ORDER DEMANDING PRODUCTION OF SAF MEMBERSHIP LIST VACATED [More]
Vacation, All I Ever Wanted
Category: Justice Department
The Blowup That Didn’t Have to Happen
We bring this to your attention because the facts upon which we made our original video have changed, and you deserve to know that. It also means that some who have placed a lot of weight into this issue, believing it was the straw that broke the camel’s back, should also reevaluate what weight they attach to this. [Watch]
Yes, it was the court that ruled to provide the membership lists, but what the Bondi apologists are all giving a pass to is that it was DOJ that “Ruined a Big Win“:
So 5:59 what the United States Department of 6:00 Justice proposed is that it would apply 6:02 only to the named plaintiffs and to any 6:05 member of the organization who was 6:07 members of the organization way back in 6:09 2020 when the complaint was filed and 6:12 only if they are identified.
I guess there’s more to be gained circling the wagons and beating up on Dudley, who, in my opinion, did not read the room for what is either possible or likely, and practically guaranteed the apologists and competitor rice bowl groups would seize the opportunity to pile on NAGR, and significantly, ignore DOJ being the catalyst.
Note it didn’t “clarify” that it doesn’t want lists until after the brouhaha broke out, and this could have all been avoided if gun owners and the administration had a way to coordinate expectations with realities beforehand and avoid the chronic bipolarity that drags everyone along with it.
[Via Jess]
Clear as Mud
[Watch]
To be clear, I thought those secret efforts where they “don’t like to get into details talking about who we’re working with and how we’re accomplishing it” had everything under control…
[Via Jess]
A Discouraging Word
Bondi’s DOJ Defends Unconstitutional Handgun Sales Ban — Another Betrayal of Trump’s Pro-Gun Agenda [More]
Maybe they need to up the lithium…
This is where I gotta address an administration apologist, attorney, author, and YouTube “gunfluencer Mark W. Smith of Four Boxes Diner fame, who seems to always find excuses for such disappointments and who doesn’t much like those of us who dare point out disconnects. But before I elaborate, I’ll stipulate he’s got me outmatched with academic and legal credentials, and that I’ll never win a Gundie (or for that matter, a bathing suit contest). And don’t get me wrong– I really do appreciate much of what he does. Just not all.
I’ll also stipulate that Donald Trump has done more to advance 2A than any president in my lifetime. We can help him do better, but not if we ignore infringements pushed by “our side.”
Here’s a direct quote, noting commentary like this is peppered throughout this presentation and increasingly showing up in others:
And it reiterates my point on this channel that a lot of those people in the Second Amendment community, and you know exactly who you are. You anti-Trumpers in the Second Amendment community whining and complaining about nonsensical things, about Amy Coney Barrett on one day, Pam Bond on another day, Donald Trump on another day, and you know exactly who you are .
Yeah, I know exactly who I am. Does he? Because if he thinks that’s why “we” do this, it makes me wonder what else he’s not factoring in, and how much of that is deliberate. To dismiss pointing out differences between promises and actions as “whining” is obnoxious and candidly, not an honest take.
Somebody’s got to point out when the emperor has no clothes, and our ideological leaders, of which he is one, shouldn’t be discouraging that.
As for Texas Gun Rights, which brought us the above-linked story, instead of dismissing them as “anti-Trump,” maybe we should talk with Brandon Hererra and Lt. Col. Allen West first.
And as long as I’m pointing out disagreements, as essential as “in common use” has proven to be in moving the ball this far, going forward it can and will be used to deny arms that are not. He’s had the opportunity to refute me and show me where I’m wrong, and truthfully, I wish he could.
As for criticisms earned by the Trump administration, and there are many in the mix, I keep coming back to how this could be easily avoided and we could live happily ever after singing his praises.
But not presuming to be “the smartest person in the room,” what the hell do I know?
[Via WiscoDave]
The Vampire Hunter
In the Kapu Tradition
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a motion for summary judgment in a federal lawsuit challenging Hawaii’s ban on the acquisition and possession of firearms and ammunition for adults 18-20 years old. [More]
Great.
But the state has a virtually unlimited war chest, and 2A advocacy groups have to scramble up money from already overburdened activists.
Where are Harmeet Dhillon and Pam Bondi on this deprivation of rights under color of authority?
Nothing Succeeds Like Excess
53 Arrests Made, 20 Guns Seized in First 48 Hours Since Memphis National Guard and Federal Agent Deployment [More]
Expedient results, eh? Should play well with normal voters…?
I hate to keep bringing up the way things were intended, the way they were not, and the importance of not violating boundaries for political points in the name of “a little temporary safety…”
[Via JG]
The Latest Mood Swing
The Department of Justice under Attorney General Pam Bondi has continued to attack Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA), treating it much the same way the Biden administration did. That decision is striking, because it puts Bondi’s DOJ at odds with both the text of the Constitution and President Trump’s own executive order directing agencies to protect Second Amendment rights. [More]
Perhaps it’s time to update the lithium dosage…
[Via bondmen]
Neither Rain, Nor Snow, Nor Government Bans…
In granting summary judgment in favor of SAF, the court granted both declaratory and injunctive relief, declaring the ban unconstitutional and preventing its enforcement for the plaintiffs, including SAF members. Originally filed in June 2024, the lawsuit challenges the ban on firearms carry in U.S. Post Offices and on postal property. SAF is joined in the case, FPC v. Bondi, by the Firearms Policy Coalition and two private citizens. [More]
So, all of these?
And for all of us or just “plaintiffs, including SAF members”?
Why did “pro-gun” Pam Bondi have to be sued? Why didn’t she stand down, or better, denounce the ban and side with plaintiffs?
And will she appeal?
A Good First Step
Nice to see something some of us have been calling for for almost 25 years — DOJ enforcing the Second Amendment — finally start to move forward. Be nicer to see it being about something more freedom-oriented than permits.
Considering Bruen ‘n all, who thinks those would have been a show-stopper for Tench Coxe…?
Bondi Still Engaged in the Business of Infringing
Butler v. Bondi [More]
Why?
And how can her position be reconciled with… uh … her position?
[Via Jess]
What Have They Got to Hide?
’bout Damn Time
Playing the Trump Card
A SCOTUS pending cert petition in Viramontes v. Cook County needs the support of the Trump DOJ. [Watch]
Agreed.
How could they be told in a unified gun voter voice for greatest impact?
[Via Jess]
About That New and Improved ATF…
New Leak Reveals ATF War Against the Franklin Armory Antithesis… One of the potential concerns for the ATF involves the import and export of firearms. If a 5.56 Antithesis is allowed to exist, some in the ATF are concerned about the import/export rules around rifles. [More]
“Pro-gun chief counsel,” eh…?
[Via Jess]
What Part of ‘Arms’ Don’t They Understand?
DOJ Tells Court NJ’s AR-15 and Magazine Bans Violates Second Amendment [More]
As much as I point out administration failings, and I do because we have to know how to steer them to do better, I also have to applaud when they do good, and acknowledge no other president and DOJ in my lifetime have even come close to defending 2A like this.
That said, I fear “common use” can turn into a trap so I’m glad to see they also didn’t ignore the Militia aspect in their brief.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship?
Following its amicus brief in support of us, the federal government has asked the Seventh Circuit for approval to participate in oral arguments in our lawsuit challenging Illinois’ “assault weapon” and magazine bans [More]
How could they refuse? After all, “Currently, six of the court’s judges were appointed by Republicans and five by Democrats.”
Yeah, but one of those “Republicans” is treasonous dotard Frank Easterbrook…
[Via Jess]
Ulterior Motives
AI Overview: Reports and analysis from legal observers and gun rights advocates indicate that the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) 2025 shift on firearm suppressors was a strategic legal maneuver. By conceding that suppressors are a form of “arm” under the Second Amendment, the DOJ laid the groundwork to defend the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act (NFA) tax and registration scheme against legal challenges.
Guns and Gadgets elaborates. [Watch]
The “gun groups” obviously don’t care about this, so I don’t know why I should.
[Via Jess]
Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste
The number of firearms is significant, but more important are the many lives saved as a result of Operation Tidal Wave now that these guns cannot be used to kill and maim people. Albany and Troy are much safer today than they were last week… These guns will never make it into the hands of dangerous criminals looking to wreak havoc in our communities. [More]
Just to be clear, if there’s evidence they intended to “kill…maim [and] wreak havoc,” it’s not presented here. They went after these guys for something else, stumbled on the find, and are capitalizing the hell out of it.
[Via Jess]
