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March 2017
A good question
Why is it so impossible for the media to be honest about guns? The nice thing is . . . I can remember when it would have been impossible to get an article published on that theme.
Two NYC police indicted for perjury in gun prosecution
Story here.
A bit of recoil
I didn't even know there was a 700 Nitro Express. 1,000 grain bullet launched at 2,000 fps.
Alabama Sheriffs Assn opposes constitutional carry because he'd lose fees
Alabama SB 24 would allow concealed carry without a permit. Their sheriffs' association sent an email to members urging them to oppose the bill "if you value your permit fund."
What?
Chelsea Clinton asks her readers if this was photoshopped.
I guess that's possible....
Lawmakers looking to expand gun owners travel rights
Story here. I'd suggest a major improvement would be to modify the present protection for interstate travel (provided the firearm may be possessed in the state where you begin and in the state where your trip ends) to convert it into something other than an affirmative defense.
An affirmative defense is something that amounts to: even tho the defendant broke the law, he still should be acquitted because (to choose some examples) the statute of limitations has run, or he was insane, or his violation was legally justified.
Court have construed the protection for interstate travelers to be such a defense, thereby rejecting lawsuits for false imprisonment. Antigun governments and agencies can arrest despite the protection, and essentially say, "tell it to the judge." So the gun owner might win acquittal in the end, but in the meantime he's been jailed until he bonds out (not easy to do far away from home), loses thousands in legal fees, and so on.
Home robbery is not a safe occupation in Nevada
Two home invaders tie up couple, but the man frees himself and gets to a gun. One invader dies at the scene, the other is wounded and arrested.
North Dakota goes to permitless concealed carry
It's now 13th State to allow concealed carry without a permit.
Hat tip to Alice Beard....
Karma is a b_____
Chuck Schemer says he'll filibuster the nomination of Neil Gorsuch. But what is going thru his head is Harry Reid and a bunch of cusswords. Reid led the successful Demo charge for the "nuclear option," to forbid filibusters on o nominations other than Supreme Court justices. Now Republicans have only to eliminate that exception.
Oral argument in Teixeira v. Alameda County
Issue is zoning conditions for a new gun shop; one of the conditions is that any gun store must be 500 feet from any residential property. Video here. Don Kilmer argues for the good guys. The good guys won before a three judge panel, but then the Ninth Circuit granted en banc review.
Attorneys shouldn't discuss our trade secrets
Story here.
"Between the dates of the [probation] violations, Czuprynski filed motions seeking to be allowed to consume alcohol, be in bars, and drive during nighttime hours.
"Defendant being forbidden by the court from alcohol possession and consumption, or being in bars, impairs his abilities as a community activist and his livelihood as a lawyer," his motions state."
Binderup case makes SCOTUSBlog "petition of the day"
Link here. Binderup is the Third Circuit case where the main issue was 2A as applied; since Alan Gura scored a divided victory in the Circuit, the government is the one now petitioning the Supremes, with amicus briefs from Brady, Everytown, and Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
Hat tip to Don Kilmer....
Tom Arvas for NRA Board
If anyone hasn't cast their ballots yet, here is another candidate worthy of consideration. Dr. Tom Arvas of New Mexico, a shotgunner who has kept busy in service to shooters.
Latin as a living language
Eugene Volokh on the titling of an amicus, excuse me, amicae, brief in D.C. v. Heller.