All the Moor Reasons

The deputy approached the vehicle and spoke with the man inside, asking him why he was in the park, yet the sheriff said he wouldn’t cooperate. “At this point, he’s resisting a law enforcement officer in the performance of their duty. He’s also violating a county ordinance,” Judd said. [More]

Stipulated, “Moorish sovereign citizens” are whackjobs, but how is the triggering situation described above fundamentally different from this one?

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We’re the Only Ones Extramarital Enough

A former school police officer from Washington state has been found, following an extensive search by authorities after he murdered his ex-wife as well as his 17-year-old girlfriend. After leading police on a chase close to Eugene on the afternoon of April 23, state troopers found the body of Elias Huizar. He died from a gunshot wound to the head, which police say was self-inflicted. [More]

Curious, who the state trusts to be armed…

[Via Jess]

We’re the Only Ones Confusing Enough

“He had a high-powered, automatic rifle that, he was able to start open fire on our officers. And then, as others responded, to try to save the officers that were down. They were also hit with gunfire as well,” said Jennings. [More]

Right…

But mission accomplished:

The weapons’ menacing looks, coupled with the public’s confusion over fully automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic assault weapons—anything that looks like a machine gun is assumed to be a machine gun—can only increase the chance of public support for restrictions on these weapons. In addition, few people can envision a practical use for these weapons.

[Via Jess]

Conference Call

Two Second Amendment Foundation cases challenging bans on so-called “assault weapons” and magazine capacity—one in Illinois and the other in Maryland—are among five cases distributed Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme Court for conference May 16. [More]

2A defenders are doing a full court press on behalf of all of us.

Speaking of Vigorous Efforts

US Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit (TX, LA) has issued a ruling upholding the 2022 federal law requiring additional background checks for 18-20 year olds. [Watch]

And Mark W. Smith reminds us we can “Thank John Cornyn.

I’d suggest taking that grade down a notch or two, but last time I did that resulted in some ruffled feathers.

[Via Jess]

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