A Monthly Electronic Newsletter from the Louisiana Shooting Association, Inc. |
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Sen. Ronnie "Judas" Johns (Rep. Lake Charles) was promised the job of Gambling Commissioner by Gov. John Bel Edwards if he missed the veto override session.
"For as long as any of us can remember, Louisiana has been dominated by the mediocre and unprincipled."
-Late Gov. Edwin Edwards
"This pertains to Ronnie Johns, who is very unprincipled."
-Moon Griffon
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Failed Constitutional Carry Bill: Next Steps |
By now you have certainly heard that the attempt to override the veto of SB118 (Constitutional Carry) failed on a vote in the Senate during the special session 23 Yeas to 15 Nays. When SB118 initially passed in the Senate, there were more than enough Yeas to override a veto. However, some of our key allies flip-flopped, dooming the override to failure.
The following senators changed their votes on the bill:
Make sure you remember that these politicians cannot be counted upon to support the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. They cannot be trusted.
Foil, Bernard and Connick are freshman Senators. Let's make sure their first term is their last.
Smith allegedly wants to be Governor. Another Democrat who claims to support the 2nd Amendment but votes against it when his vote is truly needed? I think not. We have seen that show before. Keep that in mind when you head to the polls!
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Jefferson Parish School Board agreed to pay $165,000 to settle lawsuits by parents of two children suspended last year for holding BB guns during online classes. |
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Two Louisiana Students Receive Settlements from Anti-Civil Rights Jefferson Parish School Board. |
Last September we reported on the saga of Ka'Mauri Harrison, a Jefferson Parish elementary school student who was suspended for having a BB gun that happened to come into view while the fourth grader was participating in online schooling in his own home. That case prompted considerable backlash, but the Jefferson Parish School Board refused to relent and even suspended another student, sixth-grader Tomie Brown, for similarly innocent and non-threatening conduct involving a BB gun in the home.
Fortunately, the students' families were not willing to take these injustices lying down, and when the punishments were not rescinded during the school board's disciplinary proceedings, the families sued in federal court. The suits specifically cited violations of the students' rights to freedom of expression, to bear arms, and to due process of law. The school board had maintained that the presence of the BB guns during remote learning in the children's homes was, among other things, a violation against “weapons in the classroom setting."
Earlier this month, the school board announced it would be settling the claims out of court and compensating Ka'Mauri's family $92,500 and Tomie's family $72,500. References to weapons violations were also removed from the two students' disciplinary records.
The Board's earlier handling of the incidents had received condemnation across the political spectrum, including the State of Louisiana, the LSA, the NRA, and the American Civil Liberties Union.
It also led to changes in Louisiana Law to require development of disciplinary policies specific to virtual learning and to expand rights of appeal in the case of student expulsions or suspensions. Virtual learning polices are required under the law to "be narrowly tailored to address compelling government interests" and to "take into consideration the students and their families' rights to privacy and other constitutional rights while at home or in a location that is not school property." The legislation was dubbed The Ka'Mauir Harrison Act.
Anti-gun public school officials all too commonly use their leverage over students to promote their personal ideologies under a false guise of promoting a safe school environment and preventing disruptions, even when no threat or unruly behavior occurred.
This time, however, it was the students who taught the school board a civics lesson, one that will hopefully prevent similar abuses in the future.
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GRANTED LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: WHETHER THE STATE'S DENIAL OF PETITIONERS' APPLICATIONS FOR CONCEALED-CARRY LICENSES FOR SELF-DEFENSE VIOLATED THE SECOND AMENDMENT. |
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LSA Joins Other Pro-2A Groups in "Friend of the Court" Brief to US Supreme Court |
The Louisiana Shooting Association, Inc., along with the Second Amendment Foundation, Buckeye Firearms Foundation, Connecticut Citizens Defense League, Florida Carry, Grass Roots North Carolina, Illinois State Rifle Association, Maryland Shall Issue, Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, New Jersey Second Amendment Society, Sportsmen’s Association for Firearms Education, Tennessee Firearms Association, and Virginia Citizens Defense League, have filed a "Friend of the Court" brief in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., et al., v. Kevin P. Bruen, in His Official Capacity as Superintendent of New York State Police, et al., which is now in front of the US Supreme Court.
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Get Your 2021 M1 Garand Raffle Tickets! |
Tickets for the 2021 M1 Garand Raffle in Support of Junior Shooting are now on sale. The drawing will be held October 16, 2021. Winner need not be present to win!
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