Surprising no one, I trust…?
See, there are two different missions here that only occasionally converge when it’s convenient for them. Think Wallace on the field while the Lairds strike their own deals with Longshanks.
[Via Andy M]
Category: Second Amendment
Still Crazy After All These Years
The ATF Raid You Never Heard Of [Watch]
Mike had referenced this in passing, but if he ever fleshed it out I don’t remember where.
You can learn more here and here.
[Via Jess]
Life in the TINVOWOOT Zone
Gun owners have taken the first step toward putting before Massachusetts voters a proposal to repeal the firearms law signed on July 25 by Gov. Maura Healey, a statute the governor called the “most significant gun safety legislation in a decade.” [More]
Yeah, about that…
If “we” lose in November, that zone will expand.
[Via Jess]
Ultimate Fudd Walz Represents Worst of ‘Enemies Inside the Gates’
Also unexplored is what Walz told NRA to get their endorsement. People with sincere, core knowledge-based freedom principles don’t abandon them in favor of emotion-based demands for coercive prohibitions against allies they’d pledged allegiance to. A release of his questionnaire would be instrumental in showing just how much the guy is willing to lie for political power. [More]
It’s not the first time Walz campaigned in a camo hat. Any Fudd kapo dumb enough to vote for this fraud deserves to have his guns taken away.
(lev radin / Shutterstock photo)
His Heart’s in the Right Place. Will Head Ever Follow?
Trump asked at Mar-A-Lago presser if his view on AR-15 has changed following assassination attempt [48:43]
It’s about more than personal protection and I don’t believe the “Chicago has the toughest gun laws” assumption still stands.
I cannot stress stongly enough, Gun Owners for Trump need his ear. If they’re just there for show and he’s going to keep knee-jerking because he knows best, we won’t have a president who actually understands why “shall not be infringed” are the most important words for government to heed.
[Via several of you]
Wait for It
Something in Common
“Commonly owned,” “typically possessed” and “ordinary” are key words here. [More]
And “commonly owned,” “typically possessed” and “ordinary” by and for whom is the key question here.
Last I looked, it wasn’t “the right of the people to keep and bear commonly owned, typically possessed and ordinary arms shall not be infringed.” That attitude will result in 2A being rendered a moot point.
You’d think our NSSF “leaders” would know that.
A Mugged Liberal
A Reagan Republican
A federal appeals court upheld Maryland’s ban on assault-style weapons Tuesday in an opinion that found regulating “excessively dangerous weapons” compatible with the Second Amendment. [More]
WarOnGuns has obtained an exclusive photo showing the legal contortions necessary for J. Harvie Wilkinson III to do that.
I wish I could say I was surprised.
[Via Jess]
You Are My Gunshine…
Today, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation filed a federal lawsuit in South Florida, challenging the state’s ban on open carry of firearms. [More]
Look at the name at the end of the complaint.
A Line in the Sand
[T]he Court will permanently enjoin Maryland’s laws restricting the carrying of firearms in locations selling alcohol for onsite consumption, private buildings without the owner’s consent, and within 1,000 feet of a public demonstration. State Defendants’ Cross Motions for Summary Judgment will be granted as to the Kipke Plaintiffs’ Fourteenth Amendment claims, as well as the claims regarding: State Parks; mass transit facilities; schools and school grounds; museums; stadiums; healthcare facilities; government buildings; amusement parks; racetracks; and casinos… [More]
You can be trusted with your rights on this side of the line. On the other side, everything changes. Don’t ask us how or why, just accept that fact that if you disobey we may end up killing you.
[Via Antigone]
BREAKING: Academic Discovers Violent Crime Not Committed by ‘Law-Abiding’!
“If state lawmakers really want to reduce gun violence, the most effective policy they can enact is one that requires permits in order to purchase or possess a gun.” [More]
Don’t bother telling author Michael Siegel that “correlation = causation” is a logical fallacy. He knows.
But that trough won’t fill itself.
Unique Book Offers Antidote to 2A Misinformation
“There can be no resolution to the issue of ‘gun violence’ or gun ownership in the twenty-first century if neither side incorporates the actual 2nd Amendment meaning, and its purpose, in their position,” [More]
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about answers.” ― Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow
Hopes and Praise for Vance Mustn’t Cloud Gun Owner Expectations
I don’t do this to subvert election chances or to get people mad at me. I do it because by viewing politicians with realistic expectations, gun owners will be in a better position to understand where, when and how they may disappoint us once we help them win power, and to insist the “gun rights leaders” endorsing them do everything they can to make sure it’s understood our rights are non-negotiable. [More]
I’m voting for Donald Trump and JD Vance. I want you to vote for Donald Trump and JD Vance. I just think we’ll all be better positioned for whatever happens after they win if we don’t vote for them blindly.
‘Expert’ Advice on Gun Defense May Get People Killed
Just give them what they want? What if, after you bare your throat and cede all decision-making to remorseless reptiles, you find out what they want is you? [More]
Assume any POS evil, desperate, and deranged enough to threaten your life over a wallet is ready to kill you for no reason at all.
Calling All Tyrants!
Be Prepared
The Armed Attorneys Richard Hayes and Emily Taylor discuss the real-world impact of prepping and how it may impact your Second Amendment rights. [Watch]
The way hyperventilating prohibitionists define “arsenal” these days, prepare for the worst– and be circumspect with online rhetoric and DON’T TALK TO THE POLICE!
[Via Jess]
A Meme is Born
@gunpolicy told the Governor of Maine “fuck you”. The Governor of Maine reported it to the State Police. (No crime was committed, as an F-Bomb is squarely within the bounds of the First Amendment.) [More]
This calls for a Streisand Effect!
A Temporary Disparity
Why does the Court lower the bar for the First Amendment, but not the Second Amendment? Why does free speech require “breathing room” but self-defense does not? [More]
They’re working on “fixing” that.
[Via Michael G]
