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Blogger Gets 3 Years for Judge Threats

Rob Quinn — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:02:00 CST

Far-right blogger and Internet radio host Hal Turner has been sentenced to 33 months for writing on his web stie that three federal judges who upheld Chicago's handgun ban "deserve to be killed." Turner—who posted photographs, phone numbers and work addresses for the judges—was convicted of threatening the...

Wisconsin DA: Go Ahead, Pack a Concealed Weapon

Nick McMaster — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:35:00 CDT

One Wisconsin DA is taking the US Supreme Court's ruling on gun rights and running with it, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. In Jackson County, prosecutors won't be pursuing cases against defendants accused of carrying concealed weapons, among other infractions. The high court's ruling in McDonald vs. Chicago "immediately renders...

Chicago Rushes New Gun Ban Into Place

M. Morris — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:16:00 CDT

Wasting little time after the US Supreme Court threw out the city's gun ban , Chicago aldermen today voted unanimously to institute new gun regulations. By a 45-0 vote, the lawmakers passed laws considered the nation's strictest, and they weren't coy about their motivation. "No Supreme Court judge could live in...

Gun Control Is Dead

Kevin Spak — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:59:00 CDT

The Supreme Court issued a major gun rights decision today, one that conservatives believe forever ends gun control in America. Here’s what the pundits are saying: David Rittgers of the National Review expects violent crime to fall now that people can finally defend themselves. The decision finally kills off “the...

Supreme Court Extends Handgun Rights Nationwide

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:26:42 CDT

The Supreme Court says the Constitution's "right to keep and bear arms" applies nationwide as a restraint on the ability of government to limit its application. The justices' decision today casts doubt on a Chicago-area handgun ban, but their 5-4 vote also signaled that less severe restrictions could survive legal...

Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Local Gun Laws

Harry Kimball — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:40:00 CDT

The Supreme Court will take up a case that could radically alter legal precedent regarding gun ownership and Second Amendment rights. The case is an appeal brought by Chicago-area gun owners who challenged the city’s ban on handguns. The high court overturned such a ban last year in Washington, DC,...

DC Delegate: Ban Guns Near Obama

Mat Probasco — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:20:50 CDT

Washington DC's congressional delegate is watching gun-toting protesters outside venues where Barack Obama speaks, and she's not gonna take it anymore, reports The Hill. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton—whose constituency last year had its handgun ban tossed by the Supreme Court—wants guns banned in the president's vicinity, and is...

DC Still Defying Court on Guns

Nick McMaster — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:43:59 CDT

The District of Columbia is defying the Supreme Court with efforts to preserve the handgun ban deemed unconstitutional last month, Jacob Sullum writes in Reason . A new law changes the wording of the controversial “disassemble and trigger-lock” provision, meaning owners won’t be allowed to keep guns loaded and must wait...

NRA Plots Multimillion-Dollar Campaign Against Obama

Jonas Oransky — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:29:03 CDT

The NRA has budgeted $40 million for the fall elections, with more than one-third of it set aside to spotlight Barack Obama's gun policies. The ad blitz will deny Obama the opportunity to neutralize the issue, Politico reports. A rep says the NRA will target 15 battleground states. “We look...