Legislative
11th Circuit: Constitutional To Bar Doctors From Asking Patients About Firearm Ownership
On July 25 the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit “eliminated the injunction” against the enforcement of Florida’s “gun gag” law, which restricts doctors from asking patients if they own a firearm unless asking is necessary to a patient’s treatment. According to Law360.com, the 11th Circuit ruled that barring doctors from asking…
Read MoreGun Control and The Violence in Chicago
Gov. Jerry Brown Signs New Handgun Ban AB 1964
In a Legislative Update issued earlier today, California Governor Jerry Brown announced that he has signed Assembly Bill 1964 (Dickinson), a measure that will eliminate the “single shot†exemption to California’s Roster of “not unsafe†handguns. AB 1964’s changes to section 32100 of the California Penal Code, which will go into effect on January 1, 2015,…
Read MoreAn Unapologetically American Look At The Second Amendment
Greg Drobny gives a great no-nonsense look at some of the myths surrounding the second amendment. If there’s one area in political thought that is an immediate indicator of where people stand when it comes to their view of government and individual freedom, it’s the subject of the Second Amendment. What it meant then, what…
Read MoreFederal Bill To Restrict The Content Of Gun Advertising
From the “Children’s Firearms Marketing Safety Act,†proposed by Rep. Robin Kelly: [T]he Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate rules … to prohibit any person from marketing firearms to children [defined as anyone under 18]. Such rules shall include the following: (1) A prohibition on the use of cartoon characters to promote firearms and firearm products.…
Read More