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law
Law is a system of rules that are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior. Laws can be made by a collective legislature or by a single legislator, resulting in statutes, by the executive through decrees and regulations, or by judges through binding precedent, normally in common law jurisdictions. Private individuals can create legally binding contracts, including arbitration agreements that may elect to accept alternative arbitration to the normal court process. The formation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution, written or tacit, and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics, history and society in various ways and serves as a mediator of relations between people.
A general distinction can be made between (a) civil law jurisdictions (including Catholic canon law and socialist law), in which the legislature or other central body codifies and consolidates their laws, and (b) common law systems, where judge-made precedent is accepted as binding law. Historically, religious laws played a significant role even in settling of secular matters, which is still the case in some religious communities, particularly Jewish, and some countries, particularly Islamic. Islamic Sharia law is the world's most widely used religious law.
The adjudication of the law is generally divided into two main areas referred to as (i) Criminal law and (ii) Civil law. Criminal law deals with conduct that is considered harmful to social order and in which the guilty party may be imprisoned or fined. Civil law (not to be confused with civil law jurisdictions above) deals with the resolution of lawsuits (disputes) between individuals or organizations. These resolutions seek to provide a legal remedy (often monetary damages) to the winning litigant. Under civil law, the following specialties, among others, exist: Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus ticket to trading on derivatives markets. Property law regulates the transfer and title of personal property and real property. Trust law applies to assets held for investment and financial security. Tort law allows claims for compensation if a person's property is harmed. Constitutional law provides a framework for the creation of law, the protection of human rights and the election of political representatives. Administrative law governs what executive branch agencies may and may not do, procedures that they must follow to do it, and judicial review when a member of the public is harmed by an agency action. International law governs affairs between sovereign states in activities ranging from trade to military action. To implement and enforce the law and provide services to the public by public servants, a government's bureaucracy, military, and police are vital. While all these organs of the state are creatures created and bound by law, an independent legal profession and a vibrant civil society inform and support their progress.
Law provides a rich source of scholarly inquiry into legal history, philosophy, economic analysis and sociology. Law also raises important and complex issues concerning equality, fairness, and justice. There is an old saying that 'all are equal before the law', although Jonathan Swift argued that 'Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.' In 1894, the author Anatole France said sarcastically, "In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets, and steal loaves of bread." Writing in 350 BC, the Greek philosopher Aristotle declared, "The rule of law is better than the rule of any individual." Mikhail Bakunin said: "All law has for its object to confirm and exalt into a system the exploitation of the workers by a ruling class". Cicero said "more law, less justice". Marxist doctrine asserts that law will not be required once the state has withered away.
HB 1165 (2019) - Minors Posting Firearms on Social Media | Florida House of Representatives
Minors Posting Firearms on Social Media: Prohibits posting or publishing picture of firearm, BB gun, air or gas-operated gun, or device displayed to resemble firearm to social media by minor; authorizes...
Rep. Helt's claim of being a Republican is a joke. She has been on the opposite side of almost every major issue so far. Now she wants to send the cuckoo docs after all those who are subject to ERPO. She is no friend of mine. Oregon HB3234 | 2019 | Regular Session
Asking $198
Payed $260
Has all parts very low round count
Decided to go a difrent route for my build
This thing look like it’s fresh out of the box.
Trade value $220-260
Looking for a hand guard for a 5-7in barrel or a scope with variable zoom preferably with a 30mm tube reticle is up for debate.
Is there any good guides from a lawyer or other good sources? I am lucky enough to own several good safes but wonder what it means for my shotgun that I leave unlocked or locked in the glove box when I have to enter gun free zones. I live alone and have no kids in my life, so unless someone...
Ok NW Firearms folk who live in Oregon.... this is my first political post, maybe my last. I have to tell you that I'm scared to death that the Oregon Legislature will cripple our ability to acquire, own and use firearms.
Now I see a lot of reactionary posts about how bad this legislation...
I just saw a news article this evening. Could it be true? o_O
New Washington gun laws spark defiance
Teasdale and her staff at Lynnwood Gun are continuing to sell semi-automatic rifles to customers under the age of 21.
“It’s a feel-good law, that’s what it is,” Teasdale said about...
Greetings,
As a friendly reminder, these might be helpful for some in the next few weeks. Keep it professional and fact based.
Write your law makers (this one works pretty well, putting in the needed info automatically matches you to your law makers):
Take Action! - NRA ILA
Write the media...
Johns Hopkins Study: California’s Background Check Law Had No Impact on Gun Deaths | Jon Miltimore
Study does not find population-level changes in firearm homicide or suicide rates in California 10 years after comprehensive background check and violent misdemeanor policies enacted...
I think I have some ideas of how we can curb homelessness.
1: $1500 fine to any motorist who gives to panhandlers while driving on a public roadway. $1200 for pedestrians who give to panhandlers from a public right of way. Allow parking lot owners to put up signs declaring their lot is a no...
From NBCnews no less. They cite that there were over 10,000 deaths from meth related over doses alone last year, yet they still focus on law abiding gun owning Americans as the 800lb Gorilla in the room. Hey Proggies, can you pull your heads out of the sand? Oh wait, nevermind...Proggies...
I'm selling a perfect condition Ballistic Advantage 7.5" AR. Not a mark of flaw on it. This has never been fired. $750 transferred at Tropics Pawn in Hazel Dell, WA. Whole pistol as pictured below. This folds up VERY small. 5.56bbl.
Ballistic Advantage 7.5" Hanson Barrel
Ballistic Advantage...