Notes from the Resistance
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]
“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 It should be immediately withdrawn and thrown into the trash, along with Mr.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.
I’ll agree with “better than most,” but it’s still not “shall not be infringed” by a long shot. [More]
Plus where they get it wrong will undo all the right.
[Via GP]
If you want relief, contact your state representatives, the Democrat ones who are passing citizen disarmament edicts, and ask them not to. [More]
The bipolarity will continue until such time as gun owner advocates have a seat at the decision-making table.
Gabby Giffords’ Gun Control Group Denounces GOP Efforts to Restore Veterans’ Gun Rights [More]
Tired of being ratioed, are we?
Cowards.
[Via bondmen]
WAYNE ROOT: Here is the Final Proof Democrats are Deranged, Insane, Brainwashed, Radical Communist Zealots, and Can Never, Never, Never, EVER Be Allowed to Regain Power, or America is DOA. [More]
I think he’s forgetting something.
There’s a reason the evil but cowardly bastards won’t try mass gun confiscation — becauase they know they can’t and if they make it up close and personal for enough of us, some of us are going to0 start making it up close and personal for them. And that means the Second Amendment is still working.
[Via bondmen]
Illegal immigrants are creating a ‘swelling’ of Dems in the electoral college, says former US attorney [More]
And just wait until they enter that superhighway to citizenship.
Good thing this has nothing to do with that “single issue.” And I have that on good authority.
Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider ditched Los Angeles, moved family to North Carolina for calmer life [More]
Great. Just what GRNC needs to help defend freedom, a retarded, nest-fouling celebrifudd moving in and helping impose the same crap he helped destroy California with:
Dee Snider on Letting Gun Control Advocates Use ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’: ‘Sometimes You Have to Say Enough is Enough’- The Twisted Sister singer, and proud gun owner, says weapons of war belong on the battlefield.
F_ this a_.
If I were an NC FFL and this “proud gun owner” came into my store, I’d tell him to get the hell out.
If machine guns aren’t protected, the Second Amendment is a dead letter and anyone who maintains otherwise is a fraud. [More]
It’s like they’re either afraid of offending the guy who owes them or they realize their own arguments are being used against them.
Related UPDATE
It would seem not everyone is happy with me talking about this.
St. Louis County man sentenced for machine gun robbery [Watch]
And the genius posts pictures on social media…
Still, any enhancement ought to be for what he did with it, because the arguments the government uses about not being covered by the Second Amendment are used against the rest of us.
[Via bondmen]
In contrast to the dominant scholarly approaches, which focus on gun deviance and harm, I find there is more to firearms than criminal violence, injury and death; more to gun owners than straight white men; and more to gun culture than democracy-destroying right-wing politics. [More]
If not for “straight white men” and “right-wing politics,” you wouldn’t have any guns, you fool.
I’ve written about his DEI “gun culture” before, and rather than unifying us, as he either delusionally believes or pretends to believe for an agenda, it’s a divide-and-conquer tactic, aided and abetted by Democrat-enabling trainers: Remember, with “progressives,” every day is Opposite Day.
[Via Andy M]
President Donald Trump wants Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to be the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. Interim U.S. attorney Ed Martin had been nominated, but his named was pulled after a single senator announced his opposition. [More]
That would be the Weasel Whisperer.
She joined the New Yorkers Against Gun Violence anti-defense zealots in a Columbine High School Memorial Blood Dance to call “for renewal and strengthening of the federal assault weapons ban.”
She launched a “gun amnesty/buyback” program—“no questions asked,” naturally, “to get illegal and unwanted weapons off the streets.”
I guess gun rights aren’t important when your Republican fundraiser husband [was] a federal prison alumnus—as a felon, he can’t legally own a gun. Besides, when you have a taxpayer-funded bodyguard, one who made more than $87,000 in overtime in addition to his $101,000-plus salary, who need a personal gun?
You ever get the feeling peceived loyalty “trumps” principles…?
I understand she makes pro-gun noises now, but has she ever apologized, admitted what she did was wrong, and explained why it was wrong so we could be sure she knows?
Accordingly, we hold that LCMs do not fit the constitutional definition of “arms” before even reaching whether they are “commonly used for self-defense.”However, LCMs also fall outside either protection of the right to bear arms because the provisions protect only those arms that are commonly used for selfdefense, and we have been presented with no credible and persuasive evidence or argument that LCMs are commonly used for such a purpose. [More]
Gee, who would ever think those arguments could be a trap?
In this conversation, Mark Walters and David Codrea delve into the complexities surrounding the Second Amendment and gun control. They discuss the implications of the ‘common use’ argument, the distinction between self-defense and militia purposes, and the political landscape regarding gun rights. Personal anecdotes highlight how perspectives on gun ownership can change over time, emphasizing the importance of understanding the historical context of the Second Amendment. [More]
The discussion revolved around my latest from Firearms News.
Feds insist Second Amendment doesn’t protect machine guns [More]
And try figuring this argument out:
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, the federal government argued Wednesday before an appeals panel.
Right. The Founders obviously intended the citizenry to resist tyranny with inferior arms.
I assume these government lawyer aren’t retarded, so that makes them goddamn liars.
If machine guns aren’t protected, the Second Amendment is a dead letter and anyone who maintains otherwise is a fraud.
[Via Andy M]
Why do ATF agents need new suppressors for their ARs? [More]
Oh, look! LEs use the same “hearing protection” argument “our side” does (instead of us claiming it as a right government has no legitimate claim to). Meanwhile, the grabtard lobby tells its useful idiots that, in the hands of mere citizens, they are “inherently dangerous devices” and “deadly accessories.”
This Position Undermines Its Second Amendment Credibility [More]
If machine guns aren’t protected, the Second Amendment is a dead letter and anyone who maintains otherwise is a fraud.
