Notes from the Resistance
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Gun rights leaders and legal scholars could be identified and nominated to analyze and prioritize bills, lawsuits, regulations, opportunities, and threats, to advise on judicial and other federal nominees, and to help educate the public. The Office would provide a way for the public to express their concerns and to offer ideas and suggestions, meaning gun owners would have a conduit.
[Via Antigone]
The SHORT Act would remove short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and other firearms from the draconian NFA. Sign the petition now to support the SHORT Act and help GOA get this legislation over the finish line! [More]
The finish line is the president’s desk.
I’m sure some will balk with the requirement to provide a phone number. If the goal is to get ‘er done, it would help if we knew which reps and senators we needed to work on who wouldn’t be a complete waste of time, and who could be publicly pressured via their X.com accounts.
Maybe let ’em know the ban was the excuse the government used to justify executing Vicki and Sammy Weaver.
As announced last week, the May/June issue, with my first column,
“‘Gun Owners for Trump’ Should be More than Campaign Window Dressing,” is available now at diverse and inclusive newsstands throughout the Republic, and by scrolling down to page 73 at the above link.
I appreciate the opportunity to reach a new readership. I invite you to check it out and let them know what you think.
Establish a Second Amendment Czar… Create and Staff a First and Second Amendment Section Within the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division … Enact Massive National Firearms Act (NFA) Arms Reforms [More]
For reasons I’ve explained before, “czar” doesn’t work for me, but a liaison with the Office of Second Amendment Protection sure would.
[Via Jess]
So California requires one and bans the other… Is this where some idiot “progressive” would say “Yeah, but cars don’t kill people”?
[Via Jess]
Today, Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises (RIFLE) Act. Under current law, there is a $200 tax on the transfer and purchase of firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act. This legislation would remove the existing $200 tax on firearms sold to law-abiding gun owners. [More]
The issue isn’t $200.
“0% chance of being enacted,” anyway…
[Via Jess]
Ron DeSantis Mocks State GOP’s Lack of Support for Open Carry: ‘Are We Florida or Are We San Francisco?’ [More]
That’s what years of supporting “the lesser of two evils” vs. taking a hit now and sending an unequivocal message to the party for who they’d better put up next time gets us.
Then again, what the hell do I know?
[Via bondmen]
In a disappointing turn for California gun owners, Assembly Bill 1092 – a proposed reform that would have extended the lifespan of concealed carry permits (CCWs) from two to four years – failed to pass through the Assembly Public Safety Committee. [More]
Seven Democrats and two Republicans, with one of them a Vichycon squish on guns… what did they think was going to happen? Pass pro-gun bills in California: Good one.
And they’re not even close to talking about the actual right.
Good thing this has nothing to do with that “single issue.” And I have that on good authority.
[Via Dan Gifford]
Privacy in Arms Should be a Second Amendment Norm [More]
We’ve seen what can happen when it’s not.
FBI #2 Dan Bongino’s Bold Stance on 2nd Amendment Rights & the Future of Firearms Policy ~ VIDEO [More]
DOJ and ATF Repeal Zero Tolerance Policy, Major Second Amendment Win for the Trump Administration [More]
I want to see what still triggers revocations — and consistency of decisons– before I get too excited, which I won’t do anyway because there will still be an ATF with the power to destroy Americans’ lives over exercising their right in a way the government, with no legitimate delegated authority, doesn’t want to allow.
That’s right. In one vote, this bill went from targeting .50 caliber rifles to banning all semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines, adding new definitions like “assault shotgun” and “fixed magazine,” restricting magazine capacity, and even creating new criminal penalties. [More]
And this crap will continue to happen because SCOTUS allows it and keeps sending mixed signals.
The US Supreme Court refused to question New York’s 2022 gun restrictions, including the state’s limits on concealed-carry licenses and its ban on weapons in buses, parks and crowded venues. The justices without comment turned away an appeal by six New York residents who said the restrictions infringe the Constitution’s Second Amendment and fly in the face of recent Supreme Court rulings bolstering gun rights. [More]
As noted many times before over the years, all the Supreme Court has to do to allow blatant infringements of our fundamental rights to prevail is… nothing.
People in power don’t give it up unless there’s a credible “or else” behind demands.
[Via Dan Gifford]
What good is ‘see something/say something’ if no one is listening? [More]
This came out after I left for my trip.
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A new request for DOJ investigation has been filed detailing Second Amendment and civil rights violations inherent in Illinois’ Firearms Owner Identification card (FOID) requirement. [More]
They showed deliberate indifference to the first civil rights complaint. Perhaps an adjusted attitude will allow them to consider this one.
SAF and its partners contend that the state’s 6.5% excise tax on the retail sale of any firearm, firearm precursor part, or ammunition is unconstitutional in that it impermissibly singles out the exercise of a constitutional right for special taxation. [More]
Absolutely right.
Now go after what NSSF “celebrates.”
The Secret Plan to Strike Down US Gun Laws [More]
It’s a fascinating read with a lot of heretofore unexposed infomation. Just keep in mind Mother Jones’ trademark hatred of 2A, and the use if inuendo, ad hominem, and hypocrisy when attacking the “pro-gun” side when it uses the same tactics as the AstroTurfers.
Besides, it’s not like the Constitutional Defense Fund isn’t complying with the law…
[Via Dan Gifford]
However, despite this, there seems to be a growing core of people in my space and in the general Second Amendment community online that just continue to carry the water for this administration when they have not earned that kind of accolade… [Watch]
“In our brief,” Kraut noted, “we remind the court that repeating arms predate the Second Amendment by roughly three centuries, and that semiautomatic firearms were invented in 1885. Likewise, detachable box magazines came along back in 1862. Despite technological advances over the past 200 years, neither the sale nor possession of repeating arms of any capacity were ever banned in the United States.” [More]
So they’re putting all their eggs in the “common use” basket and ignoring the Militia completely…?
Hawaii: Firearm Storage Bill Scheduled for Decision Making Hearing on April 1st [More]
April Fools!