Supreme Court gun challenge: A New York case could turbocharge the Second Amendment.

Right now, gun advocates are asking SCOTUS to block most of New York's Concealed Carry Improvement Act—which the state legislature passed in the wake of Bruen—on the court's infamous shadow docket. The New York law repealed the state's now-invalid limits on concealed carry, replacing them with more rigorous screenings for permit applicants plus a list of "sensitive places" where guns remained banned. A conservative judge promptly halted the statute, gutting the screening for permits while legalizing concealed carry in hospitals, parks, zoos, movie theaters, protests, and more. But a federal appeals court reinstated the law, leading its opponents to beg the Supreme Court for emergency relief. And so, in the coming days, we will discover how aggressively the conservative majority wants to dismantle all remnants of the nation's gun safety regime...

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/01/guns-supreme-court-new-york-concealed-carry.html

Kentucky governor signs bill abandoning training requirements, background checks for concealed guns - Daily Kos:

On Monday, Republican Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed Senate Bill 150 into law. It eliminates the need for getting a permit, receiving safety training, or submitting to a background check before carrying a concealed weapon. Senate Bill 150 was backed by the National Rifle Association but opposed by groups such as Louisville Metro Police and the Kentucky State Fraternal Order of Police...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1841579

Kentucky Senate advances NRA-backed gun bill on Parkland school shooting anniversary - The Hill

The Kentucky Senate on Thursday voted to advance legislation backed by the National Rifle Association (NRA) that would allow people to carry concealed firearms without a permit or training. ....
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/430316-kentucky-senate-advances-nra-backed-gun-bill-on-parkland-school-shooting

Florida failed to do national background checks on concealed weapons permits - the guardian

For more than a year, Florida failed to carry out national background checks that could have disqualified people from gaining a permit to carry a concealed weapon. ....
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/09/florida-failed-national-background-checks-concealed-weapons-permits

For over a year, Florida ran ZERO background checks on more than 268,000 concealed carry permits - Daily Kos

It all started in February 2016 when Lisa Wilde, a manager in the state of Florida's Division of Licensing tasked with reviewing concealed-carry permit applications, couldn't get her password to work when trying to log into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). It would be 40 days before she'd finally ask for help, only to then fail to follow up when offered a temporary fix. ....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1770454

Actually, Guns Do Kill People | The Nation

Road rage is an American pastime. Nearly 80 percent of motorists admitted to at least one instance of aggressive driving in the past year, according to a 2016 study. A generation ago, drivers confronting each other over a traffic squabble could assume their quarrel would end with strong words or, at worst, a black eye. But in 2013, after one car tailgated another, two men in Ionia, Michigan, stopped in a parking lot to resolve their dispute.....

https://www.thenation.com/article/actually-guns-do-kill-people/

The 43 most eye-popping lines from Donald Trump's 'surreal' gathering on guns - CNNPolitics

On Wednesday afternoon at the White House, President Donald Trump held a brainstorming session on gun legislation with members of Congress. That wasn't all that unusual. After all, in the wake of the murders of 17 people at a Florida high school two weeks ago, the national debate has centered on what -- if anything -- legislators can do about gun violence.....

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/01/politics/trump-guns-meeting-analysis/index.html

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Concealed Carry Leads to 15% Increase in Violent Crime -- The Daily Beast -- Study

In the wake of the deadly school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, there have been an onslaught of proposals to address what's been variously termed as a gun epidemic or a mass-shooting problem in the United States. Among the central tenets of President Trump's proposals to help fix the problem are the concepts of arming 20 percent of teachers at each school with guns and awarding them bonuses. ....
https://www.thedailybeast.com/study-concealed-carry-leads-to-15-increase-in-violent-crime