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Tag Archives: Second Amendment
U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal on Banning Guns in Churches
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided, without explanation, not to hear GeorgiaCarry.org’s appeal of the appeals court’s decision. More October 11, 2011: Earlier this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit heard arguments on a challenge to a Georgia law banning firearms in houses of worship. … Continue reading
Friday Morning Miscellany
The next time somebody asks you to define karma… tell them about the California man, wanted for the murder of a two-year-old, who died after being accidentally electrocuted and then impaled Why Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia believes Americans might have a Second Amendment right to own and carry shoulder-mounted … Continue reading
(Updated) Why I Wouldn’t Want To Be Chief of Security At The Republican National Convention
Update: Because I’ve been reading mixed reports about whether handguns will be allowed in the Tampa Bay Times Forum during the convention, I phoned the person at the Forum who’s specifically in charge of Convention security and he told me that there is no correct answer: the Secret Service has … Continue reading
Second Amendment Foundation: Mayor Bloomberg is ”Despicable”
Press Release, January 10, 2012: When Meredith Graves of Tennessee traveled to New York for a job interview last month and was ensnared by New York’s restrictive gun laws, it wasn’t enough that she may face criminal charges for being honest, Mayor Michael Bloomberg had to sully her reputation by … Continue reading
Posted in Current Criminal Justice Headline News, News
Tagged guns, Michael Bloomberg, press releases, Second Amendment
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Interview with Presidential Candidate Fred Karger
Fred Karger is a former actor, a former senior political consultant for California governor George Deukmejian and presidents Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, a gay rights advocate, the author of Fred Who? Political Insider to Outsider, and a candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 2012. … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Media-Articles
Tagged capital punishment, Congress, crime, death penalty, Fred Karger, George Dukmaijan, Guantanamo, gun control, guns, Interstate Handgun Carry Reciprocity Bill, interview, juvenile offenders, life imprisonment without parole, PATRIOT Act, politics, punishment, Rose Bird, Second Amendment, state's rights, Supreme Court, terrorism, terrorists
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Colorado Couple Sues Over Guns in Post Offices
Debbie and Tab Bonidy have received the go-ahead (from a federal judge in Denver) to sue the government over the U.S. Postal Service’s ban on guns in post offices. They claim that since their home is in a remote location and they don’t receive home delivery, the fact that they … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Bickel, Managing Editor, Editorials, Lawsuits
Tagged lawsuits, right to bear arms, Second Amendment
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House of Representatives Passes House Interstate Handgun Carry Reciprocity Bill
By a vote of 272 to 154, the House of Representatives today approved H.R. 822, which would allow anybody licensed to carry concealed weapons in their home state to carry them concealed into other states as well, regardless of that state’s laws. The vote was largely on partisan lines, though … Continue reading
Poll: American Latinos Support Stronger Guns Laws
Press release from Mayors Against Illegal Guns, November 3, 2011: NEW POLL OF AMERICAN LATINOS SHOWS BROAD SUPPORT FOR STRONGER GUN LAWS; CLEAR OPPOSITION TO FEDERAL MANDATE OVERRIDING STATE LAWS ON CONCEALED CARRY PERMITS 76 Percent of Latinos Believe Those Who Do Not Meet Their State’s Legal Requirements Should Not … Continue reading
Gallup Poll: Record-Low 26% Favor Gun Ban
The complete data, and Gallup’s analysis Press Release from the Second Amendment Foundation, October 26, 2011 Today’s revelation by Gallup that a record low number of Americans support a legal ban on handgun possession by private citizens demonstrates a positive change in the public attitude about personal protection and the … Continue reading
