Local
National organization pushes for gun bans in grocery stores:
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (MDA), a national organization founded after the Sandy Hook school shooting took place, told management of DeKalb County’s Kroger to ban ope-carry guns in stores on Oct, 3. The group cut their Kroger Plus cards and delivered a petition with more than 270,000 signatures to the manager, according to WSB-TV. MDA has had success at other chains however, a company spokesperson released a statement stating Kroger’s policy is to follow state and local laws. Georgia law allows anyone to carry a gun in aisles.
National
Fewer abortion clinics to be found in Texas:
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans (Fifth Circuit) upheld a portion of Texas law that will close the doors on many abortion clinics by requiring all units to be regulated under the same standards as hospitals, according to CNN. Abortion rights activists said the decision would result in over 1 million women in the state having to travel at least 300 miles round-trip to have an abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court previously refused to intervene when other sections of the law were challenged in court.
Global
Venezuelan lawmaker and partner buried in Caracas:
Robert Serra, a 27-year-old member of the National Assembly for the Socialist Party (PSUV), and his partner Maria Herrera were found stabbed to death in their home in Caracas, Venezuela on Oct. 1, according to BBC News. The motive behind the murders are not clear and the act occurred 10 days after the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro, announced a governmental plan to disarm civilians.
