Category: Second Amendment

Disparaging Armed Citizens Undermines Trump Administration’s Credibility

Maybe it’s time to stop dousing the fire in gun owner bellies, especially with top administration officials making inane comments that spit in the faces of Second Amendment activists — the very people Republicans need to win. [More]

In what reality is making core constituents feel like they’re being used smart politics?

L-a-a-ambert!

This guy got arrested at a Christmas parade in Florida for wearing a body armor vest concealed under his shirt. The problem is, that wasn’t illegal. I saw this in the news, with cops taking a victory lap and Karens rejoicing about it, so I put in a request for the footage, and just got it. And it’s worse than I even thought it would be. Lawful conduct does not become illegal just because police officers – or Karens – are afraid of something. My rights don’t end where your fear of some perfectly legal object begins. [Watch]

Those “citizens” grateful to the “Only Ones” remind me of nothing so much as the sheep bleating for Lambert to save her.

Why would communists be afraid of them?

[Via Andy M]

Silent Running

South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill Tuesday that deregulates gun silencers by removing them from the state’s definition of a controlled weapon. [More]

And significantly:

The bill passed through both chambers of the Legislature without any “no” votes.

A spokesperson for Everytown shared the group’s reaction.

[Via Jess]

Stopping the Signal

New York’s bill proposes requiring all 3D printers sold in the state to include “blocking technology” software that scans every design file for firearm blueprints and prevents printing of flagged gun parts. [More]

Same observation I made here…

[Via WiscoDave]

Just Like the Founders Intended

For the first time in California history, this proposal would require mandatory state-approved training, including live-fire shooting and at least eight hours of instruction, just to BUY a firearm — not carry it, not use it, but to own it. [Watch]

And challenges by gun owners who must scrape together legal costs will go on for years and years and years, which is part of the plan.

[Via Jess]

Plain Speaking in Politics

I see a lot of trolls hating on this guy, which makes me want to know more about him.

[Via Jess]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Pretty good summation.

I could offer some “Yeah, buts…” to some of the “pro-gun” points, but overall fall back on two contentions I constantly make:

The administration, left on its own, is bipolar, and the Task Force and gun voters would benefit greatly from independent subject matter expert advisors.

Three contentions, actually: Those of us pointing out the disconnects are motivated by not wanting to see Trump blow it, which will allow the communi… Democrats to take over, and anyone calling for our heads for that is wearing their red MAGA cap too tight.

A Case Study

A major new study supporting the 2nd Amendment has been released on the eve of Oral Argument in the Seigel/Koons case out of NJ. [Watch]

Here’s the study.

Now we get to see how that 8 to 6 Republican ratio matters.

There’s still one real vulnerability I don’t see addressed by on-premises armed guards and metal detectors:

You gotta make it from the parking lot to the building first.

[Via Jess]

ATF Warns of Hoax Homeland Security Letter ‘Suspending Second Amendment’

This is obviously a clumsy attempt at stirring the pot and creating divisions between the administration and Second Amendment supporters. [More]

So… are trolls just doing it for kicks, or is there something more insidious at play here?

The Devil to Pay

In Washington, Democrats in Olympia are looking at adding $100 to the nonrefundable fee for a concealed pistol license, jacking the cost up from $36 to $136… In neighboring Oregon, there’s a move on via House Bill 4145 which would raise the cost of a permit-to-purchase from the $65 maximum to $150. [More]

What are these carry fees everyone is so upset about?

Don’t tell Judge Jeanine!

DOJ Filing on Forced Reset Triggers Contradicts Pledges and Complicates Midterms

“You gotta win the midterms ’cause, if we don’t win the midterms, it’s just gonna be – I mean, they’ll find a reason to impeach me,” [More]

You’d think “a very stable genius” with so much skin in the game would know better than to let his people douse the fire in gunvoter bellies.

What, He’s Agreeing with WHITE SLAVE OWNERS?

Antifa Activist: ‘This Is What the Founding Fathers Gave Us the Second Amendment For’ [More]

Guess he didn’t read the bit in the Constitution about “calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions.”

[Via bondmen]

Tangentially-Related UPDATE

Liberals Think Antifa Isn’t Real. But It Is—and It Knows How to Win. To protect us all from the violence of the Trump administration, we must defend antifa. [More]

So if it’s not a myth it can be busted.

Not sure you did them any favors, there, Christopher.

[Via Michael G]

Speaking of ‘Every Terrible Implement’…

“We all started bleeding from the nose,” he added. “Some were vomiting blood. We fell to the ground, unable to move. We couldn’t even stand up after that sonic weapon — or whatever it was.” [More]

So… if they ever get the technology developed to where such weaponry is bearable (assuming they don’t already have manpacks), will We the People be able to get sonic disruptors…?

Sorry, the courts say “No” and the only person I know squawking about it is… uh… me.

If “the people” of the Second Amendment can be denied arms based on them not being “in common use” for sport and for limited “self-defense” situations, what chance would they have resisting tyranny equipped with weaponry that today would be considered the stuff of science fiction? Who knows what those imposing their demands will have at their disposal, along with the power to withhold from citizens 50 years from now, or 100, or beyond?

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