Notes from the Resistance
Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), together with the Tennessee Firearms Association, today filed a lawsuit in Shelby County, Tennessee against the City of Memphis’ newly adopted gun control ordinances, which were passed by voters in direct opposition to the state’s robust preemption law. [More] The city has real problems and … Continue reading “Preemptive Strike”
GOA VICTORY: TENNESSEE CONCLUDES SPECIAL SESSION WITHOUT PASSAGE OF A RED-FLAG LAW [More] I’m trying to figure out what was in it for Bill Lee to set himself up to be outed as a betrayer and a moron.
California Gov. Newsom to address Tennessee Democrats’ annual fundraiser [More] I can’t help but wonder if Bill Lee is going to be crouched under the podium pulling a Georgina Spelvin… [Via Jess]
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Officially Calls for a Special Session on Public Safety; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, March For Our Lives, Giffords and Brady Respond [More] He’s not only inviting them in, he’s holding the door open for them and offering them a drink. They’re crossing the threshold and he’s crossing the Rubicon. … Continue reading “The Sign of the (Double) Cross”
Here is a short list of some of the medical disorders that could disqualify a Tennessee citizen from exercising their right to keep and bear arms per the medication prescribed for treatment… [More] How can you tell if Bill Lee is lying? [Via Doc]
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on additional protections for gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits within a bill that lawmakers passed after a deadly school shooting in March. [More] He’d better not think that will earn him a pass for what he’s got planned. [Via Jess]
But what are due process protections when it comes to the government’s intentional deprivation of a constitutionally protected right, or even a constitutionally protected “property” right, through ex parte proceedings? [More] Well, we could go with the stare decisis version and defer to past acts of judicial tyranny, or we could go with a historical … Continue reading “‘No, No!’ Said the Queen. ‘Sentence First — Verdict Afterwards.’ “
“It also suggests that we have seen a paradigm shift in this country, that now Republicans see the anti-gun violence movement as being more powerful than the gun lobby,” Murphy said. [More] And Vichycons like Bill Lee and the “bipartisan” Quislings aim to prove him right. Republicans as a party just don’t seem to understand … Continue reading “I Wish I Could Say He Was Wrong”
Yeah, about that: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order to tighten background checks on Tuesday, marking a victory for gun reformers in the GOP-controlled state. Lee also called upon the state legislature to pass a “red flag” law that will make it easier to remove guns from people who pose a danger to … Continue reading “A Staunch Supporter of the Second Amendment”
[This is a repost of a 2018 Oath Keepers piece, resurrected here as an addendum to my AmmoLand article about Senate Majority Leader “choices,” or lack thereof. As such, links may not work but have been left to document that they once did.] “Hundreds of gun owners in Florida have been ordered to give up … Continue reading “Florida Gun Grab Betrayal Demands Examining ‘Perfect is Enemy of Good’ Excuse”
Pursuant to Rule 29 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, the States of New York, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai‘i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia submit this brief as amici curiae in support of the … Continue reading “Rights Free Zones”
Gov. Lee signs bill preventing local government from enacting red flag laws [More] Not that he’s our pal. Give him a statewide bill and watch him jump for it. [Via Jess]
Politico’s Jonathan Martin Can’t Understand Why Anyone’s Talking About the News When There’s FOOTBALL On [More] I have to say I can’t understand why anyone is surprised that Harvard is run by subversive leeches or expect them to behave any differently, or that when cornered the cowards would throw one of their own under the … Continue reading “As Rome Burns”
Republican Celeste Maloy beat state Sen. Kathleen Riebe, a self-described moderate, to win Utah’s special election Tuesday night, filling the last remaining open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. [More] Does this look “moderate” to you? This bill creates a waiting period for the delivery of an assault weapon.
Read the story of Medal of Honor recipient Col. Ola Lee Mize. [More] Note there are companion “bill[s] to name the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Guntersville, Alabama, as the ‘Colonel Ola Lee Mize Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.’” H.R. 5464: Robert Aderholt Sponsor. Representative for Alabama’s 4th congressional district. … Continue reading “Today’s Five-Minute Activism”
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, reintroduced the Federal Firearm Licensing Act, legislation that would require individuals to obtain a federal firearm license before purchasing or receiving a firearm. [More] I can’t wait for him to flesh out his … Continue reading “Yes, That’s a ‘No’”
[More] There oughta be a law.
Police said the shooting stemmed from an altercation between two groups. One person of interest has been detained and another remains at large, police said. A department spokesperson said the suspect at large is believed to be a Black male with dreads, a black short sleeve shirt, and camo shorts. [More] Funny, who warned us … Continue reading “Attack of the Right-Wing Christian Nationalists”
Tennessee governor schedules special session to address guns [More] Made inevitable by “lesser of two evils” political desperation… Take the short-term loss to avoid long-term certainty, because as we’ve seen yet once more over in Texas, counting on most “staunch defenders of the Second Amendment” not to be lying whores is a sucker’s game where … Continue reading “And the Lying Political Whore Award Goes To…”
Responding quickly to the adoption of House Bill 1240 by the Washington Legislature and Gov. Jay Inslee signing it into law, the Second Amendment Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the new statute on Second and Fourteenth Amendment grounds, and is asking the court for preliminary and permanent injunctions. [More] That and: INSLEE’S TRAINING … Continue reading “Hitting the Ground Running”
“There is broad agreement that dangerous, unstable individuals who intend to harm themselves or others should not have access to weapons. We also share a strong commitment to preserving Second Amendment rights, ensuring due process and addressing the heart of the problem with strengthened mental health resources.” [More] Keep digging, you lying sack. [Via Jess]
The governor’s plan, which requires legislative approval, would expand an ongoing proposal to place an armed guard at every Tennessee public school and provide grant funding for private schools to do the same. The state would require private schools to hire guards with the same level of training as public school requirements, though it can’t … Continue reading “Better Than Nothing…”
Domestic extremism bill would criminalize free speech, create ‘Ministry of Truth,’ advocacy group warns [More] Yeah, well, why should a tyrant wannabe who routinely violates the Second Amendment with impunity fear violating the First?
Watch Jon Stewart Demolish the Arguments of Republican State Senator That More Guns Make Us Safer: ‘Would a Billion Guns Do It?’ [More] No, he didn’t. He made the same old stupid and demonstrably flawed arguments the antis always do, but they’re counting on DSM hacks like Eileen AJ Connelly being biased and ignorant enough … Continue reading “It Depends Upon What the Meaning of the Word ‘Demolish’ Is”
Billionaire financier Thomas H. Lee found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound in NYC office: sources [More] I wonder if the people in the blonde and pink wigs might offer a clue… And not to cast doubts on the official story, but the “suicide” angle would have a lot more credibility with me if he’d been … Continue reading “Once is Happenstance”
I’m a gun owner and this federal firearms bill is exactly what we need [More] Another reason why I advise gun “influencers” not to wet themselves in giddy glee when parroting reports of increased gun sales… [Via Steve T]
California Democrat’s Communist Connection Goes Public – Rep. Chu Confirmed as ‘Honorary Chairman’ of CCP Intelligence Service Group [More] Here’s a shocker! Hey, they just want to prevent human rights abuses. [Via Jess]
Democrat Introduces Legislation to Make White People Criticizing Minorities a Federal Crime [More] And it’s as heavy as 10 boxes! We won’t even be able to discuss “mythical falsehoods such as ‘replacement theory.’” Does this mean I won’t be able to say her constituents are even stupider than she is? [Via Michael G]
The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved a bill on Tuesday banning the possession of firearms within 100 yards of a place of public assembly… it bans the possession of firearms in most public places, including “a park; place of worship; school; library; recreational facility; hospital; community health center; long-term facility; or multipurpose exhibition facility, such … Continue reading “One Big Happy Gun-Free Zone”
In rally for Lee Zeldin tonight, FL Gov. DeSantis invoked Jewish billionaire George Soros, who’s been the target of antisemitic tropes [More] It’s nice to see that little bit of public whining so succinctly backfire in that smug @$$hole’s face. [Via Michael G]
