The lawyers who won a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-scotus-strikes-down-new-york-concealed-carry-restrictions-restrictions">major Second Amendment case</a> before the U.S. Supreme Court this week got even less than a pat on the back from the white-shoe law firm they work for – they were forced to quit.
Paul Clement and Erin Murphy, the lawyers who successfully argued against New York’s law restricting conceal-carry gun permits, were told by Kirkland &amp; Ellis they had to stop representing Second Amendment plaintiffs or find another firm. In a <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/2nd-amendment-bruen-new-york-gun-case-supreme-court-decision-kirkland-and-ellis-rule-of-law-constitution-11656017031">Wall Street Journal article</a>, the duo explained how their celebration was cut short.
“Having just secured a landmark decision vindicating our clients’ constitutional Second Amendment rights in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-deeply-troubled-over-supreme-court-ruling-upholding-second-amendment">New York State Rifle &amp; Pistol Association v. Bruen</a>, we were presented with a stark choice—withdraw from representing them or withdraw from the firm,” they wrote. “There was only one choice: We couldn’t abandon our clients simply because their positions are unpopular in some circles.”
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Congratulations!? Lawyers Paul Clement and Erin Murphy, who won Thursday&#39;s concealed-weapons case, leave Kirkland &amp; Ellis after firm said it wouldn’t take any more Second Amendment clients <a href="https://t.co/shGkbI1yQL">https://t.co/shGkbI1yQL</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/WSJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WSJ</a>
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The pair struck a blow for gun rights when the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Thursday that New York’s restrictions on gun permits violated the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. The decision was widely viewed as the widest expansion of gun rights in more than a decade, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-strikes-down-new-york-law-on-concealed-weapons-11655995248?mod=hp_lead_pos1">The Wall Street Journal</a>.
The case revolved around a 1911 New York state law that made the right to a concealed carry permit contingent on demonstrating “good moral character” and “proper cause.” In the majority opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that New Yorkers could not be required to show why they must demonstrate a need to exercise a Constitutional right.
“We know of no other constitutional right that an individual may exercise only after demonstrating to government officers some special need,” Thomas write. “That is not how the First Amendment works when it comes to unpopular speech or the free exercise of religion. It is not how the Sixth Amendment works when it comes to a defendant’s right to confront the witnesses against him. And it is not how the Second Amendment works when it comes to public carry for self-defense.”
The decision has implications for at least eight other so-called “may issue” states, where bureaucrats have the final say in whether a citizen merits a permit. In New York, the law was used to render concealed carry handgun permits nearly impossible to obtain.
Clement, who served as the U.S. solicitor general under President George W. Bush, and Murphy, also an experienced appellate attorney, were partners in the firm. But they wrote that they were resigned to leaving after being told they can’t take on Second Amendment cases.
“This isn’t the first time we have left a firm to stick by a client,” they wrote. “What makes this circumstance different is that the firm approved our representation of these clients years ago, and dropping them would cost the clients years of institutional memory. More remarkable still, in one of the cases we were asked to drop, we prevailed in the Supreme Court on Thursday.”

Paul Clement

Attorneys Who Won Supreme Court Gun Case Forced To Quit Law Firm

Victorious Lawyers Told To Spurn Gun Cases Or Quit Firm After Supreme Court Win

Gun Control

New York

Supreme Court

President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> signed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gun-control">gun control</a> bill into law Saturday that gives financial grants to states for “red-flag” laws and increases background check stipulations for 18 to 21-year-olds, following Republican support. 
The bill, <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/legislation/2022/06/25/bills-signed-s-2089-and-s-2938/">dubbed</a> the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,” passed after making it through Congress earlier this week with 15 Republicans in the Senate supporting the bill and 14 House Republicans voting in favor.
According to the White House, the law “enhances certain restrictions and penalties on firearms purchases; promotes evidence-based best practices for school safety; authorizes grants to expand access to mental health services; and appropriates emergency funding for mental health resources and school safety measures.”
The Biden administration specifically thanked Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), John Coryn (R-TX), and Thom Tillis (R-NC). Senators began working on a gun bill following the horrific shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York. 
Biden <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-signs-gun-control-bill-deadly-mass-shootings">claimed</a> that “lives will be saved” because of the law. 
The legislation is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-passes-gun-control-bill-with-15-republicans-joining-democrats">considered</a> the most expansive gun control legislation in decades, and was supported by Republican leadership in the Senate, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
Gun rights groups have criticized the legislation and the Republicans who voted for it. 
Gun Owners of America (GOA) said that the legislation “would encourage Backdoor Universal Background Checks by redefining many private sellers as gun dealers, financially incentivize states to enact unconstitutional ‘red-flag’ laws, and would allow for so-called ‘enhanced background checks,’ which are arbitrary delays in transferring firearms to adults not yet 21 years-old.”
“Once again, so-called ‘conservative’ Senators are making clear they believe that the rights of American citizens can be compromised away,” Erich Pratt, GOA’s Senior Vice President, said.
Aside from McConnell, Coryn, and Tillis, other Republican Senators who voted for the bill included Roy Blunt (R-MO), Richard Burr (R-NC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rob Portman (R-OH), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Todd Young (R-IN). 
The House easily <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3536317-here-are-the-14-house-republicans-who-voted-for-the-gun-safety-bill/">passed</a> the bill by a vote of 234-193 before it moved on to Biden’s desk. 
Republicans who voted for the bill included Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY), Fred Upton (R-MI), Mike Turner (R-OH), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Chris Jacobs (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), David Joyce (R-OH), John Katko (R-NY), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL.), Peter Meijer (R-MI) and Tom Rice (R-SC).
Zach Jewell contributed to this report.

President Biden Signs The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act At The White House

Biden Signs Most Expansive Gun Control Bill In Decades Into Law Following Republican Support

Joe Biden Signs Gun Control Bill Into Law

Joe Biden

John Cornyn

U.S. Senate

The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate">Senate</a> passed the most expansive <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gun-control">gun control</a> bill in decades Thursday night as 15 Republicans joined every Democrat to advance the bill to the House where it’s expected to pass Friday.
The legislation comes weeks after mass shootings at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The bill passed 65-33 and provides states with grants to implement controversial red flag laws and closes the so-called “boyfriend loophole,” among other measures.
“The gun safety package came to fruition after weeks of talks between Murphy, Cornyn, Sinema, and Tillis,” Politico <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/23/congress-bipartisan-gun-package-00041701">reported</a>. “While the final package defied political odds, the bipartisan talks had early endorsements from Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.”
The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/06/23/us/gun-control-senate-supreme-court">noted</a> that the 15 GOP senators to vote yes on the legislation were Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, John Cornyn of Texas, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Roy Blunt of Missouri, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Rob Portman of Ohio, Mitt Romney of Utah, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, Joni Ernst of Iowa, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Todd Young of Indiana.
Gun rights groups had already slammed the legislation and the Republicans who helped advance it Tuesday night, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gun-control-bill-advances-in-the-senate-with-help-from-14-republicans">reported</a>.
Gun Owners of America (GOA) said in a press release sent to The Daily Wire that the legislation “would encourage Backdoor Universal Background Checks by redefining many private sellers as gun dealers, financially incentivize states to enact unconstitutional ‘red-flag’ laws, and would allow for so-called ‘enhanced background checks,’ which are arbitrary delays in transferring firearms to adults not yet 21 years-old.”
“Once again, so-called ‘conservative’ Senators are making clear they believe that the rights of American citizens can be compromised away,” Erich Pratt, GOA’s Senior Vice President, said.
“Let me be clear, they have NO AUTHORITY to compromise with our rights, and we will not tolerate legislators who are willing to turn gun owners into second-class citizens,” Pratt continued. “GOA fully opposes this unconstitutional legislation and will continue to encourage our millions of members to make their voices heard to their elected officials on this bill.”
Amanda Prestigiacomo contributed to this report.

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Senate Passes Gun Control Bill With 15 Republicans Joining Democrats

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Guns

Republican Party

In light of the recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-scotus-strikes-down-new-york-concealed-carry-restrictions-restrictions">Supreme Court ruling</a> on a New York concealed carry gun law, California state Attorney General Rob Bonta <a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/ag-rob-bonta-state-leaders-legoslation-response-scotus-gun-ruling/40396474">discussed</a> legislation efforts in the Golden State.
“Californians are committed to safeguarding our citizens, our children, and our future through commonsense gun laws,” Attorney General Bonta <a href="https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-affirms-his-support-commonsense-gun-laws-response-supreme">said</a> in a statement. “States still have the right to limit concealed carry permits to those who may safely possess firearms.”
“We are working with the Governor and the legislature to advance legislation that is both constitutional and will maintain safety for Californians,” Bonta added, pointing to the recent mass shooting tragedies in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York.
“[W]ith gun deaths at an all-time high, ensuring that dangerous individuals are not allowed to carry concealed firearms is more important than ever,” Bonta added. “The data is clear and the consequences are dire — more guns in more places make us less safe. In California, we are committed to passing and defending commonsense, constitutional gun laws that save lives.”
In a press release, Bonta noted that Californians should remember that carrying a firearm that is loaded in the majority of public locations is banned in general unless the person has been given a license through the application process with law enforcement.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that New York’s requirement for people to have “proper cause” in order to get a license violated their Second Amendment and 14th Amendment rights.
In the majority opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote, “We know of no other constitutional right that an individual may exercise only after demonstrating to government officers some special need.”
“New York’s proper-cause requirement violates the Fourteenth Amendment in that it prevents law-abiding citizens with ordinary self-defense needs from exercising their right to keep and bear arms,” he added.
California has a similar requirement known as the need to demonstrate “good cause.” Bonta’s press release noted that this is “likely unconstitutional under Bruen.”
However, other measures to get a permit from law enforcement are still enforceable, such as the need to have “a successful background check, the completion of a firearms safety course, and proof of residency, employment, or business in the county or city within the county.”
The attorney general also pointed to several ways “to continue preventing gun violence strategically and aggressively,” such as pushing for “commonsense gun laws,” taking guns away from people who aren’t allowed to have them, and stopping the sale of illegal guns.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the high court’s decision brings up questions about other gun laws in at least eight additional states, as well as the District of Columbia.
Tim Pearce <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-scotus-strikes-down-new-york-concealed-carry-restrictions-restrictions">contributed</a> to this report.

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California Attorney General Discusses Legislative Efforts In Light Of Supreme Court Ruling On Second Amendment Rights

California Attorney General Rob Bonta Responds To Supreme Court Gun Law Decision, Is Working To Advance Bills

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Keith Olbermann suggested on Thursday that the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision striking down a New York gun control measure was grounds for dissolving the body entirely.
Olbermann argued in a series of tweets that in addition to dissolving the nation&#8217;s highest court, the state should ignore the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/breaking-scotus-strikes-down-new-york-concealed-carry-restrictions-restrictions/">decision</a> handed down in <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-843_7j80.pdf">New York State Rifle &amp; Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen</a> — which held that a New York law restricting concealed carry permits violated the 14th Amendment in addition to the spirit of the 2nd Amendment.
&#8220;It has become necessary to dissolve the Supreme Court of the United States. The first step is for a state the &#8216;court&#8217; has now forced guns upon, to ignore this ruling. Great. You&#8217;re a court? Why and how do think you can enforce your rulings?&#8221; <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/keith-olbermann-the-amy-coney-barretts-must-be-prosecuted-and-convicted-and-removed-from-our-society/">Olbermann</a> tweeted, adding the hashtag #Ignorethecourt.
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It has become necessary to dissolve the Supreme Court of the United States. 
The first step is for a state the &quot;court&quot; has now forced guns upon, to ignore this ruling.
Great. You&#39;re a court? Why and how do think you can enforce your rulings?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IgnoreTheCourt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IgnoreTheCourt</a>
&mdash; Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1539983585406484480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Also, f*** Alito, Thomas, Roberts, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and the paralegal Coney Barrett,&#8221; Olbermann <a href="https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1539984529074622465">continued</a>, taking particular aim at Justice Amy Coney Barrett — notably the only female justice to sign on to that decision.
Olbermann proceeded to mock the Court, suggesting that as an institution it had no power to &#8220;enforce&#8221; any ruling it handed down.
&#8220;Hey SCOTUS, send the SCOTUS army here to enforce your ruling, you House of Lords radicals pretending to be a court,&#8221; he said.
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Hey SCOTUS, send the SCOTUS army here to enforce your ruling, you House of Lords radicals pretending to be a court. <a href="https://t.co/cNv07AuSMR">https://t.co/cNv07AuSMR</a>
&mdash; Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1539985556574294026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Critics were quick to respond to Olbermann, accusing him of calling for rebellion and suggesting that the entire system should be scrapped over a decision he didn&#8217;t like.
&#8220;It is a federal offense to incite rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof,&#8221; Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) <a href="https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1540042961592918017">tweeted</a>.
&#8220;Call for a rebellion against federal authority and destruction of a key institution of American government—and Dobbs hasn’t even been handed down yet,&#8221; Rich Lowry <a href="https://twitter.com/RichLowry/status/1540040229049999364">added</a>.
Actor Adam Baldwin <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/1540019896418914304">chimed in</a> with a &#8216;Jeopardy&#8217;-themed crack: &#8220;Seditious incitement to insurrection for $200 please, Mayim.&#8221;
&#8220;When people like Keith Olbermann don&#8217;t like the decison [sic], they support overthrowing the entire institution. This is exactly what you believe if you have zero respect for democracy or the Constitution,&#8221; international security professor Max Abrahms <a href="https://twitter.com/MaxAbrahms/status/1540075373433585664">commented</a>.
Olbermann kept going, however, throwing in his own interpretation of the Second Amendment.
&#8220;This would be a good moment to remind new readers that the 2nd Amendment has nothing to do with gun ownership, private or otherwise. The constitution and the amendments teem with property references. Yet, the word &#8216;own&#8217; is not in the 2A &#8211; nor is any synonym,&#8221; he <a href="https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1540047452421722114">said</a>.
Critics responded by sharing the text of the Second Amendment — specifically the words &#8220;keep and bear arms&#8221; — and then followed that with a number of replies defining the word &#8220;keep.&#8221;

Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann Proposes Drastic ‘Solution’ After SCOTUS NY Gun Ruling

Keith Olbermann Wants To Dissolve SCOTUS Over NY Concealed Carry Ruling

Gun rights organizations slammed the new bipartisan <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gun-control">gun control</a> bill that 14 Republican senators backed, warning that the bill creates new problems.
The bill was quickly rammed through the Senate with a procedural vote last night, with lawmakers having barely an hour to read the 80-page bill before being forced to vote on it. The bill is now in the House, where it is expected to pass, after which it would still have to go back to the Senate for a final vote before it could be signed into law.
&#8220;The package extends current prohibitions on gun sales to those who have disqualifying juvenile records and those convicted of misdemeanor violent crimes against &#8216;dating partners,’” The Reload <a href="https://thereload.com/senate-gun-bill-extends-gun-prohibitions-to-juvenile-records-misdemeanor-violence-committed-by-dating-partners/">reported</a>. &#8220;The bill also includes a new background check process for those 18 to 20 years old, funding for ‘Red Flag’ laws or other state crisis intervention programs, the reclassification of who must obtain federal gun dealing licenses, and several other proposals.&#8221;
Some of the more troubling aspects of the bill were <a href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/gop_senate_gun_control_splainer">highlighted</a> in an analysis conducted by the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC):
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<li>Incentivizes local disarmament proceedings, of which many states currently employ secret ex-parte hearings.</li>
<li>Calls only for standards equivalent only to civil court.</li>
<li>For all the bluster in the measure about protecting due process and the constitutional rights of the subjects of the hearings during the &#8220;appropriate phase,” it implies that states will still be able to hold secret ex-parte hearings to deprive the People of their rights.</li>
<li>Entitles the subject to an attorney “at the appropriate phase,” but it must be at the subject&#8217;s expense.</li>
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<li>Expands the definition of &#8220;engaged in the business&#8221; by striking &#8220;with the principal objective of livelihood and profit&#8221; in the current definition and replacing it with &#8220;to predominantly earn a profit.&#8221;</li>
<li>This confusion could lead to new and successful prosecutions of private sellers who may fall under the broad and vague definition of “engaged in business” and therefore the need to be licensed.</li>
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New Misdemeanor Firearms Prohibitions
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<li>By expanding the definition of a prohibiting misdemeanor domestic violence in such a vague, broad, and subjective way it invites confusion, and potential firearms prohibitions.</li>
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<li>Prohibits the government from arming drug cartels, unless the government exercises more oversight on said drug cartels, thus allowing the free flow of arms to these cartels to continue in perpetuity.</li>
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<li>Allows all employers to ask for a firearms background check prior to employment or during current employment, regardless of its connection to job duties.</li>
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&#8220;The proposal seeks to chill the right to keep and bear arms by incentivizing local disarmament proceedings, of which many states currently employ secret ex-parte hearings, massive penalties and enhancements reminiscent of the mass incarceration of the so-called war on drugs, naked discrimination against young adults, and an aggressive assault on peaceable conduct,&#8221; FPC <a href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/fpc-statement-on-senate-gun-control-agreement">said</a> in a separate statement. &#8220;Should this package be adopted, it will result in the imprisonment, injury, and death of peaceable people.&#8221;
Erich Pratt, Gun Owners of America’s senior vice president, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gun-control-bill-advances-in-the-senate-with-help-from-14-republicans">slammed</a> the Republican lawmakers who caved on the bill, saying that the senators “have NO AUTHORITY to compromise with our rights, and we will not tolerate legislators who are willing to turn gun owners into second-class citizens.”
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/national-rifle-association-nra">National Rifle Association</a> (NRA) <a href="https://home.nra.org/statements/nra-announces-opposition-to-senate-gun-control-legislation/">said</a> that while it supported the aspects of the bill that help bolster school security, boost mental health services, and reduce violent crime, the organization will not support the bill because it infringes on American&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/second-amendment">Second Amendment</a> rights.
&#8220;This legislation can be abused to restrict lawful gun purchases, infringe upon the rights of law-abiding Americans, and use federal dollars to fund gun control measures being adopted by state and local politicians,&#8221; they said in a statement. &#8220;This bill leaves too much discretion in the hands of government officials and also contains undefined and overbroad provisions – inviting interference with our constitutional freedoms.&#8221;

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Gun Rights Groups Explain The Problems With Gun Control Bill That 14 GOP Senators Caved On

Gun Rights Groups Explain Problems With Gun Control Bill

With the so-called &#8220;Red Flag&#8221; gun laws looming in many state legislators and possibly on the federal level, a new poll suggests the majority of independents and Republicans — and, yes, even some Democrats — believe those laws could pave the way for government officials to abuse and disarm citizens. 
Convention of States Action, a grassroots movement of about 2.4 million supporters to restore self-governance in America, conducted a <a href="https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/COSA-RedFlag-Poll-Report-0621.pdf">new national survey</a> in partnership with the polling firm The Trafalgar Group, which asked more than 1,000 likely 2022 election voters about such laws that the Democrats — and, yes, even some Republicans — are working to advance in the Senate.
&#8220;Government officials at all levels have spent the last two years demonizing their opponents and using whatever means possible to censor or threaten those who disagree with them,&#8221; Mark Meckler, President of Convention of States Action, said in a statement. &#8220;So the idea that we should now trust those same people to not abuse a law that could infringe on basic constitutional rights is laughable.&#8221;  
The survey asked respondents whether or not they believe that &#8220;red flag&#8221; gun control laws would cause a slippery slope for government and law enforcement to abuse their authority by disarming political opponents and/or citizens who disagree with them.
Survey results showed that 72.2 percent of Republicans, 52.3 percent of independents, and 16.4 percent of Democrats believe the powers that be would potentially abuse those laws.
However, 14.1 percent of Republicans, 23.3 percent of independents, and 53.5 Democrats believe there is no risk of government officials and local authorities abusing &#8220;red flag&#8221; gun laws — leaving the remainder undecided.
&#8220;Americans want real, workable solutions to the mass shootings we are seeing in this nation, but it&#8217;s obvious that they don&#8217;t see the proposed &#8216;red flag&#8217; laws as the answer,&#8221; Meckler said. &#8220;More and more Americans are coming to the conclusion that the government abuses any power it&#8217;s given, and they are responding accordingly.&#8221;
Earlier this week, more than a dozen Republican <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gun-control-bill-advances-in-the-senate-with-help-from-14-republicans">senators</a>, including Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), joined the majority of Democrats to pass a procedural vote, 64 to 34, of the controversial 80-page legislation two hours after the bill began circulating. 
Fox News <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-votes-advance-bipartisan-gun-052357834.html">reported</a> the bill would provide grants for states that adopt their own red flag laws and offer additional funding for school safety measures and mental health services. 
&#8220;The measure also creates penalties for straw purchases of firearms, requires more gun sellers to register as Federally Licensed Firearm Dealers, and closes the so-called boyfriend loophole by prohibiting gun access for people convicted of domestic abuse against an intimate partner,&#8221; Fox News noted of the legislation.
The National Association for Gun Rights posted a <a href="https://twitter.com/NatlGunRights/status/1539428252275691521">tweet</a> Tuesday that accused nine out of the top 11 highest NRA-funded Republican senators of &#8220;selling out&#8221; Americans&#8217; gun rights.
Those senators include Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Richard Burr (R-NC), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Rob Portman (R-OH), Todd Young (R-IN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Pat Toomey (R-PA).
The bill is expected to pass later this week by the Senate and head to the House before landing on President Biden&#8217;s desk.

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‘Red Flag’ Gun Laws Survey Reveals American’s Distrust in Government and Local Authority

'Red Flag' Gun Laws Survey Reveals American’s Distrust in Government and Local Authority

Gun Laws

More than a dozen Republicans joined a largely Democrat effort to advance a gun control bill in the Senate on Tuesday night.
Notable Republican senators, including Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Mitch McConnell (R-KY), helped Democrats pass a procedural vote, 64 to 34, a mere <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61890403">two hours</a> after the text of the bill circulated.
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The bill could be passed later this week by the Senate and then move onto the House, where it is expected to pass. The bill would then go to President Biden&#8217;s desk.
Notably, the 80-page legislation includes language on highly controversial so-called red flag laws.
According to Fox News, the <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-votes-advance-bipartisan-gun-052357834.html">bill</a> &#8220;provides grants for states that implement their own red flag laws and offers additional funding for both school safety measures and mental health services.&#8221;
Cornyn, though, claimed on the Senate floor Tuesday that the bill &#8220;would not create a national red flag law, adding that states could receive the funding regardless of whether they enact such a program,&#8221; The Hill <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3529731-texas-gop-rebukes-cornyn-rejects-gun-legislation-framework/">reported</a>.
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&#8220;The measure also creates penalties for straw purchases of firearms, requires more gun sellers to register as Federally Licensed Firearm Dealers and closes the so-called boyfriend loophole by prohibiting gun access for people convicted of domestic abuse against an intimate partner,&#8221; Fox News noted of the gun control legislation.
Gun rights groups are already slamming the legislation and the Republicans who helped advance it.
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Gun Owners of America (GOA) said in a press release sent to The Daily Wire that the legislation &#8220;would encourage Backdoor Universal Background Checks by redefining many private sellers as gun dealers, financially incentivize states to enact unconstitutional &#8216;red-flag&#8217; laws, and would allow for so-called &#8216;enhanced background checks,&#8217; which are arbitrary delays in transferring firearms to adults not yet 21 years-old.&#8221;
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“Once again, so-called ‘conservative’ Senators are making clear they believe that the rights of American citizens can be compromised away,&#8221; Erich Pratt, GOA’s Senior Vice President, said.
&#8220;Let me be clear, they have NO AUTHORITY to compromise with our rights, and we will not tolerate legislators who are willing to turn gun owners into second-class citizens,&#8221; Pratt continued. &#8220;GOA fully opposes this unconstitutional legislation and will continue to encourage our millions of members to make their voices heard to their elected officials on this bill.”
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Below are the 14 Republicans who voted for the bill on the procedural vote:
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT)
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH)
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Rep. Todd Young (R-IN)
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
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Gun Control Bill Advances In The Senate, With Help From 14 Republicans 

Lindsey Graham

Mitch McConnell

On Thursday, a California legislator introduced a measure that would make gun owners get liability insurance for certain use of their weapons.
State Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) is introducing the measure, which is being changed into <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB505">SB 505</a>, a bill that had been brought forward by a different senator on a separate topic. If California makes it into law, it would be the first state in the country to put into effect such a measure.
&#8220;Guns kill more people than cars,&#8221; Skinner <a href="https://www.ktvu.com/news/california-lawmaker-proposes-requiring-gun-owners-to-be-insured">said</a>, according to KTVU. &#8220;Yet gun owners are not required to carry liability insurance like car owners must. Why should taxpayers, survivors, families, employers, and communities bear the $280 billion annual cost of gun violence? It’s time for gun owners to shoulder their fair share.”
The measure would make it so that gun insurance is like car insurance, where a person would be civilly liable for something happening because of the use of their weapons.
According to KTVU, Skinner’s team said that the intent of the bill is to make owning a gun in California more expensive due to extra costs from insurance, and make necessary additional safety items if owners want to have a less expensive payment. 
&#8220;When a gun owner calls their insurer to say, ‘Look, I need liability insurance now,&#8217; the insurer is going to say, ‘Where do you keep your guns,’&#8221; Skinner said.
The gun owner will pay less for insurance if they are able to show an insurance company the gun is in a safe location.
&#8220;That&#8217;s just going to increase safety and lessen gun violence,&#8221; Skinner claimed.
The most recent text of SB 505 <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB505">reads</a>, “A person who owns a firearm shall be strictly civilly liable for each incidence of property damage, bodily injury, or death resulting from the use of their firearm.”
A gun owner would need to have liability insurance “specifically covering losses or damages resulting from any negligent or accidental use of that firearm, including, but not limited to, death, injury, or property damage.”
The gun owner must also keep proof of the insurance where the weapon is being stored, and must &#8220;carry such evidence whenever the firearm is being transported or otherwise possessed outside the place where it is normally stored.&#8221;
If requested, according to the current bill, an owner must show the proof of the insurance to a peace officer. The bill also notes that a peace officer cannot detain someone only to figure out if they are in compliance, but they can ask for evidence of the insurance “when otherwise lawfully detaining a person who is in possession of a firearm, or lawfully detaining a person in a location where the person keeps a firearm stored.”
Earlier this year, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/san-jose-ca-becomes-first-u-s-city-to-approve-forcing-gun-owners-to-carry-liability-insurance">San Jose, California, was the first city</a> in the country to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/san-jose-approves-controversial-gun-owners-liability-insurance-residents">agree to a law</a> making all gun owners pay a fee and have liability insurance. The city was later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gun-rights-groups-suing-san-jose-over-gun-ownership-tax-insurance-mandate">sued</a> by two gun rights groups in California over the requirement for gun owners to buy the liability insurance.
After the recent horrific mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the California Senate has moved on specific gun control measures, and Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has promised to take action on such legislation.
Last month, the state senate passed a measure based off of Texas’ pro-life law regarding guns in the Golden State.
SB <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1327">1327</a> allows for private citizens to sue those who make or sell specific illegal weapons, including ones that are not traceable, specific gun parts, and defined assault weapons. 
The bill is modeled after a Texas pro-life law that bans abortions after fetal cardiac activity can be detected, which is typically around six weeks of pregnancy. The Texas law allows for the private enforcement by citizens through lawsuits.

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California Legislator Introduces Bill Requiring Gun Owners To Have Liability Insurance

California Legislator Nancy Skinner Introduces Bill Requiring Gun Owners To Have Liability Insurance

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Tuesday that he is &#8220;comfortable&#8221; with the bipartisan gun control framework — which includes funding for red flag laws.
&#8220;For myself, I&#8217;m comfortable with the framework, and if the legislation ends up reflecting what the framework indicates, I will be supportive,&#8221; the Kentucky Republican said Tuesday.
That framework includes both enhanced background checks for Americans under 21, as well as funding for states to pass red flag laws and for school security and mental health services.
McConnell is the eleventh Republican to indicate that he agrees to the framework of the legislative text, meaning that it will overcome a filibuster if Republicans maintain support and all 50 Democrats back the bill.
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BREAKING: Mitch McConnell says he’s “comfortable” with the bipartisan gun control framework that includes funding for states to impose red flag laws. <a href="https://t.co/aUHJwgx2US">pic.twitter.com/aUHJwgx2US</a>
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Led by Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy and Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn, a group of 20 senators <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-reform-deal-mitch-mcconnell-support/">said Sunday</a> that they had reached a consensus on a gun reform deal, which follows mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
“We have a deal. Today a bipartisan group of 20 Senators (10 D and 10 R) is announcing a breakthrough agreement on gun violence – the first in 30 years – that will save lives,” Murphy tweeted Sunday.
The senator noted that the gun control package would allocate “billions in new funding for mental health and school safety, including money for the national build out of community mental health clinics.”
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🚨NEWS: We have a deal. Today a bipartisan group of 20 Senators (10 D and 10 R) is announcing a breakthrough agreement on gun violence &#8211; the first in 30 years &#8211; that will save lives. 
I think you’ll be surprised at the scope of our framework. 
1/ Here’s what it includes:
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The package would also close the &#8220;boyfriend loophole&#8221; and prevent domestic abusers (meaning a spouse or a serious dating partner) from buying a gun if they are convicted of abusing their partner.
&#8220;Will this bill do everything we need to end our nation’s gun violence epidemic?&#8221; Murphy asked. &#8220;No. But it’s real, meaningful progress. And it breaks a 30 year log jam, demonstrating that Democrats and Republicans can work together in a way that truly saves lives.&#8221;
&#8220;Drafting this law and passing it through both chambers will not be easy,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We have a long way before this gets to the president’s desk. But with your help and activism, we can get this done. This time, failure cannot be an option.&#8221;

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Mitch McConnell ‘Comfortable’ With Bipartisan Gun Control Framework

McConnell Says He's 'Comfortable' With Gun Control Framework That Includes Funding For Red Flag Laws

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) suggested Monday that looking into juvenile criminal background records as part of a background check before a person can purchase a firearm could be racist.
Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s remarks come after an 18-year-old Hispanic male opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, late last month, killing 19 children.
Her remarks were in response to a bipartisan group of U.S. senators who released a framework of solutions that they were going to try to pass that included an enhanced review process for people under 21-years-old. &#8220;For buyers under 21 years of age, requires an investigative period to review juvenile and mental health records, including checks with state databases and local law enforcement,&#8221; the agreement <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-senators-reach-gun-control-agreement-that-focuses-on-9-points">said</a>.
&#8220;AOC tells me she is worried about the criminalization in the gun framework: &#8216;particularly, the juvenile criminalization, the expansion of background checks into juvenile records, I want to explore the implications of that and how specifically i’s designed and tailored,’” reporter Eric Michael Garcia tweeted. “‘After columbine, we hired thousands of police officers into schools and while it didn’t prevent many of the mass shootings that we’ve seen now, it has increased the criminalization of teens in communities like mine.’”
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&#8220;When I asked if she was worried if the mental health aspects would increase stigmatization, she said &#8216;absolutely. Because what people are blaming on mental health are really deeper issues of violent misogyny and white supremacy,’” Ocasio-Cortez claimed. “‘And while there are mental health issues attenuated like the deep isolation that we see with a lot of these folks, at the end of the day, we’re not addressing—there are some issues like the boyfriend loophole being closed &#8230; The connection between domestic violence, and masa shootings, et Cetera.’”
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“Attenuated like the deep isolation that we see with a lot of these folks, at the end of the day, we’re not addressing—there are some issues like the boyfriend loophole being closed,” she says. “The connection between domestic violence, and masa shootings, et Cetera.”
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Other measures included in the framework introduced by the Senators included:
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<li>Support for State Crisis Intervention Orders</li>
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Provides resources to states and tribes to create and administer laws that help ensure deadly weapons are kept out of the hands of individuals whom a court has determined to be a significant danger to themselves or others, consistent with state and federal due process and constitutional protections.
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<li>Investment in Children and Family Mental Health Services</li>
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National expansion of community behavioral health center model; major investments to increase access to mental health and suicide prevention programs; and other support services available in the community, including crisis and trauma intervention and recovery.
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<li>Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence</li>
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Convicted domestic violence abusers and individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders are included in NICS, including those who have or have had a continuing relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.
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<li>Funding for School-Based Mental Health and Supportive Services</li>
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Invests in programs to expand mental health and supportive services in schools, including: early identification and intervention programs and school based mental health and wrap-around services.
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<li>Funding for School Safety Resources</li>
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Invests in programs to help institute safety measures in and around primary and secondary schools, support school violence prevention efforts and provide training to school personnel and students.
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<li>Clarification of Definition of Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer</li>
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Cracks down on criminals who illegally evade licensing requirements.
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<li>Telehealth Investments</li>
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Invests in programs that increase access to mental and behavioral health services for youth and families in crisis via telehealth.
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<li>Penalties for Straw Purchasing</li>
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Cracks down on criminals who illegally straw purchase and traffic guns.
“Today, we are announcing a commonsense, bipartisan proposal to protect America’s children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across our country,” the senators added in a statement. “Our plan increases needed mental health resources, improves school safety and support for students, and helps ensure dangerous criminals and those who are adjudicated as mentally ill can’t purchase weapons.”

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AOC Suggests Checking Juvenile Criminal Records To Be Able To Buy A Gun Could Be Racist

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Asked about gun control rhetoric from President Biden and celebrities like actor Matthew McConaughey, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) declared, “Obviously I’m not giving up my AR-15. That’s mine, not happening.”
Crenshaw <a href="https://grabien.com/story.php?id=381623?utm_source=cliplist&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=cliplist20220613&amp;utm_content=story381623">appeared</a> with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, who started by asking him about President Biden’s appearance on late night TV with Jimmy Kimmel, where he mocked the GOP vis-à-vis gun control. Kilmeade asked, “Did he help the debate with his speech after the shooting?”
“No. No,” Crenshaw answered. “I think they’re doing the same thing they always do after a mass shooting; they politicize it and they try to convince America that you can actually legislate away these extremely rare and anomalous events.”
“These are very evil events,” Crenshaw acknowledged. “I think they make us all cringe; I think they make us all very upset, and that’s understandable.”
“But then we have to take a step back and take the emotion and think what policies do we enact to prevent these things,” he asserted. “Are these preventable? Can you see these mass shooters ahead of time? What kind of contagion is infecting our young people and our old people that they seek to engage in these dramatic mass killings? Ever since Columbine happened these are really difficult questions, and you can’t politicize it or put emotion in front of reason.”
“Obviously I’m not giving up my AR-15,” Crenshaw said firmly. “That’s mine, not happening. I’m pretty clear on that. Look, raising the age to 21, if you are going to talk about that you just need to change what it is to be an adult in America. We need to see that conversation about all aspects of how young people act and mature. So I don’t think an arbitrary 21 versus 18 is really gonna change a whole lot of things when it comes to gun violence.”
He referred to the Senate considering the expansion of  background checks for younger people: “That makes a lot of sense. If you’re 18 and you have a terrible juvenile history but we can’t look at it in a background check? We should be able to look at that; that should be part of the analysis on your background check.”
“When it comes to red flag laws, despite what all the trolls on the internet say, I’m really not for red flag laws,” he continued. “There’s good arguments and bad arguments about this, and there’s a lot of misconceptions on both sides of this argument but fundamentally with a red flag law you’re trying to enforce a law before it’s been broken, and that’s a really difficult thing to do. If you take somebody’s word for it and then you confiscate someone’s property and their right to self-defense as a result, this is a really difficult thing to enforce by any practical measure, and I don’t think it will have the outcome either that a lot of Democrats hope that it will.”

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‘I’m Not Giving Up My AR-15. That’s Mine, Not Happening’: Crenshaw On Gun Rights

Dan Crenshaw discusses gun control, won't relinquish his AR-15

Dan Crenshaw

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