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Cert. Petition on the First Amendment and Coercive Government Threats in NRA v. Vullo

William Brewer, Sarah Rogers & Noah Peters of Brewer Attorneys & Counselors and I filed a petition earlier this month asking the Supreme Court to review the Second Circuit decision in NRA v. Vullo; I think many of our readers will find it interesting (my apologies for the delay in…

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Florida House panel backs law that would lower rifle-buying age to 18

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The minimum age of a person to buy a rifle and other long guns in Florida could be lowered from age 21 to age 18, reversing legislation enacted after Parkland’s school shooting.

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The DOJ Says Marijuana Use, Which Biden Thinks Should Not Be a Crime, Nullifies the Second Amendment

Even as the president bemoans the injustice of pot prohibition, his administration insists that cannabis consumers have no right to arms.

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The Drug Exception to the Second Amendment

Conservatives have been slow to recognize the threat that drug prohibition poses to gun rights and other civil liberties.

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Historical amnesia and the end of days

Apocalypse is no longer a dark fantasy — it's the new normal. It's time to reassert human agency and fight back

Salon

Cabinet OK's bills to extend life span of N-reactors

The Cabinet agreed on a package of bills Tuesday to allow nuclear reactors to operate beyond their current 60-year limit, marking a major shift in government policy since the 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Restaurant workers are taking aim at the ‘other NRA’

Fair-wage groups are organizing workers after a national report linked the money raised by food training certifications to anti-minimum-wage lobbying efforts.

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Nuclear agency approves extension of power plant life beyond 60 yrs

The Nuclear Regulation Authority officially decided Monday on a new regulatory rule that will extend the life of nuclear power plants to "over 60 years," thus approving a bill to amend the relevant law that sets the current rule.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #48

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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Gun groups spent less on lobbying last year, when a new law passed

WASHINGTON — Many of the biggest groups lobbying on federal gun policy, including the National Rifle Association and Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, spent less money to lobby the federal government in 2022 than in the previous year, even as Congress moved legislation.

Tribune News Service

Gun groups spent less on lobbying last year, when a new law passed - Roll Call

Groups battling on both dies of the gun rights debate reported lower lobbying expenditures in 2022, disclosures filed with Congress show.

Roll Call

Florida Republicans want gun owners to carry firearms without a permit under NRA-backed bill

The “constitutional carry” movement comes to the Sunshine State

The Independent UK

Russian saboteurs seek to hamper Putin’s war machine

Anti-Putin activists try to slow down Russia’s war in Ukraine and say they are willing to step up their violence.

Al Jazeera

Bringing in the big guns? NRA, lawyers who helped win U.S. Supreme Court case train sights on Illinois’ assault weapons ban

Although the National Rifle Association is not listed as a plaintiff, a spokesperson told the Sun-Times it joined the National Sports Shooting Foundation to bring forth the suit, similar to what it did in a New York case that went before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Chicago Sun-Times

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DOJ appeal in Texas mass shooting case pleases NRA and puzzles gun control advocates

A 2021 ruling found that the government was mostly responsible for the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. But the DOJ appealed that ruling this week, which critics say is a win for the NRA.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Plan OK'd to extend life of N-plants past 60 years N-plants could operate for more than

The Nuclear Regulation Authority approved Wednesday a draft of a new rule that would allow nuclear power plants to operate for more than 60 years.

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis pushes Florida lawmakers to loosen state’s gun laws

‘Ron DeSantis is yet again more concerned about his presidential aspirations ... than he is about the safety of the constituents’

ABC News

Christmas retail spending set to exceed $21.5 billion despite relentless cost of living increases

Australians are expected to spend nearly 4 per cent more this year than last year, despite relentless increases to the cost of living — equating to more than $21.5 billion.

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Illinois lawmakers have a moral obligation to pass gun safety bill

The Protect Illinois Communities Act Is a logical, necessary step to reduce the harm from assault weapons and large capacity magazines. We owe it to all whose lives have been irreversibly touched by gun violence.

The Guardian - US

Senator Chris Murphy: ‘victory after victory’ is coming for US gun safety

A decade after the Sandy Hook shooting, the Democrat believes the US is ready to embrace change around firearms

The Independent UK

The murders of 21 children and teachers in Uvalde weren’t enough to bring down Greg Abbott

On the Texas ballot were the lives of the 19 young students and two heroic teachers killed during the 24 May mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, writes Rachel Sharp

Tribune News Service

NRA spending more on lawyers as revenue falls, membership lags

The National Rifle Association’s revenue is continuing to slide as record legal bills consume a growing share of its budget.

Reason

The Paranoid Style in Gun Control Politics

Bloomberg's "The Trace" fabricates a conspiracy about amicus brief writers who adhere to Supreme Court Rules

Tribune News Service

POINT: Gun control should be a winning issue in November

Gun violence is a clear and present danger to the lives of Americans. Voters want to address it, and candidates need to follow.

The Independent UK

Greg Abbott’s inaction on gun reform after Uvalde is hardly surprising. Until you look at Parkland

As a Republican governor of a historically red state, who is both notoriously cosy with the NRA and in the midst of an election cycle, Abbott’s inaction may come as little surprise. Except that it has been done before, Rachel Sharp writes

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