Category: Second Amendment

Blasts from the Past

Armed Attorneys Richard Hayes and Edwin Walker discuss The Tragedy That Broke the Background Check System.This is about more than just erroneous firearm denials—it’s about a federal policy change that’s leading to massive Second Amendment infringements, and a branch of the ATF most people have never heard of. [More]

So… Fix NICS isn’t everything the quislings at NSSF crack it up to be…?

I look forward to an editorial from Larry Keane explaining how it would comport with Bruen’s text, history, and tradition standard.

[Via Jess]

Well, This was Completely Avoidable

If only some internal team existed to catch this stuff before it becomes an issue…

Well, I guess if the “gun groups” don’t care about not being included, I shouldn’t…

[Via Jess]

It Depends Upon What the Meaning of the Word ‘Permanent’ Is

Petitioner contends (Pet. 7-21) that 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment as applied to her by subjecting her to “permanent” disarmament based on a years-old conviction for a nonviolent felony. Pet. 15. That contention lacks merit. The Department of Justice recently revitalized an administrative process under 18 U.S.C. 925(c) through which convicted felons can regain their ability to possess firearms. Given that process, petitioner cannot show (Pet. 15) that Section 922(g)(1) subjects her to “permanent” disarmament. [More]

Yeah, well, it would help if you guys who make noises that 2A is not a “second class right” would let everybody know what the non-arbitrary criteria are, but as yet you’ve ignored my FOIA request well past the statutory deadline. Are you going to make me file a complaint and then drag that on forever just like the Democrats? And then further discourage such rightful fact-finding by denying recovery of attorney fees?

Sorry if I can’t knee-jerk spin this as a positive. Because this really doesn’t tell us “how,” and a right delayed is a right denied.

[Via Jess]

No Fishing

Court Rules Cops Can’t Stop-and-Frisk You For Carrying A Gun [Watch]

I’ve been asked if this means no more Terry stops and pat-downs, but I don’t think so, because those require a “reasonable suspicion” that a suspect has committed a crime, and already forbids just make something up, although this ruling could conceivably make some “Only Ones” more hesitant to do that.

Perhaps someone who actually knows what he’s talking about on this can weigh in and educate me.

More questions: Why did the “pro-Second Amendment” Justice Department prosecute and will it appeal?

[Via Jess]

Ghost of a Chance

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that it is legal to possess unserialized firearms so long as they are not required to be serialized by federal law. This is a welcome and uncharacteristic reverence for the Second Amendment, considering the justices are all Democratic appointees. [More]

Not the reason I’d have given, but it’ll work — for now.

[Via Jess]

My Kind of Politician

Exactly. And it’s coming from a man who knows communism.

He’d have my vote if I lived in his district.

Leave it to lying Democrats to say fidelity to the Constitution and oath of office are disqualifiers.

[Via bondmen]

Banking to the Right

GUARANTEEING FAIR BANKING FOR ALL AMERICANS [More]

The rope-selling capitalists have been banking on disarmament for a long time. A long time.

You can deposit those checks now, Teagan…

Questions: Will this apply to anti-gun payment processors making decisions on their own without bureaucratic regulatory pressure? And anybody know if and how Merchant Category Codes may be affected?

More “geeky banking details” here…

[Via Jess]

Grok Answers

Still, refile the complaint with fresh evidence; new priorities may prompt a §242 probe into Rochford’s bias. [More]

Scroll up in the thread to follow. Essentially, after reviewing evidentiary documentation reported here, Grok has concluded allowing anti-gun activist judge with real conflicts of interest to decide 2A cases means deprivation of rights under color of authority has occurred and there’s no good reason for the DOJ Civil Rights Division not to act.

Let’s see if we can finally put those fine words to the test this time.

It’s Not Like They’re ‘Arms’ Suitable for Militia Service or Anything…

Machine guns are dangerous weapons that aren’t commonly “possessed by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes,” and a law that criminalizes their possession is therefore consistent with the tradition of firearm regulation in the country, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit said Thursday. [More]

So… rather than being the cure-all for what ails us, “common use” can be a trap to limit and ultimately render RKBA obsolete?

Who’da thunk?

[Via Jess]

Bores to Death

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” New York Assemblyman Alex Bores (D) said that “it is finally time for us to have a nationwide ban on assault weapons, on these AR-15-style weapons.” But “we shouldn’t be in these discussions on the ticky-tacky aspects of the specific guns. We need to be taking action to keep people safe. Exactly where we draw the line on exactly what kind of weapon, we can discuss.” [More]

We’ve seen where that “discussion” ends.

[Via bondmen]

Vichycon Alert

There has been no vote to override Josh Stein’s veto because there are not enough votes in the NC House of Representatives.  One reason for this is the four RINOs which stand in their way and the will of the majority of their constituents. [More]

I’d say some public pressure on @NCGOP is in order…

A Good First Step?

The NFA’s Regulation of Suppressors and Short-Barreled Rifles Violates the Second Amendment [More]

The sick joke is everybody knows that.

Once more I see arguments are long on “common use” and short on “militia,” but I guess we need a point of entry to get this into the interminable appeals cycle and hold it there long enough for Republicans to blow it and communist Democrats to regain power…

Perhaps the strategy is for B0ndi to take a dive…?

Help Wanted – Inquire Within

AmmoLand is under pressure. The firearms industry has pulled back on advertising, and Big Tech—now powered by anti-gun AI—is quietly burying our pro-gun content in search results. These funding cuts threaten our ability to deliver the legal coverage, alerts, and fearless reporting you rely on. [More]

Just to share personal experience, I do a search for my work under Google’s News tab to see how it propagates and my AmmoLand stuff is routinely buried behind pages of returns, meaning it won’t be seen. I’ve also noted on several occasions links I post to Facebook to promote my articles result in “Forbidden” messages, meaning followers can’t access them:

On the trip I took recently, I noticed the wifi at Cleveland Airport wouldn’t allow me to load AmmoLand pages (I know, we shouldn’t make a practice of using public wifi but I wanted to do an experiment.) I’m going to test this further, because while it’s a private contractor deciding what gets through its filters, it’s a public facility and may represent a First Amendment violation by government using a proxy.

In the meantime, the appeal for help is real and wouldn’t be made unless necessary.

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A reason I find it a very useful outlet to write for is that — unlike the magazines — the ability to immediately post on AmmoLand means I can present original breaking stories and exclusives, including on FOIA requests and lawsuits I’m involved in, as well as unique observations on RKBA political and legal developments uncovered elsewhere.

I remember what I asked for when Mike Vanderboegh was undergoing his terrible ordeal and have adapted it for this situation:

I’m not going to ask you to send … a donation … Not a cent in gift money. What I will ask you to do –all of you who visit [the] site every day and receive value from it–is pay for that value. I’m asking you to voluntarily subscribe to [AmmoLand] and help [them] continue to bring YOU … daily reports and insights. Just so we’re clear: This is NOT CHARITY. This is PAYMENT FOR SERVICES BEING RENDERED.

And that goes double for the host of regulars who routinely take advantage of AmmoLand comments to amplify and make their voices heard .

We routinely complain about how the gun prohibitionists have no problem getting their talking point narratives parroted by the same major media that suppresses our arguments, and we see AstroTurf projects like the Michael Bloomberg-seeded propaganda mill paying good wages to propagandists masked as journalists. Here we have a valuable resource that’s struggling and asking for help, and if we lose it we’ll lose a unique voice that produces much content not provided on competitor sites.

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