
Jake Fogleman
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2 weeks ago |
thereload.com | Jake Fogleman |Stephen Gutowski
The justices have once again cleared their plates of pending challenges to the federal ban on felons possessing firearms. In its Monday orders list, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in at least seven different petitions requesting guidance on the constitutionality of permanently disarming people convicted of an offense punishable by more than a year in prison. None of the denials featured any commentary from the justice expressing dissent or explaining their decisions.
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3 weeks ago |
thereload.com | Jake Fogleman |Stephen Gutowski
The government can permanently disarm non-violent felons despite the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court has ruled. On Friday, an en banc panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed defendant Steven Duarte’s conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The panel claimed that both Supreme Court dicta and the country’s historical tradition of weapons regulation support the “permanent and categorical disarmament” of all convicted felons.
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3 weeks ago |
thereload.com | Jake Fogleman |Stephen Gutowski
Early in the second Trump Administration, the forces at work shaping American gun policy haven’t changed much, but one group has replaced an old staple at the top of the pack. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearms industry’s trade association, has emerged as the dominant gun lobbying force.
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4 weeks ago |
thereload.com | Jake Fogleman |Stephen Gutowski
The firearms industry’s trade group has taken an early lead over its peers and foes alike in attempting to shape gun policy with the current government. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) spent $1,850,000 on federal lobbying efforts between the first of the year and March 31, according to first-quarter Lobbying Disclosure Act reports.
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1 month ago |
thereload.com | Jake Fogleman |Stephen Gutowski
The last month has clarified how the Trump Administration plans to approach the gun rights of non-violent felons. Its preferred course offers some benefits but also real downsides for gun-rights advocates. Back in mid-March, the Department of Justice (DOJ) first unveiled its plan to revive an executive agency process for restoring Second Amendment rights to individuals who are prohibited from possessing firearms.
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