Notes from the Resistance
To enforce the rights protected by the Second and Fourteenth Amendments against the States. [More]
Prognosis
3% chance of being enacted
Rep. Thomas Massie addressed that and more when he introduced a House version (HR9534, the National Constitutional Carry Act) in 2024. Going back to that article reminded me that NRA downgraded him for voting against industry-approved gun control.
In a move that has triggered debate among gun rights advocates and lawmakers, West Virginia Senate Bill 1071, commonly referred to as the “Machine Gun Bill,” will not proceed in the current legislative session. Senate President Randy Smith (R-Preston) announced his decision to block the bill, citing what he calls significant legal and drafting issues rather than any opposition to Second Amendment rights. [More]
Yeah, “shall not be infringed” opens itself up to all kinds of interpretations and procedural snags.
The March 2026 issue of Firearms News, including my articles “Gun Prohibitionists Siding with DOJ on NFA Registration” (p. 10) and “Gun-Grabbers Demand More Defenselessness after Brown University and Australian Shootings” (p. 12), is no available at Diverse and Inclusive newsstands throughout the Republic.
Then again, you could just subscribe…
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) has filed a federal lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from continued enforcement of registration and permitting requirements for noise suppressors, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and NFA-defined “any other weapons.” [More]
Adding this perspective is helpful. Except with national socialists…
DeStefano has refused to turn over customer lists, and thus has been singled out for total destruction as an example to any who might defy the orders of the violence monopolists. [More]
He could minimize his ordeal tremendously if he would just give up customer names. But he won’t. So Letitia James is going to make an example of him.
Florida Bill Exempts Church Security from Private Security Regulations [More]
Now watch the insurance carriers pee in the pool.
The Post has sought comment from Beretta and Ruger. [More]
Now seek one from NSSF and NRA, and ask them to articulate their positions on this and ask if they see any potential Second Amendment concerns legislation could be needed to address.
[Via WiscoDave]
Colorado Bill Criminalizing Computer Code Sparks Constitutional Battle Over Gun Rights and Free Speech [More]
Well, they are Democrats...
West Virginia could sell its residents machine guns under new bill [More]
Washington Gun Law breaks it down.
Bondi’s gonna freak.
So might these guys.
[Via Jess]
U.S. Representative Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09) issued the following statement in response to reintroducing H.R. 7678/S. 3916, the Gun-owner Registration Information Protection Act (GRIP Act), legislation to ensure federal taxpayer dollars are not used to create, maintain, or expand state firearm owner registries. [More]
Yeah, uh, about that…
Must be midterms coming up…
Then again, if the Dems take over, look for bills that do the opposite to be introduced, and for Vichycon turncoats to vote for them…
[Via CDT]
NSSF Petitions U.S. Supreme Court in NSSF v. James [More]
What’s stopping the court from doing the right thing?
[Via Jess]
I hate to spoil all the rave reviews from “our side,” but he said not one word about the Second Amendment. [More]
Why?
Biden had no problem attacking it.
Republicans are quick to pledge their “staunch 2A supporter” creds when the audience is just us gun owners, but when it comes to the Republic as a whole they avoid it. My guess is most of them don’t really understand it well enough to use their position as a bully pulpit, to champion it and educate their constituents on why it is such an important shared right. That absolutely needs to change, and the “gun lobby” needs to step up its game to teach them how and make clear it’s an expectation.
If gun owners let them take us for granted, they will.
Working in the president’s favor: The Democrats were sour-faced and seething. I doubt many of their voters’ minds were changed though, and that’s especially puzzling because the working class was presented with a lot of reasons why their economic interests have been, are, and will be better served by the Republican agenda.
I will give Trump credit for what may be a powerful and useful meme if the Republicans are smart enough to use it:
If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support: The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.
Republicans should show their Democrat opponent who did not stand as part of their midterm campaign. It won’t work against treasonous communists like Omar and Tlaib who “represent” demographically-engineered parasite districts, but it could be an effective reminder in closer races.
A minor image criticism: An aide should have quietly taken him aside and straightened his hair before he entered the chamber. The left side looked like somebody took a leaf blower to it. The night was, after all, ultimately about image.
A self-inflicted vulnerability:
I’ve always wanted the Congressional Medal of Honor, but I was informed I’m not allowed to give it to myself, and I wouldn’t know why I’d be taking it.
I’d expect someone like Mark Kelly to have a field day with that one, and for the DSM to amplify it. Then again, Kelly did not stand.
LAWYER: MASSIVE Court Case That Could Make It Illegal To Carry ANYWHERE! [More]
My initial instinct was to dismiss that title as just more gunfluencer clickbait hyperbole, but he’s right. If Republicans blow the midterms and Democrats take the presidency in ’28, this is just what they’ll do, and they’ll have the federal court/SCOTUS confirmations to make it so.
Thing is, making something “illegal” is not the same as taking away rights.
Surrendering them or not is a personal choice we each must make.
[Via Jess]
SCOTUS Once Again Punts On Duncan v. Bonta [More]
Auda abu Tayi’s question about the Ruala comes to mind.
The late Robert J. Kukla made a brilliant observation in his 1973 classic, Gun Control, equating the release of violent misfits from prison with opening the cage of a man-eating tiger and expecting a different result. [More]
Anyone who can’t be trusted with a gun can’t be trusted without a custodian.
Where is that plan of action that was due 30 days after the President’s Executive Order, Protecting Second Amendment Rights, dated February 7, 2025? Where is the DOJ on these grave violations of Americans’ gun rights? Why is the subversion of our Constitution so commonplace that lawmakers feel free to adopt infringements from countries that do not recognize a God-given right to defend life and liberty from tyranny? [More]
Harmeet needs to up her game.
