The powers that be in and around San Francisco rail against Second Amendment rights in all of its forms. Even the imagery of firearms is restricted. The illogical absurdity of this policy on public transportation boggles the mind. Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, who recently decided to advertise his gun rights policy conference is prepared to sue. It might be considered a small miracle that the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Agency put the conference signs depicting a woman with a firearm up to begin with.
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The is what happens when you have an actual Second Amendment that the state of California has denied for many years. The fight for CCW is advancing no thanks in part to elitist Sheriffs and politicians. This is good news for the law abiding public in California.
On September 3, 2010, attorneys from the law firm of Michel & Associates, PC filed a motion for partial summary judgment in a case filed in the United Stated District Court for the Southern District challenging the CCW issuance policies and practices of the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. Specifically, the suit asserts that self-defense constitutes “good cause” for the purposes of Cal. Pen. Code section 12050, and that the requirement that an applicant demonstrate documentary evidence of some specific threat is an unconstitutional restriction on the right to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment.
The motion also asserts violations of the Equal Protection Clause, based on allegations that the Sheriff issues CCWs to politically connected people more readily than to the general public.
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Eight men have been detained by police in Philadelphia for legally carrying concealed firearms with Florida permits. It would be nice if police in Philadelphia knew the law they were supposed to be enforcing.
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Very good news for Californians and the rest of the nation. The enemies of freedom know that their plans will meet intense opposition. All of the onerous and restrictive bills that were up for vote in the Capitol of California failed passage. This means no open carry ban, no turning rifle ammunition into a restricted commodity to be regulated, and no registration of all long gun sales.
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According to the live feed at www.calchannel.com/ the bill was “on call” until the session ended. That means no addendum to AB 962 that was going to include most calibers of rifle ammunition in the mix of pistol ammunition. It didn’t receive the votes to pass. Great news indeed.
A Fort Myers attorney is suing Lee County Florida for posting signs outlawing guns in public parks. The state of Florida preempts all such laws and Lee County Parks and Recreation Director Barbara Manzo refuses to remove them.
County overstepping state gun laws
The city of New York has some of the most restrictive gun laws on the books. Yet prosecutions relating to firearms are low in regard to said ordinances because state and federal laws are enough. This tells us that people like Mayor Bloomberg don’t mind discouraging citizens from exercising their rights. The city police have made 12,967 arrests since 2000 and only 2068 were convicted. Official New York City personnel have all but confirmed the lack of effectiveness of the city’s gun laws.
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The Center for Biological Diversity has had their petition for a lead ammunition ban denied by the EPA. The EPA claims that they have no authority to do so which is certainly good news.
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Legal win in California’s Los Angeles County. The California Rifle Association and NRA are on a roll.
Millender v. County of Los Angeles, et al. (07-55518), affirmed that a search warrant requesting the seizure of “all handguns, rifles or shotguns of any caliber, or any firearms capable of firing ammunition…” was unlawful, when the deputies who sought the warrant were aware that they were searching for one specific firearm.
This should help end some of the overzealous confiscatory actions by law enforcement agencies in California.
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The NRA and CRPA have teamed up to file a petition against game hunting regulations that infringe on Second Amendment rights. The petition asks the California Fish and Game Commission to repeal regulations that prohibit the mere possession of firearms or lead ammunition when engaged in certain activities, or when present in certain areas, such as designated wildlife areas. Among other things the letter explains that the Commission lacks the authority to adopt such regulations in the first place. This is just the thing that gives the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) nightmares.
This is a great example of where member funding dollars are used. You should send money and send it often. Read more at the link below.
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