“I tell these stories not to recount horrifying experiences in order to stir up trauma or to victimize myself, but, rather, to answer the question I was asked two years ago as I again sat in lockdown – now on UNC’s campus: Was this the first shooting I've experienced myself? “
Read More“The problem persists with the new precedent still being tested in its meaning, with each side arguing for different interpretations, and, by extension, the constitutionality of the law. “
Read More“While the political climate surrounding gun control legislation remains deeply divided, this settlement constitutes a historic utilization of existing law to hold gun manufacturers accountable. The families are hoping that this settlement will send a message to gun manufacturers’ banks and their insurers, illustrating that improper behavior is expensive; by placing pressure on banks and insurers the hope is that gun manufacturers will make their practices safer and correspondingly save lives.”
Read More“The lawsuit comes amid a decades-long drug war that has claimed the lives of over 150,000 Mexicans, many of them shot dead by traffickers armed with U.S.-made guns. Mexico’s stringent gun laws ban virtually all firearm sales, so the cartels rely on stolen and foreign weapons to wage war on rivals and the authorities.”
Read More“Wisconsin law states the use of deadly force to be permissible when a person has a reasonable fear of death or bodily harm. Due to the defense’s claim of self-defense, the burden is on the prosecution. Therefore, they would have to prove that Rittenhouse had no reasonable fear of death or bodily harm.”
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