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Trump Jr. Partners With GrabAGun: What Investors Should Know About E-Commerce Company Set To Trade As 'PEW'
Monday, January 6, 2025 - 12:17pm | 1120Mobile-focused online firearms retailer GrabAGun announced Monday a SPAC merger to go public and named Donald Trump Jr. as an investor and advisor. The SPAC Merger: GrabAGun announced a SPAC merger valuing the company at $150 million with Colombier Acquisition Corp II (NYSE:CLBR). The deal will add...
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Justice Department Defends Ban On Gun Ownership For Medical Cannabis Users
Friday, October 4, 2024 - 4:55pm | 570The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is holding firm on its stance that medical marijuana users should not allowed to own a gun, citing safety risks. In a recent filing, federal attorneys argued that the ban on gun ownership for cannabis users is constitutional and should remain in place. This...
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Ballots And Bullets: How Ohio's Weed Legalization Vote Might Affect Gun Purchases
Monday, November 6, 2023 - 10:56am | 707If Ohioans approve Issue 2 on Tuesday, Nov. 7, using marijuana recreationally will be legal for adults 21 and older. All except for gun owners, which should come as no surprise due to federal restrictions. "All federal restrictions on gun ownership and ammunition will remain in place...
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ATF Concerns Emerge Over Arkansas' Medical Marijuana And Concealed Carry Gun Laws
Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 5:58pm | 303Arkansas' recent law permitting medical cannabis patients to obtain concealed carry gun permits has triggered concerns at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF. Arkansas Law vs. Federal Policy Concern over public safety and potential conflicts with...
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GOP Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Emerges As 'Second Amendment Absolutist' — Supports Gun Rights For Convicted Felons
Thursday, September 7, 2023 - 8:17pm | 426Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has articulated his belief that convicted felons should be permitted to carry guns. According to Politico, Ramaswamy shared his views on a podcast hosted by former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, which is set to air on Thursday. During the...
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Marijuana Laws Vs. Firearm Regulations: Is It Easier To Buy A Gun Than Legal Cannabis?
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 - 8:47am | 801In certain parts of the U.S., purchasing an automatic weapon is easier than buying marijuana, despite the deadly potential of the former. In 2021, the CDC reported that 48,830 individuals died from gun-related injuries and mass shootings. Some 72,000 gun sellers across the U.S....
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Controversy Continues Over Allowing MMJ Patients To Own Guns In Florida, Legal Action In Motion
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - 2:06pm | 754In November, a U.S. district judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D) and her co-plaintiffs against the federal government in which they were seeking to enable medical marijuana patients to buy and own firearms, ending a month-long legal...
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Why Do Medical Cannabis And Gun Ownership Rights Conflict So Often?
Monday, October 17, 2022 - 9:58am | 1185Roughly 33% of US adults report owning a gun, according to a 2021 Georgetown University firearms survey. By the end of 2022, New Frontier Data expects 4.7 million Americans to be registered medical cannabis cardholders. How those two figures impact one another remains uncertain. But with federal...
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Florida Lawsuit Around Marijuana & Guns Heats Up: DOJ Compares Cannabis Users To Domestic Abusers
Friday, September 23, 2022 - 1:58pm | 715The Department of Justice has struck yet again. As part of the ongoing Florida lawsuit on whether medical cannabis users should also have the right to own guns, got more comment recently when the DOJ claimed that MMJ users are inherently dangerous and therefore...
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Florida: Nikki Fried's Guns And Weed Filing Slams DOJ For Offensive Characterization Of Cannabis Users
Thursday, September 8, 2022 - 10:38am | 618In August, the Department of Justice urged a federal court to dismiss the lawsuit broughy by Florida's Agriculture Minister Nikki Fried, which seeks to allow legal medical marijuana users to buy and own guns. The government argued that it was “dangerous to trust regular...
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DOJ Wants Fed Court To Dismiss Nikki Fried's Florida Gun-Cannabis Combo Lawsuit: Weed Users' Judgment Can't Be Trusted
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 - 10:44am | 344The Department of Justice asked a federal court to dismiss Florida Agriculture Minister Nikki Fried’s lawsuit that seeks to allow medical marijuana users from buying and owning guns. The government’s argument? It would be too “dangerous to trust regular marijuana users to exercise...
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Guns & Medical Marijuana Patients: Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Nikki Fried Has An Ace Up Her Sleeve
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 - 11:47am | 491Last month, the Supreme Court declared that the individual’s right to carry a handgun in public for the purpose of self-defense is protected by the U.S. constitution, reported Reuters. A week following the landmark ruling the high court dismissed several cases sending them to lower courts for...
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Elon Musk Weighs In On Gun Control, 'Homicide Insurance' Following Uvalde School Mass Shooting
Friday, May 27, 2022 - 3:09pm | 521In the wake of another mass shooting, this time at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were gunned down on Tuesday, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk shared his thoughts on gun control. The Idea: “What is a reasonable way to make it harder for...
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5 Gun Stocks To Watch Amid Biden's Gun Control Plans
Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 6:05pm | 648The Biden administration has put out initial actions to tackle gun violence in the United States. What Happened: SOn Thursday, six initial actions were put in place by the Biden-Harris administration. The president is also calling on Congress to pass legislation to close loopholes in the...
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Why This American Outdoor Brands Analyst Is Bullish
Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 1:37pm | 408American Outdoor Brands Inc (NASDAQ: AOUT) was born out of a spinoff from gun company Smith & Wesson Brands Inc (NASDAQ: SWBI) and is well-positioned to benefit from "the impressive rugged outdoor" category, according to B. Riley Securities. The American Outdoor Brands Analyst: Eric...