Category: Legal

Even Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jackson Got It Right

The Supreme Court unanimously threw out Mexico’s multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against the American gun industry on Thursday that sought to usher in major changes to firearm sales by holding companies liable for cartel violence. [More]

At what point will the industry go after Jonathan Lowy for costs and fees?

Lest Ye Be Judged

Obama Judge Says to Hell with the Supreme Court, Orders Trump DOJ to Turn Over Docs Related to Decision to Revoke ‘Protected Status’ for Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants [More]

Millions of Democrat cultists are fine with inferior courts imposing their subversion on the rest of the Republic, and they have enough representation to block a fix by Congress. At some point, Trump will need to exercise executive prerogative.

[Via Michael G]

An Age-Old Question

The text of the Second Amendment encompasses the purchase of firearms by 18-to20-year-olds, as the en banc majority below did not dispute, Pet.App.43a–44a, and as the majority was also forced to acknowledge, “the Founding era lacked express prohibitions on the purchase of firearms” by 18-to-20-year-olds. Id. at 30a. Indeed, the eighteenth century laws that come closest to reflecting a “Founding-era policy on age and firearms”—militia laws throughout the Nation obliging eighteen-year-olds to muster for militia service bearing firearms they were legally obligated to acquire for themselves—in fact “reflect the policy that eighteen- to twenty-one-year-olds should be armed.” Id. at 159a (Brasher, J., dissenting). That should have been the beginning and the end of any suggestion that Florida’s age ban “is consistent with this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.” New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1, 17 (2022). [More]

Story here.

Bingo. And about time.

With DeSantis backing NRA, what leg is Mark Glass still standing on?

[Via Jess]

What Did He THINK Was Going to Happen?

The lawsuit stems from a 2021 Zoom meeting where then-Commissioner Ron Clous briefly displayed a rifle on camera… Four years later, the settlement was finalized with insurance funds, not taxpayer dollars, covering the cost. [More]

Whose dollars pay for the insurance, and did it go up after that?

Yeah, she’s a meddlesome old prohibitionist biddy, but what kind of reaction should this have provoked?

Tell me if an Antifa promoter in government had done this as a response to something you’d said that you wouldn’t take it as the unwarranted chilling of speech and challenge to escalate beyond words that it was. He invited this, a lawsuit response from an indignant community busybody was predictable, he invited it, and the board should have immediately dressed and shut him down, and made him liable for the fallout.

Daily Defense Redux

In this conversation, Mark Walters and David Codrea delve into the complexities surrounding the Second Amendment and gun control. They discuss the implications of the ‘common use’ argument, the distinction between self-defense and militia purposes, and the political landscape regarding gun rights. Personal anecdotes highlight how perspectives on gun ownership can change over time, emphasizing the importance of understanding the historical context of the Second Amendment. [More]

The discussion revolved around my latest from Firearms News.

Speaking of Constitutional Crises…

Federal judge orders Trump admin to immediately resettle 12K migrants – Biden appointed federal judge ordered Trump admin to begin processing refugees within next 7 days [More]

See…?

Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham, and Lisa Murkowski were the three “Republicans” who voted to confirm him.

Shouldn’t Be That Hard to Figure Out

Judge Boasberg Keeps Getting Assigned Trump Cases. Lawmakers Want to Know Why. [More]

Start with finding out if Angela Caesar is a Democrat and who appointed her.

[Via Michael G]

Tangentially-Related UPDATE

If Republican Senators Do Not Confirm Ed Martin as US Attorney for Washington DC – Dirty Judge Boasberg Will Pick His Temporary Replacement [More]

And Mitch McConnell, Bill Cassidy, John Cornyn, and Thom Tillis might queer the deal?

[Via bondmen]

Your ‘Feel Good’ News Story of the Day

“We’re not going to stand back and let SPLC get away with this frivolous lawsuit because they need to now pay for the time and expenses for this frivolous case that they knew was frivolous,” he said. “We’re going to go after Janet Jenkins not only for cost but for attorney’s fees, and we’re going to go after the SPLC for cost and attorney’s fees, as well.” [More]

Vanderboegh smiles.

[Via Michael G]

Friends of the Court vs. Friends of the Devil

Attorney General McCuskey leads SCOTUS amicus brief challenging D.C.’s high-capacity magazine and assault weapons ban [More]

This…

And significantly better than and different from a case we discussed yesterday:

III.Courts Are Incorrectly Analogizing …11

A.The Second Amendment Goes Beyond The Individual Right To Self-Defense … 12

B.Narrowing Heller To Only Self-Defense Leads To Poor Analogical Reasoning … 15

Ignoring Core Purpose Makes 2nd Amendment More Vulnerable to Infringements: The Militia Aspect, Part 1 and Part 2.

The only question left: Why can’t Pam Bondi file an amicus brief supporting this?

[Via Jess]

An Open Secret

The Secret Plan to Strike Down US Gun Laws [More]

It’s a fascinating read with a lot of heretofore unexposed infomation. Just keep in mind Mother Jones’ trademark hatred of 2A, and the use if inuendo, ad hominem, and hypocrisy when attacking the “pro-gun” side when it uses the same tactics as the AstroTurfers.

Besides, it’s not like the Constitutional Defense Fund isn’t complying with the law…

[Via Dan Gifford]

Deep in the Weeds

Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1 billion in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit [More]

What you or I personally believe about glyphosate is not the issue. The issue is “What do leftists say about it?”

That being the case, why is Shannon Watts allowed a pass for her role as Monsanto’s PR flack while it was supposedly out there giving its customers cancer?

[Via Andy M]

Third Time’s a Charm?

GOA and GOF have officially submitted our petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court in Antonyuk v. James! This case began as a direct challenge to New York’s unconstitutional attempt to ban concealed carry by declaring nearly every location a “sensitive place.” But now, it’s become a battle over lower courts defying SCOTUS rulings. [Watch]

Note the first name on the petition…

[Via Jess]

We’re the Only Ones Sauer on Sig Enough

More law enforcement agencies reconsider use of popular Sig Sauer P320 handgun [More]

This has been going on long enough— and continuing — to raise legit doubts. Is there a design flaw or are negligent dischargers jumping on the blame Sig bandwagon?

If you’re aware of truly independent test results, please share a link with the rest of us in “Comments.”

[Via Antigone]

Suing Instead of Solving

The Glock switch distraction [More]

As a tangentially-related aside, with the death of Gene Hackman happening while I was gone, I caught 2003’s Runaway Jury last night for the first time (co-starring the handsy Little Big Mouth). What a piece of crap primer in cartoonish anti-gun scripting and legal incompetence/ malpractice/ lawbreaking that I recommend seeing if for no other reason than to slap your forehead at the clumsiness of the attacks, and to appreciate how 2005’s Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act shields us from much such subversive nonsense, but not enough.

[Via bondmen]

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