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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Assault Weapons Not Protected by Second Amendment, Federal Appeals Court Rules - NBC News

Assault Weapons Not Protected by Second Amendment, Federal Appeals Court Rules - NBC News: In a 10-4 ruling, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, said that 45 kinds of assault weapons banned under Maryland law aren't protected by the Second Amendment.

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This decision based on this ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, 2008, written by conservative Justice Scalia:
"Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any mannerwhatsoever and for whatever purpose: For example, concealed weapons prohibitions have been upheld under the Amendment or state analogues. The Court’s opinion should not be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms. Miller’s holding that the sorts of weapons protected are those 'in common use at the time' finds support in the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of dangerous and unusual weapons."
https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/07-290.ZS.html

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Tell Congress to Fully Fund the EPA

Tell Congress to Fully Fund the EPA

Less than half of those polled are now satisfied with the quality of our country's environment, according to a recent Gallup poll. And nearly three in four Americans agree with the statement that "the country should do whatever it takes to protect the environment," according to the Pew Research Center.

Yet the president's proposed 2019 budget slashes Environmental Protection Agency funding by nearly a quarter, compromising the ability of an already-underfunded EPA to keep our air and water clean and protect public health.

Please add your name now and let your lawmakers know that you expect them to fully fund the EPA to protect our communities from pollution and other environmental threats.
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