Category: civil liberties

Now Hiring

Although you might not think so, but this is a huge deal, folks. The United States Department of Justice, including the Office of Civil Rights that fights for our right to keep and bear arms just announced that they’re going to start to hire people that do not live inside the beltway. [Watch]

So… they’re going to be employees, beholden to the hand that feeds them…? They’re going to do what they’re told they can do, and no more…? And not be able to share their disagreements if they want to stay on…? Say, will those eligible include lawyers currently suing ATF and DOJ, or would that be a conflict?

Meanwhile, the people whose lives and freedoms are being decided are still locked out, ears pressed against the door…?

While there are multiple options to include them…?

Now, something like that would be a huge deal.

[Via Jess]

We’re the Only Ones Fogged Up Enough

“Nevada quietly signed an agreement earlier this year with a company that collects location data from cellphones, allowing police to track a device virtually in real time,” reports the Associated Press. “All without a warrant.” The software from Fog Data Science, adopted this January in Nevada through a Department of Public Safety contract, pulls information from smartphone apps in order to let state investigators identify the location of mobile devices. [More]

No warrant needed and the only thing limiting usage is an agreement…?

Think how much the state could save on traffic stops if it let AI send out speeding tickets! Besides, if you’re not doing anything wrong, you shouldn’t need the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.

Autofascism: Another reason not to go to Vegas…

[Via JG]

The Fix is In

The Democratic governor’s changes to House Bill 217/Senate Bill 749 remove the word “fixed” from part of the bill’s definition of an assault firearm, which could sharply expand the range of semi-automatic rifles and pistols swept into the ban, Republicans say. [More]

It’s good that DOJ is going to fight this, but let’s be careful not to turn “common use” into a trap.

Ultimately, it boils down to how many Virginians are committed to the Commonwealth’s motto.

Feelings… Nothing More than Feelings

REMOVED AGAIN: Our Executive Director @iancesca1776 was informed he needed to leave the committee room because his firearm pin made others feel unsafe. [More]

Those in power can use that excuse to trample a lot of rights– like you see being done here.

To paraphrase Rhett Butler, they ought to be made to feel unsafe, and often, and by someone who knows how.

Gone But Not Forgotten

It’s been four long years since ATF arrested Patrick ‘Tate’ Adamiak [More]

So, what’s it take to get the “pro-gun” administration’s attention?

Maybe if Thomas Massie or Rand Paul set the wheels and political pressure in motion to apply for a furlough so he could be their guest at the next State of the Union speech…? Even having it denied, which it probably would be, would attract wider media attention outside of the contained 2A echo chamber, making his plight a lot more difficult to just ignore.

We’re the Only Ones Tyrannizing Enough

Cops Arrest Man on His Own Property After Karen Neighbor Hears Gunshots [Watch]

I hope he gets a lawyer and that lying sow and her co-conspirators get what’s coming to them. I also suggest he file a complaint with the Tennessee Attorney General’s Civil Rights Enforcement Division and demand an investigation into falsifying a police report.

That said, he should have just said “I’ll speak to you through my attorney” and shut up.

And point of order: I don’t like using “Karen” any more than I do “Boomer” for reasons stated at each link.

The Sheriff’s Office is getting its @$$ handed to it over on Facebook.

[Via Andy M]

A Temporary Reprieve

New York has agreed to drop a requirement that applicants for concealed carry gun permits list their former and current social media accounts so officials can confirm their “character.” [More]

For now.

Let communist Democrats keep gaining power there, and “gun permits” and “social media” won’t even be permitted memories, let alone issues for proletariat consensus.

We’re the Only Ones Memephobic Enough

Michigan Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard … arrested a man who posted a meme about him and the sheriff said the man was “trying to threaten and intimidate” with the meme. He then stated the 1st Amendment makes people “feel empowered, emboldened, and safe,” so he had to teach the public a lesson. [Watch]

Streisand Effect, anyone…?

LaLaLa…He can’t HEAR you…

Related UPDATE

Fenix Ammunition tells the Sheriff what protects the First Amendment.

You’d think with that NRA endorsement he’d lnow.

[Via WiscoDave]

Stopping the Signal

That’s gotta be a First Amendment “right to petition” violation. Not that their minds aren’t already made up and the hearings aren’t anything but theatrics to make it look like they’re responsibly deliberating.

I wonder if Harmeet would agree…

[Via Jess]

Meanwhile, Across the Pond…

The left-wing government’s plans to scrap jury trials for most cases in Britain cleared a major hurdle on Tuesday as Members of Parliament backed legislation to advance it to the next stage of the lawmaking process. [More]

Hey, what the Lord Chancellor decrees…

Tell me again how culture-changing immigration is a net positive…

[Via Michael G]

Trump DOJ Stands Idly by as States Destroy the Second Amendment

Where is that plan of action that was due 30 days after the President’s Executive Order, Protecting Second Amendment Rights, dated February 7, 2025? Where is the DOJ on these grave violations of Americans’ gun rights? Why is the subversion of our Constitution so commonplace that lawmakers feel free to adopt infringements from countries that do not recognize a God-given right to defend life and liberty from tyranny? [More]

Harmeet needs to up her game.

Big Brother is Watching You

California’s New Bill Requires DOJ-Approved 3D Printers That Report on Themselves [More]

That report on you…

I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen legislation that abrogates so many of the amendments in the Bill of Rights in one edict.

But…but…but it’s for the greater good…

[Via TactiCool Memes]

Force to Be Reckoned With?

This bill addresses the justified use of force. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: requires an individual to report using force; and establishes that an individual must report use of force in order to receive a pretrial justification hearing. [More]

“Use or threatened use”…? Not much room for nuance there…

What happened to “Don’t talk to the police“?

And why the “need”?

The bill is in response to a high-profile fatal road rage shooting.

I can identify with not reporting afterward.

Brought to you by not just a Republican, but one that comes highly recommended:

Funny…

Guns & Gadgets has more.

[Via Jess]

What Can Brown Do to You?

Washington State AG Warns Citizen Journalists to Stop Investigating Somali Daycares or Face Potential Hate Crime Charges [More]

Only “Authorized Journalists” are allowed to do that!

Which side are the fascists, again…?

[Via Michael G]