Biden loses ‘ghost gun’ case, ATF ban ‘unlawful’ [More]
This is by no means a done deal, but it does raise hopes for bump stocks and stabilizing braces, and for checks and balances.
[Via Jess]
Tag: bump stocks
Rotten to the Core
At the center of this case is whether the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) properly interpreted the term “machinegun,” as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 5845(b), to include items known as non-mechanical bump stocks. [More]
And at the center of that is the question of where the hell any branch of government has the legitimate authority to infringe on the right of the people to keep and bear arms.
[Via Jess]
Bump and Grind
They have unlimited resources to drag things out until the bitter end.
The Blame Game
Bump Stock Boondoggle, Don’t Blame Trump – Blame LaPierre [More]
No, I blame them both but I blame Trump more. He was the one with the power and it was his responsibility to understand the implications of his actions.
Made to be Broken
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to publish regulations that would limit the equipment allowed on public refuge properties and expand the area where cost-effective lead ammo and fishing tackle is banned. [More]
Yo, Fudds: You starting to see why the fight against the bump stock ban is more than just about a stupid piece of plastic?
OK, but what’s that got to do with fish?
Or Philip Dru…?
So We Have No Choice But to Obey?
Divided D.C. Circuit Refuses to Rehear Bump Stock Ban Challenge [More]
And that is how judicial tyranny makes peaceful revolution impossible.
[Via Jess]
Casting a Wider Net
The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a case that takes aim at federal agencies’ power and the amount of deference courts are required to show to an administration’s decisions. [More]
“What do fish have to with bump stocks and other ‘rules’?” you might ask…
[Via Jess]
Bump That
The latest twist in the ongoing legal saga regarding the legality of bump stocks – used to increase the rate of fire on semiautomatic weapons – is a win for gun owners, after a Sixth Circuit panel unanimously found Tuesday the government cannot enforce a rule that bans the devices. [More]
So I might still get my bump stock back?
Does Trump Truly Support the Second Amendment?
[W]e are not doing ourselves or those depending on us to stand for freedom any favors if we deliberately ignore Trump’s willful failures on guns. Because this is going to end one of two ways – strengthening his renewed bid for a return to the White House, or ending any chances of it. If he wins, we need to be able to collectively influence his 2A decisions and judicial appointments and get him to understand what the bad ones are before he makes them. If he loses, we need to be ready to do the same with whomever the Republicans nominate to carry the standard. [More]
Gun owners need to look and assess with no illusions if they hope to have any influence on how power, once granted, is ultimately wielded.
Bumped Up
With Only Minutes To Spare Biden Administration Appeals Bump Stock Case to SCOTUS [More]
Let’s hope they take it before Bragg finds a way to charge Thomas…
A point of order– if they can win on these arguments, the next case should challenge Congress having the authority to infringe.
Nothing to See Here
Las Vegas shooter was upset over how casinos treated him, new FBI documents say [More]
Thank goodness there’s finally an explanation we can all believe!
No?
But we can still blame bump stocks, right?
[Via bondmen]
A Good First Step
I have never given up hope that the collector’s item I got so I’d have standing will one day be surrendered back to me by ATF.
I wonder if SCOTUS will forever punt, and what the implications will be for pistol braces, forced reset triggers, and the like.
[Via WiscoDave]
In the Before Time
“The government can’t pass a law and retroactively punish someone under that law,” former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani explained to Fox News Digital. [More]
So does that mean I get my bump stock back? And what about the frame and receiver, and pistol brace “rules”?
[Via Jess]
Unclear on the Concept
I do not think it will help the right to keep and bear arms for the Supreme Court to take up the bumpstock issue, because… [More]
Why do so many think it’s about bump stocks?
‘Small Cadre’ Had Big Impact on Fifth Circuit Bump Stock Ruling
The Fifth Circuit judges who ruled favorably were influenced by arguments formulated and advanced by two of its principals, firearms designer Len Savage and attorney Stamboulieh. [More]
Untangling the web, one sticky thread at a time…
Supplemental Benefits
Bump and Grind
US appeals court blocks ban on rapid-fire ‘bump stocks’ [More]
I’m looking into what this means for my case and plan on drafting something up soon.
In the meantime, seeing as how AP is telling everybody “The ban was instituted after a gunman perched in a high-rise hotel using bump stock-equipped weapons massacred dozens of people in Las Vegas in 2017,” I’m wondering what they know that the government evidently doesn’t.
Taking Stock
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away another challenge to a federal ban imposed under former President Donald Trump on devices called “bump stocks” that enable a semi-automatic weapon to fire like a machine gun. The justices declined to review an appeal by a group of firearms dealers and individuals in Minnesota, Texas and Kentucky after a lower court rejected their argument that the government had violated the U.S. Constitution’s Fifth Amendment “takings clause” by effectively taking their private property without just compensation. [More]
As noted before, all the High Court needs to do to let tyranny stand is…nothing.
And thanks again, Donald.
[Via Jess]
