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Federal court strikes down Illinois ban on carrying firearms in public
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday struck down an Illinois law that forbid a person from carrying a firearm in public, ruling that the law conflicted with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in District of Columbia v. Heller. Heller held the Second Amendment protects Americans right to…
Reagan-appointed judge: Deregulation advocates made a fundamental mistake
Richard Posner, a well-respected federal judge, said Thursday on Current TV that he no longer believed the financial industry should not be regulated. “I was an advocate of the deregulation movement and I made — along with other, a lot of smarter people — made a fundamental mistake, which is…
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