At least 2 killed, 6 others injured in shooting at Memphis block party, police say [More]
[Via Jess]
We’re the Only Ones All Thumbs Enough
What Goes Around…
Twenty-four years ago tomorrow (April 22, 2000), Attorney General Janet Reno ordered gun-toting immigration officers to snatch six-year-old Elián Gonzalez from his Miami home in preparation for his return to communist Cuba after a lengthy diplomatic dispute. [More]
Inspiring this GunTruths.com poster.
And now, having been raised and indoctrinated in a monopoly of violence, Elian’s grown into a full-fledged commie!
[Via Michael G]
History Repeats Itself
My Kind of Razzmatazz
Got that? No more traffic stops in Chicago. This is insane — a demand to end enforcement of traffic laws, because Dexter Reed got killed after he shot first in a confrontation with five police officers. Do these people think it’s irrelevant that Reed shot first? Do they care nothing about the facts that (a) Reed was packing a 9mm pistol despite (b) being out on pre-trial release for a 2023 weapons charge, and (c) this shooting happened in one of Chicago’s most violent neighborhoods? [More]
Yes, of course they’re members.
Forget it, Jake. It’s Chi-Town.
[Via Michael G]
We’re the Only Ones Shooting Enough
I’m not finding any news about this, when it happened, context, etc., and am trying to figure out what justification excuse there was and how prosecutions aren’t being violently demanded.
[Via Jess]
If Wishes Were Fishes
What you’ve been waiting for: Here’s how to effectively fight back against the out-of-control Massachusetts State Legislature that is taking away our rights. We need to end “informal sessions.” This will completely derail the train! But it will take help from regular people. Read on! [More]
We’re the Only Ones Inspecting Enough
NYC buildings commissioner wants inspectors to make arrests, carry guns [More]
What was it Mr. Mason had to say…?
I ask, Who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers.
Everything these statist bastards do repudiates the intent of the Framers.
[Via Jess]
It Would Be Funny If It Wasn’t So Close to the Truth
New Biden Rule Makes ‘Buybacks’ Potential Seller Traps
An email I sent out this morning to my “small cadre” of advisors:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-19/pdf/2024-07838.pdf
“The definition of ‘to predominantly earn a profit’ now focuses only on whether the intent underlying the sale or disposition of firearms is predominantly one of obtaining pecuniary gain… ’ to define the terms ‘purchase’ and ‘sale’ as they apply to dealers to include any method of payment or medium of exchange for a firearm…”
Did they just tank anonymous “buybacks” with “no questions asked”? I know some gun owners publicize selling cheap junk for a profit… I don’t see a carve out for buybacks in the text (albeit I only did a word search and have not pored through the whole mess).
It turns out Armed Attorneys addressed that in a video Len Savage sent me the link to, along with this observation:
Fun fact: The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act was touted to close the “gun show loophole” to prevent buying a firearm without a background check,
However; There is NOTHING in the rule (based on the law passed) that effects or applies to a BUYER.
NOTHING!
Meaning it would only affect the seller of a firearm to a buyback program.
Don’t take my word on it, here are two attorneys discussing it.
The relevant section starts at 8:12:
So it looks like they outsmarted themselves, and now need to ignore their own rule.
So, every time the antis hold a buyback, why not loudly complain and warn people they’re being invited to violate “commonsense gun safety laws”?
Conversion Therapy
Where Tulsi Gabbard Stands On The Second Amendment [Watch]
She sounds like she gets it and is sincere.
It takes a lot to get me to give her that.
[Via Jess]
Only Themselves to Blame
Nearly a quarter of Londoners have been attacked or threatened with violence in the past five years… [More]
Die. But First I’ll Need Your Guns.
GIGO
Simulacrum
The AI technology creates a fake by analyzing a sampling of an audio clip of the person it wants to mimic. It uses its ability to interpret incredible amounts of data to take note of multiple characteristics of the person’s voice, allowing it to make a highly realistic fake. [More]
So the thespitron is now a reality.
As the masses have been conditioned to demand entertainment rather than art, and production incentives are to go with what works and what’s cheapest, the influence of “Hollywood stars” should dwindle. Considering their politics, no great loss there.
And it’s fair to wonder at what point the legal claims of heirs will collide with the same copyright exemptions that make Steamboat Willie and Pooh fair game.
Moscow Mike and Beijing Buck
“Three of our primary adversaries, Russia, Iran, and China are working together … and they’re a global threat to our prosperity and our security,” he said. “Their advance threatens the free world, and it demands American leadership … If we turn our backs right now the consequences could be devastating,” he added, “It’s an old military adage, but we would rather send bullets to the conflict overseas than our own boys, our troops. [More]
Funny, that they all ignore where bullets and boys are already needed, and dub anyone prioritizing that as an enemy tool…
You May Be a Nazi
That is our case. They’re defying the Supreme Court. What are you going to do about it?
NAGR has certainly come a long way over the years and has been doing some very good work on all our behalf. Perhaps it’s time to put past mutual animosities with other groups aside…?
[Via Jess]
Gun Talk
Why do some gun stores and trainers support restrictions on gun rights? David Codrea has some ideas. [Listen]
I had another interesting chat with Tom Gresham, much of it revolving around my AmmoLand piece about the gun store owner who supports the Biden administration killing private sales.
Aid and Comfort
The Final Word?
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 27 CFR Part 478 [Docket No. ATF 2022R–17; AG Order No. 5920–2024] RIN 1140–AA58 Definition of ‘‘Engaged in the Business’’ as a Dealer in Firearms AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice. ACTION: Final rule. [More]
I wouldn’t call it “final.”
This isn’t over by a long shot.
