Notes from the Resistance
DOJ Declines to Appeal Ruling Against Federal Handgun Purchase Ban for Adults Under 21 [More]
Gotta do something to mollify gun owners disgusted with Republican failure to override Parliamentarian torpedoing of NFA removals…
There’s a method to their madness.
Republicans, take heed. Not every gun owner voice out there is a “Next Best Win” apologist, and you need all of us if you’re not going to blow the midterms, which may be a done deal after this.
But won’t that mean the Democrats will gain the power to take our guns?
Does it?
Flesh out what that would look like and we can start looking at likely responses, flash points, and potentialities.
Boston police sergeant facing child rape charges [More]
$268K (Since when is any cop worth that much?) and he still needs a court-appointed attorney? And same question for Boston…
Tangentially Related:
Off-duty police officer shot in confrontation with colleague in North Andover [More]
Naturally, it’s written in the passive voice and we can’t know anyone’s names.
[Via Edmund M]
He argued that citizens’ ability to defend themselves may be compromised as well, pointing to a tweet from Mamdani saying, “We need to ban all guns.” [More]
See, none of this “commonsense gun safety law” crap, just a straight up admission of what he really wants to do…
And what he’s done here is taken the “I respect the Second Amendment BUT” lie away from every politician who has endorsed him, as well as the Democrat party as a whole. I don’t see any Moms Demand or Giffords posters yet, but I dare them to back him, because that will take the lie away from them, too.
Hey, if New Yorkers elect him and the Muslims carry out another mass casualty event, what will my obligation be to consider it an attack on America warranting a response I support? Actually, I’m not sure what it is now…
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough had previously determined that the “Byrd Rule” applied in this case. Because a reconciliation bill — a type of budget bill — requires only a simple majority of 51 votes for passage, the Byrd Rule imposes restrictions on what provisions can be included. Measures deemed to be “extraneous” to the budget must secure a supermajority of 60 votes to pass. As a result, the proposal to remove undocumented immigrants from Medicaid failed by just four votes. [More]
I especially like that part of the Constitution where it says she can infringe on the right to keep and bear arms and then our “gun rights leaders” call it a “next best win.”
[Via Michael G]
Tangentially Related UPDATE
There is also the argument that the remaining requirements for registration violate the Firearm Owners Protection Act… It includes a blanket prohibition on the creation of a federal registry of guns or gun owners. The NFA has survived this prohibition only because it is a tax. [More]
So, who has to do what, and will they?
Amnesty launched as part of mission to halve knife crime – Young people across the country are being urged to surrender bladed weapons including ninja swords to help prevent further loss of young lives to knife crime. [More]
So, blame inanimate objects “and take a public health approach to violence reduction,” all the while making it a punishable crime to post about the real problem on social media.
Who wants to bet against stabbings increasing?
How much?
[Via Jess]
Why Are Authorities STILL Hiding Social Media Profiles After High-Profile Crimes? [More]
So much for government censorship being a First Amendment violation…
Which makes the advocacy by some on “our side” not to name names a self-defeating gift to the controllers, ever eager to seize the opportunity to blame opponents of Democrats with headlines like “Domestic terrorist groomed by MAGA parents.”
I’d like to see a bill putting constraints on disabling profiles, requiring a judge to determine which specific pieces of information must necessarily be withheld because they could jeopardize investigations.
[Via Michael G]
Law-abiding citizens should have the right to responsibly own firearms without excessive government interference. [More]
That sounds like some shallow appeal-to-those-who -don’t-think-it-through weasel wording right there.
What about when being “law-abiding” means surrendering that “fundamental aspect of our freedom and security”? And how is any government interference with that which shall not be infringed not excessive?
And yeah– so much for “America First.”
Thomas Massie has failed us. He voted against cutting taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security. He even voted NO on protecting children from AI-generated child exploitation.
This is a crafted misrepresentation. That first part is in the debt increase package. In the second, he saw unintended consequences in unelected Melania’s pet legislative process and Speaker Johnson would not allow amendments.
It’s all part of the all too familiar politics of personal destruction, where, “yuge” ego seeks revenge on any who oppose, support is bestowed on supplicants who fawn, and attacks are ad hominem logical fallacies.
This is what Trump wants to replace Massie with, and cultists in the 4th District are falling for it? I’m not trusting that poll, because right now she only has 53 Truth followers and 176 on Facebook. One suggested she’d get more exposure on X, but I think her campaign is afraid of the rationing she’d get from Constitutionalists sick of all the BS.
Key House GOP moderate Don Bacon won’t seek re-election [More]
So, a Republican adopting Antifa language and calling MAGA “Nazis” is what we’re calling “moderate” these days…?
At least he was OK on guns…
But then he went and played right into Democrat hands to undo it all by supporting “expanding legal immigration and opening pathways for immigrants to earn U.S. citizenship or a legal status, including those in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.”
Police Officers Protest Pride After Being Barred From Marching With Guns [More]
I agree with the organizers that no one group should have superior rights.
I also think, since they’ve made the decision to forego their rights and infringe on the rights of others, there should be no taxpayer-funded armed presence protecting the marchers.
[Via Andy M]
He was confirmed dictator, restored the power of the Senate that had been crippled by the populares, and reorganized the state according to the old laws and traditions of the Republic, the mos maiorum. Having done so he abdicated the dictatorship, became a private citizen… [More]
Kinda reminds me of another leader who followed a similar path…
This is the latest from Dr. Miguel Faria, whose scholarship as an historian and leadership in liberty continues to impress.
The big beautiful bill is a dud to gun owners and second amendment advocates. There is nothing whatsoever in it for us. And the influencers who used the phrase “next best win” have to live with the shame of having used talking points handed to them by someone, we still don’t know who. [More]
In any case, a lot of gun owners aren’t buying it (scroll up to see thread), especially if Repubs. could ignore the Democrat Parliamentarian on EV mandates, which shows the blaming and deference to be fraudulent ploys.
I just knew the Stupid Party would find some way to douse fire in bellies before the midterms.
Oh, but if Democrats win, we’ll lose our guns!!!
Will “we”?
Well. gentlemen I can’t tell you what what a pleasure it’s been for me to have President Bachenberg and Executive Vice President Hamlin talking to real NRA members with real questions. We couldn’t get to them all. So, if if you like what you saw here tonight you need to go to nra.org/townhall… [Watch at 56:06]
Except entering that url in the search bar redirects to https://membership.nra.org/recruiters/join/XR047644 which doesn’t give you the opportunity to ask any more questions. Maybe I’ll try another way:
I had to do a post instead of a reply because for reasons of its own, NRA did not publicize the “town hall” on X or Facebook.
These guys are like Wayne LaPierre without the skilled slickness.
Still, the brief adds some important points that an ultimate Supreme Court decision will need to consider: Among recognized “uses by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes” are “self-defense, target shooting, and public defense,” that last category touching on the core purpose the Framers had in mind as articulated in the first 13 words of the Second Amendment. [More]
My latest from Firearms News looks at a long called for DOJ action in support of the Second Amendment that matches its new words.
In this episode of Armed American Radio, host Mark Walters discusses the implications of a proposed merger between the ATF and DEA, emphasizing the potential threats to gun rights and the Second Amendment. Joined by David Codrea, they explore the historical context, current political climate, and the importance of maintaining the ATF as a standalone agency. The conversation highlights concerns over increased militarization of federal agents, the conflation of gun ownership with drug crimes, and the need for representation from the gun owner community in discussions about gun laws. [More]
Last Wednesday’s show, ICYMI…
Got back from my trip late last night (early this morning). I typically don’t post here on weekends, but I have an article announcement.
UPDATE
Here’s the “Town Hall” on YouTube:
Draw your own conclusions.
The event, taking place Thursday at 9:00 p.m. Eastern, invites members to “Join the conversation … to hear directly from Doug [and] ask questions about the direction of our Association.” [More]
I’ve signed up. Have you?
Go to the AAR website to listen/watch live.
GOA Condemns DOJ Proposal to Merge ATF and DEA: “A Trojan Horse for Gun Control”… The allied organizations joining GOA and GOF are the Second Amendment Foundation, CCRKBA (Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms), CRPA (California Rifle & Pistol Association) and 2nd Amendment Law Center. [More]
Been making similar points for years…
Y’know, if you guys would listen to another piece of advice and demand your rightful seats on the “Task Force,” we wouldn’t keep running into these loggerheads disconnects…
