Notes from the Resistance
The union representing State Police investigators said the surging number of cases involving “extreme risk protection orders” that require them to seek court orders to seize firearms from a person they believe to be a danger is pulling them away from other investigations and leaving them “overwhelmed.” [More]
Once again “commonsense gun safety laws” endanger not just liberty, but lives.
[Via Michael G]
The judge would have 24 hours to decide on a protection order after a request is filed. If granted, the judge would then have 14 days to set a hearing during which the flagged person would have to prove they do not pose a significant risk. [More]
Time was even a child immediately grasped the tyrannical absurdity of:
Let’s see how many “small dick” rebuttals this gets.
[Via Jess]
As a veteran, gun-owner, hunter, and dad, I know that basic gun safety isn’t a threat to the Second Amendment. [More]
No, of course not. Basic gun safety is essential to it.
But that’s not really what you’re talking about, is it?
Be vewy, vewy quiet… I’m infwinging wights… Hehhehhehhehheh…
You have to wonder what kind of gun owner would be stupid enough to fall for this.
Or go so far as to tell people he’s “a true and constant friend.”
“I know some of the opponents have said will this stop and end all gun violence? It will not,” said Rep. Cedrick Frazier, DFL-New Hope of the red flag language. “But it is a tool that can prevent, and it is a tool that if it saves 10 lives, if it saves one life, we have done a job that needs to be done.” [More]
If that’s the threshold, can trampolines be far behind?
And notice how the “Authorized Journalists” obligingly advance suspension of due process as one of “public safety”? I wonder how many other rights we could abrogate that could “save one life”…?
“There is broad agreement that dangerous, unstable individuals who intend to harm themselves or others should not have access to weapons. We also share a strong commitment to preserving Second Amendment rights, ensuring due process and addressing the heart of the problem with strengthened mental health resources.” [More]
[Via Jess]
“The allegations against Porter include claims that she dumped hot potatoes on her then-husband’s head and smashed a glass that led to him being cut by flying shards.” [More]
We can end potato violence!
Colorado gun control bills progress; semi-auto ban unlikely … The other gun-control proposals that have found broad Democratic support include strengthening red-flag laws, raising the firearm purchasing age to 21, opening the gun industry up to legal liability and installing a three-day waiting period after buying a gun. [More]
Just like the Founders intended!
[Via Jess]
UPDATE
David B. Kopel addresses the “many false and deceptive statements” the antis are using to try and swindle the citizenry out of its semiautos.
[Via cydl]
Sturtevant said he regretted his vote in 2019 for a Red Flag bill that ultimately was left to die in the Senate Finance Committee. “I whiffed that,” he said. [More]
You whiffed more than that, you principles-devoid coward…
[Via Mack H]
But what are due process protections when it comes to the government’s intentional deprivation of a constitutionally protected right, or even a constitutionally protected “property” right, through ex parte proceedings? [More]
Well, we could go with the stare decisis version and defer to past acts of judicial tyranny, or we could go with a historical understanding to be guided by Amendments IV, V, and VI…
That treacherous wretch Bill Lee has established his legacy.
[W]e are not doing ourselves or those depending on us to stand for freedom any favors if we deliberately ignore Trump’s willful failures on guns. Because this is going to end one of two ways – strengthening his renewed bid for a return to the White House, or ending any chances of it. If he wins, we need to be able to collectively influence his 2A decisions and judicial appointments and get him to understand what the bad ones are before he makes them. If he loses, we need to be ready to do the same with whomever the Republicans nominate to carry the standard. [More]
Gun owners need to look and assess with no illusions if they hope to have any influence on how power, once granted, is ultimately wielded.
Another Federal Judge Rejects the DOJ’s Argument That Cannabis Consumers Have No Second Amendment Rights [More]
And then there’s action on the restraining order front…
I’ll bet a lot of “prohibited person” exclusions could be overturned with the right case, starting with the “one year” nonsense that has no bearing on proven proclivities for violence.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order to tighten background checks on Tuesday, marking a victory for gun reformers in the GOP-controlled state. Lee also called upon the state legislature to pass a “red flag” law that will make it easier to remove guns from people who pose a danger to themselves or others.
It’s the way of the Vichycon: Feining support when there’s something in it for you, but when the going gets tough, the rats get scurrying. This is ideologically the same as going AWOL when your brothers are under fire. What a despicable coward.
Time to resurrect an old Stieger quote:
The firearm industry wants to keep firearms out of the hands of those who cannot be trusted to responsibly possess them. That includes prohibited individuals, those suffering through a mental health crisis or suffering suicidal ideations and unsupervised children. “Red flag” laws have utility in protecting the public but must be carefully administered so these orders aren’t abused to disarm lawful gun owners. [More]
Define “unsupervised children.”
Yeah, listen to the latter-day Judenrat and collaborate with the jackboots. What could go wrong?
And continue ignoring the only thing that will work.
[Via Andy M]
Restraining Orders Do Not Prove That People Are ‘Dangerous’ [More]
And if they are, there’s really only one solution.
[Via Michael G]
Don’t expect the antis to just give up though.
[Via Jess]
TENNESSEE’S LT. GOV. RANDY MCNALLY JOINS DEMOCRATS IN SUPPORT OF PASSING A RED FLAG LAW IN TENNESSEE BUT HE SHOWS NO SUPPORT FOR REAL CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY! [More]
Tell me this surprises you:
[Via Jess]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that struck down a federal law preventing people under domestic violence-related restraining orders from having guns. [More]
Because how better “to secure the Blessings of Liberty” than to deny rights to people who haven’t even been charged with anything, let alone convicted?
[Via bondmen]
Stanford University Employee Charged for Two False Rape Reports [More]
Vindictive progressive” women make sh!+ up about men?
But…but…but boyfriend loophole…
[Via Michael G]
Eleanor Williams jailed for eight and a half years for lying about being raped and groomed – Three men had tried to take their own lives over the 22-year-old’s allegations, a court was told [More]
Red flag laws with boyfriend loopholes, anyone?
[Via Steve T]
FBI worked secretly with hospitals to strip US citizens’ gun rights, documents show [More]
Exploiting people when they’re most vulnerable sounds like something psychopaths do.
[Via LWP]
Col. James Cockrell, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Public Safety, said he has personally apologized to Colony High Principal Mary Fulp after troopers took her in for a mental health evaluation without her consent last Wednesday evening while the incident was livestreamed on her Facebook page. Cockrell said troopers believed there was a court order requiring them to do so, but the Alaska Court System has since confirmed that no such order was ever issued. [More]
Funny things can happen when “Only Ones” are acting on assumptions…
[Via Michael G]
Chris Cuomo Said, ‘I Was Going to Kill Everybody, Including Myself’ After Firing by CNN [More]
Says the guy who advocated invoking “red flag laws” on Marjorie Taylor Greene…
In the spirit of “If you see something, say something,” I’m thinking a call to Cherokee Indian Police SWAT might be in order…
[Via Andy M]
What these actions don’t mitigate or excuse is the police opening fire on him immediately after he emerged unarmed from his trailer with his hands raised and his wife directly behind him. [More]
So will the State Bureau of Investigation and the DA aggressively pursue this, and if not, why not?
