Category: Second Amendment
Speaking of Ostriches
We’re taking an ostrich approach to enforcing gun laws — with deadly results [More]
Not that these head-in-the-sand eggheads have any “answers” besides disarming you and me without due full process.
The reason I decided to give this one a link is not for the article itself, but for some of the comments, just to show the mentality this appeals to. The fanatic in point goes by “AE,” who at least put the lie to the “No one wants to take your guns” excuse:
If it weren’t for the legal gun owners in this country there wouldn’t be a gun violence problem…
Here’s what happens if you disagree:
I’ll go slow. If it weren’t for all the fearful and compensating man boys fighting for unrestricted purchase and use of firearms, there wouldn’t be any firearms in today’s society. Thus, no illegal gun problem…
There is absolutely no point in “debating” with such as these, or in establishing “common ground” dialog, as some ostensibly on “our side” are doing.
[Via Dan Gifford]
Good News for Some
At last a little light is shining on the social engineers who have been using wokeness to debilitate American armed forces. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) have issued a report finding that indoctrinating the US military with Critical Race Theory and LGBT ideology has significantly weakened it… [More]
America’s enemies love it!
Amazing how the domestic enemies in charge fail at every goal in the Preamble that is the basis for assigning them delegated powers…
Ready to turn in those “assault weapons” now?
[Via Michael G]
Under Oregon’s Measure 114, ‘Common Sense Gun Safety’ Means Shutting Down Gun Sales
“December 07, 2022 (Wednesday) will be the last day to purchase ANY firearm without a valid Oregon Firearm Purchase Permit.” [More]
The useful idiot dilettante billionaires bankrolling this abomination don’t care whose livelihoods are destroyed or whose rights are usurped as long as this wins them “progressive” accolades for being enlightened and benevolent. It’s not like they have to worry about what “those people” want.
Taking a Hard Left
Democrats Rally Behind New Yorker Jeffries to Succeed Pelosi as House Leader [More]
Emboldened by the “red wave,” are we?
We’re talking about a “gun sense candidate” who admits background checks are for registration and let (Freudian) slip his inspiration by a communist dictator.
I may just have to do an article as the furor for this totalitarian wannabe heats up…
With ‘Republicans’ Like These…
“The state of Georgia has lost one of its greatest leaders with the passing of Speaker David Ralston,” Jones said. “This is an unfathomable loss and one that leaves a hole in the heart of each and every House member.” [More]
Yeah, well, speak for yourself.
We’re the Only Ones Hush-Hush Enough
LAPD detective accused of trying to buy silencer online [More]
So if we’re to believe the commies over at the Center for American Progress (and why wouldn’t we?), he “pose[d] a unique risk to public safety”…?
As an aside, that’s a lot of “Only Ones” groups backing infringements. Remember that the next time some “law-abiding” über alles chump tells you “Back the Blue!” with a straight face.
[Via Steve T]
Voting with Their Wallets
Oregon State Police saw a spike in requests for Firearms Instant Check System (FICS) background requests leading up to and especially following the midterm election. [More]
While many assumed that the implementation date would be 30 days after the election was actually “certified” (given that votes were being counted long after Nov 7th) now we are being told the Secretary of State has no plans to wait and the ban of new gun sales and magazines will begin December 8th.
I have an AmmoLand piece on Measure 114 in the publishing queue.
[Via Steve T]
A Common Factor
The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Delaware’s recently-adopted ban on so-called “assault weapons” on the grounds the legislation—known as House Bill 450—violates the Second Amendment. [More]
Show me a “commonsense gun safety” bill that doesn’t.
When, Not If
Will the American Empire Collapse in Our Lifetime? [More]
23 years later and I still haven’t had any gun-grabber try to answer my questions:
I must ask where in history is any civilization guaranteed stasis? Has not despotism and mass destruction plagued every civilization that preceded ours? Is it not, in fact, still commonplace throughout the globe? By what suspension of reality, by what denial of the observable and the probable, by what art, device or magic are we sheltered few immune from catastrophe? Are we certain, from our brief and privileged vantage point, that such things will ever remain headline curiosities? Is it not just plain stupid to proclaim that our familiar way of life will forever be the norm, when everything that has gone before us shows we are, instead, the extremely lucky beneficiaries of a rare and fortunate convergence of circumstances; and one, by the way, that has only been preserved under force of arms?
[Via bondmen]
And Then They Came and They Came
More Than Two Dozen Gun Control Measures Prefiled for 2023 Session of the Texas Legislature [More]
None of them pass the Bruen “historical understanding” benchmark, but that doesn’t matter to the antis, who will never stop because they have the resources and media support to keep coming and coming and coming…
[Via Jess]
One Big Happy Gun-Free Zone
The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved a bill on Tuesday banning the possession of firearms within 100 yards of a place of public assembly… it bans the possession of firearms in most public places, including “a park; place of worship; school; library; recreational facility; hospital; community health center; long-term facility; or multipurpose exhibition facility, such as a fairgrounds or conference center.” [More]
And we’ve already seen the “good” that does.
But don’t worry. “Only Ones” are exempted.
“[T]he son of immigrant parents,” eh, Gabe? So they figured imposing their native citizen disarmament practiced by those they were fleeing on those taking them in would be just the ticket?
Good thing that has nothing to do with the “single issue”. And I have that on good authority…
[Via Dan Gifford]
Just Singin’ and Dancin’ in the Blood
Within hours of police arresting a suspect in the fatal shooting of three University of Virginia football players, the White House called for an assault weapons ban even though the suspect was alleged to have used a handgun in the killings. [More]
It’s not like anyone ignorant enough to vote for them will know.
[Via Jess]
Montana Warns YouTube of Consequences for Acting as a Democrat Proxy to Censor Speech
Big Tech argues they deserve exemptions because they are not content providers. Acting as content deniers, suppressing anything that does not advance a state-approved “progressive” narrative, and facilitating the universal spread of that which does, effectively amounts to the same thing. [More]
How is removing legal content at the demand of Democrat politicians not a de facto First Amendment violation?
A Marked Improvement
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer has won the open U.S. House seat in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, flipping the district for the GOP in a hard-fought contest that drew millions in outside money to the state. Chavez-DeRemer’s victory makes her the first Latina congresswoman from Oregon, a distinction also sought by 6th District Democratic candidate Andrea Salinas. That race remained too early to call. [More]
Aside from not knowing where rights come from, this sounds promising:
Our founding documents give us the right to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment is our safeguard against tyranny in the United States. We have seen the left go after our right to protect ourselves time and time again. They politicize national tragedies to argue that law abiding citizens should have their guns confiscated. Law abiding gun owners have never been the problem. Violent crime is caused by criminals. The left doesn’t want to talk about cracking down on illegal drugs, gang violence, antifa, rioting, or looting. They want to ban you from protecting yourself and your family. They want to redefine our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Washington, D.C. radicals believe in multiculturalism, moral relativism, and that socialism, “just hasn’t really been tried yet.” They want open borders, government-funded healthcare, and abortion on demand. I won’t stand for it. We must defend our rights.
[Via Jess]
Taking Stock
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away another challenge to a federal ban imposed under former President Donald Trump on devices called “bump stocks” that enable a semi-automatic weapon to fire like a machine gun. The justices declined to review an appeal by a group of firearms dealers and individuals in Minnesota, Texas and Kentucky after a lower court rejected their argument that the government had violated the U.S. Constitution’s Fifth Amendment “takings clause” by effectively taking their private property without just compensation. [More]
As noted before, all the High Court needs to do to let tyranny stand is…nothing.
And thanks again, Donald.
[Via Jess]
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
And after engaging with this Nation’s tradition of firearm regulations several times already, the Court’s unanswered question is whether Bruen demands lower courts manicure the Second Amendment’s landscape by scalpel or chainsaw….As a result, the Court holds that § 922(g)(8) is unconstitutional under Bruen’s framework. It is therefore ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Indictment be GRANTED. [More]
This…
Read the opinion. Wow!
Expect a challenge from Team Tyranny, because otherwise, their whole damn Gordian knot will unravel.
[Via Jess]
Speaking of ‘Every Terrible Implement’…
Large-capacity magazines are not “arms” protected by the Second Amendment because they are not essential to the use of firearms… Additionally, large-capacity magazines are not protected “arms” because they are not commonly used for self-defense. [More]
Since that directly follows an “Overview of Bruen’s text-and-history standard for analyzing Second Amendment claims,” I wonder what Tench would say to that…?
Legal weasel Rob Bonta proves the point that if you limit arguments to “self-defense” and ignore core purpose, you’re not using every means at your disposal.
[Via Jess]
Can We All Get Along?
🚨 Breaking News 🚨
We are proud to announce that North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper will be our keynote speaker for our 2nd Annual Summit, “What’s Next? An Innovative Approach to Reducing Gun-Related Deaths” taking place virtually on November 17.
“Reducing gun violence will take all of us coming together to find common ground to save lives,” says Governor Cooper. “I’m excited to discuss what’s happening in North Carolina with a bipartisan gun safety group like 97Percent who is bringing innovative solutions to reducing gun violence to the national conversation.”
To RSVP for this year’s conference click HERE.
You know, the kinder, gentler gun-grabbers.
I wonder if Roy will tell us what he likes about Jim Crow…?
Joe Walsh, Rob Pincus, and Amy Swearer are joining in to “legitimize” the show and demonstrate how “fair-minded” those paying for it are…
Everybody’s looking at the inclusion of Steven Gutowski into the mainstream discourse as a positive, and I hope he uses the elevated platform to the best effect possible, but I also believe there’s something in it for “them” in terms of the direction of the discourse.
What we’re seeing here is something I’ve warned about– all our “gun rights influencers” gushing over all the new gun owners without considering whether or not any votes have been changed…
The antis are picking a lot of them up just as surely as they’ve done with a lot of Fudds.
There I go vilifying by pointing out an obvious divide-and-conquer strategy again.
Doubling Down
So, I’m not going to change — as a matter of fact, you know there’s some things I want to change and add to. For example, we had — passed the most bipartisan, we passed the most extensive gun legislation, anti- — you know, rational gun policy in 30 years. And — but we didn’t ban assault weapons. I’m going to ban assault weapons. They’re going to try like the devil [More]
Flesh out what confiscating them will look like, Joe.
[Via Jess]
