Notes from the Resistance
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.
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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.
Oh Boy! a new head fudd. [More]
Anybody see anything vital to the core purpose of the Second Amendment under the new NRA president’s leadership?
At least Grover-lover Ted Nugent thinks he’s swell.
Justice Jackson says attacks on judges, including impeachment calls, are ‘designed to intimidate’ [More]
Yeah, no $#!+.
Because if you can’t be, then you become unaccountable.
Why do you think that Second Amendment you keep voting against is still working well enough to discourage mass confiscations?
Anybody see anything on Snope or Ocean Tactical…? [More]
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 26-state coalition today asking the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to intervene and halt Hawaii’s unconstitutional gun ban which prohibits the carry or possession of firearms in designated “sensitive” places, including bars and restaurants serving alcohol, parks and beaches, banks and financial institutions, and other areas. [More]
Why it’s even necessary speaks volumes of the mindset that votes to be ruled.
[Via Jess]
Former Massachusetts state police sergeant found guilty of taking bribes to pass commercial drivers [More]
Lotta “Only Ones” posts today, no? Honest, I don’t go looking for these.
[Via Michael G]
As long as we’re talking about “Only Ones” in Massachussetts, WarOnGuns Correspondent Edmund M sends a reminder of our place:
https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-a-firearms-license
In a comment to article on boston.com on fraud within a Boston NPO, a reader recommended that others apply for a Massachusetts License to Carry Firearms (LTC) so that they could better exercise their right to self defense. A Massachusetts LTC is required to purchase or possess a firearm unless the gun owner is in transit through the state and has the firearm and ammo in a locked enclosure. Stop and stay? Felony arrest for possession of a firearm without a valid LTC with a possible mandatory one year minimum incarceration if found guilty. What is not obvious from the instructions is that a resident LTC is multi year while a nonresident LTC is for one year only. As a former Massachusetts resident who possessed and renewed a resident LTC several times, I know that that the right to keep and bear arms is not a right but a heavily taxed privilege with a higher rate of taxation for nonresidents. Even resident retired LEO possessors of a LEOSA issued license pay a tax, although at a discounted rate compared to other residents.
My friends and family in Massachusetts do not understand why I minimize my visits. Short of a SCOTUS decision that all licensing schemes by the various states are unconstitutional, null and void, I await Federal reciprocity legislation but fully expect Democrat Party controlled Massachusetts to pass some reactionary measures.
The government maintained site is defective as it does not specify that non-resident licenses are for one year only.
I do not recall that the U.S. Constitution with the Bill of Rights has so many categories for rights that in reality are taxable privileges at various rates that the government may or may not dispense once you pay the non-refundable tax. As a right, there should not be taxation or multiple categories of taxation. The majority of states already are in alignment with this by not requiring state or Commonwealth issued licenses or permits.
$100 per year is ornerous and is another argument for passage of reciprocity legislation at worst or for the SCOTUS to decide that all firearm licensing and permitting schemes are unconstitutional and thus null and void.
If any state or Commonwealth imposed these type of conditions, restrictions and fees before citizens were allowed to vote then there would be vigorous and loud opposition.
The fight against California’s 11% firearm tax (AB 28) is facing roadblocks in the James v. Mederos lawsuit. The state is delaying the case with legal technicalities, forcing gun dealers to continue paying this unconstitutional tax. [Watch]
Well, yeah. They’re Democrats.
Question: Why is no one bellyaching about Pittman-Robertson, especially with all those anti-freedom Fudds throwing the rest of us under the bus?
[Via Jess]
A shocking example of Western countries’ suicidal policies, and a warning regarding our own “sanctuary cities,” is provided by the Swedish “no-go” zones—parallel societies in suburban areas where crime runs rampant, and the police are afraid to intervene. [More]
If only the Founders had envisioned some way to provide for the security of a free State…
[Via Michael G]
Former L.A. County Sheriff Ditches Democrat Party: ‘Joining the Party of Faith, Family, and Freedom’ [More]
Just what Republicans need, another gungrabbing Vichycon:
In an interview with the Los Angeles Airport Peace officer’s association on Nov 11, 2021, LA county Sheriff Alex Villanueva Said if he could he would ban the sale of all Semi-Automatic rifles with detachable magazines.
[Via Andy M]
Mayor John Whitmire has finalized a contract agreement with the Houston Police Officers’ Union to raise the salary of first-year police officers to $81,000. The agreement, which also includes expanded benefits, will make Houston’s 5,200 police officers the highest-paid in Texas. Previously, officers’ first-year salary was set around $60,000. [More]
That’s a heck of a raise. When’s the last time a private company offered you that kind of increase?
And since this is WarOnGuns, we might ask how Whitmire is on our issue.
He’s fine for expanding them for “Only Ones” to allow armed children on the force. That’s what the citizen disarmament lobby calls them, especially when they want to exclude 18 to 20-year-olds from the Second Amendment, right?
And then there’s what he had in mind for you…
[Via Sweet Babboo]
You’ve got certifications that establish your credentials and qualifications to diagnose and prescribe in this field, don’t you, Annie? Otherwise, aren’t you abusing your medical accreditation to assume false authority, isn’t that flat-out malpractice, and doesn’t that make you a fraud?
