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This Week In Gun Rights: August 1, 2020
The official 2020 DNC platform is out, and it’s unsurprising; Red Flag law buried in NDAA; Revelations regarding Justice Roberts; New York bans “Ghost Guns”; British Police raid home and arrest a 12-year old over a toy gun, while British press fearmonger over shotgun ownership.
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FPC Brief: Washington State’s Ban on Semiautomatic Rifles is Unconstitutional
Washington State’s 2018 ballot initiative, I-1639, imposed three severe restrictions on semiautomatic rifles: (1) It prohibits adults ages 18-to-21 from purchasing a semiautomatic rifle; (2) It requires law enforcement to conduct an extensive background check and records search on all purchasers of semiautomatic rifles; and (3) It forbids in-person sales of semiautomatic rifles to non-Washington residents.
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This Week In Gun Rights: July 25, 2020
Gun and ammo sales surge, more diverse gun buyers; Senate refuses to stop flow of military gear to police departments; Virginia sheriff taking steps to deputize thousands of residents; Canadian Human Rights Commission rejects complaint regarding Trudeau’s racist gun grab; D.C. messing with Heller again; and Biden hates the poors.
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State of Nebraska Gun Ban Based on Conviction Without a Jury Trial is Unconstitutional, FPC Supreme Court Brief Argues
“The Supreme Court has unequivocally held that the right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right,” said FPC’s Greenlee. “For a state to deprive someone of Second Amendment protections based on a nonviolent crime and without even a jury trial contradicts the fundamental nature of the right and violates the Constitution. We’re hopeful that the Supreme Court will take this case and hold unconstitutional Nebraska’s historically unsupported ban.”
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This Week In Gun Rights: July 18, 2020
New assault-weapon-hungry grabbers backing candidates; Bloomberg pricing out the Pennsylvania Legislature, and why you can’t trust politicians; Judge issues ruling expanding the scope of evidentiary search into Remington case; Victory in Virginia for young adults.
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This Week In Gun Rights: July 11, 2020
Check out the writeup for links to all the stories we discussed in the video! https://www.firearmspolicy.org/this_week_in_gun_rights_july_11_2020 Gun grabbers introduce bill banning “ghost gun machinery”; Northam hosts ceremonial signing away of Virginians’ gun rights; Did Subway cave to anti-gun zealots?; Hawaii passes new gun control law restricting interstate commerce; Boogaloo and BLM protestors joining forces?
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The Declaration of Independence — and What It Really Claimed
It has become a tradition for us to read aloud the Declaration of Independence on July 4th to put our celebration into a proper historical, philosophical, and emotional context. As law professor Josh Blackman correctly notes, “while you are enjoying your hotdogs and fireworks, praise the Declaration, which even today retains legal vitality.”
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This Week In Gun Rights: July 4, 2020
Universal background checks don’t work, Lisa Dunn; Colorado Supreme Court gets it wrong, upholds gun magazine capacity limit; Facebook ambushes Boogaloo groups, banning over 500 groups and pages; Nuts write to Subway to complain about their gun allergy; Iowa expands the right to carry in public buildings; New Hampshire passes red flag law.
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This Week In Gun Rights: June 27, 2020
D.C. sues Polymer80; Maryland’s background check system fails; 16 Attorneys General support background checks for ammunition purchases; Permit applications soar exponentially in Illinois as Chicagoans buy guns; Albuquerque parks declared “school premises” to ban firearms; The spin never stops: gun grabbers say lawful gun ownership to blame for police brutality; Rhode Island ghost gun ban carries a ten year prison sentence.
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This Week In Gun Rights: June 20, 2020
Matt Gaetz and the gun community call out ATF for possible brace ban. Federal judge strikes down Jackson, MS open carry ban. Grandma takes Northam to court in her first challenge to Virginia’s new gun laws. Information request yields documentation of Bloomberg’s exploitation of Sandy Hook. Are Chicago police no longer responding to shootings? Safety or security? Florida gun shop bans the wearing of masks.
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FPC Statement on Possible ATF Action to Ban More Legal Products
And so, today, we remind the ATF and President Trump that they, too, are accountable for whatever actions they take regarding further bans. And neither we, nor the voters, will forget.
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This Week In Gun Rights: June 13, 2020
Floyd family files request for United Nations to disarm the police; Federal court orders Connecticut to resume firearms licensing; Maryland County school district considers dismantling school resource officer program; New York politicians want doctors to decide whether or not you can have a gun; Wild, Wild Washington: Seattle warlord and Spokane militia guarding downtown businesses; Can’t stop the signal, eh?
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This Week In Gun Rights: June 6, 2020 FL Supreme Court, CA cops and the “Boog Bois”, Seattle gun tax failed.
Florida Supreme Court puts brakes assault weapons ban initiative, California police stirring fear of “Boog Bois”, Buffalo Bills’ Jake Fromm: Only “Elite White People” Should Own Guns, Dangerous past of Biden’s potential gun-grabbing running mate, Biden thinks police should shoot suspects in the leg, Chicago Mayor says don’t use your gun, call police instead, Cities in Florida under hardcore gun restrictions,Seattle gun tax is generally unsuccessful at generating revenue, Canadian politician considers legal action against gun ban.
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This Week In Gun Rights: May 30, 2020 - Moms wear orange, rifleman stops a mass shooting, gun control laws and suicide, the Big Igloo, the ATF, and Maine.
Why are Moms wearing orange next week? Anti-Gun Organizations can’t properly vett supporters or candidates; Rifleman stops mass shooting - protecting unarmed police; Gun control laws don’t reduce the suicide rate; Who’s afraid of the Big Igloo? Apparently it’s the ATF; Trump-nominated would-be ATF Director pulled over anti-2A concerns; Did Maine spy on its gun owners? Whistleblower says yes.
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California Gun Control Advancing to the Assembly Appropriations Committee June 02.
Succeeding in their endeavor to prove they're "non-essential", the California Assembly Public Safety Committee voted to give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety by approving more gun control.
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Sen. Blumenthal's “Ghost Gun” Bill Would Enact Staggering New Firearms Parts Regulations
Purchasing regulated gun parts would generally require face-to-face transactions and background checks, subject these items to new age restrictions, mandate FFLs to sell "firearm precursor parts" and new storage and handling requirements for sellers. As with ammunition, online purchases and importation from other states would generally be prohibited.
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This Week In Gun Rights: Pennsylvania, New York, California, Louisiana, The Second Circuit, the ATF, and more!
Meltdown after new pro-gun bill in Pennsylvania, Five anti-gun bills advance in CA, Odd Second Circuit ruling on serial numbers, New Zealand and New York see a surge in gun crimes, homicides, Louisiana is advancing new pro-gun bills, ATF 4473 Changes.
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Oklahoma Lawmakers Ban Enforcement of Red Flag Laws with SB1081
Oklahoma legislators passed a bill to ban the enforcement of Red Flag Laws, should should a federal RFL be implemented by Congress. SB1081 by Senator Nathan Dahm passed the House by a 77-14 vote and the Senate by 34-9.
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This Week In Gun Rights: May 16, 2020
Media and politicians push federal ghost gun ban, Ventura County, CA caves ahead of hearing, Bernie blows it: Republicans take another bite out of Fourth Amendment protections, Federal Appeals Court overrules order halting California ammo restrictions, Michigan legislative commission backs off of making a gun ban decision.
