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| NEWS NEWS Lawsuits Begin Over Trudeau’s “Assault Weapon” Ban | |
| As we informed our readers earlier, Justin Trudeau, the Canadian Prime Minister, took advantage of the suspension of Parliament to declare a ban on what he described as “military grade assault weapons.” The implementing regulations (“Orders in Council”) apply to over 1,500 models and “variants” of guns that have been used for decades for lawful hunting, competitive shooting, and other recreational uses. | |
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| NEWS NEWS Fact Checkers, Editorialists Resort to Fake News to Push Anti-Gun Propaganda | |
| As we saw last week with Twitter presuming to fact-check an opinion expressed by President Trump, the legacy media – now in collaboration with tech platforms that constitute the modern public square – still pathetically cling to the idea that they are perceived as a source of “truth” by America at large. Polls, however, show that a majority of Americans do not trust the media to report the news accurately. | |
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| NEWS NEWS California and COVID-19: Gun Control Proposals are Essential, Full Civic Participation is Not | |
| COVID-19 hasn't curtailed the California Legislature's never-ending quest for gun control. The same cannot be said for efforts to maintain good governance in the Golden State. Through restrictions on access to the state capitol and disorganized attempts at remote hearings, Californians have had their opportunity to be heard during the legislative process diminished by the pandemic. | |
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| NEWS NEWS Double Counting in Washington State | |
| Public health officials in Washington state are counting people who were fatally injured with a firearm in the tally of COVID-19-related deaths. This decision – and it appears to have been made consciously – reinforces what we already know about public health officials. | |
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