Category: civil liberties

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]

Once More Unto the Breach

Remember this?

DOJ to Illinois Gun Owners: Write Your Democrat Legislators to Repeal Infringements

Points brought to the DOJ’s attention in the FOID card complaint:

  • The reason for the law was to dissuade minorities (specifically African Americans during a time of racial riots/unrest and distrust amongst racial groups and law enforcement) from seeking police permission to legally own firearms.
  • Funding for FOID cards and carry licenses is used now as a “piggy bank” by the IL General Assembly to fund other projects, leading to delays in processing (with a documented case of a 20-month wait).
  • A woman with no criminal record was charged with a crime for possessing a single-shot rifle in her home without a FOID.

And, of course, the government punted.

Well, now that DOJ has announced it’s new Second Amendment Rights Section, the complaint has been resubmitted to see if it gets different results this time around.

My prediction is they’re still using the same soft soap.

We’re the Only Ones Discredited Enough

The day after an ABC15 investigation, Prescott’s police chief sent a defensive email to city leaders attempting to discredit the news report that revealed how her department arrested a man based solely on statements from a local fire chief and his family. [Watch]

Attorneys on Retainers analyzes…

Flogging doesn’t seem enough.

[Via Matthew L]

The Lord Chancellor Decrees

Justice secretary wants jury trials scrapped except in most serious cases [More]

Aren’t you subjects glad you took in refugees from Guyana, so their offspring could bring diversity, equity and exclusion to your study old laws and work in the interests of all Britons?

Hey, the better to punish you for speaking out on social media against your blessed plot, your earth,your realm, your England being repurposed…

Not like the fascist U.S., where a jury trial is codified as a right…

Would you?

[Via Michael G]

Mission Possible?

A Queens senior citizen who shot dead a man who tried to rob him will spend four years in prison after admitting to toting an unlicensed revolver — as his lawyer ripped the city’s “draconian” gun laws. [More]

Good morning, Ms. Dhillon. Your mission, should you choose to accept it…

[Via Andy M]

What Other Rights Can States Ignore?

This is the last stop for Ballot Measure 114 on a state level. Given the makeup and history of the Oregon courts, it would be wise to not be too optimistic about the outcome. As usual, we hope we are wrong on this issue. And, keep in mind, that, irrespective of the outcome, the Oregon Legislature will continue to enact every possible impediment to gun ownership in Oregon even as it seeks to protect criminals and the violently mentally ill. [More]

If only we had a Justice Department committed to protecting unalienable rights from state and local abuses…