Seventeen U.S. Senators recently introduced legislation aimed at removing the guts of the National Firearms Act and they are calling it the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act.
Alumni Weekend events set for April 16-18
UNG will hold a Reunite on the River event at Pine Valley at noon April 17. This photo is from the 2019 Alumni Weekend event at Pine Valley.
The University of North Georgia (UNG) Alumni Weekend will take on a different feel in 2021, but many of the weekend s most popular events will remain in place April 16-18. While we continue to follow CDC guidelines, and respect those who are not yet ready to come to Dahlonega, many alumni are telling us they are ready for safe engagement, said Wendi Huguley, director of the Alumni Association. It is with this in mind that we have scheduled a fabulous weekend that is largely outdoors and allows for maximum spacing.
The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a lawsuit in federal district court against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Department of Justice, alleging violations of the Administrative Procedures Act relating to its flip-flop regulation of arm braces on semiautomatic pistols.
SAF is joined by Rainier Arms, LLC and two private citizens, Samuel Walley and William Green. The lawsuit also names acting ATF Director Regina Lombardo and Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, in their official capacities. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The case is known as
Were These the Fingerprints of a Terrorist?
Biometric data led President Trump to pardon an American soldier convicted of killing Afghan civilians. What if the data was wrong?
Credit.Lauren Peters-Collaer
By Annie Jacobsen
Ms. Jacobsen, a reporter who has written books about the C.I.A. and the Pentagon, is the author of the forthcoming “First Platoon,” from which this essay is adapted.
Jan. 9, 2021
Four years ago this month, Donald Trump invited Sean Hannity to the White House for one of his first sit-down interviews as president.
“Let me ask you about the power of the pardon, which is absolute for a president,” Mr. Hannity said to Mr. Trump. He brought up Clint Lorance, an Army first lieutenant who ordered his platoon to shoot three unarmed motorcycle riders in Afghanistan, in July 2012, killing two of them (the third escaped unharmed). A military court had found him guilty of second-degree murder and he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Mr. Hannity suggested he wa