“This insanely offensive brief should never have been filed in any court, let alone at the Fifth Circuit. It should be immediately withdrawn and thrown into the trash, along with Mr. Lemon’s ability to make these filings in the future. This is a prime example of why President Trump should appoint a competent Second Amendment czar to coordinate the administration’s agenda across the government and with stakeholders in Second Amendment litigation. Our rights must be protected at all costs and the American people are counting on President Trump and Attorney General Bondi to fulfill their promise to do just that.” [More]
This came out before my piece on gun group silence. I missed noting it in my AmmoLand piece because I was looking for reactions from national groups to include a more recent case where DOJ argued “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,” and was specifically looking at the Big Three 501(c)(3)s that have political clout.
My major beef with FPC’s plan: I’ve explained it before: I don’t like “czar,” and anyone in that position would be feeding from the same hand. Gun owner advocates are owed a place at the table as members– we’re not dogs who should be grateful for scraps thrown down to us. It’s our table.
This whole gun “czar” thing is so bizarre. Why would a 2A group, want a government paper pusher in charge? Obviously Republicans won’t be in control forever, not that that’s made much of a difference lately with Trump admin’s, as you say “bi polar” 2A actions. But what do these groups think a “czar” will do? Are they honestly that dense, that they believe a political appointee, would dare cross his boss if the boss got it wrong on 2A?
And with the Second Amendment Task Force, is the same thing, without any outside representation from the 2A world. Add to that it’s being chaired by “Red Flag” Bondi, and what we’re left with isn’t a Task Force but a Task Farce.
Where are the 2A groups… Especially the “no compromise” one?