Notes from the Resistance
In the face of rising theft and violence — and pressure from terrified employees — grocery stores and other retailers are arming themselves with armed security guards. [More]
I don’t know the stores in question, but from a quick check, it looks like one of them, Hy-Vee, is not knuckling under to Shannon Watts and her band of indignant internet cud-chewers on customer carry.
[Via Jess]
Baltimore police arrest ‘good guy with the gun’ who stopped armed attacker [More]
[Via Dan Gifford]
New NY gun law applicants have to provide social media accounts [More]
You know, just to establish a “historical understanding.”
I guess people like me need not apply.
We are constrained by the recent United States Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v Bruen (597 US _, 142 SCt 2111 [2022]) which mandates the grant of this CPLR article 78 petition. Specifically, in Bruen , the United States Supreme Court held that denial of a license applications for failing to satisfy New York’s “proper cause” standard, under which the applicants had to demonstrate a special need for self-protection distinguishable from that of the general community, was unconstitutional as violative of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, which protects an individual’s fundamental right to keep a firearm, and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which makes this right equally applicable throughout the states. THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT. [More]
“Callahan” seems such an appropriate name here.
[Via Jess]
Challenger to NJ’s unconstitutional law granted carry permit (kind of). [More]
So the “historical understanding” is that flintlock pistols were to be kept unloaded and locked in the back of the carriage and you could not have them where the “authorities” declared off-limits …?
Just like the old days…?
A federal judge who was appointed by former President Donald Trump has ruled that a Texas law banning anyone under 21 from carrying handguns in public violates the Constitution. [More]
Excellent! Just don’t forget there’s still a ways to go…
I’m wondering if the grabbers will appeal…
[Via Robert J]
In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on July 1 signed a law that criminalizes the concealed carry of guns in airports, houses of worship, Times Square and other sensitive places, prompting a swift legal challenge. Gun Owners of America is one of several plaintiffs who are urging a federal judge in Syracuse to block the New York law before it takes effect on Sept. 1. [More]
Not satisfied with a patchwork quilt of “gun-free zones,” Hochul & Co. are going for a Rubik’s Cube.
I see Stephen Stamboulieh got ink.
Apple said it was “aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.” The issue could allow a potential attacker to take complete control of these devices. [More]
That’s curious, considering Apple CEO Tim Cook not only benefits from California’s exclusive, discriminatory, and corrupt “may (not) issue” laws but voices support for those who want to sue manufacturers out of existence…
Asian Americans are buying guns in record numbers. [More]
Yeah, well, how come they keep electing Democrats by landslide margins?
Until that changes, I’m not impressed. And names like “LA Progressive Shooters” don’t convince me that it will. Meaning all this giddy celebration by some “pro-gun” voices is naive.
Besides, you know who else is buying guns in record numbers? If gun ownership was the benchmark, we’d have no better pals than David Chipman and Lon Horiuchi.
[Via Jess]
I got suspended, waiting to see if I get terminated. I don’t work for Amazon I’m a contractor. [More]
For lawful self-defense?
I wonder what bodyguarded billionaire Bezos would have to say about that if pressured by groups representing people of color? Then again, most of those are all on board with Democrat citizen disarmament…
[Via Jess]
Broad carry rights probably make states safer, but to the extent there is some hesitancy to draw the conclusion absolutely, such laws certainly have some deterrent effects with no proven increase of violence. [More]
This is kind of like a “For a fat girl you don’t sweat much” compliment, but since these guys are “Only Ones,” consider it a win.
[Via Jess]
A Minnesota Federal District judge defies the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision by applying “means-end scrutiny” and “narrow tailoring” to a case involving banning firearms at the Minnesota State Fair. [More]
He knows he can get away with it, hence giving SCOTUS and all gun owners the finger. If the Repubs don’t blow the “red wave,” they’ll have enough of a majority in the House to impeach, but not the 2/3 needed in the Senate to convict.
Naturally, the “progressive” Brennan Center says “if the impeachment power is used to punish judges for their rulings, it undermines the vital independence of our judicial branch.”
Well, Clinton appointee Tunheim already did that by ignoring the High Court’s precedent and deferring to political interests. And, as with all things leftist, it depends on who’s doing the impeaching.
[Via Jess]
Missouri Sheriffs Resisting FBI’s Concealed Carry Weapon Audit [More]
Good, but I don’t want them having my information, either.
Sanctimonious apparatchik John Wood is certainly a hypocritical piece of … work.
“Senate Bill 918 is nothing short of tyrannical overreach to force his ideology on law abiding people who still believe in the framer’s intent,” said Rick Travis of the CA Rifle and Pistol Association. “Governor Newsom and his allies will stop at nothing to remove the right of the people to defend themselves. He is signing bills that are known constitutional violations and does not care.” [More]
Why? Because he can.
