Barrel out of spec? Origin shouldered to savage style.
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SOLD Spuhr Sp-4001c 1.18” + Data Card holder + Spuhr top mount rail
- By Bcera
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Supreme Court: It’s Not ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishment’ to Clear Homeless Encampments
- By PatMiles
- The Bear Pit
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The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday that it is not “cruel and unusual punishment” under the Eighth Amendment to remove homeless people from encampments and to imprison them for repeatedly violating anti-camping laws.
The case, City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, was watched closely by civic leaders nationwide who are struggling to deal with homelessness — especially in Los Angeles, California, where the homeless population has continued to grow.
Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for the majority, expressed sympathy for the homeless, and acknowledged that the issue is complex and difficult to resolve. But he noted that laws against encampments were “commonplace,” and said that the Eighth Amendment was a “poor foundation” on which to mount a challenge against them. The right forum in which to debate responses to homelessness was in democratically-elected governments, not in the federal courts.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the Court’s decision “disappointing” — although her own city is struggling to deal with homeless encampments:
Bass’s strategy is to move homeless people into motels or hotels, and bill the taxpayers — and has met with only limited success, with some people benefiting but the homeless population growing.
In April, Bass implored wealthy residents of the city to donate money for property to be devoted to the homeless. Los Angeles County is trying to replace a quarter-cent sales tax for homeless services to a half-cent in a ballot initiative.
Justice Sonya Sotomayor said in her dissent: “Sleep is a biological necessity, not a crime. For some people, sleeping outside is their only option. The City of Grants Pass jails and fines those people for sleeping anywhere in public at any time, including in their cars, if they use as little as a blanket to keep warm or a rolled-up shirt as a pillow. For people with no access to shelter, that punishes them for being homeless. That is unconscionable and unconstitutional.”
The case is City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, No. 23-175, in the Supreme Court of the United States.
Reloading Equipment New Primed Starline 380 Auto Brass - $99.77 / 1000 ct (9.9 cpp)
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Optics Vortex Recon 15x50 R/T
- By WolfThorn
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Lightly used and in like new condition. Has ranging reticle.
$425/shipped
$425/shipped
SOLD Kimber 82 Classic B Action 22lr as new no box AAA Walnut
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SOLD FS: MPA / Gray Ops CNC Matrix Pro Internal Weight kits
- By stevieb92
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I have two (2) sets of the MPA / Gray Ops CNC Matrix Pro internal weights for sale. They are lightly used but in like new condition. Comes with all screws for installation. Each set is $140 shipped.
Firearms WTS Precision Rifle Build- Surgeon 591, Surgeon Bottom, McMillan A5, Bartlein, Lapua 308win Palma brass
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