On Thursday morning, lawmakers in the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on a gun control bill that would prohibit firearms from being brought into hospital buildings — potentially preventing those inside from being able to defend themselves.
A “strike-all” amendment was proposed by Rep. Will Notte, D-Rutland, which made several additions to the bill, most notably, the addition of language amending the NCIS background check process to close the “Charleston Loophole” — a long time staple in the wish list of groups like Gun Sense.
For the third year in a row, the right to keep and bear arms will be first on the chopping block. Those who have been around a while will remain unsurprised by this approach; it seems the government in this state attempts to solve all problems through the expropriation of individual decision making.
“Despite the fact that actual military grade hardware was commonly available to anyone of any age over the counter and without requiring any proof of identification, there were conspicuously few instances of children murdering people in large groups with machine guns.”
A jury found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty Friday on all five counts against him in the 2020 shootings that killed two men and injured another during rioting in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse shook and broke down in tears as the not guilty verdicts were being read, one by one.
Any sort of right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness must also naturally imply the right to defend these things from violence and harm. A corollary of that right is that one must have access to the necessary tools with which to do so.
Although the high court is unlikely to render a decision in the case until next spring, the arguments in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen highlighted the many ways in which New York faces an uphill battle in defending its concealed carry permitting scheme.
The high court will hear arguments Wednesday in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, a case involving New York state’s strict laws around carrying firearms. Several states have joined the case in defense of Second Amendment rights.
Those who make the argument that the Alec Baldwin shooting was the fault of the armorer who handed him the gun demonstrate the two largest contributing factors to “gun violence” in the US today.
Professor Meg Mott with Vermont Humanities Council will give her presentation “Do We Still Need an Armed Citizenry?” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21 at Springfield Town Hall (3rd floor). The event is being sponsored by the town of Springfield.
Three years ago Vermont raised the age for purchasing any firearm from 18 to 21. But on July 13, a three judge panel ruled that a federal law barring the sale of handguns to persons under 21 was unconstitutional, calling into question Vermont’s 2018 action.
Gov. Cuomo signed into law a bill to hold gun manufacturers and sellers liable for otherwise lawful conduct that nonetheless is deemed to create a “public nuisance.” The new law opens up the floodgates to frivolous lawsuits designed to kneecap a lawful industry and, with it, lawful gun ownership.