Arkansas attorney general announces lawsuit challenging gun show loophole rule • Arkansas Advocate
Attorney General Tim Griffin on Wednesday announced he would join with 20 other states in a lawsuit challenging new federal regulations on firearm sales. Griffin, who is co-leading the federal lawsuit with the attorney general from Kansas, said the federal rule is “not even close to legal.” Griffin said the process of how the Department […]
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Did ATF agents use body cameras in fatal raid? • Arkansas Advocate
A group of Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday called on the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to release body-camera footage of a pre-dawn raid that ended in the fatal shooting of Little Rock’s airport director. “Were they wearing required body cameras? If not, why not? And where the hell is the footage?” Rep. […]
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Marion police chief Gideon Cody suspended by city’s mayor
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Marion, Kansas Police Chief Gideon Cody, under fire for raids on the Marion County Record newspaper, was suspended by the city’s mayor on Thursday, according to the newspaper. The newspaper reported Friday on its website that City Administrator Brogan Jones circulated an email to the city council informing them of Cody’s […]
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