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Florida Republicans want gun owners to carry firearms without a permit under NRA-backed bill

The “constitutional carry” movement comes to the Sunshine State

The Independent UK

Russian saboteurs seek to hamper Putin’s war machine

Anti-Putin activists try to slow down Russia’s war in Ukraine and say they are willing to step up their violence.

Al Jazeera

Bringing in the big guns? NRA, lawyers who helped win U.S. Supreme Court case train sights on Illinois’ assault weapons ban

Although the National Rifle Association is not listed as a plaintiff, a spokesperson told the Sun-Times it joined the National Sports Shooting Foundation to bring forth the suit, similar to what it did in a New York case that went before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Chicago Sun-Times

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DOJ appeal in Texas mass shooting case pleases NRA and puzzles gun control advocates

A 2021 ruling found that the government was mostly responsible for the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. But the DOJ appealed that ruling this week, which critics say is a win for the NRA.

WEKU

Plan OK'd to extend life of N-plants past 60 years N-plants could operate for more than

The Nuclear Regulation Authority approved Wednesday a draft of a new rule that would allow nuclear power plants to operate for more than 60 years.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ron DeSantis pushes Florida lawmakers to loosen state’s gun laws

‘Ron DeSantis is yet again more concerned about his presidential aspirations ... than he is about the safety of the constituents’

The Independent UK

Christmas retail spending set to exceed $21.5 billion despite relentless cost of living increases

Australians are expected to spend nearly 4 per cent more this year than last year, despite relentless increases to the cost of living — equating to more than $21.5 billion.

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Illinois lawmakers have a moral obligation to pass gun safety bill

The Protect Illinois Communities Act Is a logical, necessary step to reduce the harm from assault weapons and large capacity magazines. We owe it to all whose lives have been irreversibly touched by gun violence.

Chicago Sun-Times

Senator Chris Murphy: ‘victory after victory’ is coming for US gun safety

A decade after the Sandy Hook shooting, the Democrat believes the US is ready to embrace change around firearms

The Guardian - US

The murders of 21 children and teachers in Uvalde weren’t enough to bring down Greg Abbott

On the Texas ballot were the lives of the 19 young students and two heroic teachers killed during the 24 May mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, writes Rachel Sharp

The Independent UK

NRA spending more on lawyers as revenue falls, membership lags

The National Rifle Association’s revenue is continuing to slide as record legal bills consume a growing share of its budget.

Tribune News Service

The Paranoid Style in Gun Control Politics

Bloomberg's "The Trace" fabricates a conspiracy about amicus brief writers who adhere to Supreme Court Rules

Reason

POINT: Gun control should be a winning issue in November

Gun violence is a clear and present danger to the lives of Americans. Voters want to address it, and candidates need to follow.

Tribune News Service

Greg Abbott’s inaction on gun reform after Uvalde is hardly surprising. Until you look at Parkland

As a Republican governor of a historically red state, who is both notoriously cosy with the NRA and in the midst of an election cycle, Abbott’s inaction may come as little surprise. Except that it has been done before, Rachel Sharp writes

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More than $8bn pledged to Joe Biden’s goal of ending hunger

White House officials announced the donations came from private corporations and non-profits alike

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philly mayor signs executive order banning guns at city recreation centers, a move that could spur legal challenges

PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Jim Kenney signed an executive order Tuesday banning the possession of firearms and other deadly weapons at city recreation centers and playgrounds, a move that could reignite a long-standing debate about whether Philadelphia should be able to write its own gun laws.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philly mayor signs executive order banning guns at city recreation centers

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney on Tuesday signed an executive order banning the possession of firearms and other deadly weapons at city recreation centers and playgrounds, a move that could reignite a long-standing debate about whether the city should be able to write its own gun laws.

Texas Observer

Arms Makers Target Kids to Boost Sales

With gun ownership declining in the United States, manufacturers and industry lobbyists like the NRA are deliberately marketing to children.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

ATV noise, threat threats, and wasting judicial resources.

Reuters

NRA free speech lawsuit against New York regulator is dismissed

A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the dismissal of a National Rifle Association lawsuit accusing a New York regulator of stifling its speech by pressuring banks and insurers to stop doing business with the gun rights group.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

40% of operational staff at nuclear plants lack experience

Nearly 40% of the operations staff at the seven electric power companies that have not yet restarted their nuclear power plants since 2011 have no experience with reactors, a Yomiuri Shimbun survey found.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

NRA's strict standards delay reactor reactivation

The reactivation of nuclear power reactors has been delayed in Japan due to the Nuclear Regulation Authority significantly tightening its rules related to natural disasters, and power companies needing to take time to prove their operations are safe under the new system.

Chicago Tribune

‘The Good Fight’ review: What a long, strange trip it’s been, culminating in the 6th and final season of this spiky-surreal legal drama

Christine Baranski might have one of the best laughs on television. It’s a delighted ripple of sonic caramel and she puts it to considerable use in the sixth and final season of the Paramount+ legal drama “The Good Fight.” Spinning off from the long-running CBS series “The Good Wife” in…

Los Angeles Times

As Trump and GOP blast FBI, Biden claims law and order mantle for Democrats

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — After a remarkably productive month in Congress, Democrats have major legislative accomplishments to trumpet on the campaign trail this fall. But President Biden traveled to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to address a stubborn liability for his party: crime.

The Independent UK

Uvalde families protest outside Greg Abbott’s house calling to raise minimum age to buy AR-15

Gunman Salvador Ramos legally purchased the firearm used in the massacre as soon as he turned 18 – thanks to Texas’ lax gun laws

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