Newsbits

Saturday’s Newsbits:

Jurisprudence:

• ACLU To Defend NRA as Supreme Court Weighs Whether New York Violated Gun Group’s First Amendment Rights
• Does Having a Gun Make a Person Suspicious? Courts Aren’t Sure Now.

Legislation:

• Local assembly member pushes for a bill that tackles gun violence in NYC

NRA:

• NRA’s Free Speech Argument Aims to Cripple Regulatory Powers

Politics:

• Council Members, who are part of the ‘Hood Caucus,’ roll out plan to tackle social media usage and gun violence
• More New Yorkers are applying for gun permits. The NYPD won’t say how many they granted.
• NYC Council formally considering disciplinary action against Inna Vernikov over gun incident: sources