Hey ATF, what about Nikki Fried? Feds ignore potential gun crimes of another high-profile Democrat [More]
Like Mr. Carlin said…
Notes from the Resistance
Hey ATF, what about Nikki Fried? Feds ignore potential gun crimes of another high-profile Democrat [More]
Like Mr. Carlin said…
C’mon, everybody! Let’s suck off a confiscator today!
Only a fraction of the guns affected by the ATF’s new rule were registered with the agency during the four-month grace period that ended this week. [More]
I’m sure if Mike were still here he’d have a smuggling program going full tilt about now…
[Via Jess]
June is #Pride Month! We recognize the contributions our LGBTQI+ colleagues have made in their service to the safety and security of our nation. Learn more about the LGBTQI+ employees of ATF at http://atf.gov/about/diversity/celebrating-our-diversity. #WeAreATF [More]
GOA, GOF, STATE OF TEXAS SECURE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST BIDEN PISTOL BRACE BAN [More]
And:
FEDERAL JUDGE CLARIFIES SAF MEMBERS PROTECTED BY PISTOL BRACE INJUNCTION [More]
It looks like everybody’s members are covered, just like FPC’s.
Anybody up on what’s going on with NRA’s action?
UPDATE
Here’s the GOA Order:
Regardless of the recent changes in Minnesota law related to marijuana, an individual who is a current user of marijuana is prohibited from shipping, transporting, receiving, or possessing firearms or ammunition. [More]
It’s not like the prohibition affects anyone important.
Besides, Fudd Sense Candidate Tim Walz is fine with that.
[Via Jess]
DEADLINE- ATF’s Pistol Brace “Compliance Period” Ending May 31, 2023 [More]
Reeves & Dola, LLP gives owners the hard facts on what’s being imposed.
As an aside, I had to copy and paste this into my WarOnGuns Placeholder site from their email. I wanted to link to their “Alerts” page, but I’m getting a “Site Not Found” notice. Hopefully, that will be cleared up soon.
Len Savage sent ATF parts of an unassembled firearm, ATF returned a completed gun. [More]
Is it paranoia if they’re really out to get you?
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court in Sackett v EPA issued a major ruling cutting back on the authority of the EPA and by extension all federal executive branch agencies such as the ATF to enact laws via regulations. The Sackett opinion contains powerful language that can likely be used against the ATF in various contexts including in the ongoing legal fights over the bump stock ban and the pistol brace rules. Mark Smith breaks it down. [Watch]
If you think about it, this is also a powerful argument against the phony “single issue” deflection.
It’s all related. That’s because it’s not about guns, it’s about freedom.
[Via Jess]
And from Gun Owners of America, via email alert:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 23, 2023
Washington, D.C. — Gun Owners of America (GOA) issued the following statements after the 5th Circuit Court partially enjoined the Biden Pistol Brace Ban this morning. GOA and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) had filed an amicus brief in Mock v. Garland, as well as filed their own challenge to the rule in conjunction with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a different federal court.
“This is an encouraging step from the Fifth Circuit, and we hope that the judge in our own case will see this ruling and in turn grant a more robust injunction to relief the millions of Americans nationwide who may soon be in legal jeopardy,” said Erich Pratt, GOA’s Senior VP. “This is just the latest attempt by the Biden Administration to weaponize federal agencies against the American people, and we will continue to stand in the way in defense of our rights.”
“This injunction is welcome news, but due to it’s limited nature, we still need Congress to act before the June 1st deadline,” said Aidan Johnsotn, GOA’s Director of Federal Affairs. “189 Representatives and 47 Senators have already signed on, and we urge the Speaker to put this on the floor for a vote and force Democrats in both chambers to vote on whether to make their constituents felons overnight.”
GOA spokesmen are available for interviews. Gun Owners of America is a nonprofit grassroots lobbying organization dedicated to protecting the right to keep and bear arms without compromise. GOA represents over two million members and activists. For more information, visit GOA’s Press Center.
-GOA-
“Everybody knows that the work they’re doing is vital in completing the firearm trace, and that might be the one piece of information that solves the violent firearm crime.” [Watch]
All that money they’re spending, I’m wondering how many violent crimes have been solved where the credit can go to that “one piece of information”…
And in the spirit of the government’s “If you see something, say something” advice, all those boxes stacked in hallways makes me wonder if they pose a workplace safety hazard and if the Martinsburg Fire Marshal needs to do an inspection…
[Via Steve T]
The ATF jackboots have lost tens of thousands of guns, stolen millions of dollars, burned dozens of innocent women & children, shot the dogs, and exist as a tool to infringe on your rights. Put an end to their tyranny. Support the Abolish the ATF Act at http://FPCAction.org. [More]
All true, but we first need to abolish the edicts they enforce and impose, otherwise this is just kicking the can. And in any case, without the Senate and the White House, this stands no chance of passing, so the energy and resources being spent on this would be better applied to actual achievable goals.
The question now becomes “What orders wouldn’t they follow?”
I see some approvingly saying “This is how you talk to them.”
Me, I hope ignoring the prime directive doesn’t get him in trouble, particularly if “No, I didn’t do anything wrong” (2:34) comes back to haunt him.
[Via several of you]
COURT DOCS: ATF staffer admits to passing confidential records to gun rights groups [More]
This is what happens when the ones who want to do the right thing don’t get whistleblower protection, and why Mike and I were so adamant about not trusting Holder’s DOJ but instead pressed Senate Judiciary and House Oversight to do the right thing, even if only for political reasons of their own.
It’s why I’m going to Oversight again on the Secret Service/Hunter Biden allegations. This time, on my own and with no insiders to bring in, I’m afraid it’s proving even more of an uphill battle.
So which “gun rights group” was it he was feeding information to? If it were me, I’d be out there banging pots and pans and defending him. Let’s hope someone can assure us he’s not being left hanging out there to dry.
In light of the Bruen decision, where “text, history, and tradition” of the Second Amendment at the time it was written is what informs us as to what the Founders understood the right to protect, I couldn’t turn to the Borchardt – that would play right into the hands of the gun prohibitionists, who, unable to identify Founding-Era infringements have tried turning to later laws, including post-Civil War edicts intended to keep freed blacks disarmed. [More]
Looking back even further in time, we find plenty of examples from the time the Bill of Rights was ratified proving the people of the Founding Era included pistols with shoulder stocks into the broader category of “arms.”
Woman Who Lied About Drugs During Gun Purchase Sent To Prison: What about Hunter? [More]
The way comments are dominated by redirection to take the focus off the article followed by interminable petty squabbles and name-calling sure works in ATF’s favor here.
See my sidebar “Comment House Rules.” I won’t allow that here.
Anybody doesn’t like it can have all their money back.
GOA’s plan to eliminate the ATF [Watch]
They recognize the danger of getting rid of the agency without getting rid of the infringements.
[Via Jess]
Biggs said one of the Fast and Furious guns has recently been used in a crime. Biggs didn’t provide details of this crime, but said the ATF is now questioning the firearms dealer from which the gun emanated. [More]
I wish he would provide details because I’ve been asked and it caught me flat-footed, although I’ve been away from that story, and my original sources have moved on or gone silent.
I will take exception to one characterization Biggs made:
“Botched.”
If you believe that, you’ve allowed yourself to be misdirected from the get-go.
CRS FIREARMS CASE: Can this 2014 legal precedent involving ATF save Matt Hoover? [Watch]
You’d think not working would be all it took.
[Via Jess]
Idiot troopers documented themselves manufacturing “assault weapons” while illicitly raiding my shop, violating 922(a)(1), NYPL 265.10 and 25 CFR § 11.440 fabricating evidence / we also got them and ATF on 210.35 sworn false statements to a grand jury in the 2nd as per the court’s dismissal decision [More]
So… if NY “Only Ones” AND ATF are involved, who should be told?
Lotta NRA “A”-rated Republicans here…
Maybe ask the chairman what he thinks…
[Via Full Wave Rectumfrier]
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director Steve Dettelbach was unable to define the term “assault weapon” during his agency’s Tuesday budget request hearing before a House Appropriations subcommittee. [More]
To channel Nancy, they have to pass the rule before they can tell you what it bans…?
And people can go to prison or be killed over it? How is this not the definition of tyranny?
[Via Jess]