By one measure, Californians are about 25% less likely to die in mass shootings compared with residents of other states. The state’s low rate of gun deaths is at least in part because of strict firearm laws, experts say.

But after a number of devastating shootings across the US this year, California is now tightening those gun rules even more.

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This month alone, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law more than 10 new firearm restrictions. These include fresh limits on gun advertising to minors; increased inspections of dealers; and a 10-year ban on firearm possession for those convicted of child abuse or elder abuse.

The most high-profile of these laws allows Californians to sue anyone who distributes banned semi-automatic rifles or ghost guns. The legislation, which Newsom signed Friday, is modeled after a Texas law that allows private

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Newport News substitute judge and lawyer pleaded guilty to two counts of tax fraud charges.

Nosuk Kim served on the bench as a substitute judge before resigning July 1st2022 and served previously on a state disciplinary committee for the Virginia State Bar, according to court officials.

The News 3 Investigative Team has been digging into the background of Nosuk Kim.

Her husband and business owner, Beyung Kim, was sentenced last August for his role in an elaborate scheme that wrongly awarded his company I-Tek millions of dollars in government contracts.

Federal prosecutors say Beyung Kim was sentenced to 58 months in prison, and his four employees were sentenced to a combined 93 months.

Court documents state that I-Tek got $7 million in government contracts that were supposed to be for disabled veterans and required items to be made in America. The group supplied

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The mother of slain Chicago officer Ella French received a round of applause Tuesday morning during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on law enforcement officer safety.

Two brothers, 22-year-old Eric Morgan and 21-year-old Monty “Emonte” Morgan, are accused of fatally shooting French, who was 29 at the time of her death, while she was conducting a traffic stop in August 2021.

“Officer Ella French is remembered for her beloved and profound generosity and her passion for service,” Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said during the hearing. “My wife and I went down to St. Rita Chapel to join in the memorial service. We have never seen an outpouring of grief like we saw that day. We joined hundreds, maybe thousands, of mourners that were there. Ella’s mother, Elizabeth French, is here with us today. I want to thank her personally

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The state — amid a series of high-profile mass shootings that have spurred a national conversation on gun ownership — has passed multiple new measures this month, including allowing for gun violence victims to file civil suits against companies that manufacture the firearms used in crimes.
One of the eight laws signed on Thursday includes a 10-year prohibition on gun possession if someone is convicted of child abuse or elder abuse, according to a news release from the governor’s office.
California governor signs law allowing gun violence victims to sue firearm manufacturers for damages

Another law now requires schools to share information on child access prevention laws and safe firearm storage, as well as mandated reporting to law enforcement of any threat or perceived threat of a homicidal act.

“California has the toughest gun safety laws in the nation, but none of us can afford to be

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Crime and insecurity have increased globally for many reasons. Some of these incidences include rape cases, murder, personal injury, theft, and burglary. News platforms are always reporting major cases worldwide regarding crimes. The culprits and suspects in such instances can get the services of a criminal defense attorney Daytona Beach based to acquire proper representation in court. Nevertheless, you must understand what such a lawyer does when processing a crime scene. The following steps show the responsibilities of an advocate in crime scene processing.

Scene Security

Collecting evidence is critical, but people can tamper with it if the scene is not secured. It is a lawyer’s responsibility to ensure the scene is safe from any intruders or individuals with bad intentions. An attorney can secure the area through police officers or contracting a security company.

Scene Sketching

This step is critical because it helps investigators recreate the scene to develop …

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Employment LawYou possibly can come into battle together with your worker or employer in various situations. Beneath the Indonesian Firm Legislation, a company must inform its staff not less than 30 days earlier than acquisition to offer them and associated parties an opportunity to convey complaints in the event that they suppose that the sale will drawback them. There are no sanctions for failing to take action beneath the prevailing laws.

In the United Kingdom, similar proposals were drawn up, and a command paper produced named the Bullock Report (Industrial democracy) was launched in 1977 by the James Callaghan Labour Occasion authorities. Unions would have immediately elected half of the board. An “impartial” ingredient would also be added. However, the proposal was not enacted. The European Commission provided proposals for worker participation in the “fifth company law directive”, which was also not implemented.

Employment Law contains health insurance that benefits staff …

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Following the Supreme Court’s ruling last month, some progressives have increasing used the term “pregnant people” — as opposed to “women” — to refer to those whose right to abortion they seek to protect, in an effort to recognize that transgender men and non-binary people are also affected by the court’s decision, which overturned the 1973 landmark ruling that had made access to abortion a federal constitutional right.

“You refer to ‘people with a capacity for pregnancy.’ Would that be women?” Hawley asked Khiara Bridges, a law professor at UC Berkeley School of Law, during the sharp exchange at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

“Many women, cis women, have the capacity for pregnancy, many cis women do not have the capacity for pregnancy,” Bridges replied. “There are also trans men who are capable of pregnancy, as well as non-binary people who are capable of pregnancy.”

Pressed by Hawley about what

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New York City officials have filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against the owners of a brownstone in Midtown for illegally renting their units on Airbnb.

The lawsuit comes under a relatively recent New York City law that requires rental platforms like Airbnb to give information about short-term listings to the major’s office — such as the identity of the host and which bank accounts payments were made to. The city was able to discover the identity of the host from data obtained by Airbnb. The suit was filed as New York City is in the grip of a tight housing market, with critics blaming Airbnb for the squeeze by reserving units exclusively for tourists.

Hosts can only offer rentals for less than 30 days and only if they stay with their guests, with a limit of up to two guests, according to New York city and state law.

“We’re not going

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A heated exchange between Mon. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Berkeley Law professor Khiara Bridges over whether men can get pregnant drew strong reactions online from both sides of the political aisle.

The Republican senator’s Twitter account shared the clip from a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on abortion Tuesday.

In the clip, Hawley asked Bridges if she meant “women” after she repeatedly referred to “people with a capacity for pregnancy.” Bridges said that “trans men and non-binary people” were also capable of carrying pregnancies. The senator then asked Bridges if abortion was still a “women’s rights issue.” Bridges responded by saying that abortion affected women as well as other people.

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A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on abortion and the legal consequence of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization blew up during a tense back and forth between Mon. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Berkeley Law Professor Khiara Bridges when the senator questioned her characterization of who can get pregnant.

After Bridges referred to “people with a capacity for pregnancy,” Hawley asked if she meant women. When the professor stated that some women cannot get pregnant and that some transgender men and non-binary people can, Hawley questioned whether abortion is really a women’s rights issue, as it has historically been presented. This led the professor to accuse Hawley of creating a dangerous situation with his question.

“I want to recognize that your line of questioning is transphobic, and it opens up trans people to violence by not recognizing

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