A federal court has officially ruled this week that the state of Indiana’s ban on minors receiving transgender medical services can take effect immediately, which is extremely good news. It’s a big win for all those who recognize the danger of encouraging young people to make life-altering decisions before they are mature enough to […]
The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over whether a 1930s ban on machine guns should be applied to bump stocks — modern devices that allow rapid, repeated fire. The justice repeatedly asked lawyers how many times a trigger is pulled with a bump stock versus the standard pull of a trigger on a machine gun. […]
Michael Cargill, owner of Central Texas Gun Works, surrendered his bump stocks after the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives banned them in 2018 in the aftermath of a shooting that killed 60 people in Las Vegas. Bump stocks were used by the gunman in the 2017 massacre. Though they are not firearms themselves, […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day. Around the country, educators say students routinely send Snapchat messages in class, listen to music and shop online, […]
SAN DIEGO — A federal judge struck down a California law banning possession of club-like weapons, reversing his previous ruling from three years ago that upheld the prohibition on billy clubs, batons and similar blunt objects. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez ruled last week that the prohibition “unconstitutionally infringes the Second Amendment rights of American […]
First, California came for plastic straws. It did nothing meaningful for the environment, but it made lawmakers feel good — albeit at the expense of consumers. Now, the state could be coming for “single-use cups” at chain restaurants. It’ll do nothing for the environment, again, but it’ll make lawmakers feel good, again. Guess what it […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A bill to create one of the nation’s most restrictive bans on minors’ use of social media is heading to Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has expressed concerns about the legislation to keep children under the age of 16 off popular platforms regardless of parental approval. The House passed the […]
Effective immediately, boys are no longer permitted to play girls’ sports in New York’s Nassau County, which is on Long Island and borders the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. FACT-O-RAMA! Geographically speaking, the New York City boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn are both located on Long Island […]
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine would become the 27th state to ban paramilitary training, under a bill the House narrowly passed Wednesday. The proposal, designed to block groups hoping to create civil unrest, passed 66-60. It was sponsored by Democratic Rep. Laurie Osher of Orono. The measure comes in the wake of a rise in public […]
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri’s Republican-led House on Monday passed a bill to ban celebratory gunfire in cities less than a week after a deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade left some attending lawmakers hiding in bathrooms. Kansas City police have said the shooting appeared to stem from a dispute between several […]
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