Florida Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ron-desantis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ron DeSantis</a> signed legislation into law this week that banned the federal government from ever being able to introduce Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the state of Florida.
The law bans the federal government from using CBDC by excluding it from the definition of money within Florida’s Uniform Commercial Code, the governor&#8217;s office said. The bill also bans foreign-issued CBDC to &#8220;protect consumers against globalist efforts to adopt a worldwide digital currency.&#8221;
DeSantis signed another piece of legislation into law that bans credit card companies from using firearm-specific Merchant Category Codes and punishes any company caught using them with a fine for violations of Florida’s consumer protections against gun owner registries.
“The government and large credit card companies should not have the power to shut off access to your hard-earned money because they disagree with your politics,” DeSantis said in a statement. “Biden’s Central Bank Digital Currency aims to increase government control over people’s finances, and we will not allow it. In Florida, we value personal freedom and won’t allow self-interested elites to chip away at our liberty.”
DeSantis called on the Florida-led 20-state coalition against ESG to follow Florida&#8217;s lead by banning CBDC in their states.
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis warned against Biden&#8217;s attempt to implement a federally-controlled Central Bank Digital Currency, saying that the political Left will make sure it&#8217;s &#8220;weaponized&#8221; against their opponents.
“It’s just another way for Floridians to have their vital financial information surveilled and controlled by the federal government,&#8221; he said. &#8220;No one asked for this, and Florida won’t let it stand. Every day, your privacy and financial freedoms are under attack, but thankfully we have leaders like Governor DeSantis fighting to Keep Florida Free.”
The governor has been busy racking up victory after victory by signing into law legislation that he championed throughout Florida&#8217;s legislative session, which concluded last week.
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Major pieces of legislation signed into law this week <a href="https://www.flgov.com/2023/05/11/governor-ron-desantis-signs-the-strongest-legislation-in-the-nation-for-medical-freedom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">include</a> legislation that protects Floridians from medical mandates, empowers doctors, and prohibits dangerous gain of function research.
DeSantis also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ron-desantis-takes-on-the-chinese-communist-party-by-signing-3-bills-into-law" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> into law legislation that severely restricts the CCP’s ability to acquire land in the state of Florida, cracks down on the CCP’s data collection of U.S. citizens, and bans CCP influence from the education system.
He also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-signs-strongest-anti-illegal-immigration-bills-into-law-as-biden-border-crisis-worsens" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> into law legislation that was deemed by The New York Times as “the toughest crackdown” on illegal immigration by any state in the country.
The <a href="https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/05.10-Bidens-Border-Crisis.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">law</a> does the following:
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<li>Requires employers to use E-Verify to check the employment eligibility of employees, and fines employers who fail to use E-Verify $1,000 per day.</li>
<li>Suspends licenses of any employer who knowingly employs illegal aliens, and makes using a fake ID to gain employment a felony.</li>
<li>Enhances penalties for human smuggling, including making knowingly transporting five or more illegal aliens or a single illegal alien minor a second-degree felony subject to a $10,000 fine and up to 15 years in prison.</li>
<li>Provides $12 million to continue the Unauthorized Alien Transport Program to relocate illegal immigrants to sanctuary jurisdictions.</li>
<li>Bans local governments and NGOs from issuing identification documents to illegal aliens and invalidates all out-of-state driver licenses issued exclusively to illegal aliens.</li>
<li>Requires hospitals to collect and report healthcare costs for illegal aliens.</li>
</ul>
“The Biden Border Crisis has wreaked havoc across the United States and has put Americans in danger,” DeSantis said in a statement. “In Florida, we will not stand idly by while the federal government abandons its lawful duties to protect our country.”
“The legislation I signed today gives Florida the most ambitious anti-illegal immigration laws in the country, fighting back against reckless federal government policies and ensuring the Florida taxpayers are not footing the bill for illegal immigration,” he added.

Ron DeSantis

DeSantis Bans Central Bank Digital Currency, Prohibits Credit Card Companies From Tracking Gun Buys

Economy

Florida

Politics

Second Amendment

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.

International Security Exhibition (SICUR) 2022

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

Courts

Guns

U.S.

Virginia

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;

Gun and Gavel

Federal Judge Blocks Illinois Assault Weapons Ban

Federal Judge Block Illinois Assault Weapons Ban

Assault Weapons

Court

Illinois

Colorado Democrat Governor Jared Polis signed four new gun control bills into law this week as the once-conservative state continues to march further Left.
The new laws include an expansion of the state&#8217;s red flag laws. Previously, a judge could only temporarily seize someone&#8217;s firearms if family members or law enforcement petitioned the court. With the new law, healthcare providers, district attorneys, and teachers can petition the court to take someone&#8217;s firearms away.
The other three laws <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/colorado-governor-signs-gun-control-bills-massacre-rcna82014" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increased</a> the age to purchase a firearm in the state to 21, requires a three-day waiting period after a firearm is purchased before it can be taken home, and makes it easier to sue the gun industry.
A proposal that would have banned the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms, but it was killed by state Democrats last week, PBS <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/semi-automatic-firearm-ban-fails-in-democrat-controlled-colorado" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
However, a fifth piece of legislation is expected to soon pass that would ban the creation and sale of so-called &#8220;ghost guns.&#8221;
Gun rights groups immediately filed lawsuits to reverse the increase in buying age and the three-day waiting period, the report said.
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The other pieces of legislation are also likely to face legal challenges in the near future.
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The legislation faced pushback from Republicans across the state.
&#8220;This achieves nothing,&#8221; the Douglas County Republican Party said in a statement. &#8220;Criminals will still have guns and schools are still defenseless.&#8221;

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Colorado Democrat Governor Jared Polis Signs 4 New Gun Control Bills Into Law

Colorado

Gun Control

Gun Rights

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/washington" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington</a> state is facing at least two lawsuits from gun rights groups after Democratic Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jay-inslee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jay Inslee</a> signed into law a ban on so-called assault weapons on Tuesday.
Inslee signed into law three gun control bills. One of those pieces of legislation, House Bill 1240, took effect immediately and banned the manufacturing and sale of dozens of types of semiautomatic rifles.
“This new law is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court long-ago ruled that states cannot ban firearms that are in common use,” Aoibheann Cline, director of the NRA’s lobbying operations in Washington state, told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nra-sues-democrat-governor-washington-states-new-blatantly-unconstitutional-gun-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a>.
Cline called H.B. 1240 the “worst of such schemes in the country” that bans “nearly every modern semiautomatic rifle.”
“AR-15-style firearms are the most popular rifles in America. In fact, AR-15s outsell America’s most popular truck, the Ford F-150, and there are more privately owned AR-15-style firearms than subscribers to all daily newspapers nationwide, combined,” Cline said.
“It’s outrageous that states continue to pass these unconstitutional bans. But rest assured, the NRA will continue to fight each one,” Cline said. “[The] people of Washington deserve better.”
Inslee signed two other pieces of gun control legislation on Tuesday alongside the extensive ban targeting semiautomatic rifles: H.B. 1143 and Senate Bill 5078. H.B. 1143 mandates that all new gun owners take a safety and training course that teaches how to properly store firearms and about Washington’s self-defense laws. Senate Bill 5078 gives Washington’s attorney general the authority to punish gun manufacturers for criminal misuse of their product.
Inslee <a href="https://tvw.org/video/governor-jay-inslee-bill-signing-2023041342/?eventID=2023041342" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the bill signing marked a “monumental day” of victories against “weapons of war” and gun manufacturers.
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“It is a victory over weapons of war, to not expose children for weapons of war in our streets and in our classrooms. It is a victory against impetuous gun violence for people who could buy a gun and then create violence without a second thought. It is a victory over irresponsible gun manufacturers that have been responsible for gun violence,” Inslee said.
Inslee’s laws are facing another legal challenge from the Second Amendment Foundation, which also filed a lawsuit against the state on Tuesday.
“The state has enacted a flat prohibition on the manufacture, sale, import and distribution of many types of firearms, inaccurately labeled as ‘assault weapons,’ which are owned by millions of ordinary citizens across the country,” Second Amendment Foundation founder and executive vice president Alan Gottlieb <a href="https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/state-politics/washington-ban-sale-assault-weapons/281-7bee1dd8-8a96-4930-a02f-9d87c148591d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement. “In the process, the state has criminalized a common and important means of self-defense, the modern semiautomatic rifle. The state has put politics ahead of constitutional rights, and is penalizing law-abiding citizens while this legislation does nothing to arrest and prosecute criminals who misuse firearms in defiance of all existing gun control laws. It is absurd.”

Jay Inslee

‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’: Gun Rights Groups Sue Washington Over Assault Weapons Ban

National Rifle Association (NRA)

Social Issues

Washington

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-hampshire">New Hampshire</a> Governor Chris Sununu aggressively defended the Second Amendment over the weekend during an interview on a left-leaning news network.
Appearing on NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Meet The Press&#8221; with Chuck Todd on Sunday, Sununu said that more laws regulating firearms was not the answer for how to deal with gun violence.
Sununu made the remarks after being asked about some of the recent tragedies that have happened across the U.S.
&#8220;If the idea is, &#8220;Well, we should just pass more laws,&#8221; if that was the answer, then why didn&#8217;t Democrats when they ran the House, they controlled the Senate, they controlled the presidency over the last two years, why didn&#8217;t they do anything?&#8221; he asked. &#8220;Because they know it&#8217;s not about passing more laws. They know that places like Chicago that have the most, some of the most restrictive gun laws in the country still have some of the worst crime and, frankly, the most irresponsibility with the mass shootings in all of this.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m the governor of one of the safest states in the country, where we also have some of the most flexible, pro-Second Amendment rules and laws in the country because we take those things very responsibly,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We harden schools, we deal with mental health, especially in kids. We go after the core of the issue instead of saying, &#8216;Well, we should just pass more laws.&#8217; If it were that easy, people would do it. But it&#8217;s not. If it were that easy, even Democrats would do it. They didn&#8217;t. So stop trying to take these tragedies, these human tragedies, and making — trying to make political fodder out of them. It&#8217;s a real losing effort, I think, on the Democrats’ part.&#8221;
Sununu also took a shot at red flag laws, noting that cities like Chicago that have these laws are still dealing with an increase in gun-related crime.
&#8220;Look at the red flag laws in Chicago, just as an example,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Over the past two or three years, you&#8217;ve had nearly 2,000 deaths by firearms and murders. I think the red flag laws have been actually implemented less than a dozen times, right? So as they try these new things, as they try these more restrictive laws in those urban areas that you&#8217;re talking about, it&#8217;s not working, right?&#8221;
&#8220;More laws aren&#8217;t the answer,&#8221; he continued, later adding: &#8220;I mean, supporting police, securing your streets, holding people accountable. Enough of this bail reform nonsense. Holding folks accountable so they don&#8217;t feel like they can get away with everything. There&#8217;s a lot of that going on across the country in a whole variety of ways, specifically in those urban areas you&#8217;re talking about.&#8221;
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Governor Sununu Defends Second Amendment On NBC: Gun Control Laws Don’t Work

Chuck Todd

Media

Meet the Press

Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ted-cruz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ted Cruz</a> (R-TX) slammed leftist San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich this week after Popovich claimed that the Second Amendment was a &#8220;myth.&#8221;
Popovich made the remarks in response to legislative proposals from Cruz to harden schools by providing more armed security.
&#8220;They’re going to cloak all this stuff [in] the myth of the Second Amendment, the freedom,&#8221; Popovich said. &#8220;You know, it&#8217;s just a myth. It’s a joke. It’s just a game they play. I mean, that&#8217;s freedom.&#8221;
Cruz responded to the remarks during an episode of his podcast &#8220;Verdict&#8221; with co-host Ben Ferguson, saying, “We’ve seen for a long time that there are a lot of institutions in sports that don&#8217;t really like their fans very much.&#8221;
&#8220;You see this at the NBA, you see at the NFL, these incredibly rich athletes who hypocritically disdain their fans and customers, and who lecture them almost inevitably from a point of ignorance,&#8221; Cruz said, later adding: “For some reason, the protection that is suitable to ultra-wealthy, Left-Wing athletes is not suitable for our children. They deserve less protection.”
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Liberal professional athletes, the coaches, and Hollywood elites are all surrounded by armed security. 
But the Left doesn’t believe YOU have the right to defend yourself and keep your family safe.
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Cruz defended the Second Amendment while advocating for school safety during an impassioned speech on the Senate floor at the end of last month amid calls from Democrats to pass gun control in the wake of the recent tragedy in Nashville.
Cruz made the remarks defending the Second Amendment as he reintroduced two pieces of legislation — the Securing Our Schools Act and the Protect Our Children’s Schools Act — to improve school security and increase access to student mental health treatment.
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Protecting children in schools has been one of Cruz’s top priorities while in the U.S. Senate as evidenced by other pieces of legislation he has put forth to address the issue, including the Safe Kids, Safe Schools, Safe Communities Act of 2022 and the Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cruz-champions-school-safety-in-impassioned-speech-while-democrats-push-for-gun-control" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cruz Champions School Safety In Impassioned Speech While Democrats Push For Gun Control</a>

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Ted Cruz Blasts Gregg Popovich Over Second Amendment Remarks

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Gregg Popovich

Nashville

President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> called for people to “put pressure” on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republicans</a> to pass gun control legislation on Tuesday as he seeks to pass an “assault weapons ban.” 
Biden called for more gun control during an event in North Carolina, after he watched the footage of the mass shooting at a Christian elementary school in Nashville where six people, including three children, were murdered by a female shooter who identified as a man. During his speech, Biden singled out Republicans who stand in the way of his gun control agenda. 
&#8220;Those children should all be with us still,” Biden <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/nashville-school-shooting-tennessee-aftermath-live-updates-rcna76937" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> before ripping into Republicans. “I want you to know who isn&#8217;t doing it [supporting gun control], who isn&#8217;t helping, to put pressure on them,” he added. 
The president also referred to himself as a Second Amendment supporter, but claimed that the Constitutional protection has limitations. 
“I have two shotguns. My sons have shotguns … everybody thinks somehow the Second Amendment is absolute! You&#8217;re not allowed to go out and own an automatic weapon. You&#8217;re not allowed to own a machine gun. You&#8217;re not allowed to own a flamethrower. You’re not allowed to own so many other things. Why in God’s name do we allow these weapons in our streets and at our schools?”
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Biden: &quot;I&#39;m a Second Amendment guy&#8230;everybody thinks somehow the Second Amendment is absolute! You&#39;re not allowed to go out and own an automatic weapon. You&#39;re not allowed to own a machine gun. You&#39;re not allowed to own a flamethrower!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/6HQoQtv9R7">pic.twitter.com/6HQoQtv9R7</a>
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Ever since the Nashville Christian school shooting Monday morning, the White House has renewed its calls for tougher laws on firearms. Earlier this month, Biden issued an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/14/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-new-actions-to-reduce-gun-violence-and-make-our-communities-safer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">executive order</a> in an attempt to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-unveils-effort-to-crack-down-on-firearm-industry-enhance-background-checks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">crack down</a> on the gun industry, “moving the U.S. as close to universal background checks as possible without additional legislation.” 
The Nashville shooter, a former student at the school, carried two rifles and one handgun into the Covenant School where she shot and killed six people before police arrived on the scene and killed her within minutes. Police said the shooter legally purchased seven guns from five different stores. Her parents, who said they did not want her to own any guns, acknowledged that they knew she had previously sold a firearm but did not know she owned others, police said. 
Authorities also revealed on Tuesday that the shooter was undergoing care for an undisclosed “emotional disorder.” A source close to the family told The Daily Beast that the shooter was also autistic but was “high-functioning.”
Police said they searched her parents’ home and found a detailed map of the school along with a manifesto. On Monday, Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake called the shooting a “targeted attack” and said authorities have a theory on the shooter’s motive, but they are not ready to share it yet.

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Biden Calls For Republicans To Face ‘Pressure,’ Claims He Supports 2A In Renewed Gun Control Push

Biden Calls For Pro-Gun Republicans To Face 'Pressure,' Claims He Supports 2A In Renewed Gun Control Push

School Shooting

A trio of federal law enforcement agencies have reportedly worked together to strip dozens of Americans of their gun rights through secretive plea agreements and a form not authorized by Congress.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fbi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/secret-service" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Secret Service</a>, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/immigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Immigration and Customs Enforcement</a> stripped at least 60 people of their right to firearms between 2011 and 2019, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fbi-secret-service-plea-agreement-stripping-defendant-of-gun-rights-secretly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Examiner</a>. In at least one case, the FBI and Secret Service worked with a federal prosecutor to pressure a defendant into signing his gun rights away as a condition for a legal agreement.
“Dear Agent [redacted], You will find enclosed the NICS firearm form which has been signed by my client and his doctor. This is being provided in compliance with [redacted] plea agreement. Yours sincerely,” an attorney’s letter to a Secret Service agent on June 10, 2019, said according to the Examiner.
The letter was obtained by the gun rights group Gun Owners of America through a Freedom of Information Act request. It’s unclear what the defendant was charged with or why the FBI and Secret Service were involved. The case number on the letter was redacted.
The form that effectively strips signatories of their gun rights registers them in the FBI&#8217;s National Instant Criminal Background Check System and labels them as a “danger” to themselves. It also says they lack the “mental capacity adequately to contract” their lives, according to the Examiner.
“There&#8217;s a bit of a contradiction,” attorney Gilbert Ambler, who specializes in firearms law, told the Examiner. “They&#8217;re having you agree you&#8217;re incompetent. If you&#8217;re incompetent, how is that a binding agreement?”
Republicans in the House have said that reports of federal law enforcement pressuring Americans to give up their gun rights warrants investigation. Lawmakers say that such pressure appears to be unconstitutional.
“Americans can&#8217;t simply sign their constitutional rights away, even to the FBI,” Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX) <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/fbi-used-secret-powers-to-strip-more-americans-of-their-gun-rights-documents-reveal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in December. “As Republicans enter a House majority, we must use our investigative power to put a check on federal agencies who have proven to be eager and willing to crack down on Americans&#8217; right to keep and bear arms.”
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Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jim-jordan-subpoenas-connection-fbi-stripping-gun-rights" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made</a> similar comments last year.
“We’ve said all along we’re going to do investigations in a way that’s consistent with the Constitution,” said Jordan. “We’re going to do them aggressively. And there is nothing off the table when it comes to getting the facts and the truth for the American people on all these issues that fall under the broad category of politics at the DOJ.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/visa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visa</a> and Mastercard paused plans to track gun and ammunition purchases after receiving blowback to the plan from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gun-rights" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gun rights</a> advocates and supporters.
The payment processors <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/visa-to-categorize-sales-at-gun-stores-in-win-for-gun-control-advocates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> last year that they would adopt the International Organization for Standardization’s new merchant category code that could be used to better track gun and ammunition purchases from gun stores. The move riled gun rights supporters and provoked Republican lawmakers and attorneys general to take action against the payment processors.
Visa, the world’s largest payment processor, and Mastercard are now pausing adoption of the new code after the stiff opposition and in the face of several states moving forward with legislation that would block such tracking, according to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-09/visa-mastercard-pause-work-on-code-aimed-at-gun-purchases" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg</a>.
“There are bills advancing in several states related to the use of this new code. If passed, the result will be an inconsistency in how this ISO standard could be applied by merchants, issuers, acquirers and networks,” a spokesman for Visa told Bloomberg. “It’s for that reason that we have decided to pause work on the implementation of the firearms-specific MCC.”
Second Amendment supporters hailed the announcement as a victory for gun rights.
“Well done, it’s about time. US companies should not be taking orders from international NGOs to target legal industries,” <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorHagerty/status/1633866528125747209" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN). “This politicization of our financial sector must stop.”
Nearly two dozen GOP attorneys general sent a letter to Visa, Mastercard, and American Express in September over plans to adopt the new code and track gun and ammo purchases. The state prosecutors warned the companies that such tracking could be used to infringe on Americans’ Second Amendment rights
“Categorizing the constitutionally protected right to purchase firearms unfairly singles out law-abiding merchants and consumers alike,” the attorneys general <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/23-republican-ags-warn-credit-card-companies-to-abandon-plan-to-identify-gun-sales" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. “We will marshal the full scope of our lawful authority to protect our citizens and consumers from unlawful attempts to undermine their constitutional rights.”
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Republicans in Congress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/more-than-100-house-republicans-demand-answers-from-credit-card-giants-categorizing-sales-at-gun-stores" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expressed</a> similar concerns. They said that the new code could be a workaround to creating a gun registry monitored by private corporations instead of by the federal government.
The credit card companies moved to adopt the code after facing pressure from Democrats who said that tracking gun purchases could cut down on mass shootings.
“Credit card companies like @Visa, @Mastercard, and @AmericanExpress can and should do more to help stop mass shootings,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) tweeted on September 6, adding that she is “urging these companies to step up and help identify suspicious purchases to prevent gun violence.”

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Campus Carry In West Virginia
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed a bill into law this week that allows those with concealed carry permits to take firearms onto public college and university campuses.
&#8220;This is just saying the law-abiding people have a right to be able to carry if they choose to do so,&#8221; Justice said. &#8220;We just hope and pray that there’s never a problem. We can’t ensure in any way that there won’t be a problem, but for God&#8217;s sake-a-living, we need to stand rock solid by who we are and by the Second Amendment and all the greatness that we are in this great state and send the message to the world that by God if you want to mess with us, we can mess back.&#8221;
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“Campus Carry,” as it is known, will go into effect in July 2024, and West Virginia now joins 11 other states with similar laws on the books.
Chicago Police Officer Killed
A Chicago police officer was <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-officer-shot-and-killed-gage-park-andres-vasquez-lasso-cop/12902742/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed</a> Wednesday in a gunfire exchange allegedly with a man who was arrested in connection to a shooting last year. According to CWB Chicago, the Cook County state’s attorney’s office chose not to bring felony charges against the suspect last summer after he and two other suspects fled from a vehicle connected to a shooting. While felony charges were brought against the other two suspects, the state’s attorney&#8217;s office spared the man accused of killing the officer of the charges. Police say both the officer and the offender were shot in the exchanged fire.
Greek Railroad Official Charged With Manslaughter
Family members in Greece lined up to give DNA samples in hopes of identifying victims of a train crash that killed nearly 60 people there — while rail workers went on strike Thursday saying the rail system is outdated, underfunded, and dangerous. Meanwhile, the country’s government has blamed human error, and a railway official was charged with manslaughter. 57 people have been confirmed dead from the crash that’s being called the country’s deadliest ever.
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Trump Can Be Sued By Capitol Police Over January 6
The Department of Justice <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doj-says-trump-can-be-sued-over-january-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> this week that former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the January 6, 2021, riots. The brief was filed by lawyers of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. They say the investigation has no bearing on the special counsel investigation into whether Trump can be criminally charged over efforts to undo President Biden’s electoral victory in the 2020 presidential election.
House Ethics Committee Investigates Santos
The House Ethics Committee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/congress-launches-investigation-into-george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> Thursday it is launching an investigation into embattled Republican Rep. George Santos, the New York congressman who is accused of lying and embellishing his resume. The investigation seeks to determine “whether Representative George Santos may have engaged in unlawful activity with respect to his 2022 congressional campaign.”
Tesla Announces Price Cuts
Tesla says it <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/tesla-production-innovation-cut-auto-costs-half-97569216" target="_blank" rel="noopener">will cut the cost of its next generation</a> of vehicles by half, largely by using innovative manufacturing techniques and smaller factories. CEO Elon Musk and other executives outlined the goals during a 3.5-hour investor day presentation Wednesday as they presented the company’s third master plan. The changes could bring the cost of a new generation of vehicles to around $25,000.
&#8220;The desire for people to own a Tesla is extremely high,&#8221; Musk said. &#8220;The limiting factor is their ability to pay for a Tesla, not do they want a Tesla? It&#8217;s easy for people in this room to lose sight of that.&#8221;
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A top Democratic lawmaker in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan</a> derided offering “thoughts and prayers” while pushing stricter gun regulations after a shooting at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan State University</a> on Monday.
State Rep. Ranjeev Puri, the majority whip in Michigan’s Democrat-controlled House, issued a statement just after midnight on Tuesday after, according to police, a 43-year-old gunman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-warn-of-shots-fired-at-michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed</a> three students and wounded five more. The suspected gunman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
“Today, we begin to collectively heal from the horrific events which transpired, tomorrow we work,” Puri said in his early morning post on social media. “My official statement regarding the Michigan State University shooting is below: F*** your thoughts and prayers.”
In a longer statement attached to the post, Puri called thoughts and prayers “meaningless” without “action and change” before calling for stricter restrictions on firearms.
&#8220;What happened in East Lansing is unfortunately far too common,” Puri said. “Going to school in America, whether it’s pre-school or college, means risking your life every day to the threat of a mass shooting. Yet all we have offered up are empty solutions – traumatizing active shooter drills and bulletproof backpacks.”
“We do not need to live like this. The United States is the only country where this happens,” he continued.
He went on to suggest &#8220;common sense gun reform&#8221; legislation could have prevented the Michigan State shooting.
“Thoughts and prayers with action and change are meaningless. Our office will continue to work tirelessly to pass common sense gun reform immediately. We will not stop until our students can attend school without fear, our communities can attend places of worship in peace, and our society is safe from senseless gun violence,” Puri said.
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Today, we begin to collectively heal from the horrific events which transpired, tomorrow we work. 
My official statement regarding the Michigan State University shooting is below:
Fuck your thoughts and prayers. <a href="https://t.co/iHCOxOmDA3">pic.twitter.com/iHCOxOmDA3</a>
&mdash; Rep. Ranjeev Puri (@RanjeevPuri) <a href="https://twitter.com/RanjeevPuri/status/1625368903776972800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2023</a></blockquote>
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It is unclear how the suspected Michigan State shooter came to possess his firearm. Authorities have recovered a firearm at the scene but have not yet confirmed if it was the same firearm used in the shooting, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/michigan-state-university-shooting-updates-2-14-23/h_9f50564cf6e227d45d2ad66965b4481e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>.
Michigan State University Interim President Teresa Woodruff said on Tuesday that all classes would be canceled until at least the next week.
The university would be in restricted operations for the next 48 hours, Woodruff <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/michigan-state-university-shooting-updates-2-14-23/h_e504b57bb44f443d110c87d83b3273f4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a press conference on Tuesday morning, “then we&#8217;ll move into a period where classes will be canceled until Monday morning, but campus operations will resume.”
“We will provide the resources the students need for the time period they need,” she continued, thanking the federal government for its support.

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