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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jul 29

There are probably few photos that are more reflective of America’s gun violence problem than this one #RampageNation

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 23

Isn’t government trying to affect the price of goods an example of textbook socialism?

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 23

If the armed volunteer recklessly opened fire on a person legally carrying a firearm, he should be charged, perhaps with Murder Two. I guess it is possible for bad guys who think they’re good guys to shoot good guys they think are bad guys…and kill innocents too. 2/2 www.fox13now.com/news/fox-13-...

New video of Salt Lake City protest shooting appears to contradict police

Video of Saturday’s No Kings protest in Salt Lake City appears to show a suspect with his rifle aimed down and not running until a volunteer begins shooting.

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 23

A bystander was killed by an armed “peacekeeper” who opened fire on another man carrying an AR-15 rifle during the Salt Lake City No Kings March. Initially, they said the rifle holder was pointing his gun at the crowd. New video contradicts this, suggesting he was legally openly carrying his gun. 1/

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 23

Colin discusses those precise attacks in his piece

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 23

Very proud of my former student @colinpclarke.bsky.social for his opinion piece in the @nytimes.com identifying what Iran is likely to do after being bombed by the US. One option: attacking US bases in Middle East, which is underway right now.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/o...

Opinion | How Iran Might Strike Back

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Kris Brown | President, @BradyUnited.org @krisbrown.bradyunited.org · Jun 19

At this point, I am posting nearly every single day about administration decisions that will cost lives. This is yet another one of them. Don’t turn away.

This White House seems particularly determined to help rogue gun dealers flood our communities with guns, and make our country less safe.

Justice Dept. to Cut Two-Thirds of Inspectors Monitoring Gun Sales

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 19

Oh the many metaphors….

BNO News @bnonews.com · Jun 19

BREAKING: SpaceX Starship explodes during static fire test

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 16

Trump administration: vandalizing a Tesla is terrorism.

Also Trump administration: assassinating an elected official is not terrorism.

Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · Jun 16

On the lack of federal terrorism charges in Minn. killings, Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson says they "brought the charges that we think are appropriate right now."

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 16

Photo of Vance Boelter, the man suspected of shooting two Minnesota legislators and their spouses, being taken into custody by law enforcement

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 16

The gunman who shot two Minnesota legislators has been reportedly captured by police

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𝙼𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚗 𝙺𝚊𝚗𝚐 @mkang.bsky.social · Jun 10

We’ve updated the FSS proxy for household gun ownership to include 2020–2023. The dataset now spans 1949–2023 and includes state-level estimates of gun ownership, homicide, firearm homicide, and suicide rates.
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 7

Imagine if, instead of teaching kids how to deal with active shootings, we made a serious effort to prevent them

Justin Deegan @justindeegan.bsky.social · Jun 7

When books like this have to be published for children with little to no fanfare, and kids from primary school age have to go through active shooter drills at school, you can safely assume your country is in deep doo doo.

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 7

The challenge to Washington DC’s ban on large-capacity magazines (LCMs), which the Supreme Court rebuffed, was the last pending cert. petition pertaining to firearms-related “hardware.” To date, SCOTUS has refused to strike down bans on LCMs and assault weapons. #SecondAmendment #2A

Reuters @reuters.com · Jun 6

US Supreme Court rebuffs challenge to Washington, DC's high-capacity gun magazine ban reut.rs/4kx9Jek

US Supreme Court rebuffs challenge to Washington, DC's high-capacity gun magazine ban

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to hear a challenge to the legality of a restriction imposed by Washington, D.C., on large-capacity ammunition magazines in a case that gives the justices a chance to further expand gun rights.

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 5

I saw that. Because it’s dicta, it doesn’t amount to a judicial finding of fact. At some point, maybe some appellate court will provide guidance on how to determine what is the most popular type of rifle and what the timeframe should be. In past year? In past decade? In past century? Ever?

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 4

Aren’t you conflating “common use” with popularity? Hasn’t practically every federal appellate court said these are two distinct concepts? Also, is the AR-15 “the single most popular type of rifle” in America?

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 4

Yesterday, not only did the Supreme Court decide not to hear a challenge to Maryland’s assault weapons ban (AWB), the Seventh Circuit also upheld Cook County’s AWB in Viramontes. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 2

With SCOTUS denying certiorari in Snope and Ocean Tactical today, the only pending cert. petition pertaining to a firearm “hardware” case is Hanson, which involves a challenge to DC’s ban on large-capacity magazines. Distributed for conference this Thursday (June 5), I suspect cert. will be denied.

Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 2

This morning, after months of deliberation, the Supreme Court refused to hear challenges to Maryland’s ban on assault weapons and Rhode Island’s ban on large-capacity magazines. Justices Gorsuch, Alito, and Thomas wanted to hear the cases. Thomas filed a dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 2

The suspect in the Boulder attack has been charged with a hate crime. I would be curious to hear from the US Attorney as to why he has not (yet?) been charged with terrorism (18 USC 2331-2339)

The Associated Press @apnews.com · Jun 2

BREAKING: The man charged with a federal hate crime in the attack in Boulder, Colorado, told police he planned it for a year, the FBI says.

Suspect in Colorado attack told police he researched for a year and targeted 'Zionist group'

The FBI says the man charged in the attack in Boulder, Colorado, that left eight people injured told police he planned it for a year and specifically targeted what he described as the “Zionist group.”

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 2

I think Thomas and Kavanaugh teed up an insightful question for the lower courts to consider. In Heller, SCOTUS prohibited a ban on an entire class of firearms in common use: handguns. Does that mean the other classes are shotguns and rifles? Or can a subset of those, like AR-15 rifles, be a class?

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 2

The lack of a guaranteed fifth vote makes logical sense.

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 2

I returned to social media after a one-month hiatus just to weigh in on today’s decision to deny certiorari in Snope. My two cents here:

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 2

This morning, after months of deliberation, the Supreme Court refused to hear challenges to Maryland’s ban on assault weapons and Rhode Island’s ban on large-capacity magazines. Justices Gorsuch, Alito, and Thomas wanted to hear the cases. Thomas filed a dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 2

One final thought: Kavanaugh and Thomas address AR-15s in their filings. But bans on assault weapons restrict more than just certain AR-15s. They apply to other types of rifles as well as certain shotguns and pistols. The fixation on AR-15 rifles seems to affect all levels of the judiciary. 5/END

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 2

Kavanaugh predicts that SCOTUS “should and presumably will address the AR-15 issue soon, in the next Term or two.” The key word here is “address.” It should not be read as meaning SCOTUS will resolve the question of bans on assault weapons for once and for all. Only time will tell. 4/

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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · Jun 2

First, perhaps SCOTUS is so overwhelmed with Trump administration challenges that it currently lacks the bandwidth to take on these cases. Second, perhaps he sensed in conference that there weren’t 5 votes to reverse these cases and he didn’t want to risk setting a precedent he disagreed with. 3/

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