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A veto out of Kentucky is drawing serious pushback from gun rights advocates.
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is calling Gov. Andy Beshear’s rejection of House Bill 312 a major misstep, arguing it strips young adults of their ability to defend themselves.
At the center of the fight is a simple question: Should 18- to 20-year-olds be allowed to carry for self-defense?
HB 312 would have created a provisional concealed carry license for that age group, giving young adults (who can already vote, serve in the military, and sign contracts) the legal ability to carry a handgun in public.
But Beshear vetoed it. And CCRKBA isn’t holding back.
Chairman Alan Gottlieb called the move “a direct attack on young adults.” He argued that it leaves many (particularly young women) more vulnerable in situations where they may need protection.
He also pushed back on what he described as a broader pattern of denying rights to younger Americans, pointing out that many in this age group are already taking on adult responsibilities, from military service to starting families.
Another flashpoint in the response is how the veto is being framed.
Some coverage has tied Beshear’s decision to the 2023 Old National Bank shooting. But CCRKBA argues that the connection doesn’t hold up. As the attacker in that case was older than the group impacted by the bill.
Instead, the organization says the policy ends up restricting law-abiding young adults, rather than addressing the individuals actually committing violent crimes. Now, attention shifts to the Kentucky legislature.
Lawmakers could move to override the veto when they reconvene, setting up a potential showdown over both the bill itself and the broader question of where Second Amendment rights begin for younger adults.
For now, though, the takeaway is clear: A bill aimed at expanding carry rights is off the table for the moment.
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Old Elmer
In 1911 he attacks a train together with his gang but uses so much explosives to blow up the safe that nothing remains of the loot.
A few months later his escape ends with the police riddling him with gunshots, thus ending his life but not his adventure.
The funeral home that had been entrusted with the body couldn’t find anyone willing to pay for Elmer’s funeral, so they embalmed him, gave him a hat, a rifle and turned him into a local attraction that could be visited for a fee. .
Soon the rumor spreads that putting coins in his mouth brings good luck, so every day visitors fill Elmer with change which is extracted from his body in the evening.
In 1916, 5 years after his death, some relatives showed up to collect the body, but they weren’t real relatives, just some guys who had decided it was the easiest way to take over the local tourist attraction and turn it into a show for their circus. traveling.
Even though Elmer was embalmed, he still showed the signs of aging, so 10 years after his death he underwent a restyling in which he was covered in wax and made up, to be exhibited together with real wax statues in various traveling crime museums to which he was gradually surrendered.
In 1933 it was sold to the producer of an anti-drug film: “Narcotic!” by Dwain Esper who used it as a drug addict’s props for advertising purposes.
In 1949 he takes a break from show business and rests for more than twenty years in a Hollywood warehouse without anyone knowing that he isn’t a real wax figure.
In 1967 he made a cameo in David Friedman’s masterpiece She She’s Freak.
In 1970, now worn out by time and neglect, he was deemed worthless and sold to a house of horrors in Long Beach as a mannequin.
On December 8, 1976, an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man was filmed in that house of horrors.
For stage needs, an assistant director is sent to move Elmer who is hanging from the ceiling.
And one of Elmer’s arms is left in his hand.
He notices that mannequins aren’t usually filled with real bones, real muscles and real cartilage so he decides that maybe it’s time to call the police.