Vincent Yakaitis is unfortunately not the first such defendant. He will also not be the last. Dennis Powanda and Vincent Yakaitis are bound together by a common experience: They were both criminally charged in connection with an attempted burglary. Powanda was the burglar, and Yakaitis was the property owner. Ah, justice. Indeed, that’s not a
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“I hate to break it to Jones, but gun control is one of the hallmarks of fascism.” Democrats and gun control advocates engaged in such a full-throated freakout after the Tennessee House approved an armed school staff bill on Tuesday afternoon that I had to go back and re-read the legislation just to make sure I
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One thing you’ll notice as you read proposed legislation is that most include something defining the terms. This is where you get the definition of, say, and “assault weapon” or “high-capacity magazine” from. Different levels of government may have different definitions for various things. For example, the federal definition of a machine gun–a firearm capable
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A Virginia-based gun rights group that had operated in the shadow of the National Rifle Association is quickly rising in rank, growing to more than 2 million members and committed to taking down lawmakers who show any sign of compromise on gun control. The Gun Owners of America, which has been around since 1976, has seen a spike in membership following the
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The Biden administration is focused on distraction over prevention. It is time for the American people to demand accountability of them. The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention is hosting the first in-person meeting of federal agencies to figure out what to do after a tragic mass murder and criminal misuse of firearms. The focus will
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“The Final Rule is limitless,” marveled Judge Andrew Oldham in a pointed concurrence that supported the majority “without qualification” but sought to more harshly spank the ATF. “It purports to regulate any piece of metal or plastic that has been machined beyond its primordial state for fear that it might one day be turned into
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A Brooklyn man has been convicted of 13 weapons charges after having been arrested and charged in 2022 for building his own firearms. Dexter Taylor’s ordeal could become a landmark Second Amendment case in light of the Bruen ruling handed down in the same year. The jury found Taylor guilty of second-degree criminal possession of a loaded weapon, four counts
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“There’s no arguing with the power of a shotgun when it comes to personal defense.” Beretta | 1301 Tactical Mod 2 Enhancing an already outstanding defensive shotgun was never going to be easy, but Beretta accomplished just that with this latest version of the 1301 platform. Among the improvements are a new trigger that offers
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More than 30 years after Waco, the ATF still continues their draconian attacks against Americans exercising their Second Amendment rights.
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Americans have always had the ability to legally make firearms on their own and some choose to do so as a hobby. Justices to hear appeal by administration in favor of regulating firearms that people can assemble from kits at home The US supreme court will consider whether “ghost guns” – firearms made from kits available online
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