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3 NEWS April 28, 2021 Supreme Court agrees to decide Volunteers Continued from page 2. the COVID-19 Pandemic, whether gun owners have right to needs. Volunteers are required undergo initial train- but we’re gearing up to offer those trainings again. We’ll utilize Zoom meetings and ing before they begin making social distanced in-person carry a weapon in public visits and to make visits of two hours per week to their chosen facility. Volunteers also training. If you’re interested in learning more about the Ombudsman Program or in meet once per month to go becoming a volunteer, contact David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times lar handgun ban in Chicago. “carry” licenses. By contrast, the neighbor- over events and visits and to Cherrie Nutley, long-term care Since then, the justices have steadily ing state of Pennsylvania has a “shall issue” do continuing education. ombudsman supervisor for WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court turned away appeals that challenged other policy to give permits to eligible residents We’ve stopped our training Western Oklahoma at 580- agreed Monday to hear a major gun-rights gun laws, including measures that limited who apply, and about 14% of its adults have for new volunteers through 562-5032. claim and decide whether the Second who could obtain a license to carry a gun in a license to carry a weapon, the group said. Amendment gives law-abiding individuals a public. But the three newest justices -- all They said 28% of Alabama adults have carry right to carry a loaded handgun when they leave home, regardless of local restrictions. At issue are laws in California, New York Trump appointees -- have indicated in the past they favor stronger protections for gun rights under the Second Amendment. permits, the highest percentage in the na- tion. The other states with the more restrictive Misdemeanors Felonies and six other states that strictly limit “con- California law says gun owners may apply “may issue” policies are Hawaii, New Jersey, cealed carry” permits to those who can show for a concealed carry permit with a local law Maryland Massachusetts, Delaware and MISDEMEANORS they have a “special need” or “good cause” enforcement agency, and one may be grant- Rhode Island. to be armed. In Los Angeles, New York and ed if a sheriff or police chief determines the The New York case began when Robert State of Okla vs Anissa P Bearbow Trespassing. Resisting other cities, these permits are rarely grant- applicant is of “good moral character” and Nash and Brandon Koch, who live near Al- State of Okla vs Jerrian D Long Obstructing & resisting an ed. has “good cause” to carry a loaded handgun. bany, applied for a concealed carry permit. officer “The time has come for this court to... The Los Angeles Police Department says Nash cited “a string of recent robberies in reaffirm the citizens’ fundamental right to “good cause exists if there is convincing evi- his neighborhood.” But both were turned State of Okla vs Belinda B Sullivan DUI. Leaving scene of an carry a handgun for self-defense,” Washing- dence of a clear and present danger to life or down because they “did not demonstrate accident ton attorney Paul D. Clement said in his ap- of bodily harm” to applicants or their fami- a special need for self-defense that distin- State of Okla vs Noah P Freeman DUI. TOC. Reckless driving- peal on behalf of the New York State Rifle & lies. guished [them] from the general public.” Pistol Association. “Because of the restrictive practices in They sued along with the state rifle asso- FELONIES The case could be the most significant test some California cities and counties, the ciation claiming a violation of their rights State of Okla vs Lindsey J Harkins Child neglect of the Second Amendment in a decade. In most recent data show that there are only under the Second Amendment. They lost State of Okla vs Kirk T Creswell Child neglect 2008, the court ruled for the first time that 120,582 concealed carry license holders in before a federal judge and the 2nd Circuit the Constitution gives individuals a right all of California. That is a mere 0.39% of the Court, which held the state may restrict who State of Okla vs Jennifer M Jimenez-Vargas Child neglect. to have a gun for self-defense, and it struck adult population of California,” the court carries a concealed weapon in public. Endangering down a Washington D.C. ordinance that pro- was told by several law enforcement groups, The court will hear arguments in the fall hibited all private possession of handguns. including the California Sheriffs Assn.. in the case of New York State Rifle & Pistol others by eluding Two years later, the court threw out a simi- In New York, about 1.2% adults hold Assn. vs. Corlett. Marriages & Divorces OP senator floats $900 billion trimmed MARRIAGE LICENSES Anthony Atchley, Pampa, TX – Victoria Smith, Pampa, TX infrastructure spending Hunter Stout, Elk City – Mercedes Estes, Elk City Ryan Mendoza, Elk City – Heaven Kunze, Elk City Tony Czuczka and Yueqi Yang The president plans to ad- communications networks. going it alone. DIVORCES Bloomberg News dress Congress on Wednesday Elements involving what’s A group of senior Senate Re- night, a speech likely to focus on been dubbed “human infra- Trey Harmon vs Sheana Harmon publicans last week gave few WASHINGTON — Repub- a second, longer-term economic structure,” such as funding for specifics on how to pay for the licans may be ready to back as recovery plan that goes beyond child care and education, should spending beyond possibly tax- much as $900 billion in infra- structure spending, according to a senior senator, though that projects regarded as quintessen- tial “infrastructure” to expand- ing social safety-net programs. be split off, Manchin said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I do think they should be separated,” ing electric cars and repurposing unspent funds. They rejected It’s time to rolling back former President would still be less than half of President Joe Biden’s proposal. “There’s a deal to be done on Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who’s a key moderate in the bargaining, said he said. Manchin said he and others in a group of 10 Republicans Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts or adding to the national debt. expand Medicare, The House group has sug- infrastructure, I think,” Repub- lican South Carolina Sen. Lind- sey Graham said on “Fox News last week that Biden and Con- gress should focus on traditional infrastructure projects such as and 10 Democrats who tried to broker a deal on the previous stimulus bill — passed with only gested measures such as raising the fuel tax to help pay for roads senators tell Sunday.” Rather than an increase in the corporate tax rate to 28% roads and bridges, an approach broadly favored by Republicans. “There’s probably an $800 Democratic votes — are now discussing an infrastructure proposal. Along with the coali- and bridges, an annual regis- tration fee on fully electric or hybrid electric cars, or broaden- Biden that Republicans flatly reject, he (billion) to $900 billion infra- tion of House moderates known ing the air cargo tax to trucking suggested “to not pay for some structure bill that we could all as the Problem Solvers Caucus, Shant Shahrigian, New York Daily News services. of the infrastructure spending, agree on,” Graham said. “Watch they’re seeking a bipartisan way Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, because I think it over time pays Joe Manchin. I think there’s a forward. a West Virginia Republican in- President Joe Biden should include expansion of for itself.” sweet spot on infrastructure An ABC News-Washington Medicare in his upcoming “American Families Plan” by volved in the negotiations, said Democrats and Republicans where we can find pay-fors that Post poll released Sunday there have been “encouraging lowering the eligibility age and adding hearing, dental and are laying down markers while won’t hurt the economy.” showed such an approach would sounding out bipartisan ap- Manchin’s support will be have broad support among the signs” from the White House. vision care along with reduced drug prices, a group of 17 proaches to Biden’s $2.25 tril- critical for Biden. He’s suggested American people. By a 2-to-1 “We are circling back on Mon- senators urged on Sunday. lion plan before it’s taken up by a two-track approach that deals margin, respondents said Biden day to figure out the best strat- Biden plans to unveil details of his “American Families Congress. The administration first with physical infrastruc- should be willing to make “ma- egies,” she said on CNN. “This Plan,” which reportedly includes universal pre-K, free needs every Democratic vote in ture, including transportation jor changes” to his proposal to is an active conversation. And I community college and extension of a major child tax a Senate split 50-50. systems, water projects and win GOP support, rather than think that it’s a good beginning. credit through 2025, at his first speech before a joint ses- sion of Congress on Wednesday. SpaceX capsule carrying 4 The senators say it makes sense to expand Medicare — which they called “one of the most successful and popular federal programs in our nation’s history” since it was astronauts docks with space station signed into law in 1965 — with changes such as lowering the eligibility age to 60 from 65. “Now, 55 years later, the time is long overdue for us A SpaceX capsule carrying a crew of four docked with the six months. to expand and improve this program so that millions of International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, mission control- Pesquet is the first astronaut from the European Space older Americans can receive the health care they need,” lers said. Agency to fly to the space station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon wrote Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and 16 Democrats The three men and one woman had blasted off on Friday capsule. with the help of a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle from the Cape including Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and This was the second group of astronauts to fly to the space Canaveral spaceport in Florida. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York. station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. The first arrived They arrived at 0908 GMT as the ISS was flying 260 miles “We have an historic opportunity to make the most in November and are set to return to Earth in April. above the Indian Ocean, NASA said. After the U.S. space agency NASA ended its shuttle program significant expansion of Medicare since it was signed SpaceX, a private U.S. aerospace company founded by Elon Musk, has now carried 10 astronauts to the ISS in the past year, in 2011, Russian rockets became the sole means to get to the into law,” they wrote in their letter to the president, first after previously only hauling cargo to the orbiting outpost. ISS. reported by Politico. This crew consists of two U.S. astronauts — Shane Kim- SpaceX changed that in 2020, when it became the first pri- Their proposal comes hot on the heels of nearly $2 tril- brough and Megan McArthur — as well as Akihiko Hoshide of vate company to send astronauts to the station. SpaceX’s entry Japan and Frenchman Thomas Pesquet. They will stay aboard for also marked the first crewed launch from U.S. soil in nine years. lion in COVID-19 relief and as Biden has been pushing a huge infrastructure package. The government could fund the expansion by negotiat- ing with pharmaceutical companies to lower drug prices, $50 $75 the lawmakers wrote. According to Congressional Budget Office estimates, requiring the government health care program to negoti- ate with drug companies could save at least $456 billion and increase revenue by at least $45 billion over the next decade, they said. 6 Months 1 Year “Savings that are achieved through price negotiation should be used to expand and improve Medicare.” The missive came as Biden’s approval rating stood at 52%, according to a new poll. His American Rescue Pack- 109 W. Broadway, Elk City • 580-225-3000 age that included billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief won approval from 65% of those polled. www.elkcitynews.com.com ©2021 New York Daily News. Visit at nydailynews. com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.