Notes from the Resistance
If you can do it by yourself you can do it with others. [Watch]
And yeah, the video title is over the top, but hardly surprising considering the source.
Nice to see the militia aspect being promoted by a 2A lawyer as a necessary legal argument — too often it’s overlooked with individual self-defense soaking up all the energy.
I do wonder if states that would go after private “militias” would ignore Everytown’s “Train Smart” for similar activities in the field.
[Via Jess]
NFA approvals are paused until the shutdown ends. This means no new tax stamps will be issued until ATF staff return to work. [More]
I wonder what text, history, and tradition have to say about that…
AI Overview
Due to the 2025 federal government shutdown, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) has halted the processing of NFA firearms approvals, such as those for suppressors and short-barreled rifles. The ATF eForms system remains online for submissions, but applications will not be reviewed or approved until the shutdown ends and staff return to work.
Here is what you need to know about the current situation:
Approvals are paused: While you can still submit NFA paperwork, no new tax stamps will be issued during the government shutdown. This applies to all National Firearms Act (NFA) items.
Submissions are still possible: You can continue to file and certify NFA paperwork electronically through the eForms portal or other platforms. Submitting your application now will secure your place in the processing queue once the government reopens.
Delays are expected: When the shutdown ends, a backlog of applications will likely cause a delay in processing times.
Status of NFA regulations: Recent legislation, “H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill,” was signed in July 2025 and eliminated the $200 NFA tax for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns, effective January 1, 2026.
However, registration and compliance requirements remain. The tax repeal does not change the requirement to submit all necessary forms (Form 1 or Form 4, fingerprints, photos) and maintain records.
UNC professor on leave over ties to far-left gun club once headlined Harvard panel on armed activism… “I’m here to smash White supremacist capitalism, not defend civil society”… [More]
Yeah, we’ve talked about these communist insurgent domestic enemies before.
Seems there ought to be a Constitutional remedy for dealing with insurrection…
And the cool thing is, if the government ever gets tyrannical and goes “extra-Constitutional,” participation can be assessed for enforcement worthiness.
Everybody knows about the memorial to John Brown’s black victim, right?
That Kinzinger is evidently unaware of this (or aware but deliberately lying by omission about it) is no surprise. [More]
Photo caption contest winner: How you can tell Adam Kinzinger is lying.
That’s great, being lectured on 2A by a gun-grabber who thinks he’s found a “Gotcha!”
Except the National Guard is not that militia. Never was.
As the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the United States Senate Ninety-Seventh Congress observed:
These commentators contend instead that the amendment’s preamble regarding the necessity of a “well regulated militia… to a free state” means that the right to keep and bear arms applies only to a National Guard. Such a reading fails to note that the Framers used the term “militia” to relate to every citizen capable of bearing arms, and that Congress has established the present National Guard under its power to raise armies, expressly stating that it was not doing so under its power to organize and arm the militia.
He’s just counting on younger people not remembering the old lies.
[Via WiscoDave]
Machine guns are dangerous weapons that aren’t commonly “possessed by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes,” and a law that criminalizes their possession is therefore consistent with the tradition of firearm regulation in the country, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit said Thursday. [More]
So… rather than being the cure-all for what ails us, “common use” can be a trap to limit and ultimately render RKBA obsolete?
[Via Jess]
We’re here because of illegitimate government, and because America no longer believes in the Posse and the Militia. [More]
And by extension we’re here because, except for individual exceptions, America no longer believes in itself.
I’m not sure why Gavin Newsome [sic] doesn’t activate the rest of his army guard to prevent the president from it or force him to overrule it…. Then fight on the second amendment guaranteeing a state a right to a militia. How can a state have a militia if the president can simply federalize it against the direct wishes of the governor [More]
Ah, yes, a true champion of the Second Amendment…
Just make sure you guys don’t shoot yourselves.
[Via WiscoDave]
St. Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) and the more radical Spanish Second Scholastics, including the Spanish Jesuits, Juan de Mariana and Francisco Súarez, asserted the right of revolution against tyrannical governments. These writers also wrote that standing armies were inconsistent with free governments, and that citizen militias were essential to protect the Natural Rights of the people and prevent usurpation by either kings or even elected bodies. These writings percolated from the Catholic world and in time found a home with Protestant leaders ushering in the Reformation. [More]
So, explain these apostates.
Oh.
If you’re not following Dr. Miguel Faria by now, who do you think that hurts more?
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging Connecticut’s ban on adults under the age of 21 from purchasing, owning or carrying handguns. [More]
Good– it makes a key undeniable point:
Over 200 colonial and Founding-era militia statutes throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries not only permitted, but affirmatively mandated that persons aged eighteen to twenty acquire and keep arms.
So Ursula, get your gun and make sure that everyone else gets theirs too. [More]
That’s the thing– when it comes to the people, she won’t, so by the time they’re forced to hand them out it’ll be too late.
This article is light on that, but the bottom line is, tech and drones notwithstanding, the men on the ground with rifles will be the ones controlling it.
[Via bondmen]
“This insanely offensive brief should never have been filed in any court, let alone at the Fifth Circuit. It should be immediately withdrawn and thrown into the trash, along with Mr. Lemon’s ability to make these filings in the future. This is a prime example of why President Trump should appoint a competent Second Amendment czar to coordinate the administration’s agenda across the government and with stakeholders in Second Amendment litigation. Our rights must be protected at all costs and the American people are counting on President Trump and Attorney General Bondi to fulfill their promise to do just that.” [More]
This came out before my piece on gun group silence. I missed noting it in my AmmoLand piece because I was looking for reactions from national groups to include a more recent case where DOJ argued “Machine guns are atypical weapons not protected by the Second Amendment because a reasonable person would not expect them to be used in militia service,” and was specifically looking at the Big Three 501(c)(3)s that have political clout.
My major beef with FPC’s plan: I’ve explained it before: I don’t like “czar,” and anyone in that position would be feeding from the same hand. Gun owner advocates are owed a place at the table as members– we’re not dogs who should be grateful for scraps thrown down to us. It’s our table.
WAYNE ROOT: Here is the Final Proof Democrats are Deranged, Insane, Brainwashed, Radical Communist Zealots, and Can Never, Never, Never, EVER Be Allowed to Regain Power, or America is DOA. [More]
I think he’s forgetting something.
There’s a reason the evil but cowardly bastards won’t try mass gun confiscation — becauase they know they can’t and if they make it up close and personal for enough of us, some of us are going to0 start making it up close and personal for them. And that means the Second Amendment is still working.
[Via bondmen]
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.
Feds insist Second Amendment doesn’t protect machine guns [More]
And try figuring this argument out:
Machine guns are atypical weapons not protected by the Second Amendment because a reasonable person would not expect them to be used in militia service, the federal government argued Wednesday before an appeals panel.
Right. The Founders obviously intended the citizenry to resist tyranny with inferior arms.
I assume these government lawyer aren’t retarded, so that makes them goddamn liars.
If machine guns aren’t protected, the Second Amendment is a dead letter and anyone who maintains otherwise is a fraud.
[Via Andy M]
This Position Undermines Its Second Amendment Credibility [More]
If machine guns aren’t protected, the Second Amendment is a dead letter and anyone who maintains otherwise is a fraud.
A shocking example of Western countries’ suicidal policies, and a warning regarding our own “sanctuary cities,” is provided by the Swedish “no-go” zones—parallel societies in suburban areas where crime runs rampant, and the police are afraid to intervene. [More]
If only the Founders had envisioned some way to provide for the security of a free State…
[Via Michael G]
The purpose of the bill is to remove from Oregon statute any mention of the “unorganized militia.” [More]
I don’t care if a racist traitor is stupid. He’s still a traitor.
Although some are counting on him being both.
