Notes from the Resistance
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]
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.
[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]
“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.
“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
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.
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.
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]
@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!
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]
Massachusetts House and Senate negotiators have released a compromise version of a sweeping gun bill that supporters say builds on the state’s existing gun laws, including a crackdown on difficult to trace “ghost guns,” while safeguarding the rights of gun owners. [More]
If they’re going to start out with a lie, several here that I can identify, what’s my incentive to read further and keep being lied to?
Way to continue being megaphones for tyranny, Associated Press and “real reporter” Steve LeBlanc!
[Via Steve T]
“Imagine your surprise if you are just minding your own business, wherever you are, Ohio, Alabama, Texas, and all of a sudden, your local constable is, like, “Guess what sucker, California says you’re not allowed to have any guns anymore, give them up.” [Watch]
Gun laws don’t work both ways, so your permit and lawful ownership won’t be recognized there.
Heads they win, tails you lose.
[Via Jess]
Hawaii’s Democrat Gov. Signs Bill Barring People Under the Age of 21 from Buying or Possessing Ammunition [More]
The Kapu Tradition lives on in the post-Igeocracy.
They know they’ll end up losing and the money could be spent on needed things, but they don’t care. And no one will hold them to account because stupid citizenship malpractitioners dominate the population.
[Via bondmen]
Giving Trump and the Republicans all the ammo they need to defeat gun grabber arguments is well within the skill set of the newly formed Gun Owners for Trump coalition… [More]
We’ve got to do more than hope his resolve is strengthened. There are people who can help him not just repel attacks on our rights, but promote and advance them with the independents both sides are competing for — if he will let them.
Third Circuit Affirms Denial of Preliminary Injunction in NRA-ILA-Supported Challenge to Delaware’s ban on “assault weapons” and “large-capacity magazines.” [More]
Here’s their weasel-wording to justify tyranny.
Mark W. Smith navigates the fabricated complexities.
[Via Jess]
A three-judge panel in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has handed down a unanimous 27-page ruling that Minnesota’s ban on concealed carry by young adults is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, giving a victory to the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners. [More]
Democrats against it want to lower the voting age.
Gun owners need to send a loud message to the RNC. [More]
I’ve talked about this shift in public priorities here, here, and tangentially here, and plan on digging into it over the weekend.
In the mean time, send that message.
