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Grifman wrote: ↑Mon Aug 28, 2023 12:25 pm It’s like the NRA Convention not allowing guns.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued an emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque and the surrounding county for at least 30 days amid a spate of gun violence.

The Democratic governor said she is expecting legal challenges but felt compelled to act in response to gun deaths, including the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy outside a minor league baseball stadium this week.

The firearms suspension is tied to a threshold for violent crime rates that only the Albuquerque area currently meets. Police and licensed security guards are exempt from the temporary ban.

Violators could face civil penalties and a fine of up to $5,000, said Caroline Sweeney, a spokeswoman for the governor.

The Missouri School Boards’ Association (MSBA) has rolled out the TI Training Recon System, which brings to life about 1,400 tense situations. From an angry student to a lunchroom fight, a knife-wielding jealous boyfriend, and an active shooter, the interactive video simulator is designed to help school workers think on their feet.

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“Our teachers really are the first responders of their classroom,” said McDonald. “They’re the emergency managers of the hallway. Their decision-making skills moment in time when there’s a crisis is really what keeps our kids safe. So it’s incumbent upon us to give our educators the tools to respond effectively and quickly to any crisis.”

In 2014 the Missouri legislature approved a school protection officer program allowing school districts to designate teachers or administrators who volunteer to carry concealed firearms.

The Meal wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:53 am I bet the drills are fun for folks who have hero-fantasy daydreams.

LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 3:02 pm Drugs and guns don't mix. It is amazing to me that they opened with a taser, thought for sure she'd be shot.




That kind of response time in their own building is pretty telling.

Alefroth wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 5:59 pm

LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 3:02 pm Drugs and guns don't mix. It is amazing to me that they opened with a taser, thought for sure she'd be shot.




That kind of response time in their own building is pretty telling.

She was shot at before the taser.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:30 pm

Alefroth wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 5:59 pm

LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 3:02 pm Drugs and guns don't mix. It is amazing to me that they opened with a taser, thought for sure she'd be shot.




That kind of response time in their own building is pretty telling.

She was shot at before the taser.

Yup. Jump to 3:35.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 7:24 pm Illinois Supreme Court finds state assault weapons ban constitutional

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to block an Illinois law banning assault-style weapons, leaving the measure in place while proceedings before a federal appellate court continue.

The decision from the justices, with no noted dissents, marks the second time they have declined to halt Illinois' statewide ban, which a gun rights advocacy group and gun shop owner argued violates the Second Amendment. It has also left in place a similar ordinance in Naperville, a suburb of Chicago.

Fox News Digital, which first reported the resignation, said the 74-year-old cited health reasons for his exit, which will take effect Jan. 31.
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LaPierre and three other current and former NRA leaders are fending off a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James in 2020 that alleges they violated nonprofit laws and misused millions of dollars of NRA funds to finance lavish lifestyles for themselves.

The lawsuit alleges that LaPierre diverted millions of dollars away from the group’s charitable mission for his personal use of private jets, expensive meals, travel consultants, private security and trips to the Bahamas for him and his family.

The attorney general claims LaPierre spent more than $500,000 of the NRA’s assets to fly himself and his family members to the Bahamas. From May 2015 to April 2019, the NRA incurred over 1 million dollars in expenses for private flights in which LaPierre was not a passenger, according to the lawsuit.

LaPierre received more than $1.2 million in expense reimbursements from 2013 to 2017, the lawsuit alleges.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Nearly 30,000 firearms have been stolen from motor vehicles in Tennessee in the decade since Republican lawmakers voted to allow gun owners to keep their weapons in their cars and trucks without any penalty for those who leave them unsecured, a NewsChannel 5 analysis has discovered.

In 2022 alone, the most recent year for which statewide numbers are available, data from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation shows that more than 5,000 guns were stolen from motor vehicles, in many cases putting them into the hands of dangerous individuals who are not legally entitled to possess firearms and are likely to commit other crimes.

Some of those stolen weapons have since been used to kill innocent Tennesseans, but Tennessee Republicans have so far shown little interest in revisiting those laws or in cracking down on gun owners who make their firearms easy targets.

"Listen, freedom comes with some dangers. That's one of the things that made our country great is that we put the power in people's hands," said Rep. Jeremy Faison, an East Tennessee Republican who sponsored the 2013 legislation.

A video taken by a high school student shows an Indiana lawmaker flash a gun to students who were visiting the statehouse to talk to legislators about gun control.

A student from Burris Laboratory School in Muncie told The Associated Press that she and four other students were at the state Capitol on Tuesday to participate in a day of advocacy with Students Demand Action, an arm of Everytown for Gun safety. Alana Trissel, 17, said state Rep. Jim Lucas asked the students what brought them to the Capitol and began to defend gun rights.

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In discussing places where firearms are banned, Lucas said people aren’t “truly free” unless they can defend themselves. A student off camera asked Lucas if he means carrying a firearm. Just over six minutes into the 10-minute video, Lucas said, “I’m carrying right now,” and holds open his suit jacket exposing a holstered handgun. It was not immediately clear what kind of gun Lucas was carrying.

“Nothing about someone carrying a gun makes me feel safe,” a student said off camera after Lucas lifted his jacket.

Trissel disputed Lucas’ claim that the group’s argument was based on emotion, and she said she felt talked over.

“Since a state legislator had shown a weapon, I felt all the more powerless,” she said. “I felt scared. I felt alone. I was timid and almost petrified with fear.”

Lawbeefaroni wrote:but Lucas isn't going to suddenly start shooting them in the statehouse

Punisher wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:24 pm I really don't think it was meant as a threat. More as an example of wgat he is trying to say. He wants it for defense and so he carries whereever he can.

I also find this interesting.

Trissel disputed Lucas’ claim that the group’s argument was based on emotion, and she said she felt talked over.

“Since a state legislator had shown a weapon, I felt all the more powerless,” she said. “I felt scared. I felt alone. I was timid and almost petrified with fear.”

They disputed his claim that they were being emotional and then immediately went into her emotions.
I'm ok with her having her feelings but don't say your questioning is not emotional then immediately complain with your emotions.

Punisher wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:24 pm I also find this interesting.

Trissel disputed Lucas’ claim that the group’s argument was based on emotion, and she said she felt talked over.

“Since a state legislator had shown a weapon, I felt all the more powerless,” she said. “I felt scared. I felt alone. I was timid and almost petrified with fear.”

They disputed his claim that they were being emotional and then immediately went into her emotions.
I'm ok with her having her feelings but don't say your questioning is not emotional then immediately complain with your emotions.