
Scope of 2nd Amendment Questioned
• By MATT APUZZO - AP"Show me anybody in the 19th century who interprets the Second Amendment the way you do," Judge Laurence Silberman said. "It doesn't appear until much later, the middle of the 20th century."
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"Show me anybody in the 19th century who interprets the Second Amendment the way you do," Judge Laurence Silberman said. "It doesn't appear until much later, the middle of the 20th century."
“Twice in the past three years,” said CCRKBA Executive Director Joe Waldron, “anti-gun Democrat Gov. Jim Doyle has vetoed the single piece of legislation that would put victims on equal footing with criminals, and instead he has left citizens at thei
Peter Goudinoff, a former UA political-science professor and former state legislator, said most people cite the Second Amendment, which specifically grants the right to bear arms, but the right of self-defense, is protected by the Ninth Amendment, is
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said yesterday that the city had reached agreements with six out-of-state gun dealers, who agreed to let court officials monitor their operations to prevent illegal gun sales. He said that New York had sued 12 additional gu
Mayor Frank Melton, who has taken a hard stand against the city's rising crime rate, pleaded guilty to weapons charges in a deal with prosecutors that lets him stay in office and out of jail. One-time state drug enforcement agency chief, was elec
A coalition of mayors meets in Chicago to exchange strategies for fighting illegal guns and for winning tougher state and federal gun laws. "A large majority of Americans want some form of common-sense gun legislation," Chicago Mayor Richar
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As communities look to make their schools safer, a Wisconsin state lawmaker announces a plan that's raising plenty of eyebrows. Representative Frank Lasee wants to make it legal for teachers and other staff to carry guns.
Pennsylvania lawmakers held a special session to discuss 94 initiatives to tighten the state's relatively loose gun controls in an effort to reduce gun crime. The 2-day meeting was attended by the mayors of New York and Trenton, New Jersey, who b
The California Senate on Thursday passed a bill tht would require the "microstamping" of semi-automatic handguns -- giving cartridges fired from those guns a unique imprint, which according to gun control advocates, would help police solve
Federal ATF Agents issued an officer safety advisory on what is called the world’s smallest gun. ATF has confiscated thousands of disguised or miniature guns. The latest miniature gun that is alarming ATF agents is the SwissMiniGun. It's extremel
Deron Johnson picked the wrong person to rob -- an ailing Harlem woman on a motorized scooter who pulled out a .357 caliber handgun and shot him in front of stunned passersby in broad daylight Friday, police said.
The state Supreme Court ruled Friday that the University of Utah has no right to ban guns on campus, rejecting the argument that prohibiting firearms is part of the school's power to control academic affairs.
Parents stood beside a roadway that ran in front of the school Wednesday waiting for their children and their backpacks to be searched, said Jim Benally, police chief for Window Rock, a nearby community.
HB 2076 - The (weapon) storage shall be readily accessible on entry into the establishment or event and allow for the immediate retrieval of the weapon on exit from the establishment or event.
In New Orleans a population brought to its knees by Mother Nature was subjected to the humiliation of unconstitutional disarmament with the warrantless seizure of lawfully-owned firearms.
Explanations vary -- from softer gun laws to budget cuts, fewer police on the beat, more people in poverty and simple complacency. But many blame a national preoccupation with potential threats from abroad.
New York City has reached a landmark deal with two of 15 gun dealers it sued over illegal sales that will allow authorities to conduct undercover surveillance on the companies and videotape sales. [It's your allies that will betray you.]
Anti-gun zealot Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) is going after your guns... again. HR 1415 was reported out of a House subcommittee in May and is now scheduled for a full committee vote on Wednesday.
Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr filed a $400 million lawsuit against New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, claiming Bloomberg's attempt to crack down on gun dealers was "careless, willful and clearly illegal." The lawsuit, filed in Cobb County
The Senate’s overwhelming 84-16 vote this week to prohibit gun confiscations from private citizens in emergencies shows there has been a remarkable shift in the public’s attitude about gun rights after the Hurricane Katrina debacle.
A U.N. meeting meant to expand a five-year-old crackdown on the illicit global trade in small arms ended in chaos as delegates ran out of time without reaching agreement on a plan for future action. "There was a total meltdown at the end. You
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to overturn a recently enacted law requiring safety trigger locks on all hand guns sold in the United States. The Republican-controlled House handed a victory to opponents of gun control by a vo
Urged the UN member-nations to strengthen their laws governing arms deals and management of national stockpiles, to ensure legal arms are not pilfered to end up on the black market. The ultimate recipient of legal arms be certified.
Americans mistakenly worried the United Nations is plotting to take away their guns on July 4, are flooding the world body with angry letters and postcards, the chairman of a U.N. conference on the illegal small arms trade said.
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) said today’s decision by the Superior Court in San Francisco to throw out that city’s handgun ban was a victory for gun owner rights all over the Golden State. “The right of citizens to be safe in their homes and
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is calling upon U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to investigate New Orleans Police Superintendent Warren Riley over his announcement last week that police in his city would once again confiscate privately-o
Within two hours of an announcement that the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) was calling for a Justice Department investigation of New Orleans Police Superintendent Warren Riley’s plan to confiscate guns again if a major storm hits the city this ye
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