Notes from the Resistance
Rep. Jennifer Wexton, a Democrat, has claimed victory for a third term in Congress, saying that Republican challenger Hung Cao called to concede. [More]
See, Captain? You literally had nothing to lose by making your case on guns.
Instead, you listened to this guy.
Columbus Announces Intent to Pass Gun Control Laws in Violation of Ohio Law [More]
They know they’re in the wrong. They do it because they have virtually unlimited funds and they know our side needs to scrape together hard-won resources to fight them.
The new amendment reads, “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The sovereign state of Iowa affirms and recognizes this right to be a fundamental individual right. Any and all restrictions of this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny.” [More]
I thought the Bruen standard did away with means-end scrutiny and deferred to a “historical understanding”…?
[Via Michael G]
Comments too large and detailed for the comments section on the granting of cert in Morin v. Lyver [More]
WarOnGuns Correspondent “Remarks” gives us some detailed observations on the Massachusetts gun case SCOTUS “remanded … for further consideration in light of” Bruen.
Unfortunately, or more likely as planned, the answer to keeping U.S. arms from being smuggled across the border into Mexico is something those screaming the loudest for citizen disarmament and against an uncontrolled northward flow of drugs and illegal aliens don’t want to hear about: Control the damn border. [More]
There is no new thing under the sun and the more things change the more they stay the same. Hey, it’s not like a low-information public deliberately being kept that way will recognize old lies being dusted off and reintroduced as “truths”.
Morin v. Lyver is a follow-up challenge to the lifetime ban on the issuance of a License to Carry to anyone conviction of a minor, non-violent misdemeanor if the offense involves a weapon or ammunition and where a term of imprisonment may be imposed… Dr. Morin has since applied for and was issued a Firearms Identification Card. However, his application for a Permit to Purchase was denied.
You can have the card but you can’t have the gun? Some Masshole government POS decided that? Really?
[Via Jess]
Gov. Ned Lamont said this week that he wants to go after thousands of firearms legally kept in Connecticut under several “grandfather” provisions in the state’s decades-old assault weapons ban… [More]
What, the ones Connecticut gun owners naively registered?
[Via Jess]
Iowa City is taking a stance against a proposed gun rights amendment to the Iowa Constitution that is up for a vote in next week’s midterms. City Council members passed a resolution opposing Public Measure Number One earlier this week. [More]
Proudly self-billed as “A UNESCO city…”
Not to mention a Bloomberg one…
I wonder if that’s why 76% of the cities in the U.S. are safer…?
[Via Jess]
As a result of the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) of 2022, signed into law on June 25, 2022, the NICS Section has been working towards the implementation of an enhanced background check process for persons between the ages of 18-20. The enhancement provides the opportunity for additional outreach and research to be conducted regarding the existence of any juvenile adjudication information and/or mental health prohibition. As a result, transactions on persons between the ages of 18-20 will initially be delayed and the address of the individual will be collected so that the appropriate local and state entities may be contacted. The enhanced process will begin on November 14, 2022, for all transactions on persons under the age of 21 as previously described. Checks on persons under the age of 21 could be extended for a period up to ten business days. Therefore, it is possible for an FFL to be contacted with an updated Brady Transfer Date. As a temporary measure and until the NICS can be updated to provide this information electronically, NICS staff will be calling FFLs to advise of any change in the transfer date. In preparation for calls from NICS, you will be asked to verify your license number and code word. You may wish to have this information readily available for you and your staff. [More]
Meanwhile, don’t forget to register with Selective Service! And Nancy’s working on that voter roadblock…
[Via Doc]
“It’s not 1994 anymore,” said Peter Ambler, executive director of the gun safety organization Giffords, founded by former Ariz. Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was shot in 2011. “It’s safe to say that, at this point, we have obliterated the idea that guns is risky political territory for Democrats. Quite the contrary.” [More]
At least they’ve convinced some “moderate Republicans”…
A word about the flip side of TINVOWOOT: They can’t vote in our disarmament, either. Not as long as, say, three percent of us say “No.”
[Via Jess]
A federal judge for the second time in two weeks has blocked a state ban against concealed weapons in places of worship from taking effect in Erie and Niagara counties. [More]
If a “historical understanding” is the standard under Bruen…
[Via Jess]
Caught On Tape! Florida’s 2A Committee Chair Against Constitutional Carry w/GOA’s Luis Valdez [Watch]
And on top of that, he’s got an insufferable “Only Ones” mentality.
With the latest DeSantis disconnect it seems like Florida Republicans are going out of their way to alienate gun owners.
And not just Florida Republicans…
[Via Jess]
UPDATE
Firearms News has the whole story direct from GOA.
SAF FILES MOTION TO INTERVENE IN CHALLENGE OF NEW GOV’T. ‘FIREARM’ DEFINITION [More]
I posted the release in its entirety on my WOG Placeholder blog because I didn’t see it appearing on the SAF News page yet, and if I don’t address this now I’ll never get back to it– check there for all case announcements to see how many actions they’re involved in and what they’re doing.
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require licenses to acquire or receive firearms, and for other purposes. [More]
You know, just like “a historical understanding” validates…
Prognosis
2% chance of being enacted…
So Kim’s doing it just to get his name in the papers.
You’d think a guy with his background would be aware of the Roof Koreans…
That and of the evils of communist citizen disarmament…
[Via Jess]
These people run for office because they represent themselves as leaders for championing the beliefs of their constituents. That means they’re expected to lead, and if they don’t know how there are plenty willing to help and navigate them through all the specifics and questions and pitfalls in arenas they’ve been fighting in for years. [More]
If they’re too chicken to bring up hot-button issues before they’re elected, what makes us think they’ll champion them afterward?
Pentagon Confirms US Boots Are On The Ground In Ukraine [More]
That’s very different from this.
Seems this is something else the much-disparaged Founders warned us against…
[Via bondmen]
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Defendants Merrick Garland, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States; Steven Dettelbach, in his official capacity as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); the United States Department of Justice; and ATF hereby appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from the Court’s Opinion & Order on Scope of Preliminary Injunction entered on October 1, 2022… [More]
Of course they’re not giving up on unconstitutionally claiming authority to impose frame or receiver infringements. They enjoy unlimited resources.
FPC has the entire case with filings and orders indexed for us.
[Via Jess]
Rand says ATF should consider using its authority to reclassify certain types of firearms that are easily converted into fully automatic weapons, similar to what they did in the 1980s with the KG-9 and the MAC-10. Lots of firearms besides Glocks also are “readily convertible” into machine guns by using tools to reconfigure them or adding parts, she said. [More]
Like VPC has been signaling everyone since 1988:
The weapons’ menacing looks, coupled with the public’s confusion over fully automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic assault weapons—anything that looks like a machine gun is assumed to be a machine gun—can only increase the chance of public support for restrictions on these weapons.
Anybody out there still foolish enough to believe the bump stock ban was about bump stocks?
[Via Jess]
Tennessee is not REAL constitutional carry [More]
Show me a place that is.
