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Court dismisses Texas professors attempt to block campus carry :: 07/10/2017

A federal judge last week refused a lawsuit by three University of Texas professors who do not want legal concealed carry in their classes.

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Third Circuit Holds That Recording Police In Public Is Protected By The First Amendment :: 07/07/2017

Today, in Fields v. City of Philadelphia, et al., the Third Circuit Court of Appeals joined five other circuit courts in holding that the 1st Amendment protects the public recording of police officers.

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Pennsylvania: Goslin Decision Applied: Charges against man who brought Glock to school are tossed :: 07/06/2017

MEDIA COURTHOUSE >> Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan has withdrawn charges against a personal-care aide who brought a firearm to the Drexel Hill Middle School in March.

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Rockland man in wheelchair won't be prosecuted for shooting burglar :: 07/06/2017

The state will not prosecute a 69-year-old Rockland man who shot an intruder in his home nearly two years ago, in a case that became a flash point for gun-rights advocates.

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Florida judge rebuffs recent change to 'stand your ground' hearings :: 07/05/2017

A Miami-Dade Circuit Court last week said the state legislature went too far to change procedures in some justifiable use of force cases.

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Florida's 'stand your ground' law ruled unconstitutional by judge :: 07/04/2017

A judge in Florida ruled Monday that the state's updated "stand your ground" law, which required prosecutors to disprove a defendant's self-defense case at pretrial hearings, is unconstitutional, setting up a showdown that could make its way to the state's top court. 

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Texan fights Massachusetts for 2nd Amendment rights :: 07/03/2017

A Texas man who was convicted of a series of weapons charges while a law student in Massachusetts is taking aim at the state’s gun licensing demands in a Hail Mary appeal that the Supreme Judicial Court has agreed to hear.

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California's Gun Control Efforts Suffer 2 Legal Setbacks :: 06/30/2017

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's efforts to strengthen what already are some of the nation's strictest gun laws took two blows this week, the latest coming when a federal judge blocked a law set to take effect Saturday that would have barred gun owners from possessing high-capacity ammunition magazines.

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Judge blocks California's high-capacity magazine ban :: 06/29/2017

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked a California law set to take effect Saturday that would have barred gun owners from possessing high-capacity ammunition magazines.

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Judge dismisses personal injury case against Glock :: 06/28/2017

A federal judge dismissed a personal injury lawsuit against Glock last week after both parties settled the matter out of court.

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Disfavored Right? - SCOTUS Denies California Carry Case :: 06/27/2017

The U.S. Supreme Court has once again avoided an opportunity to rule on whether the Second Amendment protects a right to bear arms outside the home, with Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing a blistering dissent.

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Supreme Court agrees non-violent misdemeanor crimes may not strip 2A rights :: 06/27/2017

The nation’s high court on Monday let stand a ruling against the government in the combined cases of two men blocked from gun possession after run-ins that resulted in convictions for non-serious crimes.

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Charges dismissed against former Newtown teacher who carried gun to school :: 06/26/2017

A Connecticut court dismissed gun charges against a former teacher in Newtown, Connecticut, who was caught carrying a handgun on school property last April.

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Firearms Merchant Files Class Action Lawsuit :: 06/24/2017

Blair Gladwin, owner of the California based Gladwin Guns and Ammo, filed three class action lawsuits last week against online payment processors PayPal, Stripe, and Square for singling out him and other firearms businesses.

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Court finds for Smith and Wesson in employee discrimination case :: 06/21/2017

A Massachusetts court last month found that Springfield-based Smith & Wesson did not discriminate one of its workers whose employment had been terminated after he took medical leave.

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Gov. Chris Christie pardons two veterans convicted of firearms violations :: 06/21/2017

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Tuesday that he had pardoned two veterans convicted on charges of bringing their legally owned firearms into New Jersey from out of state.

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Why won't the NRA speak out about Philando Castile? :: 06/21/2017

In the days since the Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile was acquitted of manslaughter, the outcry on both social media and in the streets of the Twin Cities has been loud and angry.

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Gun rights groups join Remington in Sandy Hook suit :: 06/20/2017

A handful of gun rights groups last month joined Remington in its defense against liability claims surrounding the December 2012 mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

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NJ Court: State Can't Criminalize Possession of Pencils and Other Lawful Objects for Home Self-defense :: 06/16/2017

It is refreshing to finally see some common sense coming out of a court in NJ, as the state is notoriously known for its illogical and Draconian gun laws that do little more than make felons out of law-abiding gun owners.

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Why Did a Conservative Judge Uphold an Assault Weapons Ban? :: 06/16/2017

In February, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit dealt gun rights advocates a bitter defeat. In Kolbe v. Hogan, it upheld a Maryland law that bans "assault weapons" and detachable large-capacity magazines, holding that the Second Amendment offers no impediment to such prohibitory legislation. Among the judges who joined the 10–4 decision was J. Harvie Wilkinson III, who during the George W. Bush administration was rumored to be on the president's shortlist of Supreme Court candidates.

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