Notes from the Resistance
Following its amicus brief in support of us, the federal government has asked the Seventh Circuit for approval to participate in oral arguments in our lawsuit challenging Illinois’ “assault weapon” and magazine bans [More]
How could they refuse? After all, “Currently, six of the court’s judges were appointed by Republicans and five by Democrats.”
Yeah, but one of those “Republicans” is treasonous dotard Frank Easterbrook…
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The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said groups challenging a 2013 law banning assault weapons and a second gun control law enacted a decade later could not show that the guns they are still able to possess, including several semi-automatic handguns, are not sufficient for self-defense purposes. [More]
And no, I don’t think they’re embarrassed at all. I think they’re in-our-face about it.
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you use meme magic or whatever to get people to throw them out. we both know the proliferation of AI, FYPs, etc are extremely powerful. people were memed into buying the guns, they can be memed out of it. [More]
Thing is, it’ll work as well as all the other plans.
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for review in Viramontes v. Cook County, SAF’s challenge to the Cook County, Ill., ban on so-called “assault weapons.” [More]
I was happy to see that it did not neglect to include:
The text of the Second Amendment itself proclaims that one of its purposes was to preserve the “militia” and, to state the obvious, the militia did not exist solely to promote individual self-defense but rather was “useful in repelling invasions and suppressing insurrections,” “render[ed] large standing armies unnecessary,” and enabled the people to be “better able to resist tyranny”. Indeed, to the extent there is a historical tradition with respect to “military” arms, it is to afford them especially strong protection.
Tangentially Related Development
The U.S. Supreme Court has distributed a Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) case, Madison Lara v. Commissioner Pennsylvania State Police, for conference to be held on Monday, Sept. 29. [More]
Still, the brief adds some important points that an ultimate Supreme Court decision will need to consider: Among recognized “uses by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes” are “self-defense, target shooting, and public defense,” that last category touching on the core purpose the Framers had in mind as articulated in the first 13 words of the Second Amendment. [More]
My latest from Firearms News looks at a long called for DOJ action in support of the Second Amendment that matches its new words.
Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House on Friday approved legislation that would ban the sale and manufacturing of many semiautomatic rifles commonly referred to as assault weapons. The proposal now heads to the desk of Democratic Gov. Dan McKee, who said in a post on the social platform X on Friday evening that he plans to sign the bill into law. [More]
Dan does have his priorities…
And note how AP characterizes them as “weapons of choice.”
I guess that’s always depended on what lie you wanted to perpetuate.
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The Department of Justice has filed a brief with the Seventh Circuit in support of our win against the Illinois “assault weapon” and standard capacity magazine bans in our Harrel v. Raoul lawsuit. [More]
I got the brief over the weekend and am working a write-up.
Also on the same case, 35 AG’s have signed onto supporting the lawsuit.
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SCOTUS Fails Americans Again, Kicking Gun Rights Further Down the Road [More]
Nothing like emboldening gun-grabbers and eroding respect for law…
And speaking of Firearms News articles, the June 2025 issue (pictured above) with three of my articles (“Supreme Court Avoids New York Second Amendment Infringements” (p. 10), “A Tale of Two Revolutions” (p.12), and “ATF and DOJ Continue Abuses While Being Bipolar on Guns” (p. 14), is now on display at diverse and inclusive newsstands throughout the Republic. (Or you could save money over single issue prices and subscribe.)
RI House passes controversial assault weapons ban [More]
By this douche bag.
Gee, I wonder what emboldened them to try this now.
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Talk about sugar-coating: Good grief.
You know what would work even better than “YOUR help”? Getting Pam Bondi and her ATF guy to submit well documented statements of support.
If gun owner reps had a seat at the table, they’d be able to finesse that. But the ones in a position to demand that apparently think continuing to solicit craps shoot funds is the better way to go.
After passing along party lines, a bill to raise the age for buying semi-automatic guns heads to Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk for what could be a veto. Assembly Bill 245 would raise the minimum purchasing age of assault rifles and semi-automatic shotguns to 21 from 18. Despite its passage, the bill looks unlikely to become law because Lombardo vetoed a similar bill in 2023. [More]
Billionaire casino owners and service worker unions continue to impose themselves on the rest of the state, just like in Question 1:
Don’t ask if I’m going to SHOT Show. I do rights, not hardware.
F_ers’ll never see a dime of my money…
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What’s to negotiate?
An investigation is underway after a Los Angeles police officer’s personal rifle “accidentally fired a round” in a parking garage earlier this week, officials announced. [More]
All by it’s own self…
“Personal rifle.” That’s even a more transparent attempt to distance from what would they call it if it had belonged to a non-Only One than “patrol rifle.” And don’t you just love “Non-Tactical Unintentional Discharge” copspeak?
If it’s personal, why does he need a “weapon of war designed to kill as many as possible, as quickly as possible,” huh?
And do we have this moron’s name, because we’d damn sure know if itwas a “civilian,” or didn’t the “real reporter” think it was relevant to ask?
Anybody see anything on Snope or Ocean Tactical…? [More]
You’ve got certifications that establish your credentials and qualifications to diagnose and prescribe in this field, don’t you, Annie? Otherwise, aren’t you abusing your medical accreditation to assume false authority, isn’t that flat-out malpractice, and doesn’t that make you a fraud?
State senators from country and neighbor island districts rose up to kill an effort to ban assault rifles Wednesday at the Capitol. [More]
Moms Demand is wailing and gnashing its teeth.
But it’s not like there’s a powerful “gun lobby” in Hawaii. It sounds more like Joy Buenaventura and a few others got the law laid down to them by some consituents who have a vested interest in keeping theirs.
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From a “guntuber”:
Are your guns about to be banned? The federal government is pushing the GOSAFE Act, the BUMP Act, and the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025—and together, they represent the biggest threat to the Second Amendment we’ve seen in years.
Hyperbole much?
None has a chance of passing even the House.
And yes, no link was intentional.
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Stupid question, OAN. Stupid, defeatist question.
And this is just attention whoring. He knows it has no chance of passing — yet. And no chance of succeeding if it does…
Still, a word from Arnhole would be appropriate (NSFW).
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