Under the guise of ensuring that the rights of defendants are upheld, states like New York have stacked the deck in such a way as to make the prosecution's job presumptively impossible. The results of this change have been predictable and disastrous.
Given Sheriff Richard Giardino's legal experience, he is an important person to speak to about this troubling series of events in New York under Gov. Kathy Hochul.
When the U.S. Supreme Court tossed out New York state's "good cause" requirement, the state responded with a "good moral character" requirement that is, perhaps, even worse.
Whether a majority of pro-freedom candidates win in this midterm election will depend on how the individual races highlighted here turn out. That being said, every local, state and congressional race matters.
The gun-control movement, with the help of an international organization that develops standards in a number of fields, appears to have found a way to try to pressure credit-card companies to peer into gun owners’ transactions and lives.