A pregnant woman shot a man who attacked her family during a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/memorial-day" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memorial Day</a> visit to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arkansas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arkansas</a>, according to a police report. 
The incident <a href="https://www.kark.com/crime/family-visiting-from-out-of-state-speaks-out-in-river-market-shooting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">occurred</a> in a parking garage in Little Rock during a robbery attempt, police said. The woman, who was with her husband and two children, told police that her husband was tackled and punched by a man as he was loading something on top of their van. She said that the man then went into the car and struck her, which is when she pulled out a gun and shot him. 
The man accused of attacking and attempting to rob the family was <a href="https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jun/01/robbery-attempt-cited-in-shooting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">identified</a> as 37-year-old Markevious King. The police were called and King was then transported to a nearby hospital.
The husband, who said his family was from Memphis, <a href="https://www.kark.com/crime/family-visiting-from-out-of-state-speaks-out-in-river-market-shooting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told KARK</a> that they had come to Little Rock to go to the zoo and a waterpark to celebrate his daughter’s birthday. 
“Ah, just a fractured rib, and my wife has a couple of knots on her forehead where he apparently punched her,” the husband said, describing the family&#8217;s injuries. 
“A lot of things could’ve happened and we never know what he was really planning or anything. if he was trying to kidnap our girls or just trying to steal the car or what,” he added. 
He added that the family was used to violent events because they lived around Memphis. 
“We live in Memphis and this kind of happens to people here all the time so I mean it’s not something we are going to let shine down or shadow down on our lives because we do like to travel,” he said. 
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Pregnant women have used guns in self-defense in the past, including one <a href="https://www.cbs19news.com/story/41289877/florida-woman-8-months-pregnant-kills-home-intruder-with-ar-15-sheriff-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">high-profile incident </a>near Tampa, Florida, in 2019 when a woman, eight months pregnant, shot an armed home intruder with an AR-15, according to officials. 
“They came in heavily hooded and masked,” Jeremy King told Bay News 9 at the time. “As soon as they had got the back door opened, they had a pistol on me and was grabbing my 11-year-old daughter.”
The sheriff’s office said that the rifle was legally owned and fired once, killing the intruder, during the incident. 
&#8220;Them guys came in with two normal pistols and my AR stopped it,” King added. “[My wife] evened the playing field and kept them from killing me.&#8221;

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With Memorial Day upon us, summer is unofficially here and that almost certainly means another season of mayhem in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chicago" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Windy City</a>.
As of early Sunday morning, there were already 34 individuals shot with eight dead in Chicago over <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-shooting-breaking-news-today/13311022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memorial Day Weekend</a>.
The deadly weekend comes as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is rolling out a safety program that includes having more police on the ground — which he&#8217;s accomplished by canceling days off, an increase in peace safety officers on hand to de-escalate situations, and events and programs for Chicago&#8217;s youth.
“It’s going to take all of us, not just the police, not just city government, to ensure that our communities can live and thrive in peace and safety,” Johnson <a href="https://www.wbez.org/stories/mayor-brandon-johnson-unveils-safety-plan-for-memorial-day-weekend/d9eee800-fa61-484f-ba05-d49b1416d49d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> earlier this week. “However you decide to spend your holiday weekend in Chicago, your safety is my top priority.”
Last year, Chicago had its deadliest Memorial Day in half a decade. More than <a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-weekend-shootings-at-least-48-shot-8-fatally-in-memorial-day-weekend-gun-violence/2845854/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">50 were shot and nine were killed</a>. Based on those numbers in comparison to this year, it doesn&#8217;t really seem like Johnson&#8217;s having a major impact in curbing crime. The weekend is not over, and Monday&#8217;s Memorial Day events will likely only bring more bloodshed.
Perhaps those inclined to commit such recklessness in Chicago don&#8217;t exactly fear Johnson or his soft-on-crime policies. Readers should keep in mind what happened after one <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bedlam-as-hundreds-of-teenagers-inundate-downtown-chicago" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April weekend</a> during which throngs of teenagers rampaged in the streets, jumped on cars, and beat up at least one innocent couple. Johnson effectively dismissed it as youthful shenanigans. He even compared the behavior to his young child jumping down the flight of stairs.
He even told the press that it &#8220;is not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities in their own communities.&#8221;
&#8220;Have you ever taught middle school? I have,&#8221; Johnson <a href="https://news.grabien.com/story-chicago-mayor-elect-defends-looters-demonizing-children-is-wrong" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a>. &#8220;Have you ever raised young people? Do you understand the risk that young people take just because they&#8217;re young? Do you know that home plate is at the bottom of my stairs? I found that out when my son was sliding down those stairs trying to score.&#8221;
He went on to say that youngsters &#8220;make silly decisions! They do. So we have to make sure that we are investing to make sure that young people know that they are supported.&#8221;
Here is part of what those &#8220;silly&#8221; kids were doing:
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🚨<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Chaotic Scene Unfolds in Downtown Chicago as Teenagers Vandalize Cars and Gunfire Erupts 
📌<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chicago?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chicago</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Illinois?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Illinois</a> ⁰ There is currently a significant police response taking place in downtown Chicago due to a large group of teenagers causing chaos. They have been… <a href="https://t.co/n7xhBpsTKs">pic.twitter.com/n7xhBpsTKs</a>
&mdash; R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href="https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1647457314494971910?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Johnson&#8217;s solution to this disarray, as well as the near-daily shootings in Chicago, is more government funding for programs often unrelated to the enforcement of the law. He should be doing more to back the police so that they can feel confident they have the support needed and authority to actually enforce the law.
Of course, the real answer to this chaos can&#8217;t just come from government funding or improved policing. He must, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chaos-rules-in-chicago-the-lack-of-two-parent-homes-is-to-blame" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as this author has previously observed</a>, advocate that fathers stay in the home and encourage mothers and fathers to stay together. Fatherlessness in Chicago, especially in the black community, can explain much of the city&#8217;s crime.
Until a true shift toward focusing the family on happens, Chicago will likely have many more deadly summers.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Chicago’s Endless Summer Violence: 34 Shot, 8 Dead So Far This Memorial Day Weekend

Chicago's Endless Summer Violence: 34 Shot, 8 Dead So Far This Memorial Day Weekend

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/germany" target="_blank" rel="noopener">German</a> gun manufacturer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/guns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Heckler &amp; Koch</a> addressed a controversy on social media after the person running their Twitter account defended a pro-feminism Miller Lite ad.
The company distanced themselves from their employee&#8217;s comments, which were also deleted. They <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>, “The Road Forward” alongside an image of a road sign that said, “HK does not engage in identity politics. A policy was violated. Changes were made.” 
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The Road Forward. <a href="https://t.co/qdMEo3NiWm">pic.twitter.com/qdMEo3NiWm</a>
&mdash; Heckler &amp; Koch (@HecklerAndKoch) <a href="https://twitter.com/HecklerAndKoch/status/1658959377632559104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The gun manufacturing company was likely referring to a series of tweets that went viral in the wake of a Miller Lite ad resurfacing online. The Miller Lite spot, which was originally released in March, celebrated female beer brewers and mocked previous advertising efforts featuring women in bikinis. The ad started circulating in amid the backlash toward Bud Light&#8217;s partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. 
&#8220;Wow- woke? Allow me to translate: objectifying women was never a good marketing strategy. In the firearms industry, that was a prominent strategy up until recently. Many industries have done that (including beer corps),&#8221; the Heckler &amp; Koch verified Twitter account wrote in the now-deleted tweet. 
&#8220;As an actual woman typing this, I’ll use more words for you to comprehend: using bunnies to sell products is trash marketing. Supporting women by not doing that is good.&#8221;
The social media manager criticized some aspects of the ad. 
&#8220;Now to address the rest, non-bikini parts, of the ad: seems like they should have given sources for the info they’re throwing out. And, for them to isolate a huge part of their target consumer base makes no sense. Annnd, their virtue signaling ad doesn’t even make me want to drink their beer,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;But, at least they used actual women for it (presumably).&#8221;
She went on to criticize the &#8220;old marketing strategy of putting a gun in a ‘bikini model’s’ hand for the sake of marketing and not even making sure she knows how to hold the gun properly.&#8221;
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Several Twitter users were pleased to see the company quickly take control of the situation with their follow-up tweet. 
TurningPoint USA contributor Lauren Chen <a href="https://twitter.com/TheLaurenChen/status/1658985803413098498" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;Next up is an official apology, but it&#8217;s a good start.&#8221;
Conservative talk radio host Jesse Kelly <a href="https://twitter.com/jessekellydc/status/1658963070457384962?s=43&amp;t=BDz6oekueqrSVJ50bM62xw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>, “This is how you respond when the liberal white woman you hired finally reveals herself. Well done and I will now go back to wanting an HK, but never actually spending that kind of money.”

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German Gun Manufacturer Says ‘Changes Were Made’ After Twitter Account Manager Defended Woke Miller Lite Ad

German Gun Manufacturer Says 'Changes Were Made' After Twitter Account Manager Defended Woke Miller Lite Ad

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A federal judge in Virginia ruled on Wednesday that federal laws that require individuals to be at least 21 years old to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/second-amendment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">purchase handguns</a> from federally licensed firearms dealers are unconstitutional.
“Because the statutes and regulations in question are not consistent with our Nation’s history and tradition, they, therefore, cannot stand,” U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne, who was nominated to the bench by President George H.W. Bush, said in his ruling.
As <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/11/judge-rules-handgun-sales-allowed-18-year-olds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> by The Washington Post, Payne repeatedly cited the Supreme Court’s decision last year in N.Y. State Rifle &amp; Pistol Assoc. v. Bruen in which the nation&#8217;s highest court expanded gun rights.
Payne&#8217;s ruling came in a lawsuit filed by John Corey Fraser against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Fraser was rejected when he attempted to purchase a handgun last May when he was 20 years old.
The lawsuit challenged the &#8220;the constitutionality of the Gun Control Act of 1968 and federal regulations from the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives (ATF) that limit the sale of handguns to adults 21 years and older,&#8221; the report said.
“We’re pleased the court ruled in favor of Mr. Fraser and the other named plaintiffs in such [a] well written and thorough decision,” said Elliott M. Harding, the attorney for Fraser. “Even though it ensures that future buyers can now purchase these firearms in the federal system, one that includes background checks and other requirements, we expect the defendants will appeal. Nevertheless, we remain optimistic that the decision will be affirmed in due course.”
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Leftist gun control groups fumed over the ruling.
“The federal law prohibiting federally licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to individuals under the age of 21 is not just an essential tool for preventing gun violence, it is also entirely constitutional,&#8221; said Janet Carter at Everytown Law. &#8220;The Court’s ruling will undoubtedly put lives at risk. It must be reversed.”
This report has been updated to include additional information.

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Law Requiring People To Be 21 To Buy Handguns

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A 22-year-old campaign volunteer for One PA, a Left-wing political organization, allegedly fatally <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/guns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot</a> a 46-year-old fellow volunteer on Monday afternoon as the individuals were garnering <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elections" target="_blank" rel="noopener">support</a> for Helen Gym, a Democratic candidate for the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philadelphia</a> mayoral primary.
Police did not reveal why the volunteer, who was in legal possession of his handgun, allegedly fired at the other volunteer, although the two had possibly been engaged in a dispute, according to a <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/news/philly-gun-violence-onepa-shooting-homicide-20230508.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the Philadelphia Inquirer. The men had each been canvassing in the East Germantown neighborhood in the northern portion of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Police Department Chief Inspector Scott Small told the outlet that the 22-year-old had remained at the scene to be questioned by detectives, while Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said the two individuals “happened upon each other.”
Staff Inspector Ernest Ransom added that the men “had always had a beef.”
The 46-year-old allegedly pulled a firearm that was unregistered to him when he met the 22-year-old on the street, allegedly prompting the latter to draw his handgun and shoot the man in the armpit. The younger canvasser told officers that he had acted in self-defense.
“Today, a One PA team member tragically lost their life,” the organization said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/OnePennsylvania/status/1655735268459118595" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “We are heartbroken, and our condolences and sympathy are with their family. We are mourning this senseless loss, and continuing to gather the facts and investigate what happened.”
The One PA <a href="https://onepa.org/our-story/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a> said the group was initially launched as part of the Service Employees International Union, also known as the SEIU, but is now an independent “multiracial, intergenerational, and multi-issue membership organization.”
Gym is widely regarded as one of the more Left-wing candidates in the mayoral primary, which is slated to occur next week. The former councilwoman’s campaign <a href="https://helengym.com/issues/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">platform</a> centers on community safety and supports declaring a state of emergency over gun violence.
“I was devastated to hear about the tragic death of a canvasser today,” Gym <a href="https://twitter.com/HelenGymPHL/status/1655726646144520199" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commented</a> on social media. “My thoughts are with the family of the victim, the One PA community, and everyone impacted by this irrevocable loss. Though the canvasser was not part of our campaign, this loss is deeply felt by all of us.”
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Gym has received <a href="https://helengym.com/endorsements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsements</a> from prominent democratic socialists Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Back in 2017, Gym endorsed Philadelphia Democratic District Attorney Larry Krasner, who has drawn <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/philadelphia-district-attorney-larry-krasner-impeached-he-blames-racism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">controversy</a> for advancing lax bail policies and reduced prosecutions for certain crimes, prompting hundreds of attorneys to leave his office.
Elevated crime levels are a core issue in the mayoral elections. Philadelphia saw 516 homicides last year, just below the 2021 total of 562 homicides, which was a decades-long high in the City of Brotherly Love, according to <a href="https://www.phillypolice.com/crime-maps-stats/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from the Philadelphia Police Department.

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Volunteer Campaigning For Far-Left Philly Mayoral Candidate Fatally Shoots Another Volunteer: Police

Campaign Volunteer For Far-Left Philadelphia Group Fatally Shoots Fellow Volunteer

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Law enforcement officials have taken one person into custody after a person was shot on Thursday at the home of recently retired <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> star fighter Jorge Masvidal in Southwest Miami-Dade.
TMZ <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/05/04/man-shot-jorge-masvidal-miami-home-transported-hospital-police-investigating/?adid=social-tws" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Masvidal, 38, was not home at the time of the incident, but that his father, Jorge Masvidal Sr., was taken into police custody and was being interviewed over the incident.
Miami-Dade Police responded to a call at the home around 3 p.m. and discovered EMTs were providing aid to &#8220;an adult male who was shot in his upper extremities.&#8221;
Police said that the victim told them that he was &#8220;involved in an argument that escalated when the subject produced a firearm and shot him.&#8221;
Police confirmed that Masvidal, who retired from UFC last month, “was not present during the incident and did not have any involvement.”
The victim and the subject were involved in an argument when a gun was pulled out. The two parties reportedly knew each other.
Masvidal is one of the most well-known fighters in the world and is especially big among conservatives as he has repeatedly praised Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump.
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Masvidal also is well known for his staunchly anti-communist views.
In 2021, Masvidal called former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick a “coward” over Kaepernick’s previous wearing of a Fidel Castro t-shirt.
“Know ur history and facts cowards like this fool should be sent to live in Cuba see what they say after a day there,” Masvidal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/know-your-history-coward-ufc-star-calls-out-colin-kaepernick-for-support-of-fidel-castro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in a post published to the UFC star’s Instagram.
Masvidal was scheduled to participate in a bare knuckle fight on Friday night. It&#8217;s unclear whether those plans might change due to the incident that happened at his home.
&#8220;Putting together the final pieces for the first sanctioned bare knuckle fight in Florida,&#8221; he tweeted Thursday. &#8220;We used to risk our freedom for this now we’re getting legal checks for this what a blessing @GamebredFC&#8221;
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Putting together the final pieces for the first sanctioned bare knuckle fight in Florida. We used to risk our freedom for this now we’re getting legal checks for this what a blessing <a href="https://twitter.com/GamebredFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GamebredFC</a> <a href="https://t.co/nLdBm0Vgi0">pic.twitter.com/nLdBm0Vgi0</a>
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Nashville Police have backtracked on plans to release the so-called manifesto of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nashville-christian-school-shooter-planned-massacre-months-in-advance-considered-previous-mass-murderers-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trans school shooter</a> who last month <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nashville-christian-school-shooter-identified-as-transgender-authorities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed six people, including three children</a>, citing a pending lawsuit.
The decision, announced Wednesday, comes amid substantial public pressure to release documents believed to lay out the motive of the 28-year-old shooter, who was killed by police inside the Covenant School to end the March 27 attack. Metro Nashville Police Department officials notified the public in a terse <a href="https://www.nashville.gov/departments/police/news/covenant-update">statement</a>.
“Due to pending litigation filed this week, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has been advised by counsel to hold in abeyance the release of records related to the shooting at the Covenant School pending orders or direction of the court,” read the statement.
Several media outlets, including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nashville-police-deny-daily-wires-request-for-trans-shooters-manifesto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a>, have filed Freedom of Information Requests in an effort to win release of the documents. The requests were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nashville-police-deny-daily-wires-request-for-trans-shooters-manifesto">denied</a>, with authorities citing a provision that allows them to withhold records relating to an ongoing case. But late last month, police officials said they were preparing to make the papers public.
The litigation cited by the department appeared to refer to a lawsuit filed by the Tennessee Firearms Association (TFA) asserting that the police had wrongfully denied its public records request. Ironically, that would mean that the department was refusing to release records because it’s being sued for refusing to release records — even though the lawsuit would presumably become moot, saving taxpayers money, if Police Chief John Drake followed through with a pledge he made to Gov. Bill Lee.
“The Covenant shooting was a tragedy beyond comprehension, &amp; Tennesseans need clarity. We’ve been in touch with the Nashville Police Department, &amp; today, Chief Drake assured me that documents &amp; information regarding the shooter will be released to the public very soon,” <a href="https://twitter.com/GovBillLee/status/1651757045551452161">Lee</a>, a Republican, said on April 27.
TFA’s lawsuit questioned how there can be an open criminal case when the perpetrator is dead.
“Respondent’s denial failed to identify any underlying criminal proceeding, or even a potential defendant, such that the requested records would be a ‘case’ under Rule 16 of the Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure,” the lawsuit said.
Tennessee resident Clata Brewer also sued over alleged public records violations related to the case on April 28.
The killer, who believed she was a man, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/blueprint-on-total-destruction-astronomically-dangerous-fbi-delaying-release-of-nashville-shooters-manifesto-officials-say">killed three children and three adults</a> inside the Christian school during a period when transgender activists were outraged at actions taken by Tennessee Republican lawmakers. The Daily Wire is not naming the shooter to avoid giving notoriety to killers. Since then, authorities have used a shifting series of reasons to delay releasing any information about the shooter.
According to the killer herself, her motive was not a mystery, and would be easily discerned by authorities.
“One day this will make more sense. I’ve left <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nashville-shooter-sent-chilling-messages-to-a-friend-moments-before-entering-christian-school">more than enough evidence</a> behind,” she told a friend just before the shooting.
But as the Metro Nashville Police Department withheld those records, Metro Nashville Democrats portrayed the cause of the shooting in unambiguous terms: Guns. A police spokeswoman told The Daily Wire that the advice to withhold the records came from Metro Legal, Nashville’s law department. Neither Metro Legal associate directors Laura Fox and Wllison Bussell nor Deputy Director Tom Cross provided any information about the reasoning in response to Daily Wire questions.
Following the shooting, Justin Jones, a state lawmaker from the Nashville area, joined with protesters to disrupt a proceeding of the state assembly and turn it into a demand for gun control, even shouting into a bullhorn on the Capitol floor. He was expelled from the body as a result, but the Metro Council, which was tasked with filling the temporary vacancy, voted to fill it with Jones himself.
John I. Harris III, the head of TFA, told The Daily Wire he is skeptical about the reasoning behind withholding the documents.
“You hate to jump to that conclusion that this is a conspiracy, but right now the only answer they’ve given is there’s an ongoing criminal investigation,&#8221; Harris said. &#8220;I guess theoretically it could be an investigation into someone who’s now deceased, but for what purpose? They are now beyond prosecutorial effect.”
“The Democrat legislators that were expelled and the one that was targeted for expulsion were clearly engaged in a rally that disrupted the General Assembly and was driven by the Covenant shooting and was seeking outright gun control,” he added.
Democrats and Republicans alike have drafted bills that seem to imply various causes for the shooting, ranging from easy access to guns to prescription medications.
“We’ve already seen three bills, a Democrat red flag bill that’s draconian, one the governor filed that we think is unconstitutional, and a third one that says if you’re taking a prescription for these 10 medications, you can’t get the medications unless you sign a waiver saying you can’t purchase firearms,” Harris said.
But the actual cause of the shooting could be more definitively known if police would simply release records, Harris said. Authorities said they uncovered a “manifesto” and diary entries.
Harris said that mental illness could be the cause of the shooting, but it could also be political terrorism committed by a sane person committed to an ideology.
“The 9/11 Twin Towers, anybody can make the argument that someone who decides to fly a plane into a tower is insane, but were they insane or were they just a terrorist? To their like-kind believers, they weren’t insane, they were fulfilling an agenda of their belief system,” he said. “Was this insanity or a vendetta? Because of the lack of disclosure, we don’t know, but the legislators should know if they’re going to use it to consider legislation.”

Six Killed In Mass Shooting At A Private School In Nashville

Nashville Police Refuse To Release School Shooter’s Manifesto, Citing Pending Lawsuit

Nashville Police Refuse To Release School Shooter's Manifesto, Citing Pending Lawsuit

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/illegal-immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">illegal alien</a> accused of murdering five of his neighbors in Texas late last week has been apprehended after a dayslong manhunt involving hundreds of law enforcement officials.
CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/02/us/cleveland-texas-neighbor-shooting-fugitive-tuesday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the alleged murderer was arrested in the small Texas town of Cut and Shoot, which has a population of just over 1,000 people — roughly 17 miles away from where the killings happened.
The Daily Wire previously published the suspect’s name and photo since law enforcement had launched a manhunt searching for him. Following his arrest, the suspect’s name and photo will no longer be used because of the company’s policy about depriving mass killers of notoriety.
The suspect allegedly shot five of his neighbors in the head after they asked him to stop shooting his rifle because they had a baby inside their home who was sleeping.
“We asked him to be quiet ’cause my baby was scared,” the father of the child <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/04/30/dad-of-crying-baby-that-triggered-texas-massacre-never-thought-gunman-would-shoot/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in an interview. “I never thought that he would shoot. He went room to room, looking for people.”
“I have no words to describe what happened,” the father later added. “We are alive but there is no life. I was able to escape by a miracle.”
The suspect, who is a Mexican national, was unlawfully in the U.S. and had been deported several times in the past, ranging from 2009 through 2016.
Officials identified the victims as Sonia Argentina Guzman, 25; Diana Velazquez Alvarado, 21; Julisa Molina Rivera, 31; Jonathan Casarez, 18; and Daniel Enrique Laso, 8.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the suspect, which came after San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/san-jacinto-cleveland-francisco-oropeza-shooting-17998704.php?utm_campaign=socialflow&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=referral" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> his office was offering a $55,000 reward and the FBI announced that it was contributing $25,000 to the reward.
“Our hearts go out to the families and loved ones of the five victims that were taken in this senseless act of violence,” Abbott said earlier in making the announcement. “I continue working with state and local officials to ensure they have all available resources to respond to this horrific crime. I thank the men and women in law enforcement who are tirelessly working to ensure this criminal is caught and brought to justice.”

Gunman Kills Neighbors In Cleveland, Texas After They Asked Him To Stop Shooting AR-15-Style Rifle In His Yard

Authorities Catch Illegal Alien Accused Of Murdering 5 Neighbors In Texas

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A federal judge in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/illinois" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Illinois</a> has blocked the state&#8217;s assault weapons ban from taking effect.
Judge Stephen P. McGlynn of the Southern District of Illinois issued a <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ilsd.94369/gov.uscourts.ilsd.94369.45.0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">preliminary injuction</a> against the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illinois-becomes-9th-state-in-union-to-ban-dozens-of-firearms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA)</a> Friday, blocking it while a lawsuit proceeds. McGlynn ruled that the law likely violates the Second Amendment and Supreme Court precedents set by the Heller and Bruen cases.
&#8220;Can the senseless crimes of a relative few be so despicable to justify the infringement of the constitutional rights of law-abiding individuals in hopes that such crimes will then abate or, at least, not be as horrific?&#8221; McGlynn wrote. &#8220;More specifically, can PICA be harmonized with the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution and with Bruen? That is the issue before this Court. The simple answer at this stage in the proceedings is &#8216;likely no.’”
&#8220;The Supreme Court in Bruen and Heller held that citizens have a constitutional right to own and possess firearms and may use them for self-defense,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;PICA seems to be written in spite of the clear directives in Bruen and Heller, not in conformity with them. Whether well-intentioned, brilliant, or arrogant, no state may enact a law that denies its citizens rights that the Constitution guarantees them. Even legislation that may enjoy the support of a majority of its citizens must fail if it violates the constitutional rights of fellow citizens.&#8221;
First, McGlynn ruled against the law&#8217;s prohibition on &#8220;non-essential accessories&#8221; on firearms, such as threaded barrels, barrel shrouds, flash suppressors, or arm braces, as well as bans on 15-round handgun magazines. The state defended the law by contending that because they are not necessary to the function of a firearm, such accessories are not &#8220;arms&#8221; under the Second Amendment.
&#8220;The Seventh Circuit has recognized the Second Amendment as extending to &#8216;corollar[ies] to the meaningful exercise of the core right to possess firearms for self-defense,’” McGlynn ruled. &#8220;It is hard to imagine something more closely correlated to the right to use a firearm in self-defense than the ability to effectively load ammunition into the firearm. This Court agrees that magazines are ‘arms’ as used in the plain text of the Second Amendment.”
The judge also found that prohibiting accessories like arm braces, without any exceptions, interferes with the right of individuals with disabilities to use firearms. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives recognizes that stabilizing braces are necessary for disabled persons to use firearms. As such, the law fails to stand up to Second Amendment scrutiny. Furthermore, accessories that increase firearm proficiency, like pistol grips and flash suppressors, are also protected. The court also found that accessories, high-capacity magazines, and &#8220;assault rifles&#8221; like AR-15s and AK-47s are protected under &#8220;common use&#8221; because all of them have millions of units in circulation.
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&#8220;The Court recognizes that the issues with which it is confronted are highly contentious and provoke strong emotions,&#8221; McGlynn concluded, noting that the injunction does not yet block the law on the merits. &#8220;Nothing in this order prevents the State from confronting firearm-related violence. There is a wide array of civil and criminal laws that permit the commitment and prosecution of those who use or may use firearms to commit crimes. Law enforcement and prosecutors should take their obligations to enforce these laws seriously. Families and the public at large should report concerning behavior. Judges should exercise their prudent judgment in committing individuals that pose a threat to the public and imposing sentences that punish, not just lightly inconvenience, those guilty of firearm-related crimes.&#8221;

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Federal Judge Blocks Illinois Assault Weapons Ban

Federal Judge Block Illinois Assault Weapons Ban

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Law enforcement officials in Texas said during a press conference on Saturday that the 38-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mexico" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mexican national</a> who is wanted for allegedly killing five of his neighbors has escaped the area that officials believe that they had cornered him in.
San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said initially that officials believed that they had trapped Francisco Oropeza in a wooded area about a mile away from the crime scene.
However, in his most recent update, Capers said that law enforcement recovered Oropeza&#8217;s cell phone, which they were likely using to try to track him.
Capers said that the search area for the suspect was up to 20 miles and that he &#8220;could be anywhere now.&#8221; Local FBI officials <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-shooting-leaves-dead-including-8-year-old-manhunt-underway" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that Oropeza should be considered &#8220;armed and dangerous&#8221; and that he is a &#8220;threat to the community.&#8221;
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UPDATE: San Jacinto County Sheriff says suspect is no longer “cornered.” Investigators have recovered his rifle they believe he used to kill 5 people and they also tell us they found his cell phone. <a href="https://twitter.com/FBIHouston?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FBIHouston</a> now lead for updates on search <a href="https://twitter.com/KHOU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KHOU</a> <a href="https://t.co/ssl0ywuBdN">pic.twitter.com/ssl0ywuBdN</a>
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Oropeza allegedly murdered five of his neighbors after they asked him to stop shooting his gun because they had a baby that was trying to sleep.
Officers were initially called to the scene to respond to a complaint about “harassment” in Cleveland, Texas, and while en route, they received numerous calls about an active shooter. The suspect had been firing a rifle in his yard before the incident unfolded, officials say.
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“One of the victims came out of the house and said, hey, we have a small baby that’s trying to sleep,” said Capers. “And the man said, I’ll shoot out in my front yard, I do what I want to in my own residence.”
“They went back in their house and then we have a video of him walking up their driveway with his AR-15,” Capers said.
He allegedly shot each of the five victims in the head. Some of the victims’ bodies shielded young children who survived and were transported to hospitals.
Officials named the victims as Sonia Argentina Guzman, 25; Diana Velazquez Alvarado, 21; Julisa Molina Rivera, 31; Jonathan Casarez, 18; and Daniel Enrique Laso, 8.
“It’s horrific,” Capers said. “No one should ever have to look at this scene, the blood, the trauma that went on in that house.”

Francisco Oropeza

Police Lose Track Of Mexican National Who Allegedly Murdered 5 Neighbors In Texas

A Mexican national is on the run in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a> after allegedly murdering five of his neighbors after they asked him to stop shooting his gun because they had a baby that was trying to sleep.
Officers were initially called to the scene to respond to a complaint about &#8220;harassment&#8221; in Cleveland, Texas, and while en route, they received numerous calls about an active shooter. The suspect had been firing a rifle in his yard before the incident unfolded, officials say.
Police have charged Francisco Oropeza, 39, with five counts of murder and are actively searching for him. They believe that they have him pinned in a wooded area about a mile away from the crime scene.
&#8220;One of the victims came out of the house and said, hey, we have a small baby that&#8217;s trying to sleep,&#8221; said San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers. &#8220;And the man said, I&#8217;ll shoot out in my front yard, I do what I want to in my own residence.&#8221;
“They went back in their house and then we have a video of him walking up their driveway with his AR-15,” Capers said.
Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-shooting-leaves-dead-including-8-year-old-manhunt-underway" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that witnesses said that Oropeza had been drinking alcohol when he went on the rampage.
He allegedly shot each of the five victims in the head. Some of the victims’ bodies shielded young children who survived and were transported to hospitals.
“It’s horrific,” Capers said. “No one should ever have to look at this scene, the blood, the trauma that went on in that house.”
Neighbor Vianey Balderas <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/04/29/cleveland-texas-gunman-kills-five-8-year-old/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Washington Post that she didn&#8217;t think anything bad was happening when she heard gun shots because it was common place.
“When I heard those gunshots, I didn’t think anything of it because in this neighborhood everyone has guns. Every weekend you hear gunshots,” she said. “People shoot in their backyards, after they drink alcohol, men take out guns at house parties and shoot the ground.”
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TX: Manhunt underway for 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza who is a Mexican national according to San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers— Who tells <a href="https://twitter.com/NewsNation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NewsNation</a> Oropeza shot and killed 5 people in Cleveland, Texas including an 8-year-old boy. 
Officers are currently using drones and… <a href="https://t.co/SZGvzRhiNl">https://t.co/SZGvzRhiNl</a> <a href="https://t.co/jBWHW1C2hx">pic.twitter.com/jBWHW1C2hx</a>
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Mexican National Murders 5 In Texas, Manhunt Underway: Reports

The Western <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">film</a> “Rust” is in production again 18 months after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">cinematographer</a> Halyna Hutchins was killed by a prop gun <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alec-baldwin">Alec Baldwin</a> was holding, but this time there won’t be any real firearms on set.
The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/arts/rust-alec-baldwin-montana.html?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=fb-nytimes">reported</a> that real guns were prohibited going forward and have been replaced with plastic replicas and rubber bullets.
“I’ve said it, and I’m going to say it every single time: There are no weapons on set,” first assistant director Gerard DiNardi told the crew, per the Times report. “There is nothing that fires. There are a lot of facsimiles of weapons, from rubber to replicas.”
Hutchins was killed in October 2021 when the firearm Baldwin was holding discharged, fatally striking the cinematographer and also injuring movie director Joel Souza. Both the director and Baldwin are back on set.  
The film’s new armorer Andrew Wert said the production would use dummy rounds made of rubber and wood, which are painted gold, the publication noted. Wert has been announcing that each weapon is a replica and will not fire whenever one is introduced on set. The new armorer also keeps the guns locked in a password-protected case between scenes.
Baldwin and former armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed were charged with involuntary manslaughter. Despite charges against Baldwin being dropped last week, special prosecutors said that the investigation remains active and that charges could be refiled.
Director Guy Ritchie said in the wake of the tragedy that he wouldn’t allow real guns on set for his projects. He told <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/guy-ritchie-jake-gyllenhaal-interview-prop-gun-changes-rust-shooting-1795309">Newsweek</a> recently that the crew used Airsoft guns on the set of “The Covenant.”
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“That whole thing has changed now, the whole game has changed. We haven’t used a real weapon since [the ‘Rust’ shooting]. So there were no real weapons. It’s the first shoot that we had, which I have to tell you, it’s a tremendous relief for all of us,” Ritchie said.
“[Airsoft weapons] look as good as real weapons, they do all the functions as a real weapon. You get a gas discharge. It all seems as authentic as it can be, but as Jake [Gyllenhaal] said, it’s Airsoft though. No one can get into any trouble.”
“I’ve never liked real firearms,” the director said. “I had no idea why we carried on in the industry with real firearms. It was just one of those things that everyone did, and it’s a tremendous relief, as I’m sure it is for Jake, as much as it is for me, that you don’t have that sword hanging over us any longer.”

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‘Rust’ Resumes Filming With Fake Guns, Rubber Bullets: ‘There Are No Weapons On Set’

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