Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond
A three-judge panel of the Sixth US Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously ruled that the federal ban on gun ownership for anyone who has been “adjudicated as a mental defective or who has been committed to a mental institution” violated the Second Amendment rights of a 73-year-old Michigan man who was briefly committed to a mental institution decades ago. […]
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The negligence and wrongful death lawsuit filed in Bridgeport Superior Court by the families of nine of the 26 people killed and a teacher injured at the Sandy Hook Elementary School asserts that the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle should not have been made publicly available because it was designed for military use and is unsuited for hunting or home defense. Unsuited
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GA A Douglas County, GA man is suing the state and election officials in Douglas County, saying his civil rights were violated when a poll worker asked him to remove his National Rifle Association cap when he went to vote. The Southeastern Legal Foundation filed the lawsuit Monday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on
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Peruta v. County of San Diego In the ongoing saga of Peruta v. County of San Diego, another California case into which Ms Harris tried to inject herself, a judge on the Ninth Circuit has called for a vote to determine if the Circuit will hear the case en banc. Peruta is the case that agreed that the Second Amendment
Peruta v. County of San Diego and the Corps carry suit Read More »
California Attorney General Kamala Harris had sought a stay of Judge Anthony Ishii’s decision in Sylvester v. Harris. That was the case that challenged California’s 10-day waiting period as it applied to certain individuals. Her argument in a nutshell was “Hey, this is gonna cost us money and we need to hire some folks to comply; I don’t see how
Oh, HECK NO, Ms. Harris Read More »
How Eric Holder was prepped to mislead (lie to) us about his involvement in F&F: details here.
How Eric Holder was prepped about his involvement in F&F Read More »
In a bizarre decision in former ATF Agent/whistleblower Jay Dobyns’ retaliation case, Judge Frances M. Allegra, has voided his own decision in favor of Dobyns. That decision denounced the ATF, and it appealed to the Federal Court of Appeals. The appeal and a cross-appeal are still in process. In addition, Judge Allegra sealed all records concerning the case. No explanation
Attorney Alan Gura has filed a request that the District of Columbia be held in contempt of court in the 2009 Palmer v. District case for enacting new gun laws that are so restrictive as to be out of compliance with US District Judge Frederick Scullin’s order to allow for concealed carry in the city. Gura argued that “despite passing
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