BLUF: Across the country; in MN, St. Paul advanced a local firearm-ban ordinance contingent on repeal of state preemption. In DC, the DOJ moved to void convictions tied to the capital’s magazine-capacity ban and later issued subpoenas for lawmakers’ phone toll records, with Verizon complying and AT&T resisting. In HI, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on firearm carry on private property open to the public, while in MO, justices declined to revive a state law blocking enforcement of federal gun rules. In FL, a judge struck down the 18–20 concealed-carry age restriction, and in OR, the state’s high court scheduled arguments on Measure 114’s permit and magazine rules. In TX, lawmakers introduced measures supporting federal designation of the Muslim Brotherhood and condemning CAIR. In MI, the FBI arrested five individuals tied to ISIS-inspired planning and seized weapons and electronics. On a national level, the U.S. President ordered immediate resumption of nuclear-weapons testing, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to the federal firearms ban for drug users, multiple blue states enacted liability laws targeting gun makers, and the federal government tapped contingency funds to cover roughly half of November SNAP payments.
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