Category Archives: Guns
Texas Laws That Gun Dealers Need to Keep in Mind Right Now
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, gun sales have soared. In Texas, the state’s Attorney General has deemed gun stores essential, meaning they…
After El Paso and Dayton, Will Gun Crime Consequences Increase?
The mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton which left at least 31 people dead reflect the escalating gun violence in the United States.…
What You Say on Facebook May be Used Against You
Whether or not Larry Recio on May 15, 2015 possessed a firearm was until March 8, 2018 an issue of contention. The contentious issue…
SCOTUS Adding Stun Guns to 2nd Amendment Precedent?
A stun gun is more commonly known as a Taser. It is a device or weapon from which an electrical current may be fired…
Cell Phone Privacy Gaining Strength in Courts, Even for Probationers and Parolees
In 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court in Riley v. California held that the police, acting without a warrant, generally may not examine digital information…
Civil Case Against Police Officer Who Shot Unarmed, Compliant, 68 Year-Old African-American Man Will Proceed
Qualified immunity is generally the first defense invoked by a police officer when faced with a lawsuit alleging that he or she intentionally violated…
Beware of the Government Eye on the Utility Pole
Rocky Joe Houston, and his brother Leon, do not like the government, and in particular do not like the police. In May 2006 the…
Locked Up for Being Sick: Mentally Ill Man Sentenced 8 Years in Federal Prison for Firearms Violations
There’s no question that Des Moines, Iowa resident David Anthony Tumea had serious mental health problems in 2012. There is also no question that…
City Ban on Assault Weapons, Large Capacity Upheld, Next Challenge in the Works
According to FBI statistics, there were 11,961 murders committed in the U.S. in 2014. 8124 of the murders were committed using handguns. 262 people were…
Federal Weapons Convictions Decline, Sentencing Enhancements Remain Consistent
According to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), federal weapons convictions declined 5.8 percent in Fiscal Year 2015 from the previous fiscal year. In…
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