Notes from the Resistance
Justice Department Opens Investigation into Alleged Firearm Permitting Abuses in Two Connecticut Municipalities [More]
As I said when they made a similar announcement about New Jersey:
Wake me when they start frog-marching oath-breakers requiring licenses.
What the hell is a permit but a prior restraint infringement?
[Via Jess]
On October 14, 2026, the Department of Justice opened an investigation to determine whether Pennsauken, New Jersey, deprives citizens of their right to bear arms through egregious and unjust delays in issuing firearm licenses. [More]
Wake me when they start frog-marching oath-breakers requiring licenses.
Today, the Justice Department filed suit against Montgomery County, Maryland (County). The complaint alleges that the County’s newly enacted Bill 23-26 violates the Second Amendment by prohibiting law-abiding citizens from possessing firearms in daily life. Bill 23-26 prohibits carrying firearms at thousands of locations, and also creates an arbitrary 100-yard exclusion zone around each location. The law applies even if the person carrying a firearm is duly licensed and has the express consent of the property owner. [More]
Hey, they just have different priorities.
Funny, how reality keeps proving some concerns right and protests against them wrong.
[Via Edmund M]
[A]new Justice Department report revealed the FBI opened dozens of assessments involving parents following a controversial Biden-era directive targeting threats against school officials, including an investigation stemming from a tip that cited one mother’s membership in a “right-wing mom’s group”… parents involved with her organization became fearful of speaking publicly after the Justice Department and FBI’s response to heated school board battles beginning in 2021, claiming some received calls asking about their mental health and whether they had weapons in their homes. [More]
I don’t suppose they’re going to identify who the “tipster” was…
Have you seen the “weaponization against parents” report?
[Via Jess]
Gun Groups Applaud DOJ Opinion on Under-21 Handgun Sales [More]
Gunkapo Greg Lickenc…uh…brock once more shows us the difference between a “real reporter” and #justablogger!
That was particularly skillful “journalism,” bolstering his case by ending with a crime committed by a 22-year-old!
So… how much higher would they like to raise the age limit…?
Hemani did not rule out Section 922(g)(3) charges when the government presents additional evidence that a defendant poses a danger to public safety. But prior to Hemani, prosecutors typically did not do that. The question now is how federal courts should deal with such prior convictions: Should they simply be vacated, or should the government get another chance to offer evidence that would meet Hemani’s new requirements? [More]
I’m all for punishing the hell out of people who make the choice to misoperate a firearm, or car, or anything while intoxicated and then threaten and/or harm the innocent. But how stoned do you have to be to believe abridging a fundamental right and imposing a permanent prior restraint because someone MIGHT temporarily do something bad is consistent with Founding intent?
[Via Lane]
The NFA Ruling That Changes Everything—And Changes Nothing… Every advance we have made toward restoring the Second Amendment has been within a framework that the government built and can rebuild. [More]
That, and where’s the “guidance” on home-builds, private transfers, gun trusts, SOTs, interstate travel, sentence enhancements…?
Yeah, I know, I know, would I rather have Kamala…?
ATF’s newly updated registry shows 6,654,209 suppressors, more than 1.2 million short-barreled rifles, and over 8.1 million registered items across four major NFA categories. In this video, we examine how the government’s own numbers strengthen the “common use” argument under Heller, Caetano, and Bruen—and further undermine the constitutional foundation of the National Firearms Act. [Watch]
Yeah, well, don’t get too comfortable with “common use” being the cutoff for protected arms.
[Via Jess]
With all the high-fiving going on in the gun community over this announcement, keeping things in perspective is needed to temper the enthusiasm and maintain progress on advancing the right to keep and bear arms. [More]
The continuation of this program is as secure as the outcome in the upcoming elections.
And the question just struck me: How do you answer Section B.21.d. on the 4473? If the form needs to be modified, that’s another drawn-out rule change.
The need to apply consistent criteria is not only a matter of basic fairness, but of law. The release of requested records, without disclosing exempt information, will help ensure that. [More]
Think of it as a good first step, but remember what they say about a journey of a thousand miles.
Several states currently have laws that require some form of approval from the Federal government under the current National Firearms Act (NFA). These states will have to pass new legislation to make suppressor ownership legal under the laws should deregulation proceed. If things progress quickly, you may not be able to buy a suppressor in these states. [More]
How’s your state doing?
I see suicidal Ohio Republicans have their thumbs up their hindquarters.
The Texas suppressor ruling is a major win for gun owners, but legal limits, political spin, and unanswered questions mean the fight is far from over. [More]
Or as Mr. Wolfe cautioned… (NSFW!)
Federal Judge Deals Final Death Blow to ATF’s ‘Engaged in the Business’ Rule [More]
It can’t be appealed? If not by this DOJ then by one reporting to a future Democrat administration? And what about future legislation?
Just like that? You’re sure? No pre-conditions or memberships needed? FFLs are all sure of what they need to do? Got all those questions for DOJ answered?
I’d hate to think people who had nothing to do with it and don’t know what they’re talking about are spreading bad legal advice.
And when are you going to do something about oath-breaking Republican power players like Ben Albritton?
Section 930(d)(3) of title 18, U.S. Code, permits the lawful carrying of constitutionally protected firearms in post offices that are generally open to the public. [More]
So, when’s the sign going down?
We could ask…
[Via Jess]
“The Department of Justice had the opportunity to act to protect our safety, but it failed to do so,” Kris Brown, the president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said in a statement, noting the campaign from Republican lawmakers. “Our elected officials are supposed to serve the American people, not the gun industry’s bottom line. Today, the gun industry and silencer dealers are celebrating, while Americans are left less safe.” [More]
Couldn’t find anyone to refute that unmitigated horses#!+, could you, “real reporter” Chris Cameron?
They show their cards in the first sentence, about what you’d expect from “The newsraper of record.”
Randy Weaver called. He wants his wife and son back.
Related UPDATE
Will the administration pass it?
And we’re talking time-honored American tradition here…
Well, not by everyone…
