banning bump stocks is not enough for the crowds we saw gathered today. right, but from a federal perspective banning bump stocks may be one of the few fundamental changes that is going to happen. on other matters, the states seem to be making movements, and i think that we re seeing more action toward banning ar-15s at the state level or at least raising the age limit, and ultimately those actions are going to be decided by the courts. recently federal appeals courts have upheld maryland s ban on ar-15 sales and a 21 year age limit for buying handguns. gun control gun rights supporters feel like that is going to you will is going to be ultimately be overturned. this debate will be battled in the states and ultimately federal courts that have to determine the 2nd amendment. rick: we have seen these before, but this event today and these
texas has said it plans to appeal if there is not a ruling in their favor. so this could go all the way up to the u.s. supreme court. the high court has already agreed to hear a different redistricting case. that one out of wisconsin. in dallas, fox news. all right. a new political experiment in seattle dubbed democracy vouchers now coming under fire. the first in the nation program is aimed at taking big money out of political campaigns, but some are challenging it in court, claiming it violates their 1st amendment rights. dan springer has the details from seattle. dan? john grant is running a completely new type of campaign for seattle city council. he s asking virtually every person he meets to become a financial donor. we re funding our campaign through the democracy voucher program. each registered voter was mailed four $25 vouchers which can only be redeemed by candidates. grant a housing activist who is
endorsed by the democratic socialist party has raised over $200,000, nearly all from vouchers, given by some of the most unlikely campaign donors, low income renters, non-citizens, and the homeless, all who can apply for vouchers, even if they can t or won t vote. someone who is homeless has just as many democracy vouchers as someone who is wealthy and living on a waterfront property in seattle. the vouchers are funded by a small property tax raising 3 million dollars. just a few weeks from the primary, and only 4% have been returned. unused voucher money will roll over to the next election cycle. but mark helps to prevent that, not able to support a single candidate, he is suing to stop the program because he says his tax dollars are funding political speech he opposes. it s a clear violation of 1st amendment rights, with free speech also come the right not to speak. we re also participating in the democracy voucher program. one goal is to reduce the amount and influence of
grant a housing activist who is endorsed by the democratic socialist party has raised over $200,000, nearly all from vouchers, given by some of the most unlikely campaign donors, low income renters, non-citizens, and the homeless, all who can apply for vouchers, even if they can t or won t vote. someone who is homeless has just as many democracy vouchers as someone who is wealthy and living on a waterfront property in seattle. the vouchers are funded by a small property tax raising 3 million dollars. just a few weeks from the primary, and only 4% have been returned. unused voucher money will roll over to the next election cycle. but mark helps to prevent that, not able to support a single candidate, he is suing to stop the program because he says his tax dollars are funding political speech he opposes. it s a clear violation of 1st amendment rights, with free speech also come the right not to speak. we re also participating in the democracy voucher program. one goal is to red
texas has said it plans to appeal if there is not a ruling in their favor. so this could go all the way up to the u.s. supreme court. the high court has already agreed to hear a different redistricting case. that one out of wisconsin. in dallas, fox news. all right. a new political experiment in seattle dubbed democracy vouchers now coming under fire. the first in the nation program is aimed at taking big money out of political campaigns, but some are challenging it in court, claiming it violates their 1st amendment rights. dan springer has the details from seattle. dan? john grant is running a completely new type of campaign for seattle city council. he s asking virtually every person he meets to become a financial donor. we re funding our campaign through the democracy voucher program. each registered voter was mailed four $25 vouchers which can only be redeemed by candidates.