“assault weapon” ban – The War on Guns

Brief Proves the 2nd Amendment Protects Militia-Suitable Arms

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“The more effective an arm is for the purposes for which a militia would require arms, the harder it should be to argue that its effectiveness somehow removes it from constitutional protection.” [More]

The Framers knew that and we know that. The tyranny-minded who want to ban them know that, too.

Piecemeal Prohibitionists

Me-can I buy individual parts? State-yeah, for repairs. Do I have to prove I have the gun first? No…. So I can just buy all of the parts in a build kit individually in the same cart and purchase just not as a single item….. [More]

Careful:

While HB 1240 obviously targets complete firearms, its language is written broadly enough to ensnare PARTS [Emphasis Added] and kits that could be used to assemble a banned weapon. This is a huge minefield for online sellers.

I’m not a lawyer and I don’t play one on TV, but if I were going to try a workaround, I’d find a way that didn’t leave a trail of invoice breadcrumbs.

And naturally, what would any militia disarmament edict be without a standing army exemption?

The law does have carve-outs for sales to law enforcement agencies and active-duty military personnel who are purchasing for official use.

Just like the Framers intended, no?

[Via WiscoDave]

We’re the Only Ones Incarcerated Enough

Serve the system and this is how it treats you.

How many others have never emerged to the other side?

So, he got the charges dismissed and his record expunged (40 minute mark). Who thinks rights restoration for non-Only Ones is a New Jersey priority?

[Via Vince D]

Contempt by the Contemptible

Defendant has admitted to doing precisely what this Court ordered him not to do. There can be no clearer violation of a court order than this, and Defendant must answer for it. [More]

If they have no intention of obeying “the supreme Law of the Land,” why would anyone think an inferior court ruling would be followed?

I don’t suppose anybody at Main Justice has the belly for frog-marching infringers into a holding cell…?

[Via Jess]

Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics

Evidence that assault weapon bans may decrease school shooting injuries is limited. Evidence for the effect of assault weapon bans on mass shootings is inconclusive. Evidence that high-capacity magazine bans may decrease mass shootings is limited. [More]

In other words, we have plenty of incentive and no actual evidence, but we have top men working on it right now.

I’m no statistician, but my bet is the government doesn’t dare try to confiscate them all because it knows the evidence it’s a suicidal move would be both conclusive and unlimited.

Rand Corporation again, eh?

Fortunately, for them, there’s no shortage of useful idiots eager to spread lies!

[Via WiscoDave]

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