Category: Second Amendment

Slaughterhouse Cases

It’s conference day today at the Supreme Court and instead of going live Monday morning to tell you all the bad news, we decided to give it to you ahead of time. Washington Gun Law President, William Kirk, discusses all 41 2A cases before SCOTUS on conference today so that you can understand the blood bath that will be Monday’s orders list. [Watch]

As noted before, all SCOTUS has to do to let bad law stand is…nothing, and real change won’t happen unless there’s a credible “or else” attached to the demands.

[Via Jess]

Mission Possible?

A Queens senior citizen who shot dead a man who tried to rob him will spend four years in prison after admitting to toting an unlicensed revolver — as his lawyer ripped the city’s “draconian” gun laws. [More]

Good morning, Ms. Dhillon. Your mission, should you choose to accept it…

[Via Andy M]

What Does Massie Challenger Gallrein’s Promised 2nd Amendment Support Really Mean?

“What I try to do with these things is show readers a politician will go beyond platitudes and demonstrate an understanding of concerns and developments the constituents are expressing and following”… [More]

The Second Amendment is the sole focus of this article, not any other policy issues or the reasons Trump wants to end Massie’s political career, nor Massie’s reasons for opposing parts of the president’s agenda.

BFF at ATF

Gun rights groups hail Trump’s pick to lead ATF: ‘First ever truly pro-Second Amendment nominee’ [More]

A true champion of the Second Amendment, eh? I wonder what Fletcher thinks.

He’ll be a DOJ team player. This is how the team plays:

Merits Brief Informs SCOTUS on Hawaii’s ‘Vampire Rule’

Upholding Hawaii’s disarmament edict “fails every aspect of the analytical framework established by Bruen,” Beck and Petitioner Co-Counsel Mark W. Pennack argue. [More]

It’s difficult to conceive how the same court that gave us Bruen could agree that the Founders would have been cool with ubiquitous infringements.

From the State That Gave Us Joe Biden

Delaware’s permit to purchase handgun law takes effect; What to know and who has exemptions [More]

We know would-be tyrants will ignore the Bill of Rights as long as they feel immune to personal costs, and we know these guys are exempt.

[Via Jess]

We’re the Only Ones Unreciprocating Enough

Fraternal Order of Police Urges Congress to Reject National Reciprocity [More]

This.

Because “Only Ones” are so much better than We the People in so many ways. But it does kinda make you wonder what they meant by that oath, and how many thought it was just a ceremonial formality.

The weight of the badge, eh, George?

Back the blue that won’t back you?

Since when do we ask the help how many horses and hounds we can own?

How about REPEAL LEOSA and put these uppity thugs back in their place?

[Via Andy M]

Shall Be Questioned

Specifically, how does this Florida decision on Post Office carry from last year tie in with current practice resulting from the Texas case?

I looked and for whatever reason I don’t see where I mentioned this here before. Judge Mizelle made some interesting points– I especially liked considerations about robbers and Indians attacking mail-carrying stagecoaches and railway mail clerks with government-issued pistols.

And yeah, Bruen can trump Heller, and the proper period for text, history, and tradition is when the people accepted the Constitution as binding.

[Via Edmund M]

Wi-Fi Gun Detection System Another Liberty-Eroding Boondoggle

And the best way to keep killers from succeeding is by being able to stop them. [More]

Prohibitionists will do anything to avoid the obvious– besides, it ain’t their money.

Going for Broker

The Department of Justice is continuing the prosecution of Tim Durkin of Durkin Tactical. Durkin was charged with “engaging in the business” of selling firearms, without making a single gun sale. [Watch]

Are they trying to alienate gun owners before the midterms?

Leaving gun owners wondering if the Trump administration is bipolar or just frauds is not a winning formula for inspiring voters, donors, and volunteers.

Gee, I really hope no angry MAGA fashionista demands to know if I’d rather have Kamala Harris.

Tangentially-Related UPDATE

But wait! There’s more!

[Via Jess]

Kick the Can

This Supreme Court has unexpectedly made another move on Duncan v. Bonta, the mag ban challenge out of California. This twist now erases our chance to see a conference on November 21st and puts the case in limbo. [Watch]

As repeatedly noted, all SCOTUS has to do to let bad law stand is… nothing.

[Via Jess]

Where the Buck Stops

Since President Donald J. Trump signed the “Protecting Second Amendment Rights” executive order in February, his Department of Justice has done exactly the opposite—relentlessly defending the federal government’s unconstitutional gun control regime. Instead of using the Justice Department’s vast power to secure Americans’ right to keep and bear arms, the Trump DOJ has used it to fight against the People—even taking extreme positions in court to resist injunctions that block the government’s enforcement of gun laws that federal judges have already found unconstitutional. [More]

Jeez, I talk like that and get readers telling the magazine if they don’t fire me they’re going to cancel their subscription…

What a refreshing change from all the groups that suck up to the guy afraid that if they get on his wrong side he’s going to call them names.

I wonder how Mark W. Smith is gonna spin this.

[Via Jess]

Locking Arms

Georgia judge declares city ordinance banning guns in unlocked cars as ‘unenforceable’ – Mayor Van Johnson says the city will continue enforcing the rule, as the judge’s decision likely only applies to the defendant [More]

Why some feel compelled to leave guns in their cars is left unaddressed. But by “enforcing” the mayor means authorizing men with guns to ignore state preemption and use violence to take citizens hostage.

Looks like Van the Man doesn’t much like the First Amendment, either. That’s a lot easier when you can ignore the Second with impunity.

Speaking of locking up guns, I wonder how many people dumb enough to vote for this guy think the cable goes around, not through…?

Just in Time for Veteran’s Day

Why a federal concealed carry gun bill must be stopped… Anthony Swofford is the author of “Jarhead: A Marine’s Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles.” He served in a Marine Corps scout sniper platoon during the Persian Gulf War and is special faculty in the Department of English at Carnegie Mellon University. [More]

Once again we see the false authority logical fallacy, as if his military experience qualifies him to second-guess the Founders. 

Tell us you don’t understand the oath you took without telling us you don’t understand the oath you took. Being a “war hero” doesn’t override that.

[Via Jess]

What Other Rights Can States Ignore?

This is the last stop for Ballot Measure 114 on a state level. Given the makeup and history of the Oregon courts, it would be wise to not be too optimistic about the outcome. As usual, we hope we are wrong on this issue. And, keep in mind, that, irrespective of the outcome, the Oregon Legislature will continue to enact every possible impediment to gun ownership in Oregon even as it seeks to protect criminals and the violently mentally ill. [More]

If only we had a Justice Department committed to protecting unalienable rights from state and local abuses…

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