BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of California's ban on so-called "assault weapons," claiming that the statute is "vague and ambiguous" in its definition of assault weapons, leading to the arrest of a California man on two different occasions. SAF is joined in the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, by the CalGuns Foundation and Brendan John Richards, an honorably-discharged Marine and Iraq war veteran, who was arrested and jailed in May 2010 and August 2011. On both occasions, charges against Richards were dismissed when it was determined that he had not violated the law because firearms in his possession on both occ...
BELLEVUE, Wash., May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Second Amendment Foundation and Calguns Foundation have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in California, seeking to have the state's definition of so-called "assault weapons" declared unconstitutionally vague. Joining SAF and Calguns in the lawsuit is Brendan John Richards, an Iraq combat veteran who served as a U.S. Marine, and whose arrest and six-day incarceration in the Sonoma County jail - and subsequent dismissal of all charges - was the catalyst for this legal action. Named as defendants are California Attorney General Kamala Harris, the California Department of Justice, the City of Rohnert Park and police officer Dean Becker.
In the aftermath of the Tucson, Ariz., shooting that left six dead and 13 wounded, many are calling for a renewed discussion of limits on gun and ammunition ownership. Such a conversation is overdue. A common question is why a 22-year-old who had been rejected by the military and suspended from his community college was able to buy the assault pistol and extended ammunition clip that were used in the Jan. 8 shooting.
AK-47 rifles and other high-powered semi-automatic assault weapons were the guns of choice for street gangs back in the 1990s during the crack cocaine epidemic. Drive-by shootings and AK-47s were synonymous in some Buffalo neighborhoods as city homicide levels reached an all-time high.
WASHINGTON, April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) and Reaching Out to Others Together (ROOT) are deeply disturbed by Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton's announcement that she is prepared to accept a D.C. voting rights bill with an amendment that would eradicate the city's gun laws. The "D.C. House Voting Rights Act," which would grant the District of Columbia a single voting Member in the House of Representatives and give Utah an additional seat, passed the Senate in February 2009 with the "Ensign Amendment" attached. The amendment, sponsored by Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) -- who has since been the subject of scandal -- would legalize assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines; repeal the District's licensing and registration system; allow so...
It seems as though nothing is deterring the crime. The increased presence isn't doing it alone. If there are high-powered rifles on the streets, they (police) need to at least match what they are up against," said Beiisa Weil. "I don't engage in criminal activity, nor do I associate myself with anyone who does. But, a lot of young guys are judged by the police for the way they look. They are grouped together and searched for no reason. I see it'all the time. If an officer with an assault rifle approaches you, it looks like they are coming, to kill you, not talk," 20-year-old [Mitchell Sawyer] said. "In certain instances where it is absolutely necessary, such as a hostage situation or a similar situation, assault weapons must be used. But outside of that, I'm opposed to it," said Jerry ...
North Jersey police are stockpiling some of the most sophisticated tactical and assault weapons on the market, but some residents question the need for such firepower in sleepy suburban towns. Nearly half the agencies in a Record survey of 44 police departments said they own tactical weapons or plan to purchase them in the near future. Most departments are buying semiautomatic guns capable of one to three shots per trigger pull, while a handful of departments have fully automatic weapons capable of firing 10 bullets a second. A few have military-grade M16s or urban rifles that can blast through body armor.
WASHINGTON -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon implored a joint session of Congress on Thursday to ban assault weapons that are showing up in his country in great numbers, while also denouncing Arizona's strict new anti-illegal immigration law. Winding up a two-day visit to Washington, Calderon said his security forces are seizing tens of thousands of powerful guns they have traced back to the U.S.
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