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Cook County, IL: 14-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Two, Freed Without Supervision

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Welcome to Cook County, Illinois, where crime often has no meaningful consequences.  Between a State's Attorney's Office reluctant to file charges and judges who mollycoddles defendants, Chicagoland has become the modern Wild West. Case in...
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CA Moving Towards Allowing Co-Workers, Bosses to Seek Red Flag Orders

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California continues to look less and less like America and more and more like a socialist cesspool. The formerly Golden State's legislators just voted 54-16 for a massive expansion of Cali's so-called "Gun Violence Restraining...
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More Half (Baked) ‘Truth’ about Guns and Marijuana

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I love the Bill of Rights. I love the fact that this country was formed as an idea by people far smarter than me, who were wise beyond their lifetimes. I'm also a big fan...

Ethics or Bigotry? Lawyers Say They Would Report Clients For Legally Owned Gun

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Imagine losing your gun rights because your attorney violated attorney-client privilege to report you to police because he/she believes that your carry license makes you "dangerous." How would that sit with you? Just such a...
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Prosecutors Against Gun Violence Submits Amicus Brief Supporting New York-Style Gun Control

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Prosecutors Against Gun Violence proudly announced the filing of their amicus brief this week in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v City of New York case at the U.S. Supreme Court. In the brief,...
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‘Three-for-Three Gun Rights Court Wins Is Good News for 2A’ Says SAF

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Three good court rulings in the last week. Here's the Second Amendment Foundation's press release trumpeting the wins . . . BELLEVUE, WA – Three victories in three Second Amendment-related cases—two from New York and...
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BREAKING: SCOTUS to City of New York – NYSR&PA v NYC Goes Forward

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As you probably know, the Supreme Court agreed to hear New York State Rifle & Pistol Association vs. City of New York earlier this year. That case has the potential to be a landmark...
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The NFA and Hughes Amendment Strike Again

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If you've spent even just a minuscule amount of time in the firearms world, you are familiar with the National Firearms Act of 1934 and the Hughes Amendment portion of the Firearm Owners Protection...
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TTAG Weekly Gun Law Roundup: The Administrative Threat, The Highest State’s Hi-Cap Mags, and...

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With the NRA Annual Meetings under way today, you can be sure there’s no shortage of things to cover this week. If you’re in Indy for the meetings and exhibition, remember that individuals need...
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ACLU Drops Suit Against Oklahoma Gun Range That Excluded Muslims

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Back in 2016 we wrote about Raja’ee Fatihah, an Army reservist who walked into Save Yourself Survival in Oktaha, Oklahoma and announced that he's Muslim. Why? Because the range had posted a sign on their...
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TTAG Weekly Gun Law Roundup: Slippery NYC, The Ninth Again and a Colorado Sale

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New York City Tries to Dirty Delete in Supreme Court Case We've been watching New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. NYC for a while now, the first Second Amendment case to be accepted by...
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How to Prepare For A Red Flag Confiscation Order At Your House

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Last week, I shared a post by a former Alabama police officer-turned-lawyer turned prosecutor on how to react if police show up at your home with a red flag order. Just the thought of...