Author: Jack Bogart

The federal law barring illegal drug users from owning firearms has been much in the news lately. It has also been considered by several courts over the past few months, with widely varying rulings on the matter. A recent appeals court ruling is unlikely to bring much clarity to the situation. On August 20, a three-judge panel of the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a group of Florida residents who use medical marijuana had plausibly alleged that the law as applied to them violates their right to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment. In the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sheriff Grady Judd, a no-nonsense Florida sheriff known for his tough talking and showmanship, announced the takedown of a drug-trafficking gang by donning the ringleader’s gold chain and bracelet during a press conference.The Polk County sheriff wore the jewelry to drive home what he called the deadly consequences of so-called “low-level” drug dealing. He also held up seized guns to underline his point that dealers are armed and dangerous.”I got their drip. I got their money. We got their guns. We got their dope,” Judd said Friday, unveiling the results of a…

NEED TO KNOW A woman who was visiting Ohio with her family is accused of driving a golf cart into the water, with three of her children on boardThey all survived, but the investigation alerted officers about the disappearance of the woman’s husband and 4-year-old childThe woman allegedly told a witness she had ‘given her son to the Lord’ before her 4-year-old was found deceased, per authorities Authorities in Ohio are investigating the deaths of a man and his 4-year-old after the child’s mother was accused of driving her other kids into a lake while on vacation. The deceased have…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that mandates prosecution of those caught burning the American flag as a form of intimidation, a practice described by the White House as “uniquely offensive and provocative.””My Administration will act to restore respect and sanctity to the American Flag and prosecute those who incite violence or otherwise violate our laws while desecrating this symbol of our country, to the fullest extent permissible under any available authority,” the order says. Leading up to Monday’s order, viral instances of public flag burning have become much more…

NEED TO KNOW Authorities have confirmed that a manhunt is currently underway for a man who shot and killed two police officers in a rural Australian townA third officer was also seriously injured in the incident, which took place in Porepunkah, about 186 miles north-east of MelbourneVictoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush called the incident “a terribly tragic event,” per the BBC A manhunt is underway after a man shot and killed two police officers in a rural town in Victoria, Australia, authorities have confirmed. On Tuesday, Aug. 26, shortly after 10:30 a.m. local time, two on-duty officers were fatally…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump wants to drive down crime in some of our most dangerous cities. Democrats are furious, coming down hard — once again — on the wrong side of an issue that affects millions of Americans.Why would the leaders of high-crime cities like Washington and Chicago object to the president helping to make their streets safer? They are panicked that Trump will succeed, exposing them as the inept, corrupt leaders they truly are.For decades, Democrats have struggled to overcome GOP accusations that they were “soft on crime.” In 1994, trying to…

NEED TO KNOW The food delivery Xana Kernodle ordered from DoorDash on the night she was murdered is among a new batch of crime scene photos released by Idaho State PoliceInvestigators believe that Kernodle heard Kohberger upstairs while eating her food, and encountered him in the bedroom of roommate Madison MogenKernodle is thought to have then fled, at which point Kohberger followed her downstairs, forgetting to retrieve his knife sheath New crime scene photos show the half-eaten final meal of Xana Kernodle. The photos of the DoorDash delivery that the 20-year-old University of Idaho student collected just minutes before she…

NEED TO KNOW Bryan Kohberger entered 1122 King Road and made his way to the third floor where he first checked the room of Kaylee Goncalves, which was emptyHe then moved on to the room of Madison Mogen, where he found both Mogen and Goncalves sleeping and stabbed them both to death in the bedHe could have carried out the killings in less than three minutes, the Idaho State Police determined — after recreating his path using evidence from the crime scene Bryan Kohberger could have murdered all four University of Idaho students in as little as 90 seconds. The Idaho…

NEED TO KNOW A Portland grade school has opted to relocate out of concern for its students’ safety amid clashes at a neighboring ICE facilityTear gas being emitted into the neighborhood by ICE agents is among school officials’ top concerns, as well as munitions educators say they’ve repeatedly found on the school’s playgroundThe school’s self-described “emergency move” comes less than two weeks before its school year begins A Portland grade school says it’s relocating due to dangerous and violent conditions a local ICE facility has caused amid its aggressive responses to protesters outside their building. The Cottonwood School, located in…

NEED TO KNOW The USDA Forest Service announced that the Rock Island Campground in Leavenworth, Wash. will be closed to the public through Wednesday, Aug. 27This is so the FBI can continue the multi-agency investigation into fugitive Travis Decker, 32, who officials believe murdered his three daughters at the campground on June 2The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security, U.S. Border Patrol, Washington State Patrol, Wenatchee Police Department, and U.S. Marshals are also involved in the investigation Travis Decker has been on the run for close to three months after allegedly murdering his three daughters, and still authorities have found no…