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This Lawsuit Says a Recent SCOTUS Decision Makes It Clear That 'Assault Weapon' Bans Are Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court unambiguously rejected the sort of reasoning that a federal appeals court used to uphold New York's ban.

Reason · Jul 14, 2022

AP Stylebook on "Assault Weapon," "Assault Rifle," and "Semi-Automatic Weapon"

I don't agree with everything in the AP Stylebook, but I think this guidance is sound (and I think it's generally useful for prominent media organizations to offer such suggestions to writers): https://twitter.com/APStylebook/status/1547309549488640000 Thanks to Alan Gottlieb (Second Amendment Foundation) for pointing this out.

Reason · Jul 14, 2022

Matt Gaetz claims active shooter alert bill designed to make people ‘hate’ Second Amendment rights

Bill would create local alert system

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

Father of man arrested in Highland Park shooting liked Second Amendment tweet after Uvalde school massacre

Robert Crimo has been arrested by police after six people were shot dead in the latest US mass shooting

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022

Editorial: Conservatives no more: Supreme Court’s ruling on EPA’s right to regulate greenhouse gases is a capper on a radical term

First, a “textualist” Supreme Court majority ignored the Second Amendment clause attaching gun rights to “a well regulated Militia.” Cherry-picking history to claim that carrying a weapon has always been protected, the “conservatives” killed a century-old New York statute regulating the concealed carry of firearms and elevated a newly contrived…

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2022

‘I will never be against the second amendment’: Run the Jewels’ Killer Mike on rap, racism and gun control

After almost a decade of working alongside El-P, the rapper is releasing a solo single. He talks about the chaos and loss that inspired it, his friendship with Bernie Sanders and the ‘racist’ twisting of lyrics

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2022

‘We’re fools for not doing it’: Why some LGBT+ Americans are turning to guns amid a rising wave of hate

As threats and violence increase to a fever pitch, some LGBT+ people believe it’s time for their community to embrace the Second Amendment, writes Io Dodds

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022

SCOTUS Vacates 4 Decisions Upholding Gun Control Laws Whose Constitutionality Now Looks Doubtful

The Court told appeals courts to reconsider their conclusions in light of last week's ruling against New York's restrictions on public possession of firearms.

Reason · Jul 1, 2022

‘We’re fools for not doing it’: Why some LGBT+ Americans are turning to guns amid a rising wave of hate

As threats and violence increase to a fever pitch, some LGBT+ people believe it’s time for their community to embrace the Second Amendment, writes Io Dodds

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

Judge looks to Supreme Court gun ruling as he weighs whether to shoot down Chicago ban on laser sights

U.S. District Judge Robert Dow Jr. has asked lawyers in a Chicago gun-rights suit to weigh in on whether Justice Clarence Thomas’s majority opinion affects the city’s ban.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 1, 2022