On the 1st day of #testimony in #HunterBiden’s federal #gun trial, #jurors heard his audio of his memoir, where he recounted his #drug use in graphic detail. A federal prosecutor told jurors “no one is above the #law,” & defense said the he did not “knowingly” lie when filling out forms to purchase a weapon.
#SCOTUS gave a win to the #NRA in its #FreeSpeech dispute w/a #NY state ofcl it accused of coercing banks & insurers to avoid doing business w/the influential #gun advocacy group.
A man serving 55 years has filed a motion to overturn his conviction, arguing that the state prosecuted him for giving a #gun to a drive-by shooter even though another man had already pleaded guilty to giving the same gun to the shooter.
👏🏻👏🏻“Sale of firearms on internet & at gun shows in US will in future be subj to mandatory #BackgroundChecks, DOJ said as it announced a “historic” new action to keep weapons out of hands of criminals.
As someone who almost always open-carries guns I must say, the one thing I dont like is how certain people assume your a republican or pro-trump when they see it. Today I had an experience with a tow truck driver who was overtly racist the whole ride home and I suspect its because he saw my gun and made some assumptions.
Pro-guns is probably the only topic where I align with the right at all really.
A #Manhattan#jury found 3 top execs of the National Rifle Association liable in a lengthy #civil#trial that focused on alleged corruption & the misspending of millions of dollars.
Longtime NRA leader #WayneLaPierre, a key architect in the nonprofit's hardline #gun rights agenda who stepped down as CEO last month, was central to #NY state's case.
The shootings in Missouri today are another clarion call: every state in the U.S. can and should enact statutes to ground civil suits against irresponsible #gun manufacturers and sellers. The gun industry is fighting these statutes in court. I explain and defend the desirability, lawfulness, and constitutionality of such statutes in this article, forthcoming in Yale Law Journal Forum. Neither #PLCAA nor the #SecondAmendment invalidate these laws. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dw3rMKXX1DlHKa9GXk1bojxSgYUxsP8r/view?usp=drivesdk#LawFedi#KansasCity
Gun crime is falling in Liverpool but of the three people shot to death in the city in 2022, all three were killed with the Skorpion machine pistol, a terrifying weapon that's become popular with criminals in Britain, often converted from a non-lethal, blank-firing version in local workshops.
Our long-running investigative programme File on Four has the whole story, on BBC Sounds.
Pretty much spot on. Always funny how anti-gun nuts always pretend like gun violence is the only violence that should be reasoned about the exact opposite of every other murder.
Secret #Recording Shows #NRA Treasurer Plotting to Conceal Extravagant Expenses Involving Wayne LaPierre
Audio obtained by The Trace and ProPublica reveals, in real time, the #gun lobbying group enacting a plan that would conceal payments for fancy #hotels, limousines and other luxury expenses connected to its longtime CEO for a decade.
The #WhiteHouse on Wed announced a new plan to assist states in curbing #GunViolence, turning the attention to the local level w/the hope of further federal #GunControl legislation fading.
In addition to 2 new executive actions on #gun storage & reporting lost or stolen #firearms, the #Biden admin is offering tools to help #states#BanAssaultWeapons, strengthen BackgroundChecks & implement local #programs to prevent & respond to gun violence.
Inside the Notorious #Gun Shop Linked to Hundreds of #Chicago Guns
The story of one #Indiana store demonstrates how the more than 60,000 gun retailers in America have little financial incentive to say no to questionable buyers and face limited penalties for failing to prevent illegal transactions.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois State Police (ISP) is recognizing a program the agency strengthened last year, with officials arguing it saved lives.
How a #Maine Businessman Made the AR-15 Into America’s Best-Selling Rifle
Neither a #gun enthusiast nor a right-wing ideologue, Richard Dyke used #political connections and lobster giveaways to build Bushmaster, the company that popularized assault-style rifles.
State Police tout more than 4,000 FOID cards revoked this year from Clear and Present Danger program (www.wcia.com)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois State Police (ISP) is recognizing a program the agency strengthened last year, with officials arguing it saved lives.