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18 Nov, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Only 19 percent of Americans support banning the possession of handguns, down six points from 2020 and 41 points from 1961. thereload.com/poll-support-f…
The decline in support for stricter gun laws is less dramatic, but still important. Tightening gun restrictions has loss 15 points of support since 2018. It's at the lowest level since 2014. thereload.com/poll-support-f…
There are many more details in the full story, including who is driving the loss of support. Make sure you read the whole thing. thereload.com/poll-support-f…
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19 Nov
Many of the gun-control groups have moved to be liberal identity groups, just like some gun-rights groups have moved more towards being conservative identity groups. These tactics appeal to many in their base while alienating those who only agree on the gun issue.
Want to join March For Our Lives? Well, I hope you're very into intersectionalism and a whole host of leftwing activist priorities. Want to join the NRA? Well, I hope you're very into country music and the right-wing culture war.
These groups will happily take your donations if you support their core mission and don't fit the mold they're casting. But, good luck feeling welcome there.
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19 Nov
Several NRA staff who've had their social security numbers and bank account information exposed in the hack tell me they have not been contacted by the gun group about the situation.
The NRA did not respond to questions about what, if anything, it's doing for staff members who've had their personal information exposed in the security breach. It did not respond to questions on whether or not it's confident the hack has been contained.
thereload.com/russian-hacker…
The hack has affected NRA staff up and down the line. From its top leadership to its teenaged seasonal hourly workers. It appears sensitive information for many people hired or rehired this year was part of the leak. thereload.com/russian-hacker…
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18 Nov
I see @jonstewart did a sitdown interview with failed ATF nominee David Chipman. He didn't ask him about a black agent accusing him of making a racially-motivated false allegation of cheating to hinder his promotion.
@jonstewart Here is the report on the allegations against Chipman for anyone who has forgotten about them already: thereload.com/black-atf-agen…
Stewart's monologue on gun politics is pretty unserious. It's filled with strawmen and leaves out a lot of information. For instance, it is already illegal under federal law for anyone convicted of even a misdemeanor domestic violence charge to own guns.
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11 Nov
NEW: Russian Hackers Release NRA Bank Account Information, Staff Social Security Numbers in Latest Document Dump thereload.com/nra-bank-accou…
The Reload was able to authenticate multiple hacked documents by speaking with 6 current and former NRA officials. One person whose personal information was exposed confirmed the info was authentic, said they hadn't yet been notified by the NRA. thereload.com/nra-bank-accou…
The NRA did not provide a statement on the leaked personal information or answer questions about what it's doing to assist those whose information has been exposed. The documents have already been viewed thousands of times on the hacker's website. thereload.com/nra-bank-accou…
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6 Nov
Everytown is trying to sue @xYeezySZN for trolling them by putting their logo on a 3D-printed gun design. They argue people may be confused and think Everytown is behind or supportive of the 3D-printed gun design. Looks FPC wants to help represent the designer in court.
@xYeezySZN I would like to meet the person who came across a 3D-printed gun design featuring the Everytown logo and legitimately thought the gun-control group was behind it.
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4 Nov
If you want to read the "text, history, tradition" argument for why New York's restrictive concealed carry law is constitutional under Heller/McDonald, this is the best paper I've seen to that end.
The US made a similar argument at the Court. Concealed carry bans and "good reason" permit schemes date back to reconstruction. They were even relatively common by the 20th century. So, there is more of a historical record to back them up in a text, history, tradition test.
One big problem with the argument is total bans on carry, which is closer to what New York has in practice, were rarer. And many involved carry with the intent to terrorize people. Alito noted this in a North Carolina statute that was brought up.
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