Category: Second Amendment

The Devil in the Details

ATF Director Says Violent Criminals Are Agency’s Priority, Not Lawful Gun Owners [Watch]

Yeah, about that:

We condemn any program that involves enforcing unconstitutional “laws”, even if such “laws” are enforced only against violent criminals. Unconstitutional “laws” are illegal, harmful to public safety, tyrannical, and are inevitably enforced against ordinary, non-criminal citizens.

As for the laws they break that aren’t unconstitutional, none of those are within the purview of ATF.

A Shocking Legal Development

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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in Calce v. City of New York, a case challenging New York City’s ban on electronic arms. [More]

Democrats really don’t want you defending yourself.

The Shape of Things to Come?

Major breaking news as the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in an AR-15 and magazine ban case has just entered a huge order, which I think is going to speak as to what the court is about to do. I suspect it’s going to be a big win for AR-15s and magazines. And it’s going to aid none other than the United States Supreme Court in ultimately, in my view, ruling that all bans on AR-15, semi-automatic rifles, and AK-47s, as well as ultimately magazines, all such laws are unconstitutional. And I think the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit out of New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania is going to contribute bigly to what’s about to happen. [Watch]

Here’s hoping things become so clear that even John and Amy can’t cloud them up.

[Via Jess]

A Change of Heart?

Judge Easterbrook then turned to the government’s position directly: “The United States contends that § 922(g)(4) is valid even with respect to persons who were never dangerous or who have recovered. That approach is hard to square with Heller, McDonald, Bruen, Rahimi, Hemani, and Wolford.” [More]

Considering what Easterbrook has said in the past, that’s an amazing turnaround.

Don’t Die for a Data Lie

Dramatics aside, it’s a known fact that any interactions with law enforcement, no matter how mundane, escalate the chances of a negative and potentially life-threatening outcome. Armed agents of the State with qualified immunity, taking someone by surprise over what is likely to be a bookkeeping error? [More]

So “false positives” have the potential to be much more than  inconvenient delays?

At least it’s bipartisan!

The Irreconcilable Difference

However, there is no reason to necessarily conclude the supreme court will decide this issue in the affirmative, especially with Barrett and Roberts having to be persuaded. [More]

They have shown a proclivity for leaving things to the states.

That would result in the greatest Constitutional crisis of our time, and set the trigger for the avalanche.

Up in Smoke

 

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The Westcliffe Independence Day Parade/Second Amendment March had to be canceled. Received via email:

Good afternoon David, We greatly appreciate you letting your readers know about our 2A March that was planned for Saturday. However, the 4th of July Parade has been canceled because of the Aspen Acres Fire that is burning in Custer and Pueblo Counties and has grown to more than 50,000 acres. Several towns (Beulah, Rye, Wetmore) have been evacuated along with dozens of neighborhoods, with many homes and other structures already lost. I would ask for prayers for all of the first responders and everyone being affected by this and all the fires in the region, as well as our great country during these times when so many things are just upside down. Thank you and God bless you.

That’s the spirit that would have marched. That’s the spirit that confirms who is on the right side of things.

George Gramlich was known by the company he kept, and he was a pretty good judge of character.

[Via KB]

Aspen Acres Fire Updates

As America Turns 250, Remember What “Shall Not Be Infringed” Means

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Have a contemplative Semiquincentennial Independence Day. If you’re not armed, you’ll be doing it wrong. [More]

I turned this one in in May and forgot it was due out, so I guess I lied when I said I’d be back Monday. And as long as I have your attention, check out another day-relevant piece from Firearms News: “It’s not just ‘The Fourth’ or ‘The Fourth of July,’ it’s Independence Day!”

Facing Legal Obstacles To Gun Bans, Prohibitionists Shift The Narrative

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It’s good, a victory actually, that people who would like to ban guns – and that, of course, is their ultimate goal – have a sense that it’s not going to happen politically, at least in the near term. But just because they talk about “progress” without prohibitions doesn’t mean they’ve given up on the idea. [More]

Just because “progressive” policies have enabled a subset of violent and resentful morons with a sense of unearned entitlement, anger management issues, and poor impulse control is no reason to make demands against the rest of us being able to repel them.

A New Hope

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The U.S. Supreme Court has granted two of the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) petitions for a writ certiorari in both  Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, the organization’s challenges to the bans on so-called “assault weapons” in Illinois and Connecticut. [More]

Now git -r-done before power shifts.

ALSO

SUPREME COURT DENIES CERT IN 18-20 CARRY CASE, SAF WIN STANDS [More]

If It Looks Like a Duck

You cannot import third world people with no connection to the West, no connection to American values, no connection to right to free speech, no connection to the private right to keep in arms in a self-defense focused culture and expect our country to remain the same. You’re moron if you think anything other than what I just said…The most important issue in America when it comes to the right to keep arms and preserving our Constitution is immigration. [Watch]

Gee, I wonder who fits that description. I wonder if Ranjit is going to lecture him on being ignorant if Stephen is going to call him a Unite the Right loser, and if Kostas and Hannah are going to tell him to wait a generation or two.

And as long as I’m on the subject, I wonder why Cam Edwards thinks it’s OK to issue a challenge in front of all his followers and then not inform them of my response.

I rest my case.

Or rather, Ed Markey does.

Funny, how all those who disagree still refuse take the challenge…

[Via Jess]