Notes from the Resistance
“With that done, power can rewrite history with grotesque false narratives. They can make criminals heroes and heroes criminals. Power can change the definition of the words we use to describe reality. Diversity is now described as illegal. Equity is to be shunned. Inclusion is a dirty word. This is an old playbook, my friends. There’s nothing new in this.” [More]
He’s right. It is an old playbook.
And there’s nothing new about breathless Scott Pelley hyperbole.
[Via Antigone]
The proposed regulation raises the fee for a SAEC and COE Verification check from $1.00 to $5.00…The rulemaking is complete. On May 12, 2025, the Office of Administrative Law approved the regulations and filed them with the Secretary of State. The regulations become effective on July 1, 2025. [More]
They do it because they can.
Guess who won’t pay.
[Via Jess]
“Bomb threats, for example, could lead to suspension or expulsion,” reports Nicole Asbury in the Washington Post. “Previously, the district’s student code of conduct said such threats could trigger the lowest level of response or penalty, such as a detention or other teacher-led intervention.” [More]
Hey, gotta prepare ’em for the real world…
[Via Michael G]
There’s a new trend in gun ownership — more women are taking up firearms, not only for sport, but also for self-defense. According to Gallup, gun ownership among women rose from 15 percent in 2007 to 2012, to 20 percent in 2019 to 2024. [More]
Now watch NSSF gush!
As long as we’re sourcing Gallup:
U.S. Women Have Become More Liberal
[Via Andy M]
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging Connecticut’s ban on adults under the age of 21 from purchasing, owning or carrying handguns. [More]
Good– it makes a key undeniable point:
Over 200 colonial and Founding-era militia statutes throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries not only permitted, but affirmatively mandated that persons aged eighteen to twenty acquire and keep arms.
During late debate over budget reconciliation proposals, a coalition of Second Amendment organizations is demanding that short barreled rifles and shotguns, as well as sound suppressors be removed from regulation under the 1934 National Firearms Act. [More]
Good idea. Some questions:
“Representative LaMonica McIver assaulted, impeded, and interfered with law enforcement in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111 (a)(1)”… [More]
So, if convicted, will Gunsense Candidate LaMonica now be a “prohibited person”? And now that she’s been indicted, will any guns she might own be impounded?
Akron’s Buchtel high school struck by gunfire: police [More]
Teen engineering student dies after ‘intentional’ gunfire penetrates floor during party – Authorities investigating 20-year-old suspect who fired multiple rounds at Michigan residence where alcohol was a factor [More]
No. You don’t get to blame alcohol. There are no mitigating excuses.
I’ve checked multiple sources and haven’t seen any that identify the piece of crap who did this.
Why?
So, why not ask him what he told NRA to get them to mobilize their members on his behalf? [More]
Or to paraphrase Sir Wilfrid in Witness for the Prosecution, “The question is, Mr. Jolly, were you lying then, are you lying now, or are you not in fact a chronic and habitual LIAR?”
What’s to negotiate?
Teen Vogue Blasts ‘Extremist’ Gun Rights Movement’s National Reciprocity Push [More]
And they know a thing or two about reciprocal pushing!
[Via bondmen]
So Ursula, get your gun and make sure that everyone else gets theirs too. [More]
That’s the thing– when it comes to the people, she won’t, so by the time they’re forced to hand them out it’ll be too late.
This article is light on that, but the bottom line is, tech and drones notwithstanding, the men on the ground with rifles will be the ones controlling it.
[Via bondmen]
In a May 16, 2025, article, NBC News claimed, “Machine guns have been illegal in the United States since 1986.” [More]
Did they blow one up for effect?
[Via bondmen]
Thom Tillis Wants You To Forget His Role In Tanking Ed Martin’s D.C. Attorney Nomination [More]
Well, as long as everybody thinks of him as The Weasel Whisperer, I guess the specifics of why don’t really matter.
[Via bondmen]
In exchange for his repayment of the $3,500 that was stolen, the felony theft charges have been dismissed. [More]
So hes not a prohibited person now, like you or I would be if we ever sank so low?
Abusing a position of special public trust like that actually deserves more punishment than an ordinary person would get. Along with a good flogging.
[Via Steve T]
