In defense of the Second Amendment – Video
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Infowars Nightly News: Monday (5-12-14) – Video
Infowars Nightly News: Monday (5-12-14)
On The May 10, 2014 Broadcast Of The Infowars Nightly News. David Knight Hosts. News Covered: 1776 Worldwide: The Second Amendment Comes to Mexico. DHS Emails Reveal U.S. May Have ...
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Giveaway Winners for February 1 2015 – Video
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Gun rights group sues D.C. over concealed carry laws
A gun rights advocacy group filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Districts newly enacted concealed carry laws on behalf of three men who were denied permits to carry firearms by the Metropolitan Police Department.
In the lawsuit filed in federal court, the Second Amendment Foundation said the laws requirement that gun owners demonstrate a good reason to carry a concealed weapon is unconstitutional.
The city has set the bar so high that it relegates a fundamental civil right to the status of a heavily-regulated government privilege, said Alan Gottlieb, executive vice president of the Bellevue, Washington-based foundation. Law-abiding citizens who clear background checks and are allowed to have handguns in their homes are being unnecessarily burdened with the additional requirement of proving some special need.
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D.C. lawmakers drafted concealed carry laws last year to comply with a ruling by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Scullin Jr. that overturned the Districts long-standing ban on the carrying of firearms in public. The legislation created a process by which D.C. residents and nonresidents could apply for concealed carry permits by showing proof that they needed to carry a weapon for self-defense.
Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier previously provided a few examples of circumstances that would qualify under the law, including individuals who have a documented history of being domestic violence victims or people who regularly carry large amounts of money or valuables for work. For those who do receive a permit, there are still strict licensing regulations that require firearms training and limit the locations where a handgun can be carried.
Tuesdays lawsuit doubles efforts by gun owners to challenge regulations requiring them to prove they are under a specific threat in order to obtain a concealed carry permit.
Attorney Alan Gura, who is representing the Second Amendment Foundation in the latest lawsuit, previously asked Judge Scullin to hold the city in contempt for failure to adopt a constitutional licensing scheme as the judge required in the Palmer v. District case. Judge Scullin has yet to issue a ruling on that request.
In the meantime, the District has appealed the Palmer case.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday states that three men Brian Wrenn and Joshua Akery, of the District, and Tyler Whidby, a Florida resident who also maintains a residence in Virginia were all denied concealed carry permits by Chief Lanier. All three men applied for permits but were unable to demonstrate a special need for self-protection distinguishable from the general community or provide evidence showing they have been subject to specific threats or previous attacks, according to the lawsuit.
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'I think we just recognized gay marriage,' lawmaker says after amendment to gun permit bill
LINCOLN Granting military spouses the right to carry concealed handguns in Nebraska triggered a debate over gay marriage Tuesday in the Nebraska Legislature.
Current law allows nonresident military members to apply for concealed gun permits without having to first live in Nebraska for 180 days to establish residency. A bill advanced from the first round of debate on a 37-4 vote would waive the residency period for military spouses who want to apply for gun permits.
Sen. Paul Schumacher of Columbus, however, questioned whether the bill would allow same-sex spouses to obtain gun permits given Nebraskas Constitutional ban on gay marriage. He proposed an amendment so the gun privilege would apply to anyone receiving the federal benefits of a military spouse.
The Department of Defense extended benefits to same-sex spouses in 2013 following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
Is not the Second Amendment sex blind, color blind, Schumacher said. What great evil would come from saying a partner of somebody in the military is entitled to exercise their Second Amendment rights to carry a concealed weapon in this state?
The amendment was adopted by a vote of 38-0.
Sen. John Murante of Gretna, who did not vote for or against the bill, expressed concern that the Schumacher amendment could be used to challenge Nebraskas ban on same-sex marriage.
I think we just recognized gay marriage, he said moments after the vote. We are now using the federal governments standard for who receives marriage benefits.
Sen. Dave Bloomfield of Hoskins, who sponsored the measure, said he does not think the amendment language will open up the states marriage law to attack. The state Constitution definitively says gay marriage is not recognized within Nebraskas borders, he added.
The forms that a gun permit applicant fill out ask nothing about the gender of an applicants spouse, Bloomfield said.
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'I think we just recognized gay marriage,' lawmaker says after amendment to gun permit bill