MA Superior Court Declares “Suitability” & “Discretionary” Licensing Constitutional [More]
Actually, the Constitution considers it an “inferior court,” and the Supreme Court’s “text, history, and tradition” standard says it’s not.
[Via Jess]
Category: Second Amendment
Bullet Points
The proposed regulation raises the fee for a SAEC and COE Verification check from $1.00 to $5.00…The rulemaking is complete. On May 12, 2025, the Office of Administrative Law approved the regulations and filed them with the Secretary of State. The regulations become effective on July 1, 2025. [More]
They do it because they can.
Guess who won’t pay.
[Via Jess]
An Age-Old Question
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging Connecticut’s ban on adults under the age of 21 from purchasing, owning or carrying handguns. [More]
Good– it makes a key undeniable point:
Over 200 colonial and Founding-era militia statutes throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries not only permitted, but affirmatively mandated that persons aged eighteen to twenty acquire and keep arms.
In Great Demand?
During late debate over budget reconciliation proposals, a coalition of Second Amendment organizations is demanding that short barreled rifles and shotguns, as well as sound suppressors be removed from regulation under the 1934 National Firearms Act. [More]
Good idea. Some questions:
- Where are the big gun groups?
- How can gun owners get involved, or is one letter it?
- Is anyone keeping track of each member contacted, and whether or not they’ve responded and how?
- And if they don’t?
Gun Owners Could Publicly Put ‘Former Republican’ Jolly on Spot for Betraying Them
So, why not ask him what he told NRA to get them to mobilize their members on his behalf? [More]
Or to paraphrase Sir Wilfrid in Witness for the Prosecution, “The question is, Mr. Jolly, were you lying then, are you lying now, or are you not in fact a chronic and habitual LIAR?”
A Little Help Here?
A Date Which Will Live in Infamy
Still Dithering
What’s to negotiate?
An Age-Old Question
The text of the Second Amendment encompasses the purchase of firearms by 18-to20-year-olds, as the en banc majority below did not dispute, Pet.App.43a–44a, and as the majority was also forced to acknowledge, “the Founding era lacked express prohibitions on the purchase of firearms” by 18-to-20-year-olds. Id. at 30a. Indeed, the eighteenth century laws that come closest to reflecting a “Founding-era policy on age and firearms”—militia laws throughout the Nation obliging eighteen-year-olds to muster for militia service bearing firearms they were legally obligated to acquire for themselves—in fact “reflect the policy that eighteen- to twenty-one-year-olds should be armed.” Id. at 159a (Brasher, J., dissenting). That should have been the beginning and the end of any suggestion that Florida’s age ban “is consistent with this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.” New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1, 17 (2022). [More]
With DeSantis backing NRA, what leg is Mark Glass still standing on?
[Via Jess]
A Little Something for Everyone?
Department of Justice Announces Settlement of Litigation Between the Federal Government and Rare Breed Triggers… The settlement includes agreed-upon conditions that significantly advance public safety with respect to FRTs, including that Rare Breed will not develop or design FRTs for use in any pistol and will enforce its patents to prevent infringement that could threaten public safety. Rare Breed also agrees to promote the safe and responsible use of its products. [More]
It’s a yuge step.
It’s also not “shall not be infringed.”
Related UPDATES
- Stephen sees some problems.
- And I need to carve out half an hour to watch “Rare Breed FRT Settlement: Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory.” [Via Andy M]
The Hollow Man
Bill Maher tells Americans to stop pretending they have ‘core convictions’ and ‘deeply held beliefs’ [More]
Talk about saying something about yourself and who you surround yourself with…
Talk about being all over the map… except on the Second Amendment. He calls it “bulls#!+” and grouses that Congress can’t “limit the number of clips in a gun.”
Hey, if you’re going to commit blood libel, you may as well not know what you’re talking about.
And the Copsucker of the Year Award Goes To…
Today, the @HouseGOP passed a bill to REMOVE regulations limiting concealed carry rights for law enforcement officers. Whether on duty or off, these brave men and women always do what’s needed to protect our communities. They’ve earned the right to carry, and we’re making sure they can do so to keep both themselves and our communities safe. [More]
And we saw how many came to our aid after LEOSA passed.
“Earned.” Good grief, Ronny.
Now wipe your chin.
[Via WiscoDave]
A Ghost of a Chance
Hawaii Congresswoman Jill Tokuda targets illegal firearms with proposed legislation: the Ghost Act…The Ghost Act wouldn’t actually regulate the ghostly parts of weapons being made by 3D printers, those without serial numbers or registration. Instead, it would regulate the upper part of guns, like the barrel. Those parts are now legally bought and sold over the internet. [More]
What, is she trying to out-stupid Mazie?
Anyway, no, not even a ghost of one.
[Via bondmen]
When Guns are Outlawed, Only Outlaws will Have Guns
Making Criminals Out Of The Law Abiding [More]
Then, as Claire Wolfe says, free your inner outlaw.
Be the best criminal you can be. Just be smart about it.
Much Ado About Nothing
Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Would Slash Suppressor Transfer Costs To Zero [More]
But that’s not REALLY the point, is it?
I know, his rhetoric is a damn sight better than what Harris’s would have been, but who seriously believes even this will make it out of the Senate and to his desk?
I wish GOA would use the rhetoric I’m seeing from them here on something much more existential that they have so far been ignoring.
[Via bondmen]
I’m Shocked, SHOCKED…
In regards to the NRA, I have received back channel communications that the National Rifle Association does not have an official policy on machine guns. [More]
Been a while since we called on Gomer…
Coalition of the Willing
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined a 26-state coalition urging the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to intervene in a legal challenge to Hawaii’s firearms law, Act 52, which restricts the carrying or possession of firearms in various public and private locations deemed “sensitive,” such as parks, beaches, bars, and financial institutions. [More]
Good, but there are more pressing issues that affect ALL of us.
In the meantime, Hawaiians can just do what I did for @ 30 years in California…
[Via Jess]
And I Missed It
We’re right here [More]
I said “at this writing” and it wasn’t up when I submitted the article. And DOJ did it before on April 25.
That said, I trust one “tweet” (what do they call them these days?) won’t be it for you? Because I still see nothing on your website under “News,” “Press Releases,” or your blog.
And the three majors are still saying nothing.
I don’t get it with them. Or I do and hope I’m wrong.
The Eye of Sauron
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is demanding answers from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) about its surveillance of American gun owners. [More]
Well, now that Pam Bondi’s put out her all-hands memo, this oughta be a slam dunk, right, Dan?
[Via Michael G]
‘Insanely Offensive’ is Right– So How Come NRA/GOA/SAF Aren’t Saying It?
“This insanely offensive brief should never have been filed in any court, let alone at the Fifth Circuit. It should be immediately withdrawn and thrown into the trash, along with Mr. Lemon’s ability to make these filings in the future. This is a prime example of why President Trump should appoint a competent Second Amendment czar to coordinate the administration’s agenda across the government and with stakeholders in Second Amendment litigation. Our rights must be protected at all costs and the American people are counting on President Trump and Attorney General Bondi to fulfill their promise to do just that.” [More]
This came out before my piece on gun group silence. I missed noting it in my AmmoLand piece because I was looking for reactions from national groups to include a more recent case where DOJ argued “Machine guns are atypical weapons not protected by the Second Amendment because a reasonable person would not expect them to be used in militia service,” and was specifically looking at the Big Three 501(c)(3)s that have political clout.
My major beef with FPC’s plan: I’ve explained it before: I don’t like “czar,” and anyone in that position would be feeding from the same hand. Gun owner advocates are owed a place at the table as members– we’re not dogs who should be grateful for scraps thrown down to us. It’s our table.
