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VanDyke argued the 9th Circuit has spent years resisting Supreme Court precedent recognizing robust Second Amendment protections, asserting that decisions in District of Columbia v. Heller and New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen have “changed nothing” in the circuit’s approach to gun-rights cases. He contended the court continues to find new doctrinal paths to uphold firearm restrictions. [More]

Since SCOTUS summary reversals of defiant inferior court decisions have not been forthcoming, it sounds like the person who needs to be publicly slapped is John Roberts.

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In the Kapu Tradition

In Hawaii, the aloha spirit inspires constitutional interpretation. Among other things, the spirit of aloha clashes with a federally-mandated lifestyle that lets citizens walk around with deadly weapons during day-to-day activities. [Watch]

Where have we heard that before?

Say, does this mean we get to throw Maizie Hirono into a volcano for eating with the men?

[Via Jess]

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Maybe We Just Need Another Generation

Tucson mass shooting has residents concerned over ongoing rampant violence, pols debating gun rights… “Easy access to guns and Arizona’s weak gun safety laws have continued to put all of us at risk,” Romero said in a statement. [More]

“Proud Latina, daughter of immigrants“…?

But…but…but…

Related UPDATE

David Leroy French, 21, was arrested in connection with a mass shooting in downtown Tucson Sunday that left nine people critically injured, court records say. At the time of the incident French was serving a four-year probation term for a 2024 aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, court records show. [More]

So authorities knew he could not be trusted with a weapon.

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We’re the Only Ones Substandard Enough

Decatur, IL Police to recruits: “don’t worry if you’re not good with firearms, it’s ok, we’ll get you to pass at the bare minimum” [More]

Tell me again why they will then qualify for exemptions on gun bans aimed at We the People…

Speaking of recruited Illinois “Only Ones,” on my way to the memorial this past weekend, we had a connecting flight out of Midway in Chi-Town where I saw this sign.

And those who pay for it…?

ISP are the lumps that told women to defend themselves by vomiting, claiming an STD or using a rat tailed comb instead of a gun.

[Via Non_Fudd’s Ghost]

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A One-Sided Relationship

So antifa found out where we live already! Pretty sure it was Seattle pd that released it! Transtifa antifa domestic terrorists violently targeted and busted our bedroom window at 330 am this morning and bear maced me my wife and my dog and popped all our tires yet again all because they don’t want me exercising my first amendment rights and recording their violence and calls to violence against ICE agents and our President Donald Trump! [More]

What do they eat for breakfast?

As long as they believe they are hidden with no personal repercussions, they feel untouchable.

[Via bondmen]

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Can We All Get Along?

“F**k The USA”: Professor Delights Chicago Crowd With Anti-American And Anti-Border Rant [More]

Ah, the voice of the downtrodden…

Made possible by Princeton alumni.

Democrats trying to rein in the radicals are analagous to the Mensheviks, and we know what happened to them.

[Via bondmen]

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Waymo Than They Bargained For

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Two 15-year-old boys were detained in San Mateo Monday afternoon after the Waymo robotaxi they were riding in reported them to police – for drinking alcohol and firing a gel-bead blaster out of the moving car – then pulled itself over so officers could collect them. [More]

“15” and “weapons”?

And speaking of stops passengers never asked for…

[Via bondmen]

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We’re the Only Ones Flocking Around and Finding Out Enough

The Fayetteville Police Department fired three of its officers after they allegedly misused the Flock camera system, the department announced on July 17. According to police, testing of a new auditing feature revealed that the officers had conducted searches outside their scope of work — including looking for their own plates or those of friends and family. The three, who have not been identified, were put on administrative leave before being terminated. [More]

Birds of a feather…

[Via Steve T]

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We’re the Only Ones Persistent Enough

Investigators said Brown pulled over a woman on July 7 before 10:30 p.m. and obtained her phone number. Following the traffic stop, Brown allegedly sent the victim continuous unwanted messages — even after the victim blocked his number. [More]

The issue isn’t so much “When someone puts on our uniform,” Sheriff Chronister, as what he wanted to do when he took it off…

[Via Steve T]

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Matter to Whom?

Four people were shot at a Kansas City park over the weekend, including two teenagers, according to the Kansas City Police Department. Officers say they were called to Martin Luther King Jr. Park, near Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Woodland Ave., around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 19. [More]

Careful with those assumptions, there.

[Via Steve T]

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We’re the Only Ones Tricky Enough

The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that police cannot trick suspects into waiving their right to remain silent and have an attorney present during questioning, a ruling the American Civil Liberties Union is applauding. [More]

They can’t trick you into committing a crime, either.

Realize that once you become their focus you’ll be dealing with professionally trained liars and (don’t) act accordingly.

Sad, I know, to those of us who wanted to believe in Reed and Malloy.

[Via Michael G]

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The First Question

The first question I usually ask myself about any bill I carry is, “will this make the people I represent safer, and the Commonwealth better off than the day before?” [More]

The first question I ask is who does this Third World collectivist ingrate really represent?

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Supreme Court Ducks the 1791 vs. 1868 Second Amendment Fight—Again

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The technical holdup is essentially one of emphasizing due process and ignoring privileges and immunities, which to a layperson seems a bit like arguing how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. [More]

There’s a more basic argument that no one is considering, where a leading authority at the time considered the Second Amendment to be a restraint on both the federal government and the states.

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