Notes from the Resistance
He and many other dealers complain that ATF changed their definition of what constitutes a willful violation. The ATF now says that every gun dealer has been told to submit only proper paperwork, so any error – even clerical – constitutes a willful violation of ATF rules. [More]
There is no new thing under the sun.
The functionaries carrying this out must be pretty confident they’ll never be held personally accountable for their “willful violations.”
NY’s Door-to-Door Crusade Against Homemade Guns Backfires, Unintentional Masterclass in Ghost-Gunsmithing [More]
Considering their policy, I was surprised to see eBay involved.
[Via Jess]
*Glock 22 40 caliber REVOLVER??
*Glock Model 27 45 (it is supposed to be a 40)
*Browning B799 (it should be a BT-99) 12 gaThis wouldn’t be a big deal, but…the ATF is shutting down gun dealers for minor paperwork errors… [More]
I came across this 2008 post while looking for something else. The original link to the spreadsheet is no more so I had to download one from the Wayback Machine.
Jewish Americans Arm Themselves in Wake of Israeli Horror [More]
So no doubt we’ll see a swelling of membership, no?
A saying comes to mind.
Wake me when we see the needle move.
[Via Andy M]
Iannicelli feels his second amendment right to bear arms has been violated by the Florence Gun Shop making him unable to complete his gun purchase. Iannicelli felt the shop denied his background check because of his personal business card that included a link to a website affiliated with Antifa. In addition, Iannicelli said a gun store should not be able decide whether or not to give a background check based on political affiliation. [More]
I’d be in trouble, too, because I’d do the same with Democrats.
I hope their lawyer makes the case that with increased ATF “scrutiny” aimed at revoking FFLs over minor paperwork glitches, the Presidential “Memorandum on Inadmissibility of Persons Affiliated with Antifa Based on Organized Criminal Activity” makes him fear processing a transfer without official guidance– and put the burden on reversing that and declaring Antifa members have an individual right to keep and bear arms on the Biden administration, Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray, and Steve Dettelbach.
[Via Jess]
“We’re seeing a troubling pattern in litigation in which defendants try to drag out the process,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. [More]
With virtually unlimited tax plunder, they can afford to.
The feds have busted a long-standing gun store in Albuquerque after a man was allegedly making illegal sales, and trying to sell a fully-automatic rifle. [More]
Hoist with their own petard..?
[Via Jess]
DOJ Warns Financial Institutions That They Can’t Reject Illegal Immigrants’ Credit Applications [More]
But rejecting gun businesses is A-OK as far as the @$$hole feds are concerned.
[Via Michael G]
The Western Australian government is set to introduce new gun laws, which could be the first of their kind in Australia. A limit for how many guns a licensee can own will be proposed, seeing the number of firearms capped at ten for competitive club shooters. Individual recreational gun users will only be allowed to own five. A voluntary buyback scheme is in the works for those impacted by the proposed changes. The proposed new laws will make Western Australia the first state in the country to impose a firearm cap. [Watch]
Leave it to “real reporters” to call mandates “voluntary” with a straight face.
Hey, are we actually obligated to defend this drunken suicide cult?
[Via Jess]
If that sounds familiar, it’s the premise on which Operation Fast and Furious, which Grassley opened his letter to Dettelbach with, was founded. [More]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX), chairman of the House Small Business Committee, is launching an investigation into a new rule from the Biden administration making single-sale gun sellers subject to gun dealing licenses. [More]
Small businesses, eh…?
The bourgeoisie…
So then what’ll happen?
[Via Jess]
ATF Warns Texas FFLs About Dangerous Cartel Activity in the Next 60 Days [More]
I don’t suppose there’s a fix for this before things get to that point…?
Oh, I keep forgetting– this has nothing to do with that “single issue.”
And point of order:
Former Attorney General Eric Holder authorized the sale of guns to the cartels in that operation. The idea was to track the weapons back to Mexico, but the Department of Justice (DOJ) lost track of the firearms.
That wasn’t the idea, that was the excuse. If there’s evidence the Phoenix Field Division got those instructions from Holder, I have not seen it. And you don’t “lose track” of weapons if you don’t attempt to track them.
This was no “botched gun sting.”
[Via Jess]
Only took ’em nine days… [More]
Have you posted your comment yet?
Culver City buys controversial gun store [More]
The only controversy I remember is when they let us set a table up outside to invite customers to our Westside Firearms Association (later NRA Members Council over my opposition) meetings and an occasional car of “progressives” would drive by and scream obscenities at us.
[Via Jess]
Women are the fastest-growing group of gun owners in America, data shows [More]
They’re also the leading demanders of citizen disarmament– in both parties.
[Via Andy M]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several gun-control measures on Tuesday, including a bill that tightens the state’s concealed-carry rules and another that imposes a new tax on firearm and ammunition sales. [More]
If they’re already rated “A,” and since he’s still trying for even more, what further proof is needed that it will never be enough for these totalitarian freaks?
Of course, they’re talking about taking your guns.
[Via several of you]
Related UPDATE
“Unless we enshrine a Right to Safety in the Constitution, we are at the mercy of ideologues like Judge Benitez… This is exactly why I’ve called for a Constitutional amendment, and this is why I’ll keep fighting to defend our right to protect ourselves from gun violence.” [More]
How do YOU do it, liar, if not with guns?
[Via Scott J]
GOA VICTORY: ATF BACKS DOWN ON LICENSE REVOCATION FOR NORTH DAKOTA GUN STORE WHO HAD FILED SUIT [More]
What they do when they think they can get away with it is telling.
Brady’s Astroturf Campaign To Skew The Comments [Watch]
Here’s my comment:
This proposed rule infrin ges on the Second Amendment.
As Edwin Vieira Jr. noted in Kolbe v. Hogan:
“This reliance on a permanent private market for firearms guaranteed that most militiamen, through their own efforts, could always obtain firearms suitable for both collective and individual self-defense, and forestalled tyranny by precluding rogue public officials from monopolizing the production, distribution, and possession of firearms.”
They gave me a tracking number to check back when it’s posted.
Have you made your views known yet?
UPDATE
John Lott explains how this will create a backdoor gun registry.
[Via Jess]
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is asking the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to explain the surge in revoked Federal Firearms Licenses (FFLs) and suggesting it has overstepped the boundaries of the law. [More]
“Suggesting”…?
Is that finger in the air to see which way the wind is blowing?
This is the same “solidly pro-gun candidate” who voted with Chuck Schumer on that “bipartisan” bill the administration is now using to sabotage private sales.
[Via bondmen]
US gun sales top 1 million for 49 consecutive months [More]
Not to keep beating a dead horse, but how do they vote?
[Via bondmen]
Oklahoma lawmaker demanding investigation into ATF SWAT team raid of constituent’s home [More]
That’s an update to this.
Be nice if a North Carolina lawmaker made a similar demand…
That Mongell sounds like a real mongrel, doesn’t he?
Clarifying that the intent to “predominantly earn a profit” does not require the person to have received pecuniary gain… [More]
That’s something else government “monetary policy” makes difficult. The thought strikes that I (hypothetically, because I don’t admit to owning guns in a forum accessible to “law enforcement”) bought a 44 Magnum Ruger New Model Super Blackhawk off a guy from work back in 1978 for around $175 as I recall ( or would recall if this wasn’t hypothetical) and today that model used goes for around $600.
Seems like a tidy profit, no?
When using the core inflation measurement, $1 in 1978 is equivalent in buying power to $4.68 in 2023, a difference of $3.68.
The way I see it, I’d be taking a substantial loss.
I’m reminded of the strange case of former FBI Agent John Shipley (note internal links will need to be accessed through the Wayback Machine).
In the case of those feeding at the citizen disarmament trough, I’m reminded of Mark 8:36.
Related UPDATE
And yeah, one gun could trigger things…
Justice Department Proposes New Regulation to Update Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Firearms Dealer [More]
When they’ve got it in the Federal Register you’ll be able to find it and comment here.
Not that the tyrannical swine following orders to impose this will listen.
Which means a filing to halt this based on history, text, and tradition of gun sales at the time of the Founding will need to be filed in a jurisdiction likely to issue an injunction.
UPDATE
Today, the Biden ATF formally rolled out their plans to implement backdoor universal background checks, which was made possible by Senator John Cornyn’s “compromise” legislation passed last summer.
GOA FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST ATF OVER ‘ZERO TOLERANCE’ POLICY FOR CLOSING GUN STORES [More]
ATF Has Zero Tolerance for Everything But Its Own Abusive Criminality
On September 19, 2023, Export Compliance Training Institute (ECTI) will host a 90-minute webinar, A Primer on Navigating ATF Import Controls, where attorney Johanna Reeves will demystify the ATF’s rules on importing defense articles into the United States. From firearms to destructive devices, we’ve got it all covered! [More]
I don’t see it on the Reeves & Dola LLP Alerts page yet so posted the email to my WOG Placeholder blog.
If you’re in the industry or just want to know about relevant import/export laws, you really ought to know about these alerts.
Liberal, female and minority: America’s new gun owners aren’t who you’d think [More]
If it’s the same way the mouthy broads do, they might as well break out the burqas.
[Via Jess]
