13 states have extreme risk protection order for guns; Is your state one?

Plus: PA Supreme Court upholds soda tax on soda distributors & I want YOU to take our quiz about the draft  [The Daily Brew] Welcome to the Thursday, July 20 Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: - 13 states now have laws authorizing family members or law enforcement officials to petition the court to confiscate firearms from individuals deemed dangerous to themselves or others - PA Supreme Court upholds soda tax on soda distributors - I want YOU to take our quiz about the draft --------------------------------------------------------------- Illinois becomes 13th state to enact extreme risk protection order law Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signed a bill earlier this week, making it the 13th state to enact what is known as an extreme risk protection order law. What is extreme risk protection order? Extreme risk protection orders authorize family members or law enforcement officials to petition the court to confiscate firearms from individuals deemed dangerous to themselves or others. Supporters of extreme risk protection orders say the orders can be used as a tool to prevent violence and save lives. Opponents say  such orders allow the revocation of an individual’s Second Amendment rights without due process. HB 2354 passed the Illinois House of Representatives by an 80-32 vote on May 23, 2018, and the Illinois State Senate by a 43-11 vote on May 30, 2018. Thirteen states—California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington—have enacted laws authorizing courts to issue extreme risk protection orders. Of those states, one was controlled by a Republican trifecta when the law was adopted, and five were controlled by Democratic trifectas. Eight of these states adopted their law this year. [Learn more]( [Email this](→   [Tweet this](→   [Share this on Facebook](→  [blank]    [blank][blank]   --------------------------------------------------------------- [blank] Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds Philadelphia soda tax The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld a tax on soda in a 4-2 decision on Wednesday that found that the tax, amounting to 1.5 cents per ounce to distributors, did not violate state law. The Supreme Court's decision upheld a ruling by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued in June 2017. Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Saylor wrote in the majority opinion, "The legal incidences of the Philadelphia tax and the commonwealth’s sales and use tax are different and, accordingly, Sterling Act preemption does not apply." Arguments before the state Supreme Court focused on a 1932 state law called the Sterling Act, which allows cities to implement taxes on items that are not already taxed by the state. Opponents argued that the city violated the law because the soda tax would be passed on to consumers, who already pay the state sales tax. The city argued that the tax was on soda distribution, not sales. The Philadelphia City Council approved the soda tax by a 13-4 vote on June 16, 2016. The tax went into effect with distributors on January 1, 2017. Philadelphia became the first city among the nation's 100 largest cities by population to approve a soda tax. [Learn more→]( --------------------------------------------------------------- #FridayFact On this day in history, which president called for a peacetime draft, encouraging 10 million more men to register? - [Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1936→]( - [Harry Truman, 1948→]( - [Ronald Reagan, 1985→]( - [Woodrow Wilson, 1914→]( Ballotpedia depends on the support of our readers. The Lucy Burns Institute, publisher of Ballotpedia, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax deductible to the extent of the law. Donations to the Lucy Burns Institute or Ballotpedia do not support any candidates or campaigns. [Please click here to support our work→]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Follow on Twitter](   [Friend on Facebook]( Copyright © 2018, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Ballotpedia 8383 Greenway Blvd Suite 600 Middleton, WI 53562 [Unsubscribe](