The Devil in the Details

ATF Director Says Violent Criminals Are Agency’s Priority, Not Lawful Gun Owners [Watch]

Yeah, about that:

We condemn any program that involves enforcing unconstitutional “laws”, even if such “laws” are enforced only against violent criminals. Unconstitutional “laws” are illegal, harmful to public safety, tyrannical, and are inevitably enforced against ordinary, non-criminal citizens.

As for the laws they break that aren’t unconstitutional, none of those are within the purview of ATF.

Don’t Die for a Data Lie

Dramatics aside, it’s a known fact that any interactions with law enforcement, no matter how mundane, escalate the chances of a negative and potentially life-threatening outcome. Armed agents of the State with qualified immunity, taking someone by surprise over what is likely to be a bookkeeping error? [More]

So “false positives” have the potential to be much more than  inconvenient delays?

At least it’s bipartisan!

We’re the Only Ones Brooking No Competition Enough

Monkey see, monkey do.

On Again/Off Again

“The Trump Administration is fighting as hard as it can to continue violating the Second Amendment rights of millions of Americans. Even though the Fifth Circuit already held that these bans are unconstitutional, the government is trying to limit the decision’s reach so it can keep disarming peaceable adults across the country. This is how the United States government celebrates 250 years of American independence—by acting like the tyrants we defeated. [More]

Just after getting an “attagirl.”

I’m telling ya: Bipolar.

ATF Director Robert Cekada Gets Softball Treatment on Pistol Braces from Colion Noir

Many “conservatives” revere any Trump administration policy as if Moses himself had carried it down from Mount Sinai. [More]

If I go by my own experience, Darwin can expect angry missives from MAGA über alles types demanding to know if he would rather have Kamala and canceling subscriptions in 3…2..1…

Nothing Exceeds Like Excess

ATF Director: Adamiak’s sentence “excessive” [More]

As previously noted, he’s missing the point.

But what I want to focus on is this business of ATF Firearm Enforcement Officer Jeffrey Bodell spreading falsehoods under oath to affect trial outcomes, and how is that anything but prejudicial perjury? Everybody realizes ATF has been getting away with that for years right?

But don’t take my word for it:

Things Sure are Different Now

Southern Illinois man convicted in 3D-printing ‘ghost gun’ case: REPORTS [More]

Anybody else see founding intent problems?

Is “controlled delivery” anything like walking guns, and how does one ship silencers from China without Chi-com complicity?

[Via bondmen]

Tsunami Warning

What’s in the Trump administration’s ‘tsunami’ of gun deregulation [More]

Oh, no! Infringing on infringements! Head for higher ground!

Because we all know how ATF rules affect predator decision-making.

“Real reporter” Avery Lotz carries the prohibitionists’ water for them.

She probably also believes repeating talking points can’t ultimately be done a lot cheaper by AI.

[Via Michael G]

ATF Director Cekada’s Concern for Adamiak Misses Larger Point

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“Cekada promised neither he nor the ATF will be ‘offended by the outcome of the courts,’ because he wants to make sure that Adamiak was ‘appropriately sentenced’,” Williams recounted. That’s mighty big of him. However, Second Amendment advocates should be offended by such a presumptuous response. [More]

Focusing on the punishment being too harsh ignores the intolerable injustice of there being any punishment at all.

A Stock Answer

Now remove all the other sentences and we have a deal.

Anyway, I’m safe. For now.