On June 17, 2010, the CRPA Foundation (funded by the NRA and CRPA) filed a lawsuit in Fresno Superior Court challenging the ammunition regulation statutes enacted by Assemblyman Kevin de Leon’s Assembly Bill (AB) 962 from the 2009 legislative session. The suit, Sheriff Clay Parker vs. State of California, challenges AB 962’s requirement that “handgun ammunition” be stored out of the reach of customers, its ammunition sales registration and fingerprinting requirements, and its face-to-face requirement for all deliveries and transfers of ownership of “handgun ammunition.” The lawsuit primarily alleges that the mandates of AB 962 are incomprehensible, and that the law’s definition of “handgun ammunition” is unconstitutionally vague. Copies of the filings in in Parker v. California can now be viewed at http://www.calgunlaws.com/index.php/…op-ab-962.html.
Post a CommentMcDonald v. Chicago Oral Arguments Audio Released
October. 25th 2010
On June 28, 2010, the Supreme Court, in McDonald et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois, et al. — a case challenging handgun bans in Chicago and Oak Park, Illinois — ruled that the Second Amendment protects a fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms for self-defense nationwide.
Post a CommentGOA Warns About Anti-Free Speech DISCLOSE Act Vote
September. 23rd 2010
(GunReports.com) — The Gun Owners of America said that the DISCLOSE Act, which passed the House in June but died in the Senate in July after an intense lobbying effort by GOA and other groups, may be coming up for a vote today.Instead of protecting the most important type of speech protected by the First Amendment — political speech — this bill would force groups like GOA to ‘disclose’ the names of donors in certain political advertisements.
Post a CommentMarin County Sheriff’s Department says 64-year-old man ‘charged’ deputies before being Tased | abc7news.com
September. 21st 2010
The Marin County Sheriff’s Department says a deputy fired his Taser at 64-year-old Peter McFarland at his home in June 2009 because McFarland “charged at deputies.”
Post a CommentFirearms Industry Matches ATF Reward in Claxton Firearms Theft
September. 2nd 2010
(GunReports.com) — The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the June 12, 2010 firearms theft at Kemp’s Pharmacy, a federal firearm licensee in Claxton, Ga.The incident has triggered a multi-jurisdictional investigation, being conducted by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Evans County Sheriff’s Office and the Claxton Police Department. The NSSF reward offer matches a $5,000 reward offered by the ATF.
Post a CommentCourt case reignites gun debate(ID)
August. 22nd 2010
On June 28, in the case of McDonald v. Chicago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Chicago city ordinance banning almost all private citizens from owning handguns was unconstitutional under the 2nd and 14th Amendments. What does that mean for Idaho? Nothing. The Chicago ordinance required permits to have guns in the homes of its citizens. Idaho has no such law. It took four petitioners from Chicago and its suburb, Oak Park, to overturn the ordinance. Otis McDonald, a Chicago citizen who resides in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods, challenged the city by saying that law-abiding citizens should have…
Post a CommentBriefing Report: The Second Amendment Victory – The Right to Keep and Bear Arms Extends to the States
August. 21st 2010
The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution provides, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
Since the Supreme Court decided District of Columbia et al. v. Heller128 S.Ct. 2783 (2008), was delivered on June 26, 2008 the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms” has been a subject of much debate across the nation. Pundits, scholars and courts have split on how the opinion would impact firearm regulation in the United States. While it may take years to unravel the implications of the decision, the answer has its start in McDonald, et al., v. Chicago 561 U.S. (2010)
Post a CommentKopel Senate briefing on Kagan and McDonald
August. 6th 2010
Delivered last June to Senate aides. Link to the 22 minute video, and links to presentations by Stephen Halbrook and Hans Von Spakovsky.
Post a CommentHoagies-for-guns proves fruitless & authorities aren't surprised
August. 5th 2010
The bullet holes on the front of Raseesha Brightman's Point Breeze house are a painful reminder of the day her friend was killed by two men with assault rifles. Early that morning of June 3, two men riddled her home on 21st Street near Titan with bullets as she and five others, including victim Joseph Addison, 22, sat on the stoop. "The gun was thundering," said Brightman, 23. "It's never going to be out of my mind." Three days later, Richard Pagliarella opened the second location of his Ricci Bros. Hoagies shop on the same corner where Addison was shot…
Post a CommentKnox DA: Man acted in self-defense when shooting 2 burglars (TN)
August. 4th 2010
Knox County prosecutors have determined a 21-year-old man who killed two burglars he caught in his residence acted in self-defense and will not face criminal charges. "We do not intend to initiate homicide charges on this individual," Knox County District Attorney General Randy Nichols said Tuesday. "In Tennessee, you have the right to defend your home, yourself and your family. There's a presumption of defense when attacked in your home." Douglas Jordan III told detectives he shot the two men dressed in black after entering his Love Lane trailer about 11:18 p.m. June 27. Authorities said he returned to the…
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