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No Pseudonymity in Case Challenging Denial of Gun Rights Based on Alleged Mental Health Problems

From P.D. v. Sullivan, decided last month by Judge Nelson Román (S.D.N.Y.): Plaintiff seeks to proceed anonymously because the action involves "matters of a highly sensitive and personal nature, to wit, medical and mental health records and information." … There is little question that the instant case involves matters that…

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Temporary Victory For Gun Rights Groups As Judge Blocks Biden's Background Check Rule

On Sunday, District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Biden administration from fully implementing a new rule aimed at requiring gun dealers to obtain licenses and conduct background checks for firearm sales at gun shows and online.

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Trump Urges Gun Owners To Vote, Launches Gun Owners Coalition

Former President Trump accepts NRA endorsement, warns of Biden's threat to gun rights, and launches Gun Owners for Trump coalition to challenge gun control...

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Trump, Abbott paint gun rights as imperiled at NRA convention

In their speeches, the former president and the Texas governor described the protection of Second Amendment rights as contingent on Trump’s presidential reelection.

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Donald Trump Energizes NRA Supporters At Annual US Gathering

Former President Trump set to speak at NRA event, advocating for gun rights and energizing supporters in ongoing gun control debates.

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No Pseudonymity in Lawsuit Challenging N.Y.'s Involuntary Commitment System as It Affects Gun Rights

In P.D. v. Sullivan (S.D.N.Y.), plaintiff alleges: New York State Mental Hygiene Law 9.39 is used to admit individuals to a hospital solely for emergency observation and evaluation as a person "alleged" to have a mental illness. An admission under MHL 9.39 is not a formal adjudication that an individual…

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Gun rights YouTuber Brandon Herrera gains momentum in race against U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales

Gonzales is taking heat from the right for his vote in support of the bipartisan gun safety bill passed after the Uvalde school shooting.

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Kyle Rittenhouse speech at University of Memphis sparks outrage

The 21-year-old gun rights activist, who was acquitted after fatally shooting two in Kenosha unrest, was met with student protests

The Guardian - US

Federal Judge Rules Noncitizens' Gun Rights Protected Under Constitution

Federal judge in Illinois rules federal ban on illegal immigrants owning firearms unconstitutional in specific case involving Heriberto Carbajal-Flores. De...

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Supreme Court To Weigh Government Coercion In Social Media And Gun Rights Cases

The Supreme Court prepares to address allegations of government coercion in two pivotal cases involving social media and the NRA's advocacy rights.

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Jury finds NRA, Wayne LaPierre liable in civil corruption case

Top executives for the gun rights nonprofit were accused of using millions in NRA donations for private luxuries. A jury found former CEO Wayne LaPierre liable for more than $5.4 million in damages.

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New York jury begins deliberations in NRA civil corruption trial

Gun rights group and ex-leader Wayne LaPierre accused of being ‘caught with their hands in the cookie jar’ over lavish spending

The Guardian - US

Hawaii's high court cites 'The Wire' in its ruling on gun rights

It says a man can be prosecuted for carrying a gun in public without a permit citing "The Wire" and invokes the "spirit of Aloha" in rebuke of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded gun rights.

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Yellen faces Senate inquiry on alleged privacy violations

Janet Yellen is set to address senators amid concerns that the Biden administration is monitoring Americans' purchases. A gun rights group demands privacy ...

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In today's gun rights cases, historians are in hot demand. Here's why

The Supreme Court has made history a central test of whether a gun control law is constitutional. That has meant a boom in demand for gun law historians, who are digging up forgotten old gun laws.

Reason

The 'No Compromise' NRA Is Neither New nor Uncompromising

The book Vote Gun criticizes the NRA’s rhetoric but pays little attention to gun control advocates' views.

Reason

Tennessee Says Residents Can't Vote If They Have Lost Their Gun Rights

People who were disenfranchised based on felony convictions face a new obstacle to recovering their voting rights.

The Independent UK

NRA lawyer says gun rights group is defendant and victim at civil trial over leader’s big spending

A National Rifle Association lawyer has acknowledged in court that some former executives and outside vendors may have ripped off the influential gun rights group with lavish spending and self-dealing

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'King of the NRA': Civil trial scrutinizes lavish spending by gun rights group’s longtime leader

A lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office says the longtime head of National Rifle Association operated as the “King of the NRA.”

The Independent UK

New Mexico justices hear challenge to public health ban on guns in public parks and playgrounds

Advocates for gun rights are urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to block emergency orders by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that temporarily ban firearms at public parks and playgrounds by treating gun violence as a public health crisis

The Guardian - US

Wayne LaPierre: the man who remade the NRA as the ‘good guy with a gun’

Known for extreme rightwing rhetoric, LaPierre resigned Friday amid civil corruption charges

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NRA leader Wayne LaPierre resigns amid fraud trial and controversy

The resignation of NRA leader Wayne LaPierre amidst fraud allegations and health concerns sparks speculation and signals a potential turning point for the ...

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NRA chief, one of the most powerful figures in US gun policy, says he's resigning days before trial

The longtime head of the National Rifle Association is resigning, just days before the start of a New York civil trial that’s poised to scrutinize his leadership of the powerful gun rights organization

The Independent UK

Gun rights groups sue Colorado over the state's ban on 'ghost guns,' which lack serial numbers

Gun rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Colorado’s ban on so-called ghost guns

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Landmark gun control legislation temporarily blocked by federal judge

Get the scoop on the controversial ruling blocking California's gun control legislation, sparking a heated debate on gun rights and public safety.

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