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From the January 6th attack on the Capitol to recent assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump, political violence and intimidation pose a growing threat to our democracy. Taonga Leslie brings an excerpt from a recent ACS program co-hosted by Giffords Law Center and March for Our Lives featuring a discussion among advocates and legal scholars on the causes of rising political violence, the stakes of the 2024 election, and how progressives can support positive change.Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.orgHost: Taonga Leslie, Director of Policy and Program for Racial JusticeGuest: Joseph Blocher, Lanty L. Smith '67 Distinguished Professor of Law, Duke University School of LawGuest: Makennan McBryde, Legal Project Manager, Giffords Law CenterGuest: Mary McCord, Executive Director, Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, Georgetown University Law CenterGuest: Yvin Shin, Legal Associate, March for Our LivesLink: "Guided By History: Protecting the Public Sphere From Weapons Threats Under Bruen," by Joseph Blocher and Reva Siegel Link: Become a Poll WorkerLink: Election Protection Sign-UpLink: Election Official Legal Defense Network Sign-UpVisit the Podcast Website: Broken Law PodcastEmail the Show: Podcast@ACSLaw.orgFollow ACS on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube-----------------Broken Law: About the law, who it serves, and who it doesn't.----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media Copyright of American Constitution Society 2024.

A new study exposes the deceptions driving the Giffords Law Center's score card. The report, sponsored by NotMeCA and the Transparency Foundation, completely invalidates the claims frequently cited by gun control proponents like Gavin Newsom. Download the report yourself at https://notmeca.org . California is forced to honor self defense rights of non-Californians. Ian Asher from GunTVShows calls in to share updates on the upcoming San Diego / Escondido Gun Show on September 7-8, 2024. Bill Wells is running for Congress and has a serious opportunity to win the seat over Sara Jacob's. Will you help a Pro2A official win? Bill Wells for Congress 2024 SEAL1's STUMP MY NEPHEW: What was the first commercially available ‘Magnum' cartridge? Get your tickets for the Gun Show & sign up for an in-person class today! https://gunownersradio.com/gun-show Get tickets to Gun Prom to help get more PRO2A Officials Elected https://gunprom.com -- Like, subscribe, and share to help restore the Second Amendment in California! Make sure Big Tech can't censor your access to our content and subscribe to our email list: https://gunownersradio.com/subscribe #2a #guns #gunowners #2ndAmendment #2ACA #ca42a #gunownersradio #gunrights #gunownersrights #rkba #shallnotbeinfringed #pewpew -- The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your Second Amendment rights, defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO), or Inland Empire Gun Owners (IEGO). https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com https://orangecountygunowners.com http://inlandempiregunowners.com Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on any podcast app at your leisure. Together we will win. SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT YOUR SELF DEFENSE RIGHTS! Get expert legal advice on any firearm-related issues: https://dillonlawgp.com Smarter web development and digital marketing help: https://www.sagetree.com Learn to FLY at SDFTI! San Diego Flight Training International: https://sdfti.com Clean your guns easier, faster, and safer! https://seal1.com Stay cool this summer with Straight Shooter Heating & Cooling! https://straightshooter.ac

Today is the first part of a series on recenct Supreme Court cases on the Second Ammendment. Today we talk about the District of Columbia vs Heller District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008): https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/boundvolumes/554bv.pdf Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence:  https://giffords.org/lawcenter/gun-laws/litigation/ Craig has previously written on gun control issues:  "Where Does One Stand on A Slippery Slope?" at: file:///Users/cmousin/Downloads/Slippery%20Slope_stamped-3.pdf     

In the rural South, we are conditioned to a self-image of small communities like fictional Mayberry where crime and violence are almost non-existent and the real dangers from gun violence lurk on the streets and back alleys of Chicago, New York, Detroit, and Los Angeles. However, the mean streets are not limited to the big cities. Rural Mississippians now live squarely in locales prone to gun violence. We don't live in Mayberry in the rural South. We live in a region and a state with a dangerous rate of gun death and gun violence, and we are as a state among the nation's leaders in household gun ownership. The adage in television news is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” In Mississippi, the first 10 minutes of virtually every newscast recount shootings that occur with such frequency as to become commonplace. In Mississippi, we consistently and strongly support the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for hunting and self-protection. Mississippi does little to interfere with the right to gun ownership, possession, use or acquisition of firearms. We are an open carry state, a Castle Doctrine state, a “stand your ground” state, and one with what are considered by the National Rifle Association and other pro-gun entities as some of the most Second Amendment-friendly gun laws in the country. At the same time, liberal or “progressive” entities supporting limits on Second Amendment rights label Mississippi as having the worst gun laws in the country. The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence – named for gun violence victim former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona – describes Mississippi's gun laws as follows: “Mississippi has the weakest gun laws in the country and the highest gun death rate…(the state) passed a dangerous permitless carry law in 2016 which allows almost anyone to carry hidden, loaded guns in public without a background check or law enforcement oversight.” From across the political spectrum in the gun law debate, there is ample hyperbole and alarmist rhetoric. But the fact is that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ranked Mississippi as having the highest rate of gun deaths in the country at 29.6 per 100,000 residents. That's just over double the national rate of 14.2 gun deaths per 100,000 residents. Mississippi was an early milepost in the nation's litany of school shootings when student Luke Woodham killed his mother at their home, then drove to Pearl High School and fatally shot two students and wounded seven others on Oct. 1, 1997. That shooting was a little more than a year after Jackson firefighter Kenneth Tornes killed his wife at home, then drove to Jackson's Central Fire Station and killed four of his supervisors. That was a quarter-century ago. Now, the scourge of gun violence has become more commonplace and pedestrian. Young people are settling what seems to be insanely inconsequential differences and disputes with deadly force using guns. Last year, a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association's Surgery found that firearm deaths are more likely in small rural towns than in major urban centers. Data from the CDC showed that politically red states had the highest firearm mortality rates while the politically blue states had lower firearm mortality rates. In Mississippi, 2020 research showed that of gun deaths, 47% were suicides and 47% were homicides. That compared with 61% suicides and 36% homicides nationally that year. From a practical political standpoint, legislation restricting Second Amendment rights is a non-starter at the Mississippi State Capitol. But Mississippi's increasingly consistent rank as the state with the highest rate of gun deaths should concern conservatives and liberals alike. The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities reports that the greatest impact of rising gun death rates is on Black youth. The group cited that “the rate of gun-related deaths for Black youth has increased every year since 2013, with a 108.3% increase from 2013 to 2020 compared to a 47.8% increase for white youth during the same time.” The state with the highest percentage population of Black youth? Mississippi at 42.9%.

A bump stock is an attachment that converts a semi automatic rifle into a weapon that can fire as many as 800 rounds per minute - an intensity of gunfire matched by machine guns. The deadliest mass shooting carried out by a single shooter in US history - the October 2017 Las Vegas massacre - was enabled by a bump stock. On Friday, the US Supreme Court struck down a Trump-era bump stock ban introduced in the wake of that tragedy, in which 60 people were killed and hundreds more injured. Writing for a perfectly partisan six to three majority, gun enthusiast and ultra conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, decided the administration had overstepped its authority enacting the ban, and based the decision in a very technical, very weird reading of the statute. On this Opinionpalooza edition of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Slate's senior writer on the courts and the law - Mark Stern, and David Pucino, Legal Director & Deputy Chief Counsel of Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Together, they discuss the careful reasoning and research behind the ban, Justice Thomas' self-appointment as a bigger gun expert than the agency charged with regulating guns - the ATF, how the gun industry used its own “amicus flotilla” from extreme groups to undermine the agency, and how the industry will use this roadmap again. But, please don't despair entirely, you'll also hear from David about hope for the future of gun safety rules.  This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. We kicked things off this year by explaining How Originalism Ate the Law. The best way to support our work is by joining Slate Plus. (If you are already a member, consider a donation or merch!) Plus listeners have access to all our Opinionpalooza emergency episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bump stock is an attachment that converts a semi automatic rifle into a weapon that can fire as many as 800 rounds per minute - an intensity of gunfire matched by machine guns. The deadliest mass shooting carried out by a single shooter in US history - the October 2017 Las Vegas massacre - was enabled by a bump stock. On Friday, the US Supreme Court struck down a Trump-era bump stock ban introduced in the wake of that tragedy, in which 60 people were killed and hundreds more injured. Writing for a perfectly partisan six to three majority, gun enthusiast and ultra conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, decided the administration had overstepped its authority enacting the ban, and based the decision in a very technical, very weird reading of the statute. On this Opinionpalooza edition of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Slate's senior writer on the courts and the law - Mark Stern, and David Pucino, Legal Director & Deputy Chief Counsel of Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Together, they discuss the careful reasoning and research behind the ban, Justice Thomas' self-appointment as a bigger gun expert than the agency charged with regulating guns - the ATF, how the gun industry used its own “amicus flotilla” from extreme groups to undermine the agency, and how the industry will use this roadmap again. But, please don't despair entirely, you'll also hear from David about hope for the future of gun safety rules.  This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. We kicked things off this year by explaining How Originalism Ate the Law. The best way to support our work is by joining Slate Plus. (If you are already a member, consider a donation or merch!) Plus listeners have access to all our Opinionpalooza emergency episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bump stock is an attachment that converts a semi automatic rifle into a weapon that can fire as many as 800 rounds per minute - an intensity of gunfire matched by machine guns. The deadliest mass shooting carried out by a single shooter in US history - the October 2017 Las Vegas massacre - was enabled by a bump stock. On Friday, the US Supreme Court struck down a Trump-era bump stock ban introduced in the wake of that tragedy, in which 60 people were killed and hundreds more injured. Writing for a perfectly partisan six to three majority, gun enthusiast and ultra conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, decided the administration had overstepped its authority enacting the ban, and based the decision in a very technical, very weird reading of the statute. On this Opinionpalooza edition of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Slate's senior writer on the courts and the law - Mark Stern, and David Pucino, Legal Director & Deputy Chief Counsel of Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Together, they discuss the careful reasoning and research behind the ban, Justice Thomas' self-appointment as a bigger gun expert than the agency charged with regulating guns - the ATF, how the gun industry used its own “amicus flotilla” from extreme groups to undermine the agency, and how the industry will use this roadmap again. But, please don't despair entirely, you'll also hear from David about hope for the future of gun safety rules.  This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. We kicked things off this year by explaining How Originalism Ate the Law. The best way to support our work is by joining Slate Plus. (If you are already a member, consider a donation or merch!) Plus listeners have access to all our Opinionpalooza emergency episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On March 27th, 2023, a mass shooter at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, opened fire, killing three students and three staff members. In the aftermath of yet another U.S. school shooting, Tennessee legislators passed a bill permitting teachers and other school faculty to arm themselves. They're not alone. According to the Giffords Law Center, roughly half of all states allow school employees who have concealed carry permits to carry firearms on school grounds. Opposition to the Tennessee bill has been fierce. Still, the question remains: how do we keep our schools safe from gun violence? Rachel Wegner, children's education reporter for The Tennessean, a Gannett network property, joins The Excerpt to discuss Tennessee's controversial new law. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Friday News Roundup for Feb 16, 2024Missouri Supreme Court again says state can't deny Medicaid funds to Planned ParenthoodBY: ANNA SPOERRE - FEBRUARY 14, 2024 3:46 PMhttps://missouriindependent.com/briefs/missouri-supreme-court-again-says-state-cant-deny-medicaid-funds-to-planned-parenthood/for the second time in four years, Missouri's highest court rebuked lawmakers's efforts to ban abortion providers and their affiliates from receiving Medicaid reimbursements.The legislature included a line in the 2022 state budget to spend $0 for any Medicaid-covered services if the provider also offers abortions or is affiliated with an abortion provider. Abortion is illegal in Missouri. The two Planned Parenthood affiliates operating in the state – Planned Parenthood Great Plains and Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri – no longer provide abortions in Missouri, though their counterparts in Kansas and Illinois do.In a decision Wednesday, the Missouri Supreme Court once again ruled the legislature's attempt to defund Planned Parenthood through the budget was unconstitutional. The state's Medicaid program, which serves low-income and disabled Missourians, has long banned funding for abortion, with limited exceptions. Medicaid has reimbursed Planned Parenthood in the past for reproductive health services that do not include abortion, including STI and cancer screenings, as well as contraceptives. Planned Parenthood has said it hasn't received any state funds for nearly two years as this legal fight played out in court, though the organization's clinics continued to treat all patients, regardless of insurance.Advocates for Planned Parenthood have said cutting off Medicaid funding only hurts those most in need of care. in a joint statement, Yamelsie Rodriguez, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, and Emily Wales, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, called the ongoing efforts to defund Planned Parenthood “cruel and irresponsible.”“Today, the Missouri Supreme Court again reaffirmed our patients' right to access critical care like cancer screenings, birth control, annual exams, STI testing and treatment, and more at Planned Parenthood health centers. Over and over again, the courts have rejected politicians' ongoing attempts to deprive patients of their health care by unconstitutionally kicking Planned Parenthood out of the Medicaid program. But the fight for patient access is far from over.”Kansas bill would require abortion seekers be asked for reasons before terminating pregnancyBY: ALLISON KITE - FEBRUARY 15, 2024 9:45 AMhttps://kansasreflector.com/2024/02/15/kansas-bill-would-require-abortion-seekers-be-asked-for-reasons-before-terminating-pregnancy/Kansas abortion providers would have to ask patients why they are terminating pregnancies under legislation critics argue represents an effort to “harass, intimidate and shame” pregnant women.A Kansas House committee heard Wednesday from anti-abortion groups — who argued collecting data on abortion patients would allow policymakers establish programs for those who are pregnant — and abortion-rights groups that questioned the motives behind the bill.The legislation, requested by a group called Kansans for Life, would require providers have patients rank their top reasons for seeking an abortion, such as financial difficulty, a threat to their health posed by pregnancy, or the pregnancy resulting from rape or incest.Providers would also have to collect demographic information, including age, race, marital status, state or country of residence, highest level of education, educational attainment, and whether the patient has reported domestic violence, has a safe place to live or received financial assistance from an organization that supports individuals during pregnancy. If a patient declined to answer why they sought the abortion, the provider would be required to record that.The bill would apply even to minors.Taylor Morton of Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes said “Kansans have made it abundantly clear that they do not want politicians in their exam rooms,” referencing Kansas voters' overwhelming rejection in August 2022 of an amendment that would have removed the right to an abortion from the Kansas Constitution.“All the legislation would do, is undermine the relationship between patients and health care providers.  There's no reason for the state to demand and collect this deeply personal information from patients.”“Patients seeking literally any other form of necessary health care are not and would never be subjected to such intrusive and personal questioning, nor are pregnant people subjected to such questioning when they decide to carry a pregnancy to term.”Rep. Stephanie Clayton, D-Overland Park, questioned how patients' privacy could be protected if they reported being a victim of domestic violence or rape in a publicly released report. If a child seeks an abortion following a rape, she asked, and there aren't many such incidents reported each year, could someone connect the dots and identify them?“If someone is the victim of that terrible crime as a child, they should be able to go on, week therapy and heal and live a full, adult life without having their privacy invaded because they were the victim of a crime,” Amber Sellers, director of advocacy for Trust Women Foundation, argued the legislation would be unnecessarily burdensome.She said the right to an abortion required no more justification than the right to free speech.“These questions are confusing, and they're stigmatizing. They lack relevance, and they're medically unnecessary. They're deeply invasive.”Ban on sale, transfer of ‘assault weapons' back at Colorado CapitolBY: SARA WILSON - FEBRUARY 14, 2024 2:29 PMhttps://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/ban-on-sale-transfer-of-assault-weapons-back-at-colorado-capitol/ Two progressive Denver Democrats are backing an effort to ban the purchase and transfer of semi-automatic weapons in Colorado, a second attempt after a similar bill died in committee last year.Reps. Elisabeth Epps and Tim Hernández are the prime sponsors of House Bill 24-1292, which was introduced Tuesday. Epps also sponsored last year's version. As introduced, the bill has 14 other House Democrats signed on as sponsors.the bill's legislative declaration reads, “Assault weapons and high-capacity magazines are disproportionately used in public mass shootings, and the reasons are both obvious and irrefutable. Assault weapons are uniquely lethal by design. They entail tactical features designed for warfare, refined to maximize killing large numbers of people quickly and efficiently,” The bill would prohibit the manufacture, sale, import, transfer and purchase of many semi-automatic weapons. It would define “assault weapon” as a semi-automatic rifle that can accept a detachable magazine and has at least one of the following characteristics: a pistol grip, a folding or detachable stock to help conceal the weapon, a muzzle brake, a grenade launcher, a shroud on the barrel that lets the user hold it with their non-trigger hand and not get burned, or a threaded barrel. The bill includes a page and a half of specific examples of would-be banned weapons, including ​​AK-47s and all AKs, AR-15s and all ARs, and all Thompson rifles.It would also ban the sale and purchase of certain .50 caliber rifles, semi-automatic pistols and semi-automatic shotguns.Additionally, the bill would ban the possession of trigger activators that greatly increase the rate of fire.It includes exemptions for members of the military and police officers. Gun dealers who still have an inventory of the defined assault weapons by August could sell them to a non-Colorado resident if the transfer takes place out of state.People who already own these types of firearms would be allowed to keep them.Ten states and Washington, D.C., have some sort of assault weapon ban, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Virginia's Democratic-controlled Legislature recently passed an assault weapons ban similar to the Colorado bill, but its future is uncertain as it lands on Republican Gov. Glen Youngkin's desk.Suicide is on the rise in OhioThis article is about suicide. If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.BY: ROB MOOREhttps://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/02/15/suicide-is-on-the-rise-in-ohio/Five Ohioans die of suicide every day.This is just one of the many data points released in a new publication by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio. Here are some of the top findings from the release.Suicide is a leading cause of death for working-age Ohioans.Over 1,400 Ohioans died from suicide in 2022, the most recent year we have data for. This makes suicide the fifth-leading cause of death for working-age Ohioans, after cancer, heart disease, COVID-19, and unintentional deaths like drug overdose and motor vehicle crashes.Suicide rates were highest in 2022 for working-age adults, higher than the rate for young adults, retirement-age adults, and children. Suicide was most common in Appalachian counties, with 15 of Ohio's 22 counties with the highest suicide rates located in Appalachia.But Suicide is on the rise for nearly everyone.Since 2007, suicide rates have increased for men and women, white, Black, and Hispanic Ohioans, and Ohioans in every age group. The only major demographic group that has seen a flat suicide trend are Asian and Pacific Islander Ohioans.Risk factors for high school students are also becoming more common.Compared to 2019, female Ohio high school students were more likely in 2021 to feel sad or hopeless, seriously consider suicide, make a plan to commit suicide, or attempt suicide. The increase in suicide rate is driven by firearms.Suicide deaths involving a firearm increased 60% from 2007 to 2022. This accounted for 75% of the total increase in suicides over that time period. If you or someone you know needs help, call 988, the national suicide hotline.Michigan State University students ask lawmakers how they will prevent the next school shootingBY: ANNA LIZ NICHOLS - FEBRUARY 15, 2024 8:23 PMhttps://michiganadvance.com/2024/02/15/michigan-state-university-students-ask-lawmakers-how-they-will-prevent-the-next-school-shooting/A year after the tragic shooting that claimed the lives of three students on Michigan State University's campus, students are still healing and trying to honor everything they lost on Feb. 13, 2023.And as the MSU, Northern Illinois University and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School communities deal with painful anniversaries of shootings at their schools this week, a mass shooting on Wednesday during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory celebration injured more than 20 people, with one death confirmed as of Thursday.There have been 49 mass shootings in 2024 so far.A Michigan State student speaking at the Capitol steps said, “It's everywhere. It's all the time. We can't escape it. No words can really describe what the past year has been like, but I can say that despite the anger, sadness, grief, confusion, and just trying to be a college student, we never stopped showing up. I'm proud of the tireless work of students who showed up right here at the Capitol a year ago, and every day since to demand change.”MSU student and gun violence prevention organizer Maya Manuel recalled meeting with lawmakers last year, including state Sen. Sam Singh (D-East Lansing), saying “I remember looking at you, directly in your eyes and saying that the next one is going to be on you. And you took that and you went to your colleagues and you pushed out those bills just two days later.”The new laws, written in response to the MSU shooting, require gun owners to safely store firearms from minors, implement universal background checks when purchasing a firearm, create extreme risk protection orders and expand prohibitions on firearm ownership for those convicted of crimes involving domestic violence.But more progress is needed to prevent gun violence in Michigan, Manuel said. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller (no social)The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today!JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

Friday News Roundup for Feb 16, 2024Missouri Supreme Court again says state can't deny Medicaid funds to Planned ParenthoodBY: ANNA SPOERRE - FEBRUARY 14, 2024 3:46 PMhttps://missouriindependent.com/briefs/missouri-supreme-court-again-says-state-cant-deny-medicaid-funds-to-planned-parenthood/for the second time in four years, Missouri's highest court rebuked lawmakers's efforts to ban abortion providers and their affiliates from receiving Medicaid reimbursements.The legislature included a line in the 2022 state budget to spend $0 for any Medicaid-covered services if the provider also offers abortions or is affiliated with an abortion provider. Abortion is illegal in Missouri. The two Planned Parenthood affiliates operating in the state – Planned Parenthood Great Plains and Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri – no longer provide abortions in Missouri, though their counterparts in Kansas and Illinois do.In a decision Wednesday, the Missouri Supreme Court once again ruled the legislature's attempt to defund Planned Parenthood through the budget was unconstitutional. The state's Medicaid program, which serves low-income and disabled Missourians, has long banned funding for abortion, with limited exceptions. Medicaid has reimbursed Planned Parenthood in the past for reproductive health services that do not include abortion, including STI and cancer screenings, as well as contraceptives. Planned Parenthood has said it hasn't received any state funds for nearly two years as this legal fight played out in court, though the organization's clinics continued to treat all patients, regardless of insurance.Advocates for Planned Parenthood have said cutting off Medicaid funding only hurts those most in need of care. in a joint statement, Yamelsie Rodriguez, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, and Emily Wales, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, called the ongoing efforts to defund Planned Parenthood “cruel and irresponsible.”“Today, the Missouri Supreme Court again reaffirmed our patients' right to access critical care like cancer screenings, birth control, annual exams, STI testing and treatment, and more at Planned Parenthood health centers. Over and over again, the courts have rejected politicians' ongoing attempts to deprive patients of their health care by unconstitutionally kicking Planned Parenthood out of the Medicaid program. But the fight for patient access is far from over.”Kansas bill would require abortion seekers be asked for reasons before terminating pregnancyBY: ALLISON KITE - FEBRUARY 15, 2024 9:45 AMhttps://kansasreflector.com/2024/02/15/kansas-bill-would-require-abortion-seekers-be-asked-for-reasons-before-terminating-pregnancy/Kansas abortion providers would have to ask patients why they are terminating pregnancies under legislation critics argue represents an effort to “harass, intimidate and shame” pregnant women.A Kansas House committee heard Wednesday from anti-abortion groups — who argued collecting data on abortion patients would allow policymakers establish programs for those who are pregnant — and abortion-rights groups that questioned the motives behind the bill.The legislation, requested by a group called Kansans for Life, would require providers have patients rank their top reasons for seeking an abortion, such as financial difficulty, a threat to their health posed by pregnancy, or the pregnancy resulting from rape or incest.Providers would also have to collect demographic information, including age, race, marital status, state or country of residence, highest level of education, educational attainment, and whether the patient has reported domestic violence, has a safe place to live or received financial assistance from an organization that supports individuals during pregnancy. If a patient declined to answer why they sought the abortion, the provider would be required to record that.The bill would apply even to minors.Taylor Morton of Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes said “Kansans have made it abundantly clear that they do not want politicians in their exam rooms,” referencing Kansas voters' overwhelming rejection in August 2022 of an amendment that would have removed the right to an abortion from the Kansas Constitution.“All the legislation would do, is undermine the relationship between patients and health care providers.  There's no reason for the state to demand and collect this deeply personal information from patients.”“Patients seeking literally any other form of necessary health care are not and would never be subjected to such intrusive and personal questioning, nor are pregnant people subjected to such questioning when they decide to carry a pregnancy to term.”Rep. Stephanie Clayton, D-Overland Park, questioned how patients' privacy could be protected if they reported being a victim of domestic violence or rape in a publicly released report. If a child seeks an abortion following a rape, she asked, and there aren't many such incidents reported each year, could someone connect the dots and identify them?“If someone is the victim of that terrible crime as a child, they should be able to go on, week therapy and heal and live a full, adult life without having their privacy invaded because they were the victim of a crime,” Amber Sellers, director of advocacy for Trust Women Foundation, argued the legislation would be unnecessarily burdensome.She said the right to an abortion required no more justification than the right to free speech.“These questions are confusing, and they're stigmatizing. They lack relevance, and they're medically unnecessary. They're deeply invasive.”Ban on sale, transfer of ‘assault weapons' back at Colorado CapitolBY: SARA WILSON - FEBRUARY 14, 2024 2:29 PMhttps://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/ban-on-sale-transfer-of-assault-weapons-back-at-colorado-capitol/ Two progressive Denver Democrats are backing an effort to ban the purchase and transfer of semi-automatic weapons in Colorado, a second attempt after a similar bill died in committee last year.Reps. Elisabeth Epps and Tim Hernández are the prime sponsors of House Bill 24-1292, which was introduced Tuesday. Epps also sponsored last year's version. As introduced, the bill has 14 other House Democrats signed on as sponsors.the bill's legislative declaration reads, “Assault weapons and high-capacity magazines are disproportionately used in public mass shootings, and the reasons are both obvious and irrefutable. Assault weapons are uniquely lethal by design. They entail tactical features designed for warfare, refined to maximize killing large numbers of people quickly and efficiently,” The bill would prohibit the manufacture, sale, import, transfer and purchase of many semi-automatic weapons. It would define “assault weapon” as a semi-automatic rifle that can accept a detachable magazine and has at least one of the following characteristics: a pistol grip, a folding or detachable stock to help conceal the weapon, a muzzle brake, a grenade launcher, a shroud on the barrel that lets the user hold it with their non-trigger hand and not get burned, or a threaded barrel. The bill includes a page and a half of specific examples of would-be banned weapons, including ​​AK-47s and all AKs, AR-15s and all ARs, and all Thompson rifles.It would also ban the sale and purchase of certain .50 caliber rifles, semi-automatic pistols and semi-automatic shotguns.Additionally, the bill would ban the possession of trigger activators that greatly increase the rate of fire.It includes exemptions for members of the military and police officers. Gun dealers who still have an inventory of the defined assault weapons by August could sell them to a non-Colorado resident if the transfer takes place out of state.People who already own these types of firearms would be allowed to keep them.Ten states and Washington, D.C., have some sort of assault weapon ban, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Virginia's Democratic-controlled Legislature recently passed an assault weapons ban similar to the Colorado bill, but its future is uncertain as it lands on Republican Gov. Glen Youngkin's desk.Suicide is on the rise in OhioThis article is about suicide. If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.BY: ROB MOOREhttps://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/02/15/suicide-is-on-the-rise-in-ohio/Five Ohioans die of suicide every day.This is just one of the many data points released in a new publication by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio. Here are some of the top findings from the release.Suicide is a leading cause of death for working-age Ohioans.Over 1,400 Ohioans died from suicide in 2022, the most recent year we have data for. This makes suicide the fifth-leading cause of death for working-age Ohioans, after cancer, heart disease, COVID-19, and unintentional deaths like drug overdose and motor vehicle crashes.Suicide rates were highest in 2022 for working-age adults, higher than the rate for young adults, retirement-age adults, and children. Suicide was most common in Appalachian counties, with 15 of Ohio's 22 counties with the highest suicide rates located in Appalachia.But Suicide is on the rise for nearly everyone.Since 2007, suicide rates have increased for men and women, white, Black, and Hispanic Ohioans, and Ohioans in every age group. The only major demographic group that has seen a flat suicide trend are Asian and Pacific Islander Ohioans.Risk factors for high school students are also becoming more common.Compared to 2019, female Ohio high school students were more likely in 2021 to feel sad or hopeless, seriously consider suicide, make a plan to commit suicide, or attempt suicide. The increase in suicide rate is driven by firearms.Suicide deaths involving a firearm increased 60% from 2007 to 2022. This accounted for 75% of the total increase in suicides over that time period. If you or someone you know needs help, call 988, the national suicide hotline.Michigan State University students ask lawmakers how they will prevent the next school shootingBY: ANNA LIZ NICHOLS - FEBRUARY 15, 2024 8:23 PMhttps://michiganadvance.com/2024/02/15/michigan-state-university-students-ask-lawmakers-how-they-will-prevent-the-next-school-shooting/A year after the tragic shooting that claimed the lives of three students on Michigan State University's campus, students are still healing and trying to honor everything they lost on Feb. 13, 2023.And as the MSU, Northern Illinois University and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School communities deal with painful anniversaries of shootings at their schools this week, a mass shooting on Wednesday during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory celebration injured more than 20 people, with one death confirmed as of Thursday.There have been 49 mass shootings in 2024 so far.A Michigan State student speaking at the Capitol steps said, “It's everywhere. It's all the time. We can't escape it. No words can really describe what the past year has been like, but I can say that despite the anger, sadness, grief, confusion, and just trying to be a college student, we never stopped showing up. I'm proud of the tireless work of students who showed up right here at the Capitol a year ago, and every day since to demand change.”MSU student and gun violence prevention organizer Maya Manuel recalled meeting with lawmakers last year, including state Sen. Sam Singh (D-East Lansing), saying “I remember looking at you, directly in your eyes and saying that the next one is going to be on you. And you took that and you went to your colleagues and you pushed out those bills just two days later.”The new laws, written in response to the MSU shooting, require gun owners to safely store firearms from minors, implement universal background checks when purchasing a firearm, create extreme risk protection orders and expand prohibitions on firearm ownership for those convicted of crimes involving domestic violence.But more progress is needed to prevent gun violence in Michigan, Manuel said. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller (no social)The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today!JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

Over a decade ago, California launched a first of its kind to try and keep firearms out of the hands of people who have lost the right to have a gun. The Armed and Prohibited Persons System has thousands of names and has improved over the years, but recovering guns from those owners isn't as streamlined as it could be.  For more on this, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with Julia Weber, attorney consultant with Giffords Law Center

In this episode, Sheppard Mullin attorneys Melissa Eaves and Ray Marshall join host Scott Maberry to explore how the best companies in the world are navigating between directly conflicting regulatory guidance on Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives.   What We Discuss in this Episode: What is the SEC doing regarding Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing right now? What are state legislatures and Attorneys General doing? How do these enforcement contradict each other, and what should companies do? What should companies be doing to reduce the potential for ESG-related enforcement actions? How does "greenwashing" open the door to civil litigation? What steps should companies and investors take to mitigate risk in this complicated environment?   About Ray Marshall Ray Marshall is Of Counsel in the Governmental Practice in Sheppard Mullen's San Francisco office, where his practice focuses on White Collar and Investigations, Fiduciary Duties, and Environmental, Social & Governance issues. Ray represents clients in both complex business litigation and white-collar defense. He has conducted a wide array of internal investigations and company inquiries, including cases alleging insider trading, stock options backdating, securities fraud, accounting irregularities, antitrust violations, public corruption, FCPA and other corporate and individual wrongdoing. He has represented clients in civil, criminal and administrative proceedings brought by governmental authorities, including the Department of Justice and the offices of various U.S. Attorneys, State Attorneys General and District Attorneys. In addition to serving on Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Judicial Advisory Committee for the Northern District of California, Raymond also serves as an adviser to the American Law Institute on the Model Penal Code Sentencing Project. He is past-President of the ABA Retirement Fund Board of Directors, a past member of the ABA Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, and former president of both the State Bar of California and the Bar Association of San Francisco. In 2004 and 2007, he was appointed by Chief Justice Ronald M. George to chair the California Supreme Court's Advisory Task Force on Multijurisdictional Practice. In addition to his professional affiliations, Ray is extremely active in community affairs, serving on the boards of the Giffords Law Center, the Equal Justice Society, the United Negro College Fund, and HomeBase/The Center for Common Concerns. In March 2009, he argued on behalf of five of the leading civil rights groups in the country (Asian Pacific American Legal Center, California State Conference of the NAACP, Equal Justice Society, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund) before the California Supreme Court, arguing that allowing Proposition 8 (a proposition which sought to outlaw gay marriage) to stand could be detrimental to other minority groups who could easily become the targets of initiative campaigns seeking to take away their rights.   About Melissa Eaves Melissa Eaves is Special Counsel in the Governmental Practice in Sheppard Mullen's Los Angeles office. Melissa currently focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, fraud, investigations white collar criminal defense and False Claims Act litigation. She has substantial experience in compliance investigations, fiduciary counseling, ESG, American with Disabilities Act, FTC, SEC and TVPRA/human trafficking litigation. Melissa has successfully represented numerous individuals and entities in connection with a wide range of federal and state investigations and prosecutions. In civil litigation, she has successfully represented both clients in both state and federal court. In addition to complex litigation and white collar defense work, Melissa handles internal investigations for companies. She is an experienced and skilled investigator, handling investigatory matters involving whistleblower claims, harassment and workplace misconduct, criminal misconduct, and healthcare fraud. She has also worked with governmental agencies such as the OIG, DOJ, FTC, SEC, and HHS in connection with such investigations.  Melissa was part of the team that recently won a complete defense victory in a human trafficking case, and she has also obtained complete defense verdicts in trials involving ADA claims. In addition, she has represented the California Insurance Commissioner in the Executive Life Insurance Company, First Capital and Mission Insurance Group insolvencies and reinsurance litigation, involving over 300 reinsurers worldwide, representing recoveries in excess of $1.3 billion. Melissa has substantial litigation experience in both state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, enforcing judgments abroad and supervising of domestic and foreign outside counsel.   About Scott Maberry As an international trade partner in Governmental Practice, J. Scott Maberry counsels clients on global risk, international trade, and regulation. He is also a past co-chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Working Group for the Washington D.C. office, serves on the firm's pro bono committee, and is a founding member of the Sheppard Mullin Organizational Integrity Group. Scott's practice includes representing clients before the U.S. government agencies and international U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS), the Department of Commerce Import Administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the International Trade Commission (ITC), and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS). He also represents clients in federal court and grand jury proceedings, as well as those pursuing negotiations and dispute resolution under the World Trade Organization (WTO), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and other multilateral and bilateral agreements. A member of the World Economic Forum Expert Network, Scott also advises the WEF community in the areas of global risk, international trade, artificial intelligence and values.   Contact Information: Melissa Eaves Raymond Marshall J. Scott Maberry   Resources: Goldman Sachs SEC Settlement (2022)  BNY SEC Settlement (2022)  Texas AG Letter ISS Response Glass Lewis Response BlackRock Letter Kentucky AG Opinion Kentucky AG Letter Washington DC AG Letter ClientEarth Lawsuit Against Shell  BNP Paribas Case   Thank you for listening! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to the show to receive two new episodes delivered straight to your podcast player every month. 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I hate to admit that sometimes anti-gun supporters are right about guns being used irresponsibly. In today's episode, I give my thoughts on Gabby Giffords of the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence tweeting about the gross negligence of a firearm by a 85-year-old man that put a young man in the hospital for ringing a doorbell. We gun owners got to do better when it comes to defending ourselves legally. Events like this just gives the gun control supporters more leverage. Here is a link to the article and story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gabby-giffords-speaks-out-about-black-kansas-city-teen-shot-in-head-by-homeowner/ar-AA19Ze2Y?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=a899583a5c6a491f968684336d41e6d8&ei=13

The debate over gun laws heats up, in the wake of three mass shootings in California in less than 48 hours. But while California already has the nation's strictest gun laws and more are in the works, there doesn't seem to be much support for new action at the federal level.  California's Senator Feinstein re-introduced her assault weapons ban this week, the one that was in place for a decade at the federal level, but was allowed to expire and has never been renewed. But Republicans in Congress have made clear they have no interest in any meaningful gun safety reform, and with more guns than people in the United States, it will take more than new laws to change the culture of violence in this country. For more on this, KCBS Radio's Doug Sovern, Bret Burkhart, and Patti Reising spoke with Allison Anderman, Senior Counsel and Director of Local Policy at the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The organization based in San Francisco and was founded after the 101 California massacre in the City in 1993, and is now led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

Mmmmm, Angel. Join us as we discuss some floating Furies, the death of our beloved squeaky voiced snitch, and some deeply uncomfortable racial optics (courtesy of the all white writers room). It's Angel S3E3: That Old Gang of Mine!    Twitter, IG, & FB: @boozeandbuffy Email: boozeandbuffy@gmail.com Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence: www.giffords.org Art Credit: Mark David Corley  Music Credit: Grace Robertson

America’s national conversation about firearms is primarily about mass shootings and gun control. Some experts assert that a deeper conversation, however, should include relevant data, the problems of suicide, street and gang crime, and domestic violence. Others point out that we should examine what isn’t being done by local authorities from an enforcement standpoint, as well as how well existing federal criminal firearms statutes are being investigated and prosecuted. They assert that combating violent crime is a state responsibility, with federal support only supposed to fill in the “interstate gaps.”This panel will discuss the foregoing considerations and pursue a more nuanced conversation about the problem of gun violence, established enforcement roles, and possible policy solutions.Featuring:Mr. Thomas Abt, Chair, Violent Crime Working Group and Senior Fellow, Council on Criminal JusticeMr. Paul Carrillo, Community Violence Initiative Director, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun ViolenceHon. Erica H. MacDonald, Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath LLP; Former U.S. Attorney, District of Minnesota; Former District Judge, First Judicial District, MinnesotaRev. Mark V. Scott, Associate Pastor, Azusa Christian CommunityModerator: Hon. Amul Thapar, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

We're closing in on 400 million guns in America, weapons that have been used to kill 1.5 million Americans between 1968 and 2017. In 2020 alone there were more than 45,000 gun deaths. The beyond tragic and senseless mass shootings at schools has become all too routine. Most Americans want stricter gun laws which they believe will reduce the senseless killing in our country, which leads the world in both the number of privately owned firearms and gun-related deaths. The Supreme Court, of course, didn't take public opinion into account when it struck down a more than century old New York City ban on concealed firearms. Politicians do, however, pay close attention to polls. At the federal level, President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan law designed to make Americans safer in our gun-toting nation. Hailed as a "great start" and a rare but welcome exercise in reaching across the aisle, the law will result in safer citizens, but didn't include much of what gun advocates say is really needed to effect meaningful change. In California, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law that gives citizens incentives to pursue gun manufacturers and dealers who sell illegal firearms. In New York, Democratic leaders, undaunted by the Supreme Court, have pushed through new gun restrictions at vulnerable locations like schools, malls, and stadiums.  But what can lawyers and lawsuits do about it? Plenty. What reasonable measurers can be put into place that will not infringe on Second Amendment rights?  Several. Are we seeing litigation over these issues? You bet.  For more specifics, listen to my interview with Adam Skaggs, chief counsel and policy director at leading gun safety advocacy group Giffords Law Center, co-founded by former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. Prior to Giffords Law Center Adam was senior counsel at Everytown for Gun Safety and at the Brennan Center for Justice, where he worked on election law issues.  Adam's commentary has been published in Slate, Politico, the Atlantic, and the New York Times, among other publications, and he has been widely quoted by media ranging from the Wall Street Journal and Fox News to the New York Times and MSNBC. Adam graduated summa cum laude from Brooklyn Law School, received an MS in Urban Affairs from Hunter College of the City University of New York, and holds a BA, awarded with distinction, from Swarthmore College.If you would like to learn more about Giffords Law Center and how you can get engaged, please reach out to to them. You may also email Adam directly. This podcast is the audio companion to the Journal on Emerging Issues in Litigation. The Journal is a collaborative project between HB Litigation Conferences and the Fastcase legal research family, which includes Full Court Press, Law Street Media, and Docket Alarm. The podcast itself is a joint effort between HB and our friends at Law Street Media. If you have comments or wish to participate in one our projects please drop me a note at Editor@LitigationConferences.com.

Illinois has the eighth strictest gun laws in the nation, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Reset talks with reporters and an expert to understand what separates Illinois from states with even stricter gun laws. For more Reset interviews, subscribe to this podcast. And please give us a rating, it helps other listeners find us. For more about Reset, go to wbez.org and follow us on Twitter @WBEZReset

6 de junio | Nueva YorkLeer esta newsletter te llevará 13 minutos y 34 segundos.📬 Mantente informado con nuestras columnas de actualidad diarias. Tienes un ejemplo en este boletín que enviamos el pasado jueves sobre la importante salida de Sheryl Sandberg de Meta Platforms.Aprovecha nuestra oferta de tercer aniversario que termina este martes:Buena sección de congelados hispanos. Bienvenido a La Wikly.🇺🇸 Soluciones menoresLo importante: legisladores en Washington D.C. negocian estos días un paquete de medidas de control de armas de fuego como respuesta a los tiroteos masivos recientes en los que han sido asesinadas decenas de personas, incluidos los de Buffalo, Nueva York, y Uvalde, Texas.Contexto: los políticos de Estados Unidos están lejos de encontrar el consenso a la hora de prohibir las armas de fuego. Ni tan siquiera se atisba que el país vuelva a limitar la compraventa de las armas de asalto, tal y como ocurrió entre 1994 y 2004.Los argumentos que esgrimen los proarmas es que los estudios hechos desde aquella prohibición temporal no son concluyentes sobre si se redujo el número de tiroteos masivos o el número de muertes asociados a ellos.Pero es que incluso leyes de control de armas comunes en otros países industrializados como la licencia obligatoria de armas son impensables en el contexto estadounidense.Generalmente, porque sus defensores alegan que esas leyes suponen una invasión de la privacidad y dan más poder al gobierno sobre el derecho constitucional a poseer y portar armas que protege la Segunda Enmienda.Explícamelo: con cada tiroteo masivo con un número elevado de muertes, la presión política y mediática reaviva el debate sobre la posible implantación de nuevas medidas de control de armas. Y eso es lo que está ocurriendo en estos momentos en Washington D.C.En el Senado, un grupo bipartidista negocia estos días un paquete que podría incluir medidas hasta hace poco imposibles de aprobar con motivo de la obstrucción republicana.Pero el tiroteo de Uvalde, en claro reflejo de lo que sucedió en el del colegio de Newtown hace 10 años, ha reiniciado unas negociaciones que se creían perdidas.En ese contexto, nos hemos centrado en tres de las medidas que están en consideración en el grupo bipartidista de senadores de mayor a menor probabilidad de que acaben en el Despacho Oval de Joe Biden.🚩 Leyes de bandera rojaLas leyes de bandera roja son normativas de control de armas que permiten solicitar ante un tribunal la retirada del acceso a armas de fuego a una persona que puede presentar un peligro para los demás —o para sí mismo.El juez decide si emitir la orden con base a las declaraciones y acciones realizadas por el propietario del arma en cuestión.Después de un tiempo determinado, las armas se devuelven a la persona a quien se le incautaron salvo que otra audiencia judicial extienda el período de confiscación.Actualmente, al menos 18 estados han incorporado leyes de bandera roja como parte de los mecanismos de control y prevención del uso indebido de armas de fuego.En 2020, se utilizaron leyes de bandera roja para retirar armas unas 5.000 veces en todo el país. Los estados que usaron leyes de ese tipo con más frecuencia fueron Florida, California, Maryland, Nueva Jersey y Nueva York.En varios estados, las iniciativas legislativas para aprobar leyes de bandera roja con frecuencia han sido bloqueadas por republicanos. Los argumentos que sostienen esa resistencia pueden resumirse en dos:Abuso de la normativa. Que personas como familiares, vecinos o conocidos del portador de arma tenga la posibilidad de hacer la denuncia abriría la puerta a que la misma se convierta en moneda común tras cualquier altercado. Es decir, una persona vengativa podría pedir una incautación de armas contra otra sin evidencias contundentes de amenaza.Violación del debido proceso. Puede resumirse en: “No puedes hacer quitarle las armas porque es inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario”. Pero existen otros precedentes parecidos que son legales. Por ejemplo, las órdenes de restricción por violencia doméstica que se emiten antes del llamado debido proceso: un juicio y una condena.📇 Revisiones de antecedentes ampliadasLas leyes de verificación de antecedentes proponen que las transacciones privadas de compra de armas de fuego también se registren y pasen por el Sistema Nacional de Verificación de Antecedentes Penales Instantáneos (NICS).Actualmente, la ley federal requiere verificaciones de antecedentes solo para las armas vendidas a través de comerciantes autorizados de armas de fuego. Esos vendedores representan aproximadamente el 78 por ciento de todas las ventas de armas en Estados Unidos.La ley federal actual permite que las personas que no están "involucradas en el negocio" de vender armas de fuego las vendan sin una licencia o registro. Así se produce lo que se conoce como exención privada, donde la compraventa de armas queda desregulada y ajena a esos mecanismos de control.Cabe aclarar que, aunque la verificación universal de antecedentes no es requerida por la ley federal de Estados Unidos, la legislación de 22 estados y del Distrito de Columbia actualmente la exige para algunas ventas privadas.En 2017, un estudio realizado por investigadores de la Universidad Northeastern y la Escuela de Salud Pública de Harvard mostró que el 22 por ciento de los propietarios de armas estadounidenses que habían obtenido un arma en los dos años anteriores no se sometieron a una verificación de antecedentes.Además, un estudio de 2012 publicado en la revista Injury Prevention concluyó que casi el 80 por ciento de todas las armas de fuego utilizadas con fines delictivos se obtienen a través de transferencias privadas de comerciantes sin licencia.La verificación universal de antecedentes es rechazada por grupos proarmas como la Asociación Nacional del Rifle y la Fundación Nacional de Deportes de Tiro. Algunos de sus argumentos son:Que las verificaciones de antecedentes son una invasión de la privacidad y que la única forma de hacer cumplir adecuadamente un sistema universal sería exigir una base de datos de registro.Que impiden a los estadounidenses pobres adquirir armas, ya que agregan un costo efectivo y operan como un impuesto a su adquisición. Esto podría resultar esencialmente problemático para los ciudadanos de clase baja que habitan en zonas con altos índices de criminalidad.Que el gobierno no hace uso de las revisiones de antecedentes. Por ejemplo, investigando instancias de personas cuyas compras fueron rechazadas. El senador republicano John Cornyn descubrió que la policía solo indagó en unas pocas decenas de casos de entre más de 76,000 compras rechazadas.Que no detendrían el crimen, pues los criminales obtienen sus armas por otros métodos.‼️ Cargadores de alta capacidadLos cargadores de alta capacidad son aquellos que pueden llevar más de diez balas o cartuchos. Debido a su uso habitual en tiroteos masivos, donde los tiradores han disparado armas con cargadores capaces de llevar entre 30 y 100 balas, hay legisladores que quieren prohibirlos a nivel federal.En al menos nueve estados y en el Distrito de Columbia, los cargadores de alta capacidad de más de 10 o 15 balas están prohibidos. Las cortes federales han concluido que esas leyes son constitucionales y en ningún caso limitan los derechos proporcionados por la Segunda Enmienda.Los legisladores que quieren prohibirlos en todo el país argumentan que permiten a los tiradores disparar un número elevado de veces sin necesidad de recargar, aumentando la letalidad de sus ataques.Los tiroteos masivos en los que se usan cargadores de alta capacidad son el doble de letales y permiten que se dispare a un número de personas cinco veces superior que en los casos en los que no se usan, según un estudio de Everytown.Los cargadores de alta capacidad se han usado en los 10 tiroteos masivos más letales de la historia de Estados Unidos. En los 10.Pese a que más de un 70 por ciento de estadounidenses apoya la prohibición de los cargadores de alta capacidad, activistas y grupos proarmas defienden su legalidad por varios motivos:Son necesarios para la defensa propia, especialmente en un contexto en el que muchos criminales ya los poseen o porque algunas situaciones implican tener que defenderse de varios criminales.Ya hay millones de cargadores de alta capacidad en circulación, con lo que prohibirlos no solo sería anticonstitucional porque son de uso común, sino que además serviría de poco y añadiría más inconvenientes a ciudadanos que hacen un uso responsable de las armas de fuego.☝️ Presiones políticasEl tiroteo de Uvalde ha desencadenado reacciones dispares en el país, donde desde hace años se lleva batallando una guerra de mensajes entre grupos proarmas y organizaciones que defienden medidas para el control de armas.En Texas, políticos como Beto O’Rourke, en plena carrera a la gubernatura del estado, y estrellas como Matthew McConaughey, nativo de Uvalde y casi candidato a la gubernatura, han pedido mayor implicación política para el control de armas.Y en D.C., la Asociación Nacional por los Derechos de las Armas y el grupo Propietarios de Armas de Estados Unidos, dos organizaciones que se enorgullecen de ser intransigentes con la legislación sobre armas, comenzaron a atacar a los miembros republicanos a través de las redes sociales y de correos electrónicos masivos.En Texas, un grupo de donantes republicanos importantes, incluidos algunos que han contribuido a las campañas del gobernador republicano Greg Abbott, se unieron a otros tejanos conservadores para firmar una carta en apoyo al aumento de restricciones de armas en respuesta al tiroteo de Uvalde.La carta respalda crear leyes de bandera roja, ampliar las revisiones de antecedentes y aumentar la edad para comprar un arma a los 21 años —esto último es algo que también ha pedido Biden estos días, pero que tiene pocas posibilidades de pasar en el Senado.“Estamos agradecidos de que nuestro senador John Cornyn esté liderando los esfuerzos para abordar las tragedias recientes en Uvalde y en otros lugares de nuestro gran país”, dice la carta.El contenido de la carta va en línea con las políticas que el gobernador Abbott y otros líderes del partido, incluido el vicegobernador Dan Patrick, han apoyado en el pasado, aunque no las que están respaldando ahora, cuando la base republicana es mucho más intransigente en materia de leyes de control de armas.Ni Patrick ni Abbott han expresado ningún apoyo para endurecer las leyes de armas. En su lugar, han ofrecido sugerencias que van desde expandir los servicios de salud mental y reducir la cantidad de entradas a los edificios escolares, hasta realizar controles de seguridad sorpresa.🔫 ¿Y ahora qué?La realidad es que solo las leyes de bandera roja parecen una medida con posibilidades factibles de pasar una votación en el Senado, donde los demócratas necesitan a al menos 10 senadores republicanos que voten con ellos.Aunque un factor esencial es que el senador republicano John Cornyn es parte clave de las negociaciones. Al ser más moderado que muchos de sus compañeros, es posible que cualquier paquete de medidas tenga que incluir a al menos una veintena de senadores de su partido que compartan el posible golpe de popularidad con él.El paquete con más posibilidades de llegar a buen puerto se centraría en un aumento de la seguridad en las escuelas, un programa de financiación para incentivar a los estados a implementar leyes de bandera roja y mejoras en la infraestructura nacional para el tratamiento de la salud mental.Y sí, efectivamente está lejos de lo que la mayoría de estadounidenses querría, según un amplio espectro de encuestas hechas en los últimos años, pero así es el momento político actual.¿Desea saber más? En The New York Times tienen un artículo genial sobre cómo algunas de las leyes que hemos comentado en esta newsletter habrían influido en tiroteos masivos recientes. Y en Giffords Law Center tienen un amplísimo catálogo de artículos y estudios sobre armas de fuego y legislación al respecto.🎬 Una recomendaciónCon la colaboración de FilminEl caso Sloane es una película estadounidense de 2016 dirigida por John Madden. Sigue la historia de una lobista de Washington D.C. que es contratada para liderar una campaña de apoyo a un proyecto legislativo sobre control de armas de fuego.La protagonista Elizabeth Sloane está interpretada por Jessica Chastain, que fue nominada a los Globos de Oro por su interpretación.No te voy a engañar. Creo que El caso Sloane es exactamente lo que cabe esperar de una película cínica sobre la política en D.C.: una panda de lobistas hijueputas lidiando con una panda de políticos hijueputas en la que se suelta mucho discurso grandilocuente pero vacío.Y con intentos frecuentes y poco exitosos del guionista de marcarse un guion alla Aaron Sorkin.¡Pero! También creo que El caso Sloane es una película trrrremendamente entretenida que sirve como ventana al poder de los lobbys en la política estadounidense. Y que si te ha gustado otro filme de Chastain (y de Sorkin) como Molly’s Game o una serie como House of Cards, ¡esta película probablemente también te mole!Ni qué decir que Chastain está al alto nivel que cabe esperar de ella. Además, está acompañada de un reparto de aúpa con Sam Waterston (¡que salía en The Newsroom de Sorkin!), Alison Pill (¡que también salía en The Newsroom!) y Michael Stuhlbarg (¡que salía en Steve Jobs, la que escribió Sorkin!).Anyway, ahora en serio. Si nos has leído lo suficiente, podrás disfrutar mucho más del argumentario sobre las armas de fuego que se exhibe en El caso Sloane. Es una versión del debate bastante pro-control de armas, pero basta que lo sepas para que entres y te dejes llevar por Chastain y sus compañeros.Da para pasar un buen rato.El caso Sloane está disponible en Filmin.👑 Un jubileo especialBy Marina EnrichLo importante: hoy, tenía la intención de compartirte los memes más memorables del Jubileo de Platino de la Reina de Inglaterra, especialmente porque el evento es una cita importante para millones de británicos. Peeeero es que ha habido un problema:No hay memes.Contexto: este año, la reina de Inglaterra celebra 70 años en el trono, un hito que ningún otro monarca británico había conseguido. De jueves a domingo, se han sucedido cuatro días de celebraciones en las que han participado millones de personas. Se ha organizado:Un macroconcierto con cantantes como Rod Stewart, Elton John o Diana Ross.Desfiles por montones de calles a lo largo del país y carrozas portagonizadas por estrellas de lo 90 como Kate Moss o Naomi Campbell.Y mi parte favorita: este vídeo de la reina con el oso Paddington (un personaje de cuentos infantiles ingleses que tiene dos películas de visionado obligatorio).Vamos, un fiestón.La clave: el evento no ha trascendido a internet. Un evento pasa a ser relevante entre las generaciones más jóvenes cuando se crean memes, pero, ¿qué pasa si no los hay?La gente joven no parece estar ni lo más mínimo interesada en la monarquía inglesa. Y te lo digo con todo el dolor, porque aunque siempre me interese discutir y cuestionar el papel histórico (y actual) de la monarquía, me gusta seguir las idas y venidas de la familia real inglesa.Y más en un evento como este, en el que hay material interesante del que hablar —como por ejemplo, la vuelta de Harry y Meghan a la corte real, o la ausencia del príncipe Andres, que curiosamente dio positivo en COVID-19 y no pudo asistir a las celebraciones.Remember, remember: el Principe Andrés fue apartado de la vida pública de la familia real en 2019 por su relación con el pederasta estadounidense Jeffrey Epstein y por ser demandado después por las acusaciones de abuso sexual por parte de Virgina Giuffre.Los únicos memes que han predominado en internet son los de Louis (el hijo pequeño de los príncipes Kate y William), que ha aguantado bastante poco viendo el desfile del jubileo. Sus caras lo dicen todo.Eso sí, a muchos les encanta especular sobre si la reina está o no muerta. Y, claro, asistir a pocos de los eventos del Jubileo y proyectar un holograma suyo en una carroza por las calles de Londres… pues como que no ayuda —y a pesar de que horas después saliera a dar las gracias desde el balcón del Palacio de Buckingham.En otro orden de cosas, hoy vuelve Lunes por el mundo con novedades sobre el aumento de tensiones en Corea del Norte y en Cachemira, el posible viaje de Biden a Arabia Saudí y las misteriosas muertes recientes de generales iraníes.Podrás seguir el directo a partir de las 20:00 hora peninsular de España en Twitch.Feliz semana, This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.lawikly.com/subscribe

Illinois has the 8th strictest gun laws in the nation according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Reset talks with reporters and an expert to understand what separates Illinois from states with even stricter gun laws, like California and New York. Host: Sasha-Ann Simons Producer: Daniel Tucker Guests: Robert Spitzer, Patrick Smith, and Dan Clark

How many children must die before the U.S. Senate takes any meaningful and sustainable action to address the gun violence epidemic which is uniquely American? Are we really going to draw the conclusion children losing their lives is the cost of freedom in America? According to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence 38,000 – 44,000 people die in America every year because of gun violence. Furthermore, The United States accounts for just 4% of the world's population but 35% of global firearm suicides and 9% of global firearm homicides. There have also been more than 212 mass shootings in America thus far this year and were not even 200 days into the year. What is the key to curving the troubling trend of gun violence in America? One woman who brings unique perspective to this issue is Robyn Thomas the Executive Director at Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. She joined me this week to answer the question why is gun violence a uniquely American problem? And how can we reverse this disturbing trend? For more information: https://giffords.org/ LinkedIn: @RobynThomas

After a mass shooting in Parkland, Florida in February 2018, that left 17 people dead, JPMorgan Chase — America's largest bank — publicly distanced itself from the firearm industry. Its chief financial officer reassured the media that the bank's relationships with gunmakers “have come down significantly and are pretty limited.” That was then. This past September, a new Texas law went into effect that bans state agencies from working with any firm that “discriminates” against companies or individuals in the gun industry. The law requires banks and other professional service firms submit written affirmations to the Texas attorney general that they comply with the law. What was JPMorgan to do? Sticking with its high-minded policy of “significantly” reducing business with gun manufacturers would result in exclusion from Texas's lucrative bond market. Texas sold more than $58 billion of bonds in 2020, and is currently the second largest bond market after California. (I'll come back to California in a moment.)JPMorgan Chase had been among the top bond underwriters for Texas. Between 2015 and 2020, the bank underwrote 138 Texas bond deals, raising $19 billion for the state, and generating nearly $80 million in fees for JPMorgan, according to Bloomberg. Yet since the new Texas law went into effect in September, the bank has been shut out of working for the state. JPMorgan's dilemma since Texas enacted its law has been particularly delicate because its chairman and CEO, Jamie Dimon, has been preaching the doctrine of corporate social responsibility — repeatedly telling the media that big banks like JPMorgan Chase have social duties to the communities they serve. So what did JPMorgan decide to do about financing gun manufacturers, in light of the new Texas law? It caved to Texas. (Never mind that last year, the bank's board granted Dimon a special $52.6-million award — which is almost three-quarters of the fees the bank received from underwriting Texas bonds between 2015 and 2020.) On May 13 — one day before the Buffalo mass shooting and less than two weeks before the Texas shooting — JPMorgan sent a letter to the attorney general of Texas, declaring that the bank's policy “does not discriminate against or prevent” it from doing business “with any firearm entity or firearm trade association based solely on its status as a firearm entity or firearm trade association,” adding that “these commercial relationships are important and valuable.”The Texas law barring the state from doing business with any firm that discriminates against the gun industry is the first of its kind in the country. But similar laws — described by gun industry lobbyists as “FIND” laws, or firearm industry nondiscriminatory legislation — are now working their way through at least 10 statehouses, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. This year, Wyoming passed a law that allows gun companies to sue banks and other firms that refuse to do business with them.The lesson here is twofold. First, pay no attention to assertions by big banks or any other large corporations about their “social responsibilities” to their communities. When social responsibility requires sacrificing profits, it magically disappears — even when it entails financing gunmakers.But secondly, no firm should be penalized by pro-gun states like Texas for trying to be socially responsible. How to counter Texas's law? Lawmakers in progressive states like California (whose bond market is even larger than Texas's) should immediately enact legislation that bars the state from dealing with any firm that finances the gun industry. In other words: Big banks like JPMorgan should have to choose: either finance gunmakers and get access to the Texas bond market, or don't finance them and gain access to the even larger California bond market.What do you think? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertreich.substack.com/subscribe

Why is America an outlier in the world when it comes to gun violence and passion for gun ownership? What is the true origin of the second amendment? Find out the answer to these questions and more on this week's State of Play featuring interviews and bonus discussions with historian Dr. Carol Anderson author of The Second; Jocelyn Kiley of the Pew Research Center; Allison Anderman, Senior Counsel at the Giffords Law Center; Kourtney Redmond, President of the 761st Gun Club; and, anti gun violence advocate, Pastor Michael McBride.

Stephen Henderson talks with Allison Anderman, senior counsel and director of local policy at the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, as well as Crain's Detroit Business senior editor Chad Livengood.

QUESTION PRESENTED:This case presents a clear and intractable conflict regarding an important jurisdictional qNew York prohibits its ordinary law-abiding citizens from carrying a handgun outside the home without a license, and it denies licenses to every citizen who fails to convince the state that he or she has “proper cause” to carry a firearm. In District of Columbia v. Heller, this Court held that the Second Amendment protects “the individual right to possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation,” 554 U.S. 570, 592 (2008), and in McDonald v. City of Chicago, the Court held that this right “is fully applicable to the States,” 561 U.S. 742, 750 (2010). For more than a decade since then, numerous courts of appeals have squarely divided on this critical question: whether the Second Amendment allows the government to deprive ordinary law-abiding citizens of the right to possess and carry a handgun outside the home. This circuit split is open and acknowledged, and it is squarely presented by this petition, in which the Second Circuit affirmed the constitutionality of a New York regime that prohibits law-abiding individuals from carrying a handgun unless they first demonstrate some form of “proper cause” that distinguishes them from the body of “the people” protected by the Second Amendment. The time has come for this Court to resolve this critical constitutional impasse and reaffirm the citizens' fundamental right to carry a handgun for self-defense. The question presented is: Whether the Second Amendment allows the government to prohibit ordinary lawabiding citizens from carrying handguns outside the home for self- defense.DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)Dec 17 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 22, 2021)Dec 23 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., et al.Jan 08 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 22, 2021 to February 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.Jan 11 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 22, 2021.Jan 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Firearms Policy Coalition and Firearms Policy Foundation filed.Jan 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Korte Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a Korte Tree Care filed.Jan 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of State of Missouri.et al. filed.Jan 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Law Enforcement Groups and State and Local Firearms Rights Groups filed.Feb 12 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Neal Goldfarb filed. (Brief corrected 3/1/21)Feb 22 2021 | Brief of respondents Keith M. Corlett, et al. in opposition filed.Mar 10 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.Mar 10 2021 | Reply of petitioners New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)Mar 29 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2021.Apr 12 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.Apr 19 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.Apr 26 2021 | Petition GRANTED limited to the following question: Whether the State's denial of petitioners' applications for concealed-carry licenses for self-defense violated the Second Amendment.May 07 2021 | Motion for an extension of time file the briefs on the merits filed.May 11 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 2, 2021. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 23, 2021.May 27 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., et al.Jun 16 2021 | Motion for an further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.Jun 25 2021 | Motion to further extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is further extended to and including July 13, 2021. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is further extended to and including September 14, 2021.Jul 09 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Alabama Center for Law and Liberty filed.Jul 13 2021 | Brief of petitioners New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., et al. filed.Jul 13 2021 | Joint appendix filed.Jul 13 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of Second Amendment Law, et al. filed.Jul 14 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.Jul 14 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Bay Colony Weapons Collectors, Inc. filed.Jul 15 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc. filed.Jul 15 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Italo-American Jurists and Attorneys filed.Jul 16 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National African American Gun Association, Inc. filed.Jul 16 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation's Center to Keep and Bear Arms filed.Jul 16 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of George K. Young Jr. filed.Jul 19 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms filed.Jul 19 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Representative Claudia Tenney and 175 Additional Members of the U.S. House of Representatives filed.Jul 19 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.Jul 19 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The DC Project Foundation; Operation Blazing Sword—Pink Pistols; Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership filed.Jul 19 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Patrick J. Charles in support of neither party filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of J. Joel Alicea filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Black Attorneys of Legal Aid, et al. filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of American Constitutional Rights Union filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Shooting Sports Foundation Inc. filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The Independent Institute filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of State of Arizona, et al. filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Governor of Texas filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Law Enforcement Groups and State and Local Firearms Rights Groups filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The Liberal Gun Club and Commonwealth Second Amendment filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of California Rifle & Pistol Association, Incorporated and Second Amendment Law Center, Inc filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc., Gun Owners Foundation, and Heller Foundation filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of William English, Ph.D. and The Center for Human Liberty filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Foundation, et al. filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Lambert Henry, Russell Davenport, and Peter Fusco filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Center for Defense of Free Enterprise, et al. filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The League for Sportsmen, Law Enforcement and Defense filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of United States Senator Ted Cruz, and 24 Other U.S. Senators filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National Foundation for Gun Rights and National Association for Gun Rights filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Black Guns Matter, et al. filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Robert Leider and Nelson Lund, and the Buckeye Firearms Association filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Asian Pacific American Gun Owners Association filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of FPC American Victory Fund, et al. filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Madison Society Foundation, Inc. filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The Goldwater Institute filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The Firearms Policy Coalition and Professor Joyce Lee Malcolm filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Independent Women's Law Center filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of California Gun Rights Foundation filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Law Professors in support of neither party filed.Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Crime Prevention Research Center filed.Aug 16 2021 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, November 3, 2021.Sep 01 2021 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit.Sep 01 2021 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit has been electronically filed.Sep 01 2021 | The record from the U.S.D.C. Northern District of New York has been electronically filed.Sep 13 2021 | Brief amici curiae of J. Michael Luttig, et al. filed.Sep 14 2021 | Brief of Kevin P. Bruen, et al. not accepted for filing. (September 15, 2021)Sep 14 2021 | Brief of respondents Kevin P. Bruen, et al. filed.Sep 14 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Neal Goldfarb filed.Sep 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of League of Women Voters filed. (Distributed)Sep 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Amnesty International USA, et al. filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | CIRCULATEDSep 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.Sep 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Everytown for Gun Safety filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, et al. filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of States of California, et al. filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and New York Civil Liberties Union filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Violence Policy Center filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Former Major City Police Chiefs filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Americans Against Gun Violence filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of United States Senators Charles E. Schumer, et al. filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. and National Urban League filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of City of New York filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of History and Law filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of New York County Lawyers Association filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Former National Security Officials filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of March For Our Lives Action Fund filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Brady filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of City of Chicago and Eleven Other Cities filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Crime Commission of New York City filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Members of the Business Community filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The Partnership for New York City filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Corpus Linguistics Professors and Experts filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Presiding Bishop and President of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church, et al. filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of John Elson filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National League of Cities, et al. filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Amicus brief of The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence and 35 Other Organizations not accepted for filing. (September 29, 2021 - Corrected version submitted).Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence and 35 Other Organizations filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Social Scientists and Public Health Researchers in Support of Respondents filed. (Distributed)Sep 21 2021 | Amicus brief of Prosecutors Against Gun Violence not accepted for filing. (Compliant PDF version submitted October 25, 2021)Sep 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Prosecutors Against Gun Violence filed. (Distributed)Sep 23 2021 | Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by Criminal Legal Scholars.Oct 12 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.Oct 12 2021 | Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by Criminal Legal Scholars GRANTED.Oct 14 2021 | Reply of petitioners New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)Oct 18 2021 | The time for oral argument is allotted as follows: 35 minutes for petitioners, 20 minutes for respondents, and 15 minutes for the Acting Solicitor General.Nov 03 2021 | Argued. For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, New York, N. Y.; and Brian H. Fletcher, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Tonight's guests are David Pucino, senior staff attorney for the Giffords Law Center; and Peter Strzok, former FBI counterintelligence officer.

In Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott's Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan, Oakland, California is held-up as a city that has had significant success in reducing violence. In 2019, the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence published a report entitled A Case Study in Hope: Lessons from Oakland's Remarkable Reduction in Violence. It documented that between 2012-2019, shootings and homicides were down by almost 50%. Oakland, like many cities, has seen an increase in violence since 2019, but given its prominence in the thinking of the Mayor and others who are working to reduce violence in our city, it would be helpful to examine what Oakland did to achieve that dramatic reduction, at least for a 7-year period, and to see if there are lessons to be learned for Baltimore. Tom's guest is Erica Ford. She co-chaired the Black and Brown Gun Violence Prevention Consortium, one of the co-sponsors of the Oakland report. She is also the CEO And Co-Founder of Life Camp Inc., a peacemaking organization in New York. Erica Ford joins us on Zoom from Queens, NY… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, I will discuss multiple solutions to help combat gun violence in America. Get ready for a strong discussion on creating a culture of safety. I will highlight sensible solutions, combating myths about guns and self-defense, and prevention strategies that work. Americans will see gun violence prevention through a public health perspective. Let's listen and learn. No more senseless suffering. Resources and Information used in this podcast: Everytown.org, preventioninstitute.org, Giffords Law Center https://giffords.org/lawcenter/gun-laws/, Gunviolencearchive.org, The Gun Shop Project https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/gun-shop-project/Articles: Quinnipiac Poll https://poll.qu.edu/Poll-Release-Legacy?releaseid=3639, https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/guns-crime/reports/2017/10/05/440373/myth-vs-fact-debunking-gun-lobbys-favorite-talking-points/

Why is America an outlier in the world when it comes to gun violence and passion for gun ownership? What is the true origin of the second amendment? Find out the answer to these questions and more on this week's State of Play featuring interviews with historian Dr. Carol Anderson author of The Second; Jocelyn Kiley of the Pew Research Center; Allison Anderman, Senior Counsel at the Giffords Law Center; Kourtney Redmond, President of the 761st Gun Club; and, anti gun violence advocate, Pastor Michael McBride.

The State of California filed an appeal today of a federal district judge's ruling that the state's assault weapon ban is unconstitutional.  Attorney General Rob Bonta is asking the 9th Circuit U-S Court of Appeals to overturn that ruling, but ultimately this case may end up before the US Supreme Court, where conservatives hold the majority. For more on the issues involved and today's appeal, KCBS Radio news anchor Patti Reising and Jeff Bell, as well as KCBS Radio political reporter Doug Sovern, spoke with Hannah Shearer, the Litigation Director of the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, the organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords after she was shot and severely wounded. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Updated at 9:28 a.m. A new UC Berkeley study shows that gun violence reduction programs, such as Sacramento’s ‘Advance Peace,’ are working; we learn more today. California is also stepping up to help with India’s COVID-19 crisis and supplies are being airlifted to the stricken country, which has had a long relationship with the Golden State. Plus, the pandemic shut down Opera Modesto’s live performances, but its latest virtual concert, “The Race,” is winning awards worldwide.  Today's Guests Program Manager with Advance Peace Sacramento Julius Thibodeaux and Community Violence Initiative Director with the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence Paul Carrillo discuss a new UC Berkeley study showing that grassroots, community-based incentive programs are showing positive results in reducing gun violence in cities such as Sacramento and Stockton Lieutenant Governor of California Eleni Kounalakis on the state’s effort to help India combat the worsening COVID-19 crisis  Opera Modesto’s Artistic Director Roy Stevens and his daughter/director of “The Race,” Carolina Stevens, talk about the pandemic’s impact on the arts and how their new virtual musical is gaining worldwide attention

Jonathan Baum, a lawyer for the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, joins Steve Bertrand on Chicago’s Afternoon News to talk about the brief he is filing to support Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court over a Firearm Owner Identification Act (FOID) card lawsuit in White County, wherein Judge T. […]

Utah lawmakers are planning to study whether the state can ignore or refuse to enforce new federal laws to restrict firearms. Several other states are considering similar legislation.Adam Skaggs from the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence joins is our guest this week. He discusses the push to expand gun rights in Republican-led states, Utah’s move to end the requirement for a permit to carry a concealed weapon in public, and the intersection of gun violence and mental health. 

By Chris Nichols New California Sen. Alex Padilla recently claimed that Americans can obtain a rifle quicker and easier in a majority of states than they can cast a ballot. CapRadio's PolitiFact California Reporter Chris Nichols spoke with afternoon anchor Mike Hagerty about that claim in this week's Can You Handle the Truth? segment. This interview has been edited for clarity and length. Interview Highlights On where Padilla gave his statement, and the context of it It's important to remember that Padilla, up until a couple of months ago, was California's Secretary of State and in charge of elections. Voter access is an important issue to him. The Democratic senator made this claim last week, shortly after the mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado. He was speaking during a hearing on gun violence in the Senate Judiciary Committee. "In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they're able to cast their first ballot," Padilla said. "It seems to me we have our priorities entirely backward when we make it easier to buy a gun than we do to cast a ballot." On the veracity of this statement PolitiFact found that on the numbers, and this is correct. About two-thirds of states have a faster process for obtaining a gun than casting a ballot when you consider that voters have to register weeks before an election. Georgia is one example. In that state, a new voter must register to vote at least 29 days before an election, whether they plan to vote in person or by mail. That's according to the nonpartisan group vote.org. But by contrast, there is no waiting in that state when someone buys a firearm. The attacker in the Atlanta-area shootings that killed eight people legally purchased a handgun. He passed what's known as an "instant background check," which can take just minutes. Then he used the weapon the same day, according to the Associated Press. On waiting periods and how California's gun control laws work According to the Giffords Law Center, which advocates for gun control, only 10 states have waiting periods. Gun control supporters say requiring a window or even a couple of days between the purchase of a gun and taking possession can create a "cooling off" period that will lead to less violence — both for people considering harming themselves or someone else. Several states are considering adding a waiting period. That period is 10 days in California. And unlike some states, someone buying a gun in California must obtain a permit and register their gun. But the process of voting in California is much faster than in a majority of states. It's one of 21 states that allow same-day voter registration. That's where you can register and vote all on the same day — you can even do that on Election Day here in California. On how PolitiFact rated Padilla's claim about most states offering a faster process to buy a gun than vote PolitiFact pointed out that obtaining a gun and casting a ballot aren't really parallel activities. It naturally takes longer to get ready for an election than to sell a gun. But with that clarification, and given that two-thirds of states do have a faster process for buying a gun, PolitiFact rated the statement Mostly True.

SPEAKERS Chris Murphy U.S. Senator (D-CT); Author, The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy In Conversation with Robyn Thomas Executive Director, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence In response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, this program took place and was recorded live via video conference, for an online audience only, and was live-streamed by The Commonwealth Club of California from San Francisco on September 8th, 2020.

Here’s What You Need to Know About the Gun Laws In All 50 States They were murdered doing the most mundane of activities: shopping at Walmart, going to work, grabbing a drink at a bar, watching a movie, attending a concert, going to class. And these are just lives lost in the most high profile of cases—the mass shootings that have become the new norm in America. But every day in our country, 100 people die because of gun violence, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Another 100,000 more are shot and injured each year, and... View Article

0:08 – Anti-black racism in China is forcing people from their homes, jobs, and sense of home Roberto Castillo (@castillorocas) is Assistant Professor with the Cultural Studies Department at the Lingnan University in Hong Kong, and contributor to Quartz.  0:34 – Serology testing and community spread: what's the latest Julia Schaletzky, PhD is Executive Director at the UC Berkeley Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases. 1:08 – Where Alameda County is finding COVID cases: predominantly POC neighborhoods, East Oakland and Hayward Erin M. Kerrison, PhD (@emkerrison) is assistant professor of social welfare at UC Berkeley. Her research focuses on how law and legal institutions operate as social determinants of health.  You can find the Alameda County data map of COVID cases here.  1:25 – Black Oakland demands to address COVID-19 Cat Brooks puts on her organizer hat and discusses the list of demands to address COVID-19, centering the black community. Here are the demands of the Black New Deal.  1:34 – Americans are stockpiling guns and ammo: what are the responsibilities of individuals and governments to protect public safety David Chipman (@davidchipman) is senior policy advisor with the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.  1:50 – Poetry flash: ‘Open Arms' by devorah major devorah major served as San Francisco's Third Poet Laureate.  She has five poetry books, two novels, four chapbooks, and a host of short stories, essays, and poems in anthologies and periodicals. Major performs her work nationally and internationally with and without musicians – you can find her work at www.devorahmajor.com The post Alameda County: How COVID is impacting the black community the hardest and why; Plus: The latest science on antibody testing appeared first on KPFA.

SPEAKERS Kyleanne “Ky” Hunter Ph.D., Vice President for Programs, Brady—United Against Gun Violence; Combat Veteran, U.S. Marine Corps Thea James M.D., Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine; Associate Chief Medical Officer, Vice President of Mission; Director of the Violence Intervention Advocacy Program, Boston Medical Center Steve Kerr Head Coach, the Golden State Warriors; Survivor of Gun Violence; Advocate for Gun Violence Prevention Mike McLively Senior Staff Attorney, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence Brian Watt Morning News Anchor, KQED Radio—Moderator This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on February 19th, 2020.

In cases of domestic violence, what can be done at the local and national levels to prevent future instances of violence against women, families and society at large from occurring? What role can restorative justice and community based approaches have in mitigating harm? As CEO of Safe & Sound, Katie Albright highlights the connection between domestic violence and the compounding pressures of socioeconomic instability, lack of education and childhood abuse. Safe & Sound works to raise awareness about the red flags of abuse, challenge existing laws and ensure that survivors have a voice. With the resulting cost of child abuse estimated to be about $2.2 billion in the Bay Area alone, prioritizing prevention merits attention from not just a moral but an economic standpoint. An expert on domestic violence policy, family law and intimate partner abuse, Julia Weber's work at Giffords Law Center focuses on restraining order implementation in relation to gun violence. The center's work highlights the relationship between domestic violence and firearms—in the majority of mass shootings, the perpetrator was committing an act of domestic or family violence. Delia Ginorio's work prompts us to consider the role restorative justice can play in cases of domestic violence and the broader legal framework. Ginorio currently oversees all women's services for the San Francisco Sheriff's Department and also serves on the boards of the Insight Prison Project and the Five Keys Charter Schools. All of these programs bring education, accountability and restoration to offenders and survivors of violence. Join us this Domestic Violence Awareness Month for an evening of discussion around policy and community-based approaches we must fight for to end domestic violence and ensure a better future for us all. NOTES This program is generously supported by Blue Shield of California Foundation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SPEAKERS Katie Albright CEO, Safe & Sound Delia Ginorio Program Director, San Francisco Sheriff’s Department Survivor Restoration; Leader, Resolve to Stop the Violence Project Julia Weber GVRO Implementation Fellow, Giffords Law Center to Protect Gun Violence Emma Mayerson Executive Director, Alliance for Girls—Moderator This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on October 29th, 2019.

Mike McLively of the Giffords Law Center to Reduce Gun Violence, studied those efforts in Oakland for a report that came out earlier this year. The Citizen's Roxanne Patel Shepelavy wrote about the study and how it could be applied to Philadelphia in an article that can be read here.

Today we are going to discuss one of the politics of gun control. We will discuss the current state and federal gun control laws, some new gun control proposals coming from the Democratic candidates for President, and the ever-changing gun control positions of President Trump. We also discuss how Republican candidates and incumbents could communicate their more effectively.  Segment 1: David, Courtney and Ryan’s Backgrounds Segment 2: Current Rules and Regulations 1994 – Federal Background Check Requirement Requires all licensed gun sellers to perform a background check on a purchaser at the time of sale. Unlicensed sellers do not have to run a background check at this time. 22% of US gun owners acquired their most recent firearm without a background check. According to Giffords Law Center to prevent gun violence. State Laws- 22 states require some sort of background check/permit laws 12 States with Universal background checks- Background checks for ALL sales and TRANSFERS on all classes of firearms, no matter if licensed or unlicensed.  CA, CO, CT, DE, NV, NJ, NM, NY, OR, RI, VT, WA and (DC) Two states require background checks for handguns only, but not long guns like rifles or shotguns. MD, PA Three states require a permit to purchase any firearm issued after a background check.  HI, IL, MA Only one state requires a permit and unlicensed sellers to conduct the transaction through a licensed dealer.  NJ Four states require a permit for HANDGUNS only, you do not have to get one for long guns.  IA, MI, NE, NC What Background Checks Look for and Stop People From Purchasing a Gun Convicted of a crime that carried a sentence of more than one year, or a misdemeanor that carried a sentence of over two years Are a fugitive (i.e. there's a felony or misdemeanor warrant for your arrest) Are a drug addict Are diagnosed mentally ill, which can include being involuntarily committed, found not guilty by reason of insanity, or found unfit to stand trial Reside in the US illegally Are dishonorably discharged from the military Had a restraining ordered issued against you (i.e. found guilty of harassing, stalking, or threatening a partner or the child of your partner) Were convicted of domestic violence (i.e. convicted of using or threatening to use a deadly weapon against a spouse, former spouse, parent, guardian of the victim, etc.) Have renounced your US citizenship Current Legislation in Congress: H.R. 8 – To require a background check on every and all firearm sales. H.R. 1112 – Would also extend background checks, but also extend the waiting period for delivery of guns. …and this would do the same in closing that private sale loophole but also extend the waiting period for the delivery of guns when the FBI is having trouble conducting a background check. Under current law, that gun has to be delivered within 72 hours. The proposal that passed the House would extend that to 10 days. Both bills have passed the House, but Senator McConnell has not brought them to the Senate floor. Segment 3: Where do the Democratic Presidential Candidates Stand on Gun Control? What Candidates are going the furthest? Beto O’Rourke – Mandatory Buyback Program on Assault Rifles Cory Booker – Gun Licensing as a Solution Applicants would submit fingerprints, provide basic background info, provide documentation they completed a gun safety course. Limiting individual purchases of firearms to one per month, placing ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Voluntary buyback program- Buttigieg, Bullock, Castro, O’Rourke, Ryan and Yang Harris would take executive action to pass universal background checks and assault rifle bans. Biden - starting with universal background checks and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Plans to defeat NRA. Warren – Too moderate on guns, in a democratic primary sense of course? The New York Times asked almost all Democratic Primary candidates (excluding Biden) the question “In an ideal world, would anyone own handguns?” Check out their answers here. Should they be more aggressive? In an article on Vox.com, German Lopez discusses why Democrats have not made progress on gun control and how there should be a Medicare-for-all type deal ending gun violence. The article is called, “Democrats have been discussing the same ideas on guns for 25 years. It’s time to change that.” Segment 4: Current Polling on Gun Control August 2019 CNN Poll – 1001n – National Sample G1. Do you favor or oppose stricter gun control laws? 60% Total Favor (41% Strongly) – 35% Total Oppose (21% Strongly Oppose) July 2019 CNN Poll – 1000n – National Sample “Please tell me whether you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose each of the following gun polices: Allowing (a family member/the police) to seek a court order to temporarily take away guns if they feel a gun owner may harm themselves or others.” 77% support family 70% support police  Republican Main Street Partnership Survey of Suburban Women – 530n – 200 interviews in 5 CD’s COCD06, KSCD03, NCCD09, PACD01, VACD10 72 percent said they think gun laws should be stricter, compared to four percent who said they should be less strict and 23 percent who said they should be kept as they are now. 55 percent said they think stricter gun laws would help prevent gun violence. 90 percent support requiring universal background checks for gun purchases at gun shows or other private sales, which would require all gun owners to file with a national firearms registry. 88 percent said they would support requiring a 48-hour waiting period between the purchase of a firearm and when the buyer can take possession of that gun. 84 percent back a national red flag law that would permit law enforcement to temporarily retain firearms from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves. 76 percent said they would ban the purchase and use of semi-automatic assault-style weapons like the AK-47 and the AR-15. 72 percent would support banning the sale and possession of high-capacity or extended ammunition magazines, which allow guns to shoot more than 10 bullets before needing to be reloaded. Segment 5: Colorado Gun Ownership and Concealed Carry Statistics The following information is from an article from Colorado Public Radio called “What the Numbers Tell Us About Guns In Colorado” by Ben Markus (March 2018) Colorado gun sales have increased substantially since President Obama became President in 2008. 26% increase in 2008 compared to 2% average annual increase in sales during President George W Bush two terms in office. Sales also increased after the high-profile mass shootings. After the Aurora theater shooting and Sandy Hook for example. Between 2011 and 2013, guns sales in CO rose 59%. Gun sales decreased by only 5% when Trump took office. In 2017, there were 360,468 guns purchased in CO. Since 2001, Coloradans have purchased 4 million guns. Handguns account for 58% of the purchases. Motivator is self-defense. There have been 379,732 concealed carry permit applications in the last 10 years. 63,904 total permits in 2018 (From CBI Instacheck Unit) 27,421 from Jan to June of 2019 (From CBI Instacheck Unit) In 2017, 77% of Colorado’s 749 gun deaths were suicide. The following information is from an article from the Colorado Sun called “Colorado’s 20,669 gun deaths since 1980, explained in five charts” (May 2019) In 2018, 885 people died by firearm in CO 20,669 gun deaths since 1980 in CO 15255 (74%) by suicide 4406 (21%) by homicide 566 (3%) Other 442 (2%) Unintentional/Accident Segment 6: Solutions to Random Gun Violence What are solutions that work? Will there be a fix? If there isn’t a 100% solution, what can we do? What’s the cause? Social Media NRA Video Games Lack of Communication Mental Health  

In this clip from the CAFE Insider podcast, "Ending Gun Violence," co-hosts Preet and Anne discuss what can be done in response to the mass shootings in El Paso, TX, and Dayton, OH. To hear the full episode, join the CAFE Insider community. REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: 18 U.S. Code § 2331(5): Definition of “Domestic Terrorism”  “How the USA Patriot Act Redefines Domestic Terrorism,” ACLU Overview of “Open Carry” Laws, The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence “Gunman killed sister, eight others in second deadly U.S. mass shooting in 24 hours,” Washington Post, 8/4/2019 “Massacre at a Crowded Walmart in Texas Leaves 20 Dead,” NYT, 8/3/2019 “’How do you stop these people?’: Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric looms over El Paso massacre,” Washington Post, 8/4/2019 “It’s Time for Congress to Make Domestic Terrorism a Federal Crime,” Lawfare, Mary McCord, 12/5/2018 Transcript of “Stay Tuned with Preet” interview with gun control advocate Shannon Watts, March 2018

Up until recently, Oakland and New Orleans shared something in common: they had some of the highest murder rates in the country. They implemented some of the same strategies focused on high-risk individuals, but gun shootings and homicides dipped in one city, but in the other, not. Why the difference? Guests: Vaughn Crandall, Co-Director of the California Partnership for Safe Communities; Barbara Lafitte-Oluwole with Oakland Community Organizations; Michael McLively, Director of Giffords Law Center's Urban Gun Violence Initiative; and Charles West, Former Director of Innovation with the Mayor’s Office in New Orleans. | insicknessandinhealthpodcast.com | glow.fm/insicknessandinhealth | #EndGunViolence #GunViolence #GVP #GunSafety #MentalHealth #MentalIllness #Suicide #SuicidePrevention #MeansMatter #CeaseFire #CureViolence #ERPO #ExtremeRiskProtectionOrder #RedFlag #GVPO #MassShooting #IntimatePartnerViolence #DomesticViolence #EveryTown #MomsDemandAction #MomsDemand #StudentsDemandAction #StudentsDemand #MarchForOurLives #BradyCampaign #FamilyFire #Giffords #BLM #BlackLivesMatter #ThisIsOurLane #EnoughIsEnough #NeverAgain #NationalEmergency #MedHum #MedHumChat #NarrativeMedicine #HealthHumanities #SocialMedicine #SocialJustice #SDoH

Adam Skaggs, the Chief Counsel of Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, speaks with Ira Feinberg, a member of the City Bar’s Executive Committee and Association Secretary, about the legal issues involved in gun control. This podcast is intended to move the conversation beyond the often misleading political and Second Amendment rhetoric surrounding gun rights to a discussion about Second Amendment law: what the Constitution and the courts actually say about these issues.

On February 1st, the start of Black History month, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker announced he was running for president. Since then, he’s been on the campaign trail and announced that he raised $5 million. This weekend, he makes his official hometown kick off of his Justice for all Tour in Newark and then heads immediately to Iowa. Amy Walter got the chance to sit down with Senator Booker to discuss his campaign, the legislation he’s introduced in the Senate to form a commission to study the issue of reparations, and vision for the future. Reparations has come up a lot recently as the Democratic candidates have been asked to weigh in on the issue. Earlier this week, Senator Cory Booker announced that he would introduce legislation, “to form a commission for the study of reparation proposals for African-Americans.” But the idea of reparations has a long history, Amy explores that with The Takeaway’s Tanzina Vega. Plus, Amy talks to Rob O’Dell, from the Arizona Republic, about his two-year investigation with USA TODAY and the Center for Public Integrity. Over the past eight years, state lawmakers have introduced at least 10,000 bills that were written, almost entirely, by corporations, industry groups, or think tanks. O'Dell helped create the algorithm that led to this discovery, and he says these numbers are just the tip of the iceberg. To end the hour, Amy talks to Allison Anderman, the Managing Attorney at the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, about how lobbying works, in practice.  In response to Allison Anderman’s comments about what she calls “the corporate gun lobby,” we reached out to The Second Amendment Foundation, and to the NRA. The Second Amendment Foundation statement:  ''The gun prohibition lobby falsely claims that gun manufacturers are in the driver's seat when it comes to lobbying for gun rights. The fight for Constitutional Carry, the right to exercise a constitutional right without a permit, is lead by grassroots activist gun owners on a state level. Twelve states have now passed Constitutional Carry and the gun ban lobby is losing this battle. As a result, they have come unglued and make many false and outrageous claims that are simply not true." - Alan Gottlieb, Founder Second Amendment Foundation The statement from the NRA:  "It's understandable that gun control groups like the Giffords Law Center try to mislead the American public by calling NRA the corporate gun lobby, but that’s false. The NRA represents more than 5 million dues-paying members and the tens of millions of law-abiding gun owners who want nothing more than the right to protect themselves, their families, and their homes. Gun control advocates like Anderman would rather strip people of their constitutionally protected rights and put you at the mercy of criminals who don’t give a second thought to breaking in your homes and shooting you dead. We’re proud of our success in championing legislation like constitutional carry because it recognizes the rights of law-abiding people to defend themselves in the manner they see fit. Again, it’s another example of the gun control lobby trying to mislead the American public by saying constitutional carry allows anybody to carry a gun. That is a lie. It allows anyone who is legally allowed to posses a firearm to carry a firearm. They suggest it allows criminals to carry without a permit when that’s just not the case. That’s because gun control groups like these are largely composed of high-priced lobbyists and lawyers that are financed by a small handful of the country's elitist billionaires. They have no constituency, no grassroots appeal, and continue losing ground in state after state. The NRA is financed by membership dues and donations. Our constituents are every law-abiding gun owner in the country, our grassroots outreach is second to none, and we will continue defending the 2nd Amendment as long as there’s a Constitution of the United States." - Lars Dalseide, NRA spokesman

Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence’s Litigation Director Hannah Shearer discusses recent developments in several defamation lawsuits filed by the victims’ families of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. Homeschooled prodigy Haley Taylor Schlitz joins Rich and Tina to discuss her journey to law school at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law this fall. Inside Out columnists Christina Martini and David Susler discuss wellness for lawyers from their latest column in Chicago Lawyer Magazine, “The Road To Wellville.” In the Legal Grab Bag, WGN Radio host Scott Kitun & Ankin Law Office LLC partner Scott Goldstein join Tina & Rich to discuss breaking legal news involving Jussie Smollet, Bezos divorce settlement, the Dodger Stadium lawsuit over fan’s safety, April Fools lawsuits and much more.

Rev. Kristine Eggert, who is the Executive Director of God Before Guns, a multi-faith coalition of individuals and faith communities working to reduce gun violence, based in Cleveland, OH. Her gun violence activism has brought her into many faith communities, public rallies, community organizations, the Statehouse in Columbus OH, and the Halls of Congress. Rev. Eggert is a graduate of Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis with a Masters of Divinity and is ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She served as the Associate for Membership and Evangelism at Geist Christian Church and as Senior Pastor at Northwood Christian Church in Indianapolis. In 2007, she was called to be the Senior Pastor at Disciples Christian Church in Cleveland Heights in 2007, where she served until her retirement in 2015. Post-retirement, she and her husband David became active in the Greater Cleveland community working to address and effect change in a variety of social justice issues. She is a frequent guest preacher. Rev. Eggert and her husband, David Eggert are the co-founders of God Before Guns.Here are some links:Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun ViolenceJohns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and ResearchEverytown

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Discussion at Kehillat Israel, October 28, 2018 featuring Adam Winkler, a UCLA Law Professor and Kelly Dane, the research manager at Giffords Law Center. Moderated by Rabbi Emeritus Steven Carr Reuben and intriduced by Senior Rabbi Amy Bernstein.

ISDA Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News Podcast for Thursday, October 25th, 2018 ====================== In Vehicle News From Ars Technica How driver-assist tech can result in a $5,000 fender-bender Cars with advanced driver-assistance technology are more expensive to repair than their less-autonomous counterparts, according to a study by AAA. What would have been relatively inexpensive bodywork due to a fender bender may end up costing two and a half times as much to repair, due to the location of cameras along with ultrasonic and radar sensors. "Advanced safety systems are much more common today, with many coming as standard equipment, even on base models,” said John Nielsen, AAA’s managing director of Automotive Engineering and Repair. “It’s critical that drivers understand what technology their vehicle has, how it performs and how much it could cost to repair should something happen." It's not just the parts, either. A rock hitting your windshield will require the camera used for adaptive cruise control to be recalibrated. And you'll likely have to pay more for the replacement windshield, as some manufacturers have more stringent standards for optical clarity. What would otherwise be a $500 windshield replacement can end up costing as much as $1,500. AAA has broken down some of the extra costs for cars with advanced driver-assist technology: Front radar sensors used with automatic emergency braking and adaptive cruise control systems: $900 to $1,300 Rear radar sensors used with blind spot monitoring and rear cross traffic alert systems: $850 to $2,050 Front camera sensors used with automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning and lane keeping systems (does not include the cost of a replacement windshield): $850 to $1,900 Front, side mirror, or rear camera sensors used with around-view systems: $500 to $1,100 Front or rear ultrasonic sensors used with parking assist systems: $500 to $1,300 https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/10/why-driver-assist-tech-can-lead-to-the-5000-fender-bender/ ====================== In Security News From Huffington Post How Investigators Will Work To Find Out Who’s Behind The Bomb Scare Pipe bombs were sent to several prominent Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. From Washington to New York to Florida to Los Angeles, the authorities intercepted a wave of crudely built devices that were contained in manila envelopes. In the center of Manhattan, the Time Warner Center was evacuated because of a pipe bomb sent to CNN, which has its New York offices there. It was addressed to John Brennan, a critic of President Trump who served as Obama's CIA director. Pipe bombs were also intercepted in Florida and Los Angeles. The devices stashed in manila envelopes and mailed nationwide targeted top Democrats two weeks before the midterm elections. The bombs found this week were intended for at least seven officials, including Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.). Law enforcement officials have also tracked down another suspicious package sent to former Vice President Joe Biden, and the FBI says additional packages may have been mailed to other locations. None of the bombs detonated and no one was injured.  The packages contained pipe bombs that appear to have been made with relatively rudimentary materials. Authorities have confirmed that a number of them contained explosive powder. There is no shortage of theories about who might be behind the plot. Instead of relying on conjecture, investigators will be looking for clear evidence to help them nail down a culprit, said David Chipman, a former ATF agent who worked on the 1993 World Trade Center attack and the Oklahoma City bombing and now serves as senior policy adviser at the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. It’s not yet clear if the devices recovered this week will contain that sort of calling card, or whether the investigation will end up supporting claims that this was indeed a deliberate act of political terror against liberal political figures. Whatever authorities uncover, the plot is deeply concerning, said Chipman. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bomb-scare-investigation-evidence_us_5bd0af0fe4b055bc9487a922 ====================== In Terrorism News From Palm Beach Daily News Terrorism talk kicks off World Affairs Council season You have a better chance of being struck by lightning twice than being killed by a terrorist. That was what Georgia State University professor Mia Bloom informed a crowd of 115 people Tuesday at The Colony at the season-opening event for the World Affairs Council of Palm Beach. In her discussion, “Small Arms: Children in Terrorism,” Bloom covered a variety of topics, including the indoctrination of women and children, often called “cubs,” into terrorism; how the general population fetishizes terrorism; and and the motivations for recruiting women into terrorist groups. Her research on the last subject, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, with John Horgan will be published in their book, also called “Small Arms,” due out May 15. In addition to teaching communication and Middle East studies, Bloom monitors terrorist groups on social media and how they are recruiting people. Using her knowledge of Arabic, she has been able to create anonymous accounts and post on social media, she said. Bloom pointed out that 30 to 40 percent of ISIS messaging is positive, and that many women who end up getting involved are not in prison or involved in gangs. “Terrorists play on people’s altruistic tendencies,” she said. “People join because they think they’re going to help people.” Once these women see the real mission and realize this isn’t what they signed up for, they end up getting killed, she said. According to Bloom, the face of terrorism was male for a long time, but it has changed. Leftist organizations such as the Provisional Irish Republican Army were recruiting women as early as the 1970s, serving mainly as front-line activists. Nowadays, women can play roles in all levels of a terrorist organization, whether they’re logisticians, fundraisers or online recruiters.   https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20181025/terrorism-talk-kicks-off-world-affairs-council-season ====================== In Business of Executive Protection News From Strategic Marketing Solutions Cyfe – The All in One Business Dashboard Cyfe is an all in one dashboard for your business that connects to tens of different data connections. If you’re like me and you find yourself logging in and out of multiple websites, searching for at data, observing analytics, watching social media, maintaining your invoicing and your accounting software.  You have multiple tabs open trying to find all the data that you need on a daily basis. Well, I think you’ll be very happy with Cyfe.  Social media, finance, Emails, and even RSS feeds from your favorite reader. All in one place! No more having to have multiple tabs open. Logging in and out of several different websites a day. Cyfe can do it all for you! You’ll need to create an account, with the free account you get 2 dashboards with five widgets each.  However, with a free account, you won’t be able to access some of the data connections. After logging in you’ll see a blank area. The first step is to create a dashboard. The second step is to create your widgets for that dashboard. Cyfe widget categories are: Advertising Blogging Custom Email Monitoring Other Sales & Finance SEO Social Media Support Web Analytics There are over 80 widgets that you can put data into your dashboards. For instance, you can connect your favorite Email Management client such as Mailchimp. To set your data connection you will need to connect your Mail Management tool by giving Cyfe permission to access your Mail account. Note: Data connections will open a pop-up window, so be sure to accept pop-ups for Cyfe. Once connected you can select if you would want a specific mail campaign or list. Selecting list will show a chart with list growth. You can arrange the widget anywhere on your dashboard and have it be any size. For my testing a connected to AdSense, Mailchimp, Google Trends, Facebook Pages, and Stripe – combining 5 different websites that I would access on a weekly basis. You can position the widgets anywhere on the dashboard as well as minimize and expand the size. Now the other question you might have is, well this is great for me but how do I share the information and data with my team? You can export an entire dashboard or just an individual widget. You can export the data in various formats such as PDF or CSV. Another great feature is the ability to create public URLs of read-only dashboards that you can share with anyone. Cyfe also has the ability to schedule emails. This is a great feature when you’re emailing to clients with specific reports. This is one of those products that is a must for the protection professional.  It is a freemium pricing model.  With a free account you are limited to 5 widgets and one dashboard. The paid option is $19/mo. or $168/yr. https://larrysnow.me/cyfe-one-business-dashboard/ ==================== Links to all news stories mentioned in this podcast are available at the archive website securitydrivernews.libsyn.com. You can also listen to past podcast episodes and leave comments. Thanks for listening to the ISDA Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News podcast. ====================== This podcast is brought to you by the International Security Driver Association ISDA is a valuable resource for all practitioners working in the protection profession. 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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about public policy work and gun violence prevention with Allison Anderman, the managing attorney at the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. In this episode, we discuss: What Allison does as a gun violence prevention public policy expert How her career path lead her to her current position The difference between litigation and policy work and how law school doesn’t really prepare you for policy work Public speaking and how Allison got comfortable with doing media, press, and government testimonies in her current position Tips for students interested in public interest advocacy or policy RESOURCES: Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence: Managing Attorney Allison Anderman (http://lawcenter.giffords.org/about/our-team/) Giffords Law Center Fact Sheet: Extreme Risk Protection Orders (http://lawcenter.giffords.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/18.05-FACT-ERPO-Updated-5.7.18.pdf) Giffords Law Center Fact Sheet: Child Access Prevention (http://lawcenter.giffords.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CAP-Laws-Factsheet-Giffords-Law-Center.pdf) Podcast Episode 138: Top Ten Public Speaking Tips (w/Jennifer Warren) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-138-top-ten-public-speaking-tips-w-jennifer-warren/) Moms Demand Action California Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/MomsDemandActionCA/) Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (http://www.bradycampaign.org/about-brady) Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/LST-Ep-153-Working-for-Gun-Violence-Prevention-Group-w-Allison-Anderman.pdf) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter to make sure you never miss an episode! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee

Chicago activist Ja’Mal Green discusses his candidacy for mayor of Chicago. Giffords Law Center staff attorney Ari Freilich discusses safe storage laws in the wake of the Santa Fe shooting. Protect Our Parks co-founder Tom Tresser discusses efforts to block the Obama museum being built in Jackson Park. Attorney Sara Blackwell discusses her NFL cheerleader clients suing the league for gender discrimination. In a packed Legal Grab Bag, Tina and Rich discuss Harvey Weinstein arraigned for rape, Morgan Freeman accused of sexual harassment, a Sponge Bob lawsuit and a 30-year-old sued by his parents to get out of their house.

Robyn has served as executive director of the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (formerly the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence) since 2006. Under her leadership, the Giffords Law Center has experienced a dramatic increase in the scope of its work—today, the attorneys at the Giffords Law Center represent the foremost experts in American gun policy in the nation.Her role is to advance the Giffords Law Center’s mission to bring smart gun laws and creative solutions to the nation's gun violence epidemic in every state. She oversees the development of state and local gun policy, and has testified at numerous public hearings in support of such laws. Robyn is also an expert on the Second Amendment and supervises the Giffords Law Center’s tracking and analysis of all Second Amendment litigation nationwide. She launched the Giffords Law Center's Impact Litigation Project, Urban Gun Violence Initiative and a number of other ground-breaking projects. Additionally, she authors op-eds and serves as a media spokesperson for the organization.

On a new episode of Versus Trump, Easha, Jason, and Charlie discuss what's going on in courts related to gun regulation. They start the episode by describing Giffords Law Center v. ATF and related cases, which are Freedom of Information Act suits requesting records of DOJ and ATF that might reveal how coordinated the Trump Administration has been with the NRA and other pro-gun interests. They then wonder whether the suits might really move the needle of our policy discussions. The episode then turns to other kinds of gun-related litigation, including Heller and other cases over the right to bear arms. Finally, Charlie, Jason, and Easha answer a listener question about the ability of the House to declassify information on its own.You can find us at @VersusTrumpPod on twitter, or send us an email at versustrumppodcast@gmail.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence Legal Director Laura Cutilletta discusses gun control after the tragic shooting in Florida. George Mason University Professor Emeritus James Finkelstein discusses Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon’s resignation over the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal. DePaul University College of Law Associate Professor Wendy Netter Epstein discusses issues with using non-disclosure agreements in sexual […]

In today's episode, we get serious and emotional about the gun epidemic in America. Writer/Actor/Comedian/Activist Jessica Eason joins us and shares her personal heartbreak and fury over the accesbility of guns in America. Then, Allison Anderman, managing attorney at Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, phones in to give us some staggering statistics and some hope. We also learn what each of the 90% of Americans who supports gun control laws can do right now to actually affect change. Follow Jessica Eason on social media @jesspatsox Follow Allison Anderman at:giffordslawcenter.orgFacebook: /GiffordsTwitter: @GiffordsCourageTwitter: @TheAnderMind

In the wake of another American mass shooting, Dahlia speaks with Adam Skaggs, Chief counsel at the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence about the Second Amendment. And as this week marks the one year anniversary of Donald Trump’s election to office, Becca Heller, co-founder of the International Refugee Assistance Project, joins to talk about how her job changed after the election.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the wake of another American mass shooting, Dahlia speaks with Adam Skaggs, Chief counsel at the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence about the Second Amendment. And as this week marks the one year anniversary of Donald Trump’s election to office, Becca Heller, co-founder of the International Refugee Assistance Project, joins to talk about how her job changed after the election.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices