Notes from the Resistance
The Supreme Court appears inclined to uphold a federal law banning guns from those subject to domestic violence restraining orders (DVROs), in the first major test of the Second Amendment at the high court this term. [More]
Looks like some of the pundits assuring us Bruen was a magic bullet may have some ‘splainin’ to do…
The question now is which of the “justices” will show the beliefs no one dared ask them about during confirmations…
UPDATE
Capitol Police arrest gunman reportedly carrying AR-15 near US Senate [More]
Funny… he doesn’t appear to match the greatest threat profile…
Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a challenge to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s effort to conduct warrantless searches and seizures from licensed firearms retailers in the county have filed a brief in response to objections by the defendants, in support of an application for summary relief. [More]
ATF’s Leaked Pathetic Call With Former Sheriff. [Watch]
What’s the first rule of Rights Club?
[Via Jess]
Gov’t Informant Who Spied on Fast-and-Furious Reporter Turns up Dead [More]
Vince Foster, Obama’s chef, and Jeffrey Epstein were not available for comment.
Here are some other items there’s probably nothing to.
Never Trump, Democrat, and Mitt Romney donors have swarmed to Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson’s campaign for U.S. Senate. [More]
Meanwhile, primary competitor Trent Staggs says:
Given Americans’ clear desire to protect themselves, I reject the idea that the Second Amendment is outdated. Every dictator who has seized power from a free society has first seized their weapons. The people who want to take our guns are the same people responsible for our crime wave.
[Via Michael G]
Accounts @NC5PhilWilliams follows or mentioned can reply [More]
Guess the old apologist got tired of being ratioed.
“He would not have been able to access that gun if we had these current laws in place,” Glenn said in an interview with The Associated Press that took place outside the Supreme Court. [More]
Why aren’t they telling us his Colorado TRO said he couldn’t get a gun?
And if “prohibited persons” can’t get guns, what’s all this about?
Not that reality and logic could ever compete with heartstring-tugging anecdotes…
[Via bondmen]
If Dems Win In Virginia On Tuesday, Speaker Of House Poised To Be Felon Who Wants To Release Murderers [More]
But wait! There’s more!
And Jorge helped!
[Via bondmen]
How China Will Punch Out Our Lights [More]
And/or the tentacles in the digital infrastructure…
Add the development that “Getting rich isn’t China’s big project anymore; the project is power.”
Got power packs?
[Via bondmen]
FBI = Following Biden’s Instructions? [More]
Some of us tried to call red flags to Trump’s attention to no avail…
[Via bondmen]
Supreme Court to Consider Allegations of Free Speech Violations by New York Official in NRA Case [More]
Who thought Democrats would be content to stop at the Second Amendment?
Even Vox grudgingly calls Vullo’s actions “incomprehensibly stupid” and says “NRA poised to win big.”
In 2018, then-Scott County Police Deputy Jaime Morales was partially paralyzed after he was shot in the back by then-Georgetown Police Officer Joseph Enricco during a standoff with a fugitive at a rest stop off I-75… The circuit court ruled that the officer defendants in the case were entitled to qualified immunity because, “as a society, we have decided that law enforcement officers deserve special protection.” [More]
Hoist with their own petard…
[Via Michael G]
Scoop: Biden Demands Gun Control for Israelis [More]
It’s bad enough we’ve got Hamas running around with U.S. arms…
As usual, incremental edicts are never enough.
[Via Dan Gifford]
Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (FL-25) introduced the “Ammunition Modernization and Monitoring Oversight (AMMO) Act,” which would restrict bulk sales of ammunition, would require businesses who sell ammunition to obtain the same federal license as gun dealers, and would require businesses to conduct a background check on buyers. [More]
“3% chance of being enacted” by the Senate and “1%” by the House. So be aware this is one increment they’ll try for if the GOP blows ’24, but for now, there are more pressing priorities.
[Via Jess]
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral argument today in Reese v. BATFE involving whether young adults have a right to acquire firearms from federal gun dealers under the Second Amendment and, relatedly, whether 18 USC 922(b)(1) is constitutional. Mark Smith Four Boxes Diner predicts that this gun control statute will be struck down and then the US DOJ will have to seek cert from the US Supreme Court. [Watch]
What was the understanding at the time of the Founding?
[Via Jess]
Read the story of Medal of Honor recipient Col. Ola Lee Mize. [More]
Note there are companion “bill[s] to name the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Guntersville, Alabama, as the ‘Colonel Ola Lee Mize Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.’”
H.R. 5464: Robert Aderholt Sponsor. Representative for Alabama’s 4th congressional district. Republican. 6 Cosponsors (5 Republicans, 1 Democrat). Prognosis 18% chance of being enacted.
S. 2858: Tommy Tuberville Sponsor. Senior Senator for Alabama. Republican. 1 Cosponsor (1 Republican) Prognosis 7% chance of being enacted (details).
If you have a senator and/or rep who is not a communist traitor, contact them and let them know you expect their leadership on this.
If you want to go the extra mile and are on Twitter/X, they all have accounts there so you can contact more than just your guys, especially if you have no reps worth approaching.
OK, I lied. This could take 10 minutes.
[Via Doc]