Notes from the Resistance
With the stroke of his pen, Governor JB Pritzker made Illinois the ninth state to ban assault-style weapons. [More]
So how soon until we see that challenge we’re told groups are “gearing up for“?
UPDATE (Via President Non_Fudd)
IL State Police sent this out to all IL FFL’s last night
And if you disobey, they’ll be happy to bring up to lethal force to bear to ensure that you comply.
Not all agree:
More at Mom-At-Arms.
H.R.38 – To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State. [More]
I don’t see a prognosis yet, but without a Senate majority, consider the odds of passing 0%. As such, I’m not going to spend much time on this as there are other more pressing and more probable priorities to focus on.
I do note one Democrat co-sponsor, Maine’s Jared Golden, who will be up for reelection in ’24. My assessment, he’s trying to build some cred with the Fudds on something he knows can’t pass, and has the OK from the party because he’s a hundred-percenter with the abortionists. His ratings from the gun groups are pretty revealing — of them:
[Via Jess]
Oregon Democrats continue to grab at it all with a virtually unlimited plunder war chest, and Oregon Republicans are pretty much self-defeating when they’re not being useless. [More]
Gun Owners of America has learned that the FIRST gun bill that House Republicans plan to vote on is… NOT a pro-gun bill. The bill would expand the FBI’s power to punish Americans who attempt to legally purchase a firearm from a commercial gun dealer by reporting them to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. [More]
My new rep and one of my senators are enemies, so no use writing them.
It really seems to me a more effective tactic would be an en masse “WTF?” blast to Kevin McCarthy.
[Via Jess]
One change in particular — which empowers a single lawmaker to launch the process of ousting the Speaker — is giving heartburn to lawmakers in both parties, who fear a hard-line group of conservatives will use it repeatedly to browbeat McCarthy into keeping crucial must-pass bills off the floor. [More]
Consider that a silver lining on a much larger cloud.
[Via Jess]
UPDATE
An interesting speculation making the rounds to explain why the powers behind him would not quit: McCarthy has been designated to be the next president, not because he’s electable but because the “Swamp” needs to replace Biden sooner rather than later, realizes Harris is an utter disaster who needs to be “persuaded” to step aside, and the Speaker being third in line would make a controllable “Republican’s” succession the option least likely to provoke unmanageable resistance… and pave the way for a Democrat victory in ’24 with such a weak incumbent.
Obviously, there’s no way to validate any of this, but it will be interesting if things start to shape up that way.
That was the third-highest NICS number ever, following records set in 2020 and 2021. [More]
So where’s that red wave?
Making happy talk assumptions doesn’t help.
[Via Jess]
So why should California Republicans (and those from other states where they think they can get away with it) do anything more than give lip service to gun owners, assuming they even need to do that? After all, they’ve been getting away with serial betrayals for years. [More]
What incentives do they have to change if they continue to get away with it?
Retired FBI boss says agency has lost independence, been co-opted by liberal DOJ ideologues [More]
He just couldn’t say anything about it until his pension checks were assured.
That he “remains friends with Chris Wray” tells me any “solutions” he backs will make noise and nothing more. After all, who calling the shots in government went to prison after the Church Committee wrapped up?
[Via Michael G]
Know that CNN will consider Kinzinger one of their “conservative” contributors, just like the Washington Post keeps on staff “conservative” columnists Jennifer Rubin and Max Boot. [More]
Gee, that was certainly difficult to foresee.
[Via Michael G]
Sen. Jon Tester refuses to say whether he will seek re-election in 2024 [More]
He’s so “pro-gun” he wants to see you disarmed when you pick up the mail.
[Via Andy M]
By publicly pressuring Musk to censor “hate speech,” which is indisputably covered by the First Amendment, Schiff and Takano are trying to indirectly accomplish something that the Constitution forbids. [More]
Well, it also says “shall not be infringed, but that’s never stopped either of these @$$holes.
If you are experiencing the symptoms of whiplash, you are not alone. The saga of Measure 114 is moving so fast and taking so many unexpected turns that keeping up is nearly impossible, and, in fact, most in the media have not been able to. [More]
Which is why those following the story need to make Oregon Firearms Federation Alerts a regular stop.
Why having 51 vs. 50 senators matters way more for Democrats than you think – It’s not just one extra vote; it’s a change in Senate procedure that gives Democrats additional power. [More]
And don’t forget to factor in the usual suspects.
That’s the way The Swamp wants it.
Democratic Rep Took Donations From Bankman-Fried, Lobbied Against Crypto Regulation, And Now Blames SEC For FTX’s Collapse [More]
And like all self-serving Marxist criminals, he wants you disarmed.
[Via bondmen]
