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U.S. Supreme Court limits police power to enter homes with no warrant | Reuters

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U.S. Supreme Court limits police power to enter homes with no warrant | Reuters

The 9-0 ruling directed the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider Edward Caniglia's lawsuit accusing police of violating his constitutional rights by bringing him to a hospital for a mental health evaluation and taking away his guns without a warrant after a 2015 argument with his wife.

Lower courts had ruled that police in the Rhode Island city of Cranston did not violate the Constitution's Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches and seizures.

The case centered on a legal doctrine that gives officers leeway to engage in "community caretaking" to ensure public safety. In its ruling, the Supreme Court, which has previously applied this doctrine to vehicles, said it does not apply to the home as well.

NPR

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NRA Bankruptcy Case Denied, Allowing New York Dissolution Case To Move Forward : NPR

A federal bankruptcy judge dismissed an effort by the National Rifle Association to declare bankruptcy on Tuesday, ruling that the gun rights group had not filed the case in good faith.

The ruling slams the door on the NRA's attempt to use bankruptcy laws to evade New York officials seeking to dissolve the organization. In his decision, the federal judge said that "using this bankruptcy case to address a regulatory enforcement problem" was not a permitted use of bankruptcy.

Honestly I think it would be good for gun rights advocates if the assets of the NRA were dissolved and given to competitors. The organization is kind of stodgy and corrupt, and while I've contributed in the past I think we'd be better off with more vigorous defenses of the second amendment, especially if they can do more to support pro second amendment democrats. 

Americans Under 30 Have Rapidly Turned Against Gun Control Laws, Poll Finds

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Americans Under 30 Have Rapidly Turned Against Gun Control Laws, Poll Finds

A new ABC News/Washington Post poll released Tuesday from among more than 1,000 U.S. adults found that Americans overall are less supportive of new gun control legislations than they were just three years ago. People between the ages of 18-29 saw the sharpest decline in backing for new weapons laws, with fewer than half now saying new legislation is needed to reduce the risk of future mass shootings or to block "red flag" buyers.

In April 2018, the last time the ABC/Washington Post survey was conducted on this issue, 65 percent of these young Americans said they support gun control laws. That percentage is now 45.

It annoys me that in the era of the internet, you can’t fill out the 4473 from home, and have your completed background check done before you get to the gun shop, and just hand them the confirmation number, no wait or delay

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It annoys me that in the era of the internet, you can’t fill out the 4473 from home, and have your completed background check done before you get to the gun shop, and just hand them the confirmation number, no wait or delay. The system is so ass backwards, if something is in delay, I would rather know before I waste my time driving to the gun shop, looking at guns etc. 

Show 66 – Supernova in the East V

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Show 66 – Supernova in the East V

11/13/20 by Dan Carl

Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/115191684
Episode: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dancarlin/history/~5/bYC9sZ3qPmY/dchha66_Supernova_in_the_East_V.mp3

Can suicidal bravery and fanatical determination make up for material, industrial and numerical insufficiency? As the Asia-Pacific conflict turns against the Japanese these questions are put to the test. The results are nightmarish

Some truths about war.