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The Twenty-First Century Death Penalty And Paths Forward, Jeffrey Omar Usman
The Twenty-First Century Death Penalty And Paths Forward, Jeffrey Omar Usman
Mississippi College Law Review
Today, states are moving closer to another moment of critical decision-making in charting the course of the death penalty in the United States. Unlike the sudden and dramatic immediacy of Furman, however, this moment is arriving through a slower and quieter progression, or perhaps more accurately a deceleration. While not abolished, in many states application of the death penalty is grinding or has ground to a halt. If the status quo holds, the vast majority of defendants who are sentenced to death by the states will instead live out their natural lives in prison for decades dying of old age …
Clear As Mud: The Confused State Of Mississippi's State Firearm Carry Laws, Garrett Anderson
Clear As Mud: The Confused State Of Mississippi's State Firearm Carry Laws, Garrett Anderson
Mississippi College Law Review
Few debates in America are more divisive than the debate over gun control. In the wake of large-scale shootings and heightened awareness of gun violence across the nation, discussions inevitably take place over viable solutions. Some propose more comprehensive, restrictive gun ownership legislation that would limit citizens' ability to carry firearms, while others believe the solution lies in relaxing existing regulations to allow armed citizens to intervene when necessary. While these two camps often find little middle ground in the gun debate, each would likely agree on one thing: a need for clarity and greater effectiveness of current laws. This …