🇺🇸 Discussion: Guns, The Second Amendment, NRA - Part II

[MagnarTheGreat]

Former top NRA official admits wrongdoing in New York corruption case​

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/06/1223298878/nra-joshua-powell-new-york-corruption-case

 

[blueharvest]

A California law banning the carrying of firearms in most public places is blocked again

A new California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places has once again been blocked from taking effect as a court challenge continues.

apnews.com

 

[squeekness]

Why is it so important to carry a gun everywhere? Does it make them feel bad ass or something? I'm not hearing lots of stories about bystanders saving the day.

 

[Teelie]

Some people think they are going to be the hero and pull some kind of movie stunt and save the day. Other people buy into the propganda guns are necessary to have even if they have no idea how to safely operate and use one. There is also plenty of "crime is everywhere" going on in the media despite the fact it's gone down and less than it's been in decades.

Combine that bravado and fear with someone who gets mad at someone else or should never have owned a gun in the first place and you get random shootings because it's just so easy to pull the trigger.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Civil trial scrutinizes lavish spending by NRA leader Wayne LaPierre

The civil trial against the "King of the NRA," Wayne LaPierre, has begun. The trial involves a lawsuit New York Attorney General Letitia James filed against the NRA, LaPierre and three current or former executives in 2020.

scrippsnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

An Oregon judge enters the final order striking down a voter-approved gun control law

An Oregon judge has entered the final order striking down a voter-approved gun control law. Harney County Circuit Court Judge Robert Raschio signed the general judgment on Monday.

apnews.com

 

[Teelie]

Everyone has a right to a gun, no one has a right not to be shot and killed by one.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Secret recording shows NRA treasurer plotting to conceal expenses involving Wayne LaPierre

by Mike Spies, The Trace ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story ...

www.dailykos.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Every day they creep closer to giving prisoners guns and ammo.

Ban on guns in post offices is unconstitutional, US [Trump-appointed Florida] judge rules​

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ban-guns-post-offices-is-unconstitutional-us-judge-rules-2024-01-13/

Guns don't belong in workplaces except for trained security, let alone government offices.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

We all know guns in post offices haven't historically been an issue.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Gee I wonder why the rightwing wants to legalize insurrectionists showing up with guns in government spaces.

Kathryn Kimball Mizelle - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

She is Trump's youngest appointment to the courts and also declared COVID19 mandates unconstitutional.

Awful. Bet she thinks she's 'pro-life' though.

 

[squeekness]

Every day they creep closer to giving prisoners guns and ammo.

Ban on guns in post offices is unconstitutional, US [Trump-appointed Florida] judge rules​

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ban-guns-post-offices-is-unconstitutional-us-judge-rules-2024-01-13/

Guns don't belong in workplaces except for trained security, let alone government offices.

Seriously. Nobody needs a gun to pick up their mail.

 

[blueharvest]

Every day they creep closer to giving prisoners guns and ammo.

Ban on guns in post offices is unconstitutional, US [Trump-appointed Florida] judge rules​

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ban-guns-post-offices-is-unconstitutional-us-judge-rules-2024-01-13/

Guns don't belong in workplaces except for trained security, let alone government offices.

Imagine being so afraid to step out of your front door that you have to carry a gun inside one of the most boring places in the country.

 

[blueharvest]

NRA’s ex-CFO testified he charged group for his Texas to Virginia commute for 3 years

Wilson “Woody” Phillips, the first defendant to testify in the civil trial against the NRA, also said he received at least $150,000 in compensation after leaving the organization.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-01-18/pennsylvania-cannot-bar-adults-under-21-from-carrying-guns-court-rules

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Democrats Advance Gun Control Bills to Full House With No GOP Support

Includes attempt to ban sales of automatic and semi-automatic guns

www.politicspa.com

 

[blueharvest]

Don't know if it will pass, but I hope it does.

 

[squeekness]

Too much to ask for these days. It probably won't.

 

[blueharvest]

https://www.axios.com/2024/01/23/mexico-lawsuit-american-gun-makers-appeals-court

 

[blueharvest]

Families sue Kentucky gun shop that sold AR-15 used in 2023 bank shooting that killed 5

The Kentucky gun shop that sold the AR-15 used to kill five people at a Louisville bank is facing a lawsuit from survivors and families of the victims.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Tennessee rule requires former felons to have gun rights restored before they can vote

The Secretary of State’s Office in Tennessee says formerly incarcerated felons must get their gun rights restored before their voting rights. This is due to an update in the state’s voter restoration process, and the rule is causing a split between Republicans and Democrats in the House.

www.wkms.org

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Suspect in Pennsylvania decapitation legally purchased a gun the day before father’s gruesome killing, officials say

Justin Mohn, 32, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the alleged slaying of his father.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

SC Senate passes bill to remove training, permit requirements for gunowners

A push to allow adults in South Carolina to carry loaded guns without any training or a permit is now closer than ever to becoming reality.

www.wistv.com

 

[squeekness]

SC Senate passes bill to remove training, permit requirements for gunowners

A push to allow adults in South Carolina to carry loaded guns without any training or a permit is now closer than ever to becoming reality.

www.wistv.com

Absolute stupidity.......