Handgun Law
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New Year’s Eve warning from police: Don’t fire your guns into the air
Not everyone has enough firecrackers and fireworks to celebrate the New Year. Many US residents like to shoot in the air on a festive night. Such actions are dangerous and entail criminal liability – warn the police in Los Angeles. In a memo issued on Friday, the department recalls that shooting in the air violates…
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Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Linked to Homicide Increase
Statistics showed how weapons laws in the US increase the number of murders. Scientists have statistically shown that the simplification of the use of weapons in Florida led to a sharp increase in the number of murders. The new statistics will add arguments in disputes about the use of weapons in the US in the…
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Texas Modifies ‘Open-Carry’ Law For Citizens
In the state of Texas, while it is legal to carry a firearm with a permit, it is also one of 5 states that do not currently allow ‘open-carry’. This is a controversial legal position, since Texas is a predominantly gun-owner, NRA-supportive, majority republican stance in which strongly stands behind the right to bare arms,…