforceability, efficacy, intrusiveness or necessity.

NOLA.COM
Gun policies keep 2 major banks out of $600 million Louisiana deal


Louisiana officials blocked two of the nation's largest banks Thursday (Aug. 16) from involvement in a $600 million road-financing plan because they have policies restricting gun sales and manufacturing by their commercial customers.

CBC
Canada: RCMP commissioner 'not sure' handgun ban is the answer to gun violence


"I'm not sure if a complete ban is the answer or tweaking the legislation to ensure more accountability. That's definitely something we need to study," RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki told Chris Hall, host of CBC's The House.

REUTERS
Baghdad gun shops thrive after Iraqi rethink on arms control


The latest initiative came into force this summer and allows citizens to own and carry handguns, semi-automatic rifles and other assault weapons after obtaining official authorisation and an identity card that also details the individual’s weapons.Previously, gun sales were restricted to firearms for hunting and sport.

WICS
Illinois: Gov. Bruce Rauner signs bill to give FOID card holders 60-day renewal grace period


Gov. Bruce Rauner today signed legislation that gives gun owners a 60-day grace period to keep their Firearms Owners Identification Card active while their renewal application is being processed, even if the processing period extends beyond the card’s expiration date.
 
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