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Relford believes that Gov. Brown and other California lawmakers are "grandstanding" by enacting such laws that restrict gun sales to those under 21 who are otherwise legally allowed to own them in other states.
INDIANAPOLIS -- As California Gov. Jerry Brown signs a bill into law that bans the sales of licensed dealers guns to those under 21, Indianapolis gun rights attorney Guy Relford says that law may not hold up if challenged before the U.S. Supreme Court.
"If you, in California, now permanently eradicate the ability of someone 19 to 21 from buying a rifle or a shotgun, now you're eradicating all of their Second Amendment rights completely, which means they have no alternative," says Relford, since he says federal law already bans people under 21 from buying handguns.
The new law, which takes effect Jan. 1, does allow an exemption law enforcement, members of the military and people with hunting licenses from the restriction.
"I think that could very likely face a successful Constitutional challenge, particularly if we have a strong pro-Second Amendment justice on the [U.S. Supreme] Court like a Brett Kavanaugh," says Relford.
Relford believes that Gov. Brown and other California lawmakers are "grandstanding" by enacting such laws that restrict gun sales to those who are otherwise legally allowed to own them in other states.
"It's based on the faulty premise that we see over and over and over again from gun control advocates which is that somehow we're going to pass one more law that the bad guys, the criminals are suddenly going to being complying with. We know that criminals don't comply with laws, that's what make them criminals," says ...
Though the action wasn't nearly as furious as department stores during Christmas season, there was plenty of tension at Conant Friday night.
And when the first Mid-Suburban League West meeting between fifth-ranked Schaumburg and the host Cougars came to a close, it was not pretty. The Saxons (7-0, 1-0) remained undefeated thanks their convincing 66-43 triumph in Hoffman Estates.
Taking a cue from posters in the lobby asking students to take a seat on the "spirit sofa" on the balcony behind Conant's basket, the Cougars offense was in snooze mode in the first half.
Thanks to 16 turnovers through the first 16 minutes, Conant found itself trailing 30-16 at intermission. Take away Russ Michna's (game-high 19 points) contribution, and the rest of the Cougars produced just eight points while being outmuscled on the glass 15-9.
Five of Conant's miscues came during its first seven possessions, putting the Cougars in an early 9-2 hole with 3:42 remaining in the opening quarter. Despite missing seven of 10 field-goal attempts and turning the ball over seven times, Conant trailed by only six (13-7) at the end of one.
Schaumburg's defense helped force nine more turnovers in the second quarter, two of which came courtesy of Brandon Barber, enabling the Saxons to gain control for good.
With 3:48 left in the half, Barber (8 points) stripped Eric Laube of a rebound under Schaumburg's basket and was rewarded with an easy layup. Sixteen seconds later, the senior forward again stole the ball following a Saxons miss and gave Schaumburg a 24-12 lead with the ensuing bucket.
Shaken by the Saxon's intense defensive pressure, the Cougars (4-2, 0-1) proceeded to miss four of six free throws in a 44-second span and finished the second quarter just three of eight from the line. The result--a 14-point deficit with Schaumburg just starting to warm up.
John Thorsen (13 points) brought the sizeable Saxons crowd alive with two third-quarter jams, the second of which came off a sweet no-look pass by Antoine McDaniel (14 points) as he drove the lane. That slam put Schaumburg ahead 40-23 with 2:05 left in the third.
Despite another strong quarter by Michna, the Cougars fell further behind as the Saxons proceeded to make eight of their 11 shots.
"We felt like we did a good job on Michna," Schaumburg coach Bob Williams said. "He'll get his points. But he didn't break down our defense as much as he did in other games."
"He's had a pretty tough week," said Williams, "He's been sick all week and now this. But the trainer said it seemed pretty stable."
GENEVA (Reuters) - The accelerating demise of diesel, long used by carmakers to boost fuel-efficiency, is undermining their plans to meet looming European Union CO2 goals and avoid big annual fines.
Executives gathered on Tuesday at the Geneva auto show are grappling with unpalatable choices: re-engineer existing vehicles at huge expense, restrict sales of some profitable models; or risk hundreds of millions of euros in penalties.
Others are clinging to the hope that the image of the latest Euro 6 diesels may yet be rehabilitated, and their fortunes restored.
“I am worried,” Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) Chief Executive Matthias Mueller said in a Reuters Television interview.
But a fresh flurry of bad headlines and the growing prospect of outright diesel vehicle bans are already sending their sales into a steeper tailspin.
While diesels produce more toxic nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulates than gasoline engines, their efficiency has been instrumental in cutting greenhouse gases. As consumers shun diesels, more carmakers are on track to miss tougher EU carbon dioxide goals taking effect in 2020-21.
Some industry insiders predict carmakers will be forced to rein in sales of larger models by raising prices to avoid overshooting the EU’s 95 grammes/kilometer CO2 target.
Ford (F.N) is reviewing its European line-up in light of diesel’s slide and is likely to “restrict the sale of some vehicles that push us over the limit”, a company source said.
Steven Armstrong, the carmaker’s head of European operations, played down that prospect.
VW brand sales chief Juergen Stackmann told Reuters his business would have to consider price increases for larger models and/or restricting sales.
“We are required to be compliant (with EU targets) - which steps are necessary will become clear in 1-1.5 years. A significantly lower mix of diesels is not helpful,” he said.
Initially sparked by VW’s 2015 emissions test-cheating scandal and subsequent studies exposing the true levels of NOx emissions, the diesel slump has since deepened rather than stabilizing, as Mueller and others had hoped it would.
Sales of diesel cars fell 8 percent in Europe last year, reducing their market share to 44 percent from a 55 percent peak in 2011. Partly as a result, average CO2 emissions increased in Europe in 2017 for the first time in a decade, according to researchers JATO Dynamics.
That was before the latest PR setbacks, in which VW admitted using monkeys and humans to test exhaust gas, and a court ruled that German cities were free to ban older diesel cars - joining Paris, London and a host of other urban centers that have vowed to run them off the road.
Diesel sales were down another 19 percent in Germany last month, and a whopping 24 percent in Britain, amid concern that the decline in second-hand values would give way to collapse.
French carmakers, which have relied heavily on diesels to meet CO2 goals, are now scrambling for alternatives. Renault (RENA.PA) has stepped up development of a low-cost hybrid known as “Locobox”, but the powertrain won’t even begin rolling out until 2021.
PSA Group (PEUP.PA) Chief Executive Carlos Tavares insisted last week the Peugeot maker remained on track. In a newspaper interview the same day, however, he urged governments to suspend penalties for non-compliance until electric car charging networks are better developed.
Tavares said on Tuesday he would seek backing for his demands from Europe’s ACEA car industry lobby group, which he currently chairs.
Fuel-saving 48-volt hybrids being rushed out across the Peugeot, Citroen and newly acquired Opel line-ups are not expected to arrive before 2022 under current plans.
“It’s not just at PSA that it’s happening too late – it’s happening too late everywhere,” said Philippe Houchois, a London-based automotive analyst with investment bank Jefferies.
Already last October, investment research house MSCI was warning that “all carmakers apart from Toyota (7203.T) are at risk of missing regulatory targets for fleet emissions in 2021”.
The Japanese carmaker is dropping diesels from its European fleet as it benefits from two decades of dominance in petrol-electric hybrids. Fiat Chrysler (FCHA.MI) is expected to announce a diesel phase-out in its mid-term plan, due in June.
German premium automakers are also better resourced to absorb the shock, by ramping up sales of plug-in hybrids already in their portfolios or pipelines while rushing out 48-volt technology to curb emissions across existing model lineups - including the two-year-old Mercedes (DAIGn.DE) E-Class.
But the strategy of leaning on costly plug-ins for CO2 compliance has limits, as well as profitability perils.
BMW (BMWG.DE) admits it is already taking a hit on the hybrid version of its X5 SUV, priced 600 euros below the diesel version at 72,500 euros ($89,500), despite its higher cost.
“The profitability of plug-in hybrids is below that of cars with pure combustion engines,” a company spokesman said.
That spells bigger trouble for volume brands, which lack the lucrative luxury models to offset “compliance cars” sold at lower profit or even a loss to meet CO2 goals.
“If everybody wants to sell a lot of electrified vehicles, the prices are going to collapse,” said one PSA Group engineer.
Paper and packaging giant Smurfit Kappa has completed a €400 million debt issuance due for repayment in 2026.
The Dublin-headquartered company sold the bonds to refinance some existing facilities and they were priced to carry a market interest rate, or yield, of 2.756 per cent.
The bond sale follows on from Smurfit Kappa signing an unsecured €1.35 billion revolving credit line with 21 of its relationship banks, which will refinance an existing facility that matures in March next year.
“We are very pleased to have completed this upsized notes offering which reflects the strong support of our investors for the group and our strategic direction,” said group treasurer Paul Regan.
“The closing of this transaction follows the announcement last week of the signing of our new €1.35 billion revolving credit facility and is part of our proactive financing strategy to reduce the cost and extend the term of our debt facilities while increasing the flexibility of our capital structure,” he added.
Green couches, carpet and a few new doors may not appear to be the most exciting remodeling improvements.
But when added to the Murphy-Bernardini Regional Juvenile Justice Center, they mean increased security, more meeting rooms and space for a variety of juvenile services.
The center will host an open house from 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
In March, juvenile probation staff moved to the new Bill Lewis Juvenile Probation Office next door to the old juvenile building on the corner of Fifth Street and Saliman Road while the old building, opened in 1979, underwent $330,000 in renovations.
About 1,200 square feet were added to the front of the building, the exterior in the same architectural style as the Lewis building.
More importantly, the additions allow the separation of defendants and witnesses in cases. A new lobby with restrooms for the disabled, seating for about 20 people and a 300-square-foot conference room is separated from juvenile department staff and from a second lobby in front of the courtroom by a secure door.
Previously, visitors were greeted in a small lobby with a just a few seats on 1970s-style furniture. The old lobby, now a secure lobby off the courtroom, has seating for about a dozen people and is separated from juvenile staff by another secure door.
“What was hard before was there was no way to separate parties, and this helps,” said Juvenile Special Master David Nielson.
Before the addition, sheriff’s deputies would have to be called to maintain order. Department staff and those appearing for court have separate restroom facilities. The new conference room and rooms opened up by the relocation of probation officers to the Lewis building provide space for attorney/client meetings. With ...
Also added was an office for Simms. For years, Simms has packed and unpacked and moved his office to whatever space was available. Now, he has an office just off the detention arm of the department, right where he needs to be.
Where: Murphy-Bernardini Regional Juvenile Justice Center, 1545 E. Fifth St.
The man who coined "shell shock" Jump to media player Cambridge psychologist and Army medical officer, Charles Myers, was the first person to use the phrase "shell shock" almost 100 years ago.
WW1 soldiers learned ropes on farms Jump to media player Lives of farmhands who worked with horses change as they enlist in World War One.
Calls to rededicate Kitchener memorial Jump to media player Calls to rededicate a cliff-top memorial to honour Lord Kitchener.
World War One: The man who coined "shell shock"
Cambridge psychologist and Army medical officer, Charles Myers, was the first person to use the phrase "shell shock" almost 100 years ago.
He published his findings in The Lancet in 1915 and his work led to a change in the way such patients were treated.
The BBC's Chris Bond takes a look back at his life.
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Five people were taken to hospitals after a five-vehicle crash Saturday morning on Route 80 in Rockaway Township.
Five people were transported to area hospitals after a five-vehicle crash Saturday morning on Route 80 in Rockaway Township.
The accident occurred about 10:16 a.m. on the westbound side of the highway, near Exit 35 and Rockaway Townsquare mall, according to Trooper Alejandro Goez of the New Jersey State Police.
One of the vehicles, a Honda CRV, overturned with two occupants. Seven more people were occupants of the Jeep Liberty, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Infiniti QX4 and Honda Civic involved in the crash.
Five victims were taken to multiple hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, Goez said.
No cause was given for the crash, which is under investigation, Goez said.
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State troopers closed the right lane of Route 80 west for the response, which included multiple firetrucks and ambulances.
Traffic backups went back as far as the Denville-Parsippany border, near Exit 39, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said.
The road was cleared by noon, Goez said.
There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, Professor Stephen Hawking has said.
He had previously argued belief in a creator was not incompatible with science but in a new book, he concludes the Big Bang was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics.
The Grand Design, part serialised in the Times, says there is no need to invoke God to set the Universe going.
"Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something," he concluded.

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