Retreat and Defense: Fort Dodge Police Clear Man in Fatal Self-Defense Shooting

The Webster County Attorney’s Office has officially cleared 31-year-old Josiah Byram of all criminal liability following the fatal July 24, 2026, shooting of 45-year-old Thomas Ahrens in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Investigators with the Fort Dodge Police Department determined that Byram was actively ret...

By Brandon Curtis

New Jersey’s Safe-Storage Proposed Workaround Should Be Dead-on-Arrival

After the Third Circuit struck down New Jersey’s semi-automatic rifle and magazine bans, Trenton lawmakers turned back to a sweeping firearm-storage mandate. Professor Mark W. Smith explains why the proposal runs directly into the Supreme Court’s ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller.

By Mark W Smith
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