Notes from the Resistance
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sent a challenge to a Pennsylvania law barring people 18- to 20-years-old from carrying guns back to the lower courts for another look in light of last term’s decision in United States v. Rahimi, in which the justices attempted to provide guidance for courts reviewing Second Amendment challenges to restrictions on gun rights. [More]
I know the wheels of justice grind slowly and we have procedures for a reason, but come on...
[Via Jess]
This is not the first time Justice Barrett has departed from conservative views on the Second Amendment, values she represented herself as a staunch supporter of when she was nominated to the Supreme Court by then President Donald Trump. [More]
Except she didn’t, the gun groups did.
As with all SCOTUS confirmation hearings, they don’t ask the tough questions needed to elicit unequivocal answers.
As noted when cautioning against rubber stamping Gorsuch:
Typically in judicial confirmation hearings, nominees have been able to rely on an “out” giving them a pass on answering specific questions… Think of one job you’ve ever applied for where you’d have gotten it if you decided to play coy with the hiring managers. While it may be “inappropriate” for a judge to weigh in on a specific case before confirmation — for legitimate reasons, including not having studied and evaluated all the particulars, evidence and precedents against the “supreme Law of the Land,” — there’s no reason why general principles of understanding should be off-limits. Such hearings are supposed to be, among other things, high-level employment interviews, not pre-coronation ceremonies.
Gun owners may be paying the price for that… again.
Biden’s executive order targets modern manufacturing processes in ways that implicate the First Amendment. [More]
So if Democrats want to ban “misinformation” and now real information, what kind of information will still be “legal”?
The good thing is, the First Amendment says “Congress shall make no law…”
They’re not making it. The executive is!
The Supreme Court will decide whether to let criminals get guns without a background check [More]
A monopoly of violence apologist spits out a Big Lie and his followers swallow it up.
Just saying “Vox” should be enough.
They post all kinds of stupid sh!+.
Jon Stewart blasts Elon Musk for claiming the Second Amendment protects our right to free speech. “Guns don’t protect our free speech. Our free speech is protected by the consent of the governed laid out through the Constitution.” [More]
Mr. Kennedy knew. And he knew how:
Stewart’s call for obedience to his masters is about what we’d expect from the hack propagandist.
He’s always been an apologist for criminals/despots (and if Internet Archive goes back up, check out the Examiner link there).
[Via Jess]
A federal district court judge in New York has ruled that the state’s restriction against concealed carry on private property open to the public is unconstitutional, handing a victory to the Second Amendment Foundation in a case known as Christian v. James. [More]
Now what will the appeals court say?
Florida’s “stand your ground” provisions won’t give them a pass from prosecution if there’s a question of legality, or if a Democrat DA decides there’s ginned up anger they can exploit. [More]
But when it’s all said and done, “I’d rather be judged by 12 than carried by six” applies.
A federal judge agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson today and rejected another attempt to block Washington’s new law banning the sale of assault weapons. This is the fourth time a court has ruled that the ban should remain in place while legal challenges continue. [More]
Now tell ’em how many hounds they can have.
[Via Jess]
Based on results, ATF can’t, either.
She’s just wondering if “ghost guns” can also fire 800 rounds a second.
It’s OK to say “she,” isn’t it?
I’ll be joining host Mark Walters today at 4 Eastern to talk about what’s happening at SCOTUS with frames and receivers, and whatever else the conversation leads to.
Go to the Armed American Radio website to listen/watch live/find a station near you.
I don’t know what’s so damn hard to understand about “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
Elon Musk Passionately Defends The Second Amendment At Trump Rally ~ VIDEO [More]
So he’s renouncing all those infringements he said he supported?
Justice Alito Wrecks ATF’s ‘Ghost Gun’ Argument: Are Eggs and Peppers an Omelet?[More]
So are John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett bent on scrambling things?
Mark W. Smith has some interesting thoughts, including “if the ATF theory is allowed here, then drilling a single hole in AR-15s to convert it into a machine gun means that an AR-15 is “readily convertable” into a machine gun and thus a machine gun. SCOTUS will need to issue a ruling to avoid this result.”
Hurricane guns: DeSantis orders no suspensions, no limits on gun sales during storm [More]
It’s ridiculous that this is even an issue, but government…
What kind of absolute statist moron would disarm the people at the time they needed to protect themselves the most?
Ol’ Don Hagan sure made a permanent name for himself, didn’t he?
And if you think Helene exposed FEMA, Milton is just getting warmed up.
[Via Jess]
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce took exception with the NFL’s apparent crackdown on finger gun gestures by saying, “It’s my Second Amendment.” [More]
Don’t tell us. Tell your prop girlfriend.
[Via bondmen]
It’s time to ban guns from every polling place in America. [More]
Yeah, we see how intimidated everybody was by the guy with the rifle.
And to those who are still giving him a pass and making excuses because it could be a losing issue, if that’s the case, he’ll lose anyway– he’s not shying away from abortion, and we’re talking similar constituencies. And naturally, Dems are already telling voters he’s an “extremist.” And “a homophobe.”
Dems even call moderates Nazis, so he’s got nothing to lose and gun owners — who don’t even know his name weeks before the election — to gain. Plus, he can’t erase his NRA grade– that his opponent isn’t exploiting that tells me she’s not anxious to see this can of worms opened either.
How people presume a politician afraid/ashamed will stand for them when the going really gets tough without any basis is beyond me. And it’s the guy on the inside who can hurt you the worst.
The late RNC Chair Lee Atwater is reputed to have asked about gun owners, “Who else are they going to vote for?” We’ve seen the results of wishful thinking, gutlessness, and betrayal. I’m not getting how keeping that door perpetually held open for all Republicans –like it has been in the years I’ve been calling them out on it –works to our advantage.
In for a penny in for a pound:
JD Vance’s acceptance of prohibitionist terms, his failure to correct egregious errors and outright lies, and his avoidance of elaborating to voters on why the right to keep and bear arms is the keystone of freedom, show that when it comes to effective advocacy, Republican politicians all too often come up short. [More]
There were all kinds of missed opportunities, unnecessary concessions, and lies left unchallenged.
The Illinois Attorney General’s office has apologized to a federal judge demanding answers after implying his ruling against the state’s mass transit concealed carry ban has “safety implications.” [More]
And that is the difference between a Trump-appointed judge and what Kamala will put on the bench.
True, his won’t all be perfectly consistent. But you can bet hers will be.
[Via Jess]