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Election of Doug Jones poses the biggest threat to the Second Amendment in Alabama history – Yellowhammer News

Portland Seattle Chicago New York City.

Scenes of rioting, looting, lawlessness and utter chaos in these once-great American cities have become commonplace on television news channels over the past several months.

Liberal Democrat mayors like Bill DeBlasio, Lori Lightfoot and Ted Wheeler have ceded control to mob rule, and Alabamians are joining millions across the country in asking when the violence will be brought to an end.

At the same time, these leftist politicians and many in the Hollywood elite are working to take away your Second Amendment gun rights while they remain safely protected behind heavily-armed security details.

Because the violent protesters, looters and rioters have no regard for human life or property, the ability to own a firearm if you choose is more important than ever before.

But when it comes to the issue of gun control, interim U.S. Senator Doug Jones chooses to stand with his fellow liberals like Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rather than with the Alabama citizens he swore an oath to serve.

Those of us who embrace gun ownership for home protection, hunting, sport shooting and other reasons understand that Jones election to a full term poses perhaps the biggest threat to our rights in the history of our state, and there is ample evidence to prove that fact.

After receiving the National Rifle Associations lowest possible rating on the groups annual congressional scorecard, Jones attacked the NRA and accused it of holding extreme positions on firearms-related issues.

When members of the Alabama legislature introduced a bill to provide certain public school teachers with law enforcement firearms training and certification as a deterrent against school shootings, Jones called the proposal the dumbest idea I have ever heard.

And Jones has greedily raked in thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from far-left gun control groups and committed activists who are opposed to firearms possession.

At the same time, his advertisements have included photos and videos of a flannel-clad Jones awkwardly carrying a shotgun while stomping through the woods in an attempt to portray him as an outdoor enthusiast.

Ask yourself what kind of true outdoorsman receives the NRAs lowest rating alongside the most strident, anti-gun fanatics in the U.S. Congress.

Similarly, Joness record of voting to confirm conservative federal judges who will interpret the Second Amendment as our founding fathers intended has fallen short time and again, and he has cast his lot, instead, with those who celebrate Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the patron saint justice who is worthy of worship.

He famously opposed the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh and supported Senate liberals like Kamala Harris as they subjected the judge and his family to unprecedented levels of falsehoods, conjecture and character assassination.

In 2017, Jones also admitted to the Washington Post that he would have voted against Justice Neil Gorsuch had he been serving in the Senate at the time.

Coach Tommy Tuberville, on the other hand, will fight tooth and nail to protect the Second Amendment, and he will stand in the breach against liberal Democrats who attempt to grab out guns.

Unlike Doug Jones, Tuberville is a true and dedicated sportsman, and guns have been a part of his life since his father, a World War II veteran who drove a tank across Europe with General George Patton, first introduced him to hunting. Since that time, he has hunted for quail in the Wiregrass, shot white-tailed deer in Jackson County, and stalked prey on the large tract of hunting land that he owns in East Alabama.

Tuberville understands that gun ownership is a time-honored tradition in Alabama, and it is one that most who live here hold dear. Whether you want to possess a firearm for hunting or to protect your family when an intruder comes kicking at your door, Tuberville will stand strong for your right

It has often been said that the 2020 election is the most important in our lifetime, and that is no overstatement.

We are not just choosing between Tommy Tuberville and Doug Jones, but also between two distinct directions our nation will take pro-gun vs. anti-gun, pro-life vs. abortion, American excellence vs. globalism, law and order vs. mob rule, conservatism vs. liberalism, and the list goes on.

It is time for Alabamians to have a U.S. Senator who represents our conservative values, not liberal New York and California values, when it comes to gun rights and other issues.

I urge all Alabamians to join me in voting for Coach Tommy Tuberville, a proven winner and staunch defender of the Second Amendment, in the November 3 general election.

Clay Scofield is a Republican in the Alabama Senate representing District 9, which includes portions of Blount County, DeKalb County, Madison County and Marshall County.

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Letter to the Editor: 1st, 2nd Amendments state God-given rights – North Platte Telegraph

Its people violence! Why? Because, back in the early 1960s, prayer, the Bible and the Ten Commandments were removed from the public schools separation of church and state, which is nowhere in the U.S. Constitution. The intent of the First Amendment was to make sure we did not have a Church of the United States but rather to make sure all Christian churches were free to worship.

Christianity is a relationship with Jesus Christ. It is not a religion. The first five books of the Bible have guidelines for behavior starting with the Ten Commandments. We are told do and dont and why. Thou shalt not murder. Murder is the taking of the life of an innocent. No exceptions. Abortion: murder. Life begins at conception. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Marriage: the union of one man and one woman.

The Second Amendment is an acknowledgment of our right to defend ourselves, our homes, our families, our country. Rights come from God. Not man. To Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, et al.: If you wish to see the reason we the people have the need to exercise the right to keep and bear arms (auto, semi-auto, any size magazine), just go look in the mirror.

We are in deep need of a spiritual revival. We need, as individuals and as a nation, to turn to God and not away, as many would like us to do.

For those who find these words offensive: Your presence in this country is offensive. You are welcome to leave any time. The borders are wide open going out. Need help packing? We the people, we Americans, will gladly help.

Remember the three Bs. The Bible: Spend time in the Word. Beans: Keep extra food on hand. Bullets: Never too many, never enough.

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Hoosier Governor To Defend The Second Amendment? – Eric Holcomb – AmmoLand Shooting Sports News

Hoosier Governor To Defend The Second Amendment? Eric Holcomb, iStock-884171528

Indiana -(AmmoLand.com)-During a presidential year, it can be easy to overlook gubernatorial races. This can be very understandable the presidency is not for all of the marbles, but it can come pretty darn close in some areas. Governorships, though, have often been a launching pad for presidents and presidential nominees. Since 1976, four of the seven men who have held the Oval Office were governors.

That is why Indianas gubernatorial race is one Second Amendment supporters ought to keep an eye on. At the presidential level, Indiana has long been a reliable red state, save for Barack Obamas very narrow win of that state in 2008. The governorship was a somewhat different story. From 1989-2005, it was held by Democrats. Evan Bayh used the governorship to win two terms in the United States Senate, and Joe Donnelly won one term in 2012.

The current incumbent, Eric Holcomb, is running for re-election. In one sense, Holcomb is an accidental governor he was a last-minute replacement on the 2016 ballot because then-Indiana governor Mike Pence halted his re-election bid to be Donald Trumps running mate. Hed been Pences lieutenant governor for roughly six months, having suspended a Senate campaign (later won by Todd Young) to take that office. Prior to becoming lieutenant governor, hed been a staff member for both federal lawmakers and was Deputy Chief of Staff for Mitch Daniels. He also was chairman of the Indiana Republican Party.

While Indiana has always been respectful of our Second Amendment rights, Holcomb measurably improved the situation there by signing legislation that eliminated carry permit fees. Not only that, during the pandemic, he took steps to ensure that people could still exercise their Second Amendment rights. Consider, as a contrast, the actions of Roy Cooper, another governor up for re-election.

A pro-Second Amendment governor in Indiana is more important than you might think. With the high crime rates in Chicago, that states respect for the Second Amendment is often a scapegoat see Lori Lightfoot in 2019 and 2020 used by politicians to deflect blame for a failure to address crime. Of course, they also ignore a number of federal laws that can put someone who ran guns from Indiana to Chicago away for a very long time (one hypothetical puts a bad guy away for over a thousand years).

Holcomb is facing Woody Myers, whose campaign site indicates a likelihood he will join Lightfoot in seeking to punish Indiana residents for crimes committed in Chicago. As such, Second Amendment supporters need to get to work. Holcombs campaign site is here. They should also donate to the National Rifle Associations Political Victory Fund to help pro-Second Amendment candidates at all levels.

About Harold Hutchison

Writer Harold Hutchison has more than a dozen years of experience covering military affairs, international events, U.S. politics and Second Amendment issues. Harold was consulting senior editor at Soldier of Fortune magazine and is the author of the novel Strike Group Reagan. He has also written for the Daily Caller, National Review, Patriot Post, Strategypage.com, and other national websites.

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Knife Rights: Amicus Brief Filed in Hawaii Butterfly Knife Second Amendment Case – AmmoLand Shooting Sports News

Knife Rights: Amicus Brief Filed in Hawaii Butterfly Knife Second Amendment Case

U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- While the COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted almost all legislative efforts this year, Knife Rights continues its efforts to serve our knife community and Rewrite Knife Law in America.

Knife Rights Foundation today announced the filing of an important Amicus Curiae (Friend of the Court) brief in a Second Amendment lawsuit currently before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The case, captioned Teter v. Connors, challenges the State of Hawaii's outright ban on butterfly knives. You can view or download the brief at http://bit.ly/teter-kr-brief.

Previously, the district court ruled in favor of the State on its motion for summary judgment, finding that Hawaii's butterfly knife ban does not severely burden the Second Amendment and that it survives intermediate scrutiny because it further[ed] the State's important interest to promote public safety by reducing access to butterfly knives, which leads to gang related crime. If that sounds like a regurgitation of the baseless arguments used to enact switchblade bans in the 1950's, that's because it is.

Balisong knives are legal to possess and carry in at least 43 states (16 because of Knife Rights' efforts repealing switchblade and butterfly knife bans since 2010), and Hawaii is one of only three states that specifically ban these knives. The district court's flawed analysis failed to consider that Hawaii had no ban on these commonly available knives until 1999, and data does not show that the ban was tailored to an actual problem, let alone that it meaningfully reduces crime.

The Knife Rights coalition brief clearly shows that under the U.S. Supreme Court's precedents, including the District of Columbia v. Heller decision, the knives are not both dangerous and unusual, are commonly possessed for lawful purposes, and are protected under the Second Amendment. That's why, Knife Rights and the other amici argue, the State's prohibition must fail.

Butterfly knives, like all knives, are arms protected by the Second Amendment. It is time states like Hawaii stop banning knives in common use based on a fictional threat derived from 1980's action movies, explained the brief's author, attorney John W. Dillon of Dillon Law Group APC.

Hawaii's ban on butterfly knives is both irrational, as are all such knife bans, and unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, said Knife Rights' Chairman, Doug Ritter. Knife Rights is proud to be able to support this appeal of an absurd ruling by the district court and appreciate the collaboration and support from our good friends at San Diego County Gun Owners and Firearms Policy Coalition.

The ability to defend yourself is important to our members and we are proud to fight for Second Amendment rights in all forms, commented Michael Schwartz, San Diego County Gun Owners PAC's executive director.

FPC is delighted to join our friends at SDCGO and Knife Rights in filing this brief to defend Second Amendment rights, said FPC Director of Research, Joseph Greenlee. Butterfly knives are important self-defense tools and certainly among the arms that the people have a right to keep and bear.

Click here to read the Amicus Curie brief.

Click here to read the 2013 law review article, Knives and the Second Amendment, authored by noted Second Amendment scholars Dave Kopel, Clayton Cramer and Joe Olson. This article provides the scholarly foundation for many of the positions in the original case and this brief.

About Knife Rights Foundation

The 501(c)(3) Knife Rights Foundation (www.KnifeRights.org) is dedicated to defense of knife owners' civil rights. The Foundation also works to educate knife owners, public officials and the general public about knife and edged tool related laws and regulations.

About San Diego County Gun Owners Political Action Committee

Founded in 2015, the San Diego County Gun Owners (www.sandiegocountygunowners.com) is a registered political action committee (FPPC ID #1379388) and advocacy organization focused on organizing the gun industry and community and protecting the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment right to bear arms.

About Firearms Policy Coalition

Firearms Policy Coalition (www.firearmspolicy.org) is a 501(c)4 grassroots nonprofit organization. FPCs mission is to protect and defend constitutional rightsespecially the right to keep and bear armsadvance individual liberty, and restore freedom through FPC Law, FPC Research, FPC Policy, FPC Grassroots, and other programs.

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Afternoon Briefs: Another firm trims salary cuts; lawyer is accused of writing $400K in bad checks – ABA Journal

News Roundup

By Debra Cassens Weiss

September 3, 2020, 4:16 pm CDT

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Kelley Drye trims some salary cuts

Kelley Drye & Warren is reducing 10% pay cuts to 5% cuts for associates, special counsels and staff earning more than $100,000. Reductions in equity partner draws will stay in place for now. (Above the Law, Bloomberg Law)

Las Vegas lawyer is accused of writing $400K in bad checks

Las Vegas lawyer Brian Christopher Padgett, 47, has been charged with writing two bad checks totaling $400,000. Padgett was the CEO of a cannabis company that has been sued by investors, edibles companies and a business partner. (The Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Fastcase acquires Judicata in blockbuster deal

Fastcase, a legal research services company, has acquired the legal technology assets of Judicata, a company that analyzed caselaw in California. The plan is to expand Judicatas innovative research and analytics tools nationwide. Fastcase CEO Ed Walters said the acquisition is a blockbuster deal. (LawSites, Law.com, Fastcase press release)

3rd Circuit upholds ban on high-capacity gun magazines

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Philadelphia said Tuesday that New Jerseys ban on high-capacity gun magazines does not violate the Second Amendment, the takings clause and the equal protection clause. The appeals court said a previous 3rd Circuit opinion that reviewed a preliminary injunction had already considered and rejected the challengers arguments. Ruling in a similar case last month, the 9th Circuit at San Francisco reached a different conclusion, finding that Californias ban violated the Second Amendment. (Reason via How Appealing, the 3rd Circuit decision)

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