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Kyle Rittenhouse

Jury to begin deliberations at Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial

Jury to begin deliberations at Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial Via AP News: Jurors will begin deliberations Tuesday at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial after two weeks of testimony in which prosecutors and defense attorneys painted starkly different pictures of his actions the night he shot three men on the streets of Kenosha. Prosecutors claimed in closing arguments Monday that Rittenhouse was a “wannabe soldier” who provoked bloodshed by bringing a semi-automatic […]

today11/16/2021 12

Rittenhouse

Rittenhouse defense lawyers ask for a mistrial

Rittenhouse defense lawyers ask for a mistrial Via Just The News: Defense attorneys for Kyle Rittenhouse requested a mistrial Wednesday, following a series of controversial questions by the case's chief prosecutor, Thomas Binger.  Judge Bruce Schroeder immediately excused the jurors, following the defense's request for a mistrial. Schroeder reprimanded Binger for his line of questions, accusing the prosecutor of attempting to introduce testimony that was already prohibited. According to the […]

today11/11/2021 4

New York gun

High court seems ready to strike down New York gun law

High court seems ready to strike down New York gun law Via AP News: The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed ready to strike down a restrictive New York gun permitting law, but the justices also seemed worried about issuing a broad ruling that could threaten gun restrictions on subways, bars, stadiums and other gathering places. The court was hearing arguments in its biggest guns case in more than a decade, […]

today11/04/2021 2

National Rifle Association

Ransomware gang says it targeted National Rifle Association

Ransomware gang says it targeted National Rifle Association Via AP News: A ransomware gang believed to operate out of Russia says it hacked the National Rifle Association, the most powerful gun-rights group in the United States. The gang, which calls itself Grief, published a handful of what appear to be the NRA files on a dark web site. The files, reviewed by The Associated Press, relate to grants the NRA […]

today10/28/2021 11

sales tax

Proposed law would end Ohio sales tax on guns, ammunition, knives

Proposed law would end Ohio sales tax on guns, ammunition, knives Via Just The News: Sales tax would no longer be collected on guns, ammunition and knives in Ohio if a bill planned for introduction in the state House of Representatives becomes law. State GOP Rep. Al Cutrona recently announced he will introduce legislation that would exempt those items from sales tax, saying the move would help make gun, ammunition […]

today10/27/2021 5

Baldwin

Crew member who gave Baldwin gun subject of prior complaint

Crew member who gave Baldwin gun subject of prior complaint Via AP News: A crew member says she has raised safety concerns in the past about the assistant director who authorities say unwittingly handed actor Alec Baldwin the prop gun that killed a cinematographer on a film set. Maggie Goll, a prop maker and licensed pyrotechnician, said in a statement that she filed an internal complaint with the executive producers […]

today10/25/2021 1

Smith & Wesson

Smith & Wesson moving headquarters from Massachusetts to Tennessee

Smith & Wesson moving headquarters from Massachusetts to Tennessee Via Just The News: Smith & Wesson, a leading firearms manufacturer founded in 1852, announced Thursday it's moving its headquarters from Springfield, Massachusetts, to Maryville, Tennessee. The project, which will involve relocating Smith & Wesson’s distribution, assembly and plastic injection molding operations, includes a $125 million investment from Smith & Wesson and is expected to create 750 new jobs. “Smith & […]

today10/01/2021 24

gun tracking tech

AP’s investigation of military gun tracking tech

AP’s investigation of military gun tracking tech Via AP: A tracking tag that some units in the U.S. military are using to keep control of guns could let even low-tech enemies detect troops on the battlefield, an ongoing Associated Press investigation has found. Radio frequency identification technology — RFID, as it is known — is everywhere in daily civilian life. When embedded in military guns, thin RFID tags can trim […]

today09/30/2021 6

Bloomberg

Bloomberg Gun Control Group Spends $3 Million Grooming Political Candidates

Bloomberg Gun Control Group Spends $3 Million Grooming Political Candidates Via Breitbart: Mike Bloomberg-backed Everytown for Gun Safety is spending $3 million to train its volunteers to run for political office. The New York Times reported that Everytown’s push is taking place under the auspices of a program called “Demand a Seat.” The goal of the program is to have “200…[volunteers] enter races in the next election cycle.” That means […]

today08/12/2021 15

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