Results for: Second Amendment

New York City's Government Despises Self-Defense
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/05/25/new-york-citys-government-despises-self-defense-n2174662
– his injuries.Poaquiza and Pullatisi were charged with petit larceny and store owner Valerio has been charged with assault in the second … on borrowed time because of pending legal challenges, it is still having a pernicious impact on those seeking to exercise their Second … Amendment rights.The case of Dexter Taylor is a prime example of how these laws are devastating people who only want to enjoy exercising…
Lawsuit Threat Forces Biden Officials to Reverse Denial of Memorial Day Mass at National Cemetery
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2024/05/25/what-a-differenc…everse-denial-of-catholic-mass-at-national-cemetery-n2174674
– decision blocking the Knights of Columbus from continuing their long-standing religious tradition is a blatant violation of the First Amendment … the court to grant our restraining order and allow the Knights to hold their service this Memorial Day.Incidentally, this is the second … The First Amendment very clearly allows religious and non-religious groups to hold these types of gatherings on government grounds.…
Who Is Ross Ulbricht and Why Did Donald Trump Just Vow to Commute His Sentence?
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/05/26/who-is-ross-ulbricht-and-why-should-his-sentence-be-commuted-n2174689
– sentence, arguing that it is excessive for a first-time offender who committed a nonviolent offense.Today I turn 40.I pray I’ll get a second … Thomas Massie (R-KY) referred to Ulbricht’s plight as “the greatest violation of the 8th Amendment that I am aware of in the United … Second, Ulbricht designed Silk Road to include a Bitcoin-based payment system that served to facilitate the illegal commerce conducted…
Déjà Vu? $75M Set Aside for Security As 70 Groups Pledge to March on Chicago DNC Convention
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2024/05/26/back-to-the-future-7…o-security-as-70-groups-pledge-to-join-march-on-dnc-n2174681
– Convention May See Repeat of Violence in 1968But let’s examine some numbers to get a better sense of the chances of chaos overtaking the Second … destructive George Floyd-BLM anarchy in 2020, and they’ve been celebrating the pro-Hamas mobs as just good people exercising their First Amendment…
The Libertarian Party Shows Why Trump Was Right to Dunk on Them to Their Faces
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2024/05/27/the-libertarian-part…why-trump-was-right-to-dunk-on-them-to-their-faces-n2174714
– hone their message to uncontroversial libertarian ideals surrounding things like government spending, personal freedom, and the Second … Amendment.…
Here's Why the Supreme Court Should Reject Mexico's Ridiculous Lawsuit Against US Gun Manufacturers
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/05/26/heres-why-the-supreme…cos-ridiculous-lawsuit-against-us-gun-manufacturers-n2174691
– The fact that Democrats are actively collaborating with a foreign power to restrict the Second Amendment rights of American citizens…
We Must Stop Scapegoating Video Games, Movies, and TV Shows for Mass Shootings
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/05/27/we-must-stop-scapegoat…video-games-movies-and-tv-shows-for-mass-shootings-n2174738
– lawsuits against various entities, blaming them for causing the atrocity, as covered by RedState’s Margaret Clark.Close to the second … However, this is yet another reason why the Second Amendment is important.…
Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Favor of Gun Rights
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/05/30/supreme-court-issues-ruling-in-favor-of-gun-rights-n2174849
– ruled that the NRA can move forward with its legal action against New York state officials who attempted to subvert the First Amendment … is a welcome development for a variety of reasons.For starters, if the NRA wins its lawsuit, it would be a win not only for the Second … Amendment, but also the First.…
Supreme Court Gives the NRA and Freedom a Big Win Over Government Censorship and Bullying
https://redstate.com/streiff/2024/05/30/supreme-court-gives…m-a-big-win-over-government-censorship-and-bullying-n2174868
– A unanimous Supreme Court found that the First Amendment exists even in New York, even when the government hates what you have to say … Circuit's ruling prevailed, the First Amendment basically ceased to exist. … Even the ACLU recognized the danger and represented the NRA.BACKGROUND:ACLU Breaks Its Silence on Defending the Second Amendment, Agrees…
Anti-Gunners Now Focusing on a New Demographic—Our Youth
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/06/02/anti-gunners-are-focusing-on-a-new-demographic-n2174963
– disarm the people, Vilchez’s focus on persuasion rather than solely using the government could be even more of a threat to the Second … Amendment if there are not enough people who stand up to counter their arguments.With the Supreme Court’s ruling in New York Rifle … If folks like Vilchez can successfully convince younger generations that guns are the problem, the Second Amendment could be in even…
The Post-Verdict America Is an Undiscovered Country - Is a Civil War Possible?
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/05/31/the-post-verdict-a…is-an-undiscovered-country-is-a-civil-war-possible-n2174904
– And, finally, two words: Second Amendment. … This is not a formula for the kind of cohesive society that wins wars.A second civil war would be catastrophic. … I hope that a second civil war doesn't happen.…
What’s Happening to Trump Can Happen to You
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/05/31/whats-happening-to-trump-can-happen-to-you-n2174907
– During his trial, Judge Abena Darkeh specifically admonished Taylor’s lawyer not to bring up the Second Amendment because it did not … “belong in this courtroom.”READ MORE: Judge Sentences NYC Man to 10 Years for Gunsmithing After Saying 2nd Amendment 'Nonexistent … ' in CourtroomNYC Man Convicted Over Gunsmithing Hobby After Judge Says 2nd Amendment 'Doesn't Exist in This Courtroom'There is also…
Montana Parents Suffer 'Transgender' Child Taken Away With No Warrant, Due Process
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/05/23/montana-parents-su…gender-child-taken-away-with-no-warrant-due-process-n2174560
– problems with the Montana Child Protective Services (CPS) claims here.First, the parents' religious objections: Under the First Amendment … But second, and more troubling, is the fact that all this arose from a social contagion: The "transgender" craze that seems to be infecting…
Anti-Gunner Presents the Wackiest Gun Control Policy You Have Ever Heard
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/05/12/anti-gunner-presents-the-wackiest-gun-control-policy-you-have-ever-heard-n2174113
– If one is not homicidal, the S-HTS will protect one’s second amendment rights.Some would say that no one would dare adopt the S-HTS … Forcing people to undergo such tests in order to exercise their Second Amendment rights is a horrible invasion of personal privacy.…
Houston Cops Let Drunk Driver Go, Arrest and Jail Good Samaritan, Lie, and Demand to Get Away With It
https://redstate.com/streiff/2024/05/11/houston-cops-let-dru…l-good-samaritan-lie-and-demand-to-get-away-with-it-n2174050
– civil forfeiture may be the bulbous, dripping chancre on American jurisprudence, the doctrine of qualified immunity takes a close second … Hughes sued everyone in the Houston government phone book, claiming a violation of "his Fourth Amendment rights by arresting and prosecuting…
The Importance of Protecting Speech: Why We Have to Take the Bad With the Good
https://redstate.com/mdempsey/2024/05/06/lets-talk-about-speech-and-why-we-have-to-take-the-bad-with-the-good-n2173819
– the counter-protests by those in support of the Israeli people and nation, the conversation about "hate speech" and the First Amendment … From the First Amendment to the Second, Fourth, and everyone in between, these rights are intrinsic to a free society. … compelling one's speech to prevent another from being offended is the antithesis of what the Founders intended with the First Amendment…
Anti-Gunner Professor Thinks Tennessee's Teachers Shouldn't Be Armed Because Racism
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/05/08/anti-gunner-columnist…ennessees-teachers-shouldnt-be-armed-because-racism-n2173940
– Instead of trying to use mass shootings to infringe on the Second Amendment, it would be nice to see these folks look at actual solutions…
Judge Sentences NYC Man to 10 Years for Gunsmithing After Saying 2nd Amendment 'Nonexistent' in Courtroom
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/05/13/judge-sentences-nyc-ma…after-saying-2nd-amendment-nonexistent-in-courtroom-n2174140
– Now, he is set to spend up to ten years behind bars for what many perceive as an egregious violation of his Second Amendment rights.The … In a previous interview, Vinoo Varghese, Taylor’s lawyer, described how Darkeh approached the Second Amendment issue. … “She told us, ‘Do not bring the Second Amendment into this courtroom. It doesn’t exist here. So you can’t argue Second Amendment.…
Brooklyn Man's Gun Hobby Leads to a SWAT Raid and a Harrowing Legal Fight for His Freedom
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/12/15/brooklyn-mans-gun-hobb…ds-to-a-swat-raid-and-a-legal-fight-for-his-freedom-n2167600
– Amendment. … Amendment claims” because they did not apply for a license, which ostensibly means they lack standing to make this defense. … Supreme Court ruling that found a key provision of the state’s long-standing gun control law violated the Second Amendment right to…
NYC Man Convicted Over Gunsmithing Hobby After Judge Says 2nd Amendment 'Doesn't Exist in This Courtroom'
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/04/22/brooklyn-man-convicted…y-by-biased-ny-court-could-be-facing-harsh-sentence-n2173162
– Even further, she admonished the defense to refrain from mentioning the Second Amendment during the trial. … Varghese told RedState:She told us, ‘Do not bring the Second Amendment into this courtroom. It doesn’t exist here. … So you can’t argue Second Amendment. This is New York.'…
Dexter Taylor Gives Fiery Statement Before Judge Hands Down 10-Year Sentence for Gunsmithing Hobby
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/05/15/dexter-taylor-gives-fi…e-hands-down-10-year-sentence-for-gunsmithing-hobby-n2174262
– Much of the anger involved Judge Abena Darkeh’s admonishment that the Second Amendment could not be mentioned by Taylor’s defense during…
Concealed Carry Applications Are on the Rise in NYC, but It's Not Time to Celebrate Just Yet
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/04/29/concealed-carry-applic…rise-in-nyc-but-its-not-time-to-celebrate-just-yet-n2173479
– However, even after the Supreme Court ruling on Bruen, the city has found ways to prevent residents from exercising their Second Amendment … NYPD saw an increased number of new applications — 7,260 — but approved just 1,550, or 21%, even though applications filed in the second…
They Can't Take Your Rights, but They Can Make You Afraid to Use Them
https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2024/05/16/they-cant-take…our-rights-but-they-can-make-you-afraid-to-use-them-n2174286
– Amendment didn't exist in her courtroom. …  READ: NYC Man Convicted Over Gunsmithing Hobby After Judge Says 2nd Amendment 'Doesn't Exist in This Courtroom'Taylor and his …  And the message is "Practice your Second Amendment rights and face the consequences."…
WATCH: Dana Loesch Chops It Up With New Yorker Facing Prosecution for Exercising Second Amendment Rights
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/02/05/watch-dana-loesch-chop…prosecution-for-exercising-second-amendment-rights-n2169683
– Conservative radio talk show host Dana Loesch recently interviewed Dexter “Carbon Mike” Taylor, a Brooklyn-based software engineer who is facing prosecution for manufacturing his own guns. His case is garnering attention, especially in the gun rights community who have become incensed by his case.See: Brooklyn Man's Gun Hobby Leads to...
Friday Follies: The Trump Trial in Manhattan Marches On
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/05/10/friday-follies-the-trump-trial-in-manhattan-marches-on-n2174007
– Trump's team objects to its relevance and points out that Weisselberg is currently in prison and likely would plead the Fifth Amendment … DENIED: Trump Team's Second Request for Mistrial Shot Down in Manhattan Case…
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