Court cuts down Hawaii knife ban in controversial Second Amendment case

A panel of federal judges ruled a Hawaii law banning butterfly knives violates the Second Amendment under the Supreme Court’s new history-and-tradition standard. “Hawaii has not demonstrated that its ban on butterfly knives is consistent with this Nation’s historical tradition of regulating arms,” Judge Carlos Bea, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, wrote…

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Texas undercover police officer carjacked, shot in exchange of gunfire with suspects

Police in Dallas are searching for at least three suspects after a police officer was carjacked and shot early Wednesday, authorities said. The undercover officer was on-duty conducting surveillance in an unmarked car just before 1 a.m. near Northwest Highway and Harry Hines Boulevard, the Dallas Police Department said. The suspects’ vehicle parked directly behind…

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