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Who’ll Shoot First? How Relaxed Gun Rules Fuel a ‘Small Arms Race’

The Crime Report

Looking at a scaled down version of mid-century nuclear strategy, a vignette of two people encountering one another in a low-lit side street late at night details how these relaxed vigilante justice laws can turn deadly. The authors create a scenario of two men, Lee and Jesse, both of whom are sporting firearms on hip holsters.

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Federal Court Strikes Down Another Provision of New York’s New Gun Control Law

JonathanTurley

The latest provision involves the possible criminal prosecution for possessing a gun on private property if owner has not approved such possession on the premises. It passed with the help of a special session in the resumption of this inexorable cycle and has already resulted in court losses. Bruen, 142 S. in Christian v.

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Federal Judge Enjoins Illinois’ Assault Weapon Ban

JonathanTurley

The decision comes after two other district courts ruled in favor of the law — sending this issue to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and potentially the Supreme Court. of owners utilize these rifles for self-defense outside of their home and 61.9% utilize them for self-defense at home.

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Do The Democrats Really Want Unity?

JonathanTurley

It will be a fun bit of trivia for constitutional law geeks, but it was also telling. Some of these executive orders, if implemented directly, could be challenged in court. Yet the true president at that moment was in Florida: Donald Trump legally would remain in office for ten more minutes, under the 20th Amendment.