D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals: ‘Law-abiding citizen’s right to bear common arms must enable the typical citizen to carry a gun’
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DC Appeals Court throws out controversial handgun restrictions
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday put a hold on Washington, D.C.’s attempt to keep residents from carrying concealed handguns for self-defense, a move gun rights activists are considering a win.
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Excerpts from the Benitez injunction
[…] [a]s Heller explains, the Second Amendment takes certain policy choices and removes them beyond the realm of debate. Disarming California’s law-abiding citizenry is not a constitutionally-permissible policy choice.
Educated to the point of stupidity
“Perhaps the deterioration of American education is illustrated by the high correlation between the number of years a person has attended school and his inability to understand the words ‘the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.’ It is more likely, though, that those who interpret the Second Amendment to preclude an individual right to own guns are driven by their political agenda. Whichever the case, they do themselves no credit when they tell us that a simple, elegant sentence means the opposite of what it clearly says.”
Florida law shifts burden of proof in ‘stand your ground’
Bill requires prosecution to show defendant didn’t act in self-defense
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Prepare to defend yourselves from terrorists
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey’s recommendations on how to defend yourself in the event of a violent attack.
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Comparative effectiveness: Police and armed citizens
Responsible firearms ownership: I bought a firearm for self-defense, now what?
Make sure you know — memorize, review, and practice — the four cardinal rules of firearms safety
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Mississippi governor tells college students to fight for Second Amendment
ATLANTA — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Saturday urged a small group of college students and others to take up arms in defense of the Second Amendment.
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Ohio’s expanded concealed carry law goes into effect
A law expanding concealed carry went into effect Monday in Ohio.
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