Tag: Donald Trump

Trump to NRA

As much as I criticize the guy and believe he specializes in self-aggrandizement over sincerity, I can’t argue that he has initiated unprecedented actions and more are on the way. All those actions will ultimately prove temporary and reversible if the Republicans can’t get their act together, and part of that problem is on us as gun owners, and how involved we’re willing to get pressing them to do the right thing.

And I gotta ask: Bob Barr?

But I Have Promises to Keep, and Miles to Go Before I Sleep

“I will get rid of gun-free zones on schools, and — you have to — and on military bases,” Trump said, to scattered cheers during a campaign rally on Thursday night. “My first day, it gets signed, okay? My first day. There’s no more gun-free zones.” [More]

Don’t get too excited. He said that nine years ago.

[Via Henry]

Of Little Consequence

Alito’s right to warn: Court’s knee-jerk habit of slapping Trump will cost it dearly [More]

How? With “uncongenial” judicial appointments?

We’ve already established that tough confirmation questions are off limits. And don’t count the Democrats out for a comeback.

Wake me when there are real costs, and a means to exact them.

[Via Michael G]

Lies of Omission

Who can reply? Accounts @Everytown follows or mentioned can reply [More]

The comment restriction is one way cowardly liars can keep from being ratioed.

Naturally, they left out all of what he said. And that the FSU maniac who exploited a “gun-free zone” got the gun from his cop mom.

[Via Jess]

We’re the Only Ones Terroristic Enough

After the raid, Humphrey submitted a probable cause statement on the ATF and requested Oklahoma’s attorney general file charges for extortion, terroristic threats and disabling security equipment during the course of a crime… Humphrey, the vice chair of the House Public Safety Committee and a 30-year law enforcement officer, wrote in the letter that the state’s attorney general lacked the courage to protect his citizens. Therefore, Humphrey is asking the president to consider filing charges against the ATF, granting a presidential pardon to Fincher and forcing the ATF to return Fincher’s firearms. [More]

“Terrorist” is a notch above “JBT,” and wholly appopriate when you consider the right they’re trampling. This business of the dogs still not being leashed has special meaning to those of us who have been trying to get the government to do just that since before Fast and Furious.

[Via Jess]

Speaking of Inclusiveness…

President Donald Trump announced that conservative commentator Mark Levin, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters and former NYPD detective Bo Dietl will serve on the Homeland Security Advisory Council. [More]

So, why can’t he do one for the Second Amendment?

We can always ask:

And By Trump, Musk, and ICE, He Means You

A Butler, Pennsylvania man was charged with making threats of murder and assault against President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, among others. [More]

Butler? Is there something in the water there..?

I’d say tell Donie, but that pudgy Irish f_k knows exactly what he’s doing.

Say, shouldn’t all those gushing “gunfluencers” be celebrating our diversity?

[Via bondmen]

Make America Objective Again

Trump is Even Touching Hollywood [More]

Why is it the only question I can think to ask is “spits or swallows”?

When Mel Gibson was asked about 2A, he hemmed and hawed and called it “prickly.” Stallone at least took an unequivocal stance, declaring ““Until America, door to door, takes every handgun, this is what you’re gonna have.”

TIS is possibly even more destructive than TDS because it rationalizes, gives a pass on betrayals, divides, and impedes. It’s our duty to call out, condemn and defy opportunistic political duplicity. Otherwise, we get more.

Admiring the emperor’s new clothes when they’re nonexistent is delusional. The only way we win is with the truth, and if that means letting Professor Harold Hill know we’re on to him and he’d better deliver on the instruments and band uniforms he sold us on, so be it.

By all means, praise and defend him when he does right. Just don’t be afraid to point out when he does wrong, especially because see-no-evil gun owners might get mad at you.

Flattery Will Get You Everywhere…?

“We’re honored to have Gretchen Whitmer from Michigan, great state of Michigan. And, she’s been — she’s really done an excellent job. And a very good person,” Trump said. [More]

Really?

As opposed to Thomas Massie, who he called “a third rate Grandstander”?

How are we supposed to take anything he says seriously and sincerely?

The Reputation They’ve Earned

Another Fed Op? Former CIA Officer Says Ryan Routh Was Almost Certainly Speaking with FBI Agent Before Attempted Trump Assassination — There is NO WAY to Justify Him Getting on Golf Course with Rifle [More]

The pity of stories like this is thinking people can’t automatically dismiss them, and our receptiveness to entertaining the worst is on the FBI.

[Via bondmen]

Union Organizers

Establish a Second Amendment Czar… Create and Staff a First and Second Amendment Section Within the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division … Enact Massive National Firearms Act (NFA) Arms Reforms [More]

For reasons I’ve explained before, “czar” doesn’t work for me, but a liaison with the Office of Second Amendment Protection sure would.

[Via Jess]

Adventures in Baselessness

Judicial Watch announced late last week that “its analysis and use of voter registration lists has led to lawsuits and legal actions under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) that have resulted in the removal of five million names from voter rolls in nearly a dozen states and localities” since 2019. [More]

I will say this: Now that Justice reports to him, it’s time for Trump to put up.

If anybody thinks that’s a controversial statement, let’s hear why.

[Via Michael G]

A Time-Honored Tradition

Republican Congressman Mike Kelly who Chaired the Congressional Task Force investigating the July 13th attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, whines about law enforcement withholding important data, but he also continues to face scrutiny for withholding critical investigative documents from the public. [More]

So… are they saying we can’t trust bipartisan commissions to be transparent…?

[Via bondmen]

Mr. Trump, Tear Down These Bans

GOP Lawmakers Urge Commerce Secretary to Reverse Biden’s Gun Export Ban [More]

This one, right?

While they’re at it, why not end the Trump > 32-round magazine export ban?

And as long as we’re on the subject of what the president can do:

“President Trump doesn’t even need Congress to get rid of the unconstitutional 1989 “assault weapons” import ban, he just needs to order the BATFE to declare all imported semi-auto rifles as ‘sporting,’ which is what these same models are considered when domestically produced.” (True, “sporting use” is a term originated in a 1938 German gun control law, and “swords and every terrible implement of the soldier are the birthright of an American,” but it will get the job done and we know why we want them.)

No Idea

James Carville, who predicted Harris win, says Trump admin collapsed ‘even faster’ than he thought possible – ‘I had no idea. I thought I’d have to wait longer for the imminent collapse,’ the political operative said [More]

And no one thought to ask him if he had no idea why he’d predicted 30 days over a month ago and then call him a liar?

Especially with his recent track record…?

I just hope Democrats keep listening to him.

So… Unconstitutional Carry…?

Presidential Actions MAKING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL Executive Orders March 28, 2025… (v) collaborating with appropriate local government entities to provide assistance to increase the speed and lower the cost of processing concealed carry license requests in the District of Columbia; [More]

[Via Jess]

Meanwhile, Across the Pond

The government of the United Kingdom, wielding the controversial Online Safety Act 2023, has issued a direct ultimatum, launching a blatant assault on the principles of open discourse that define our community. They demand that Gab submit to their stringent censorship regime, threatening exorbitant fines potentially reaching £18 million or a crippling 10% of our global revenue if we refuse to bow to their demands. [More]

So, what “3D chess move” is Trump up to?

Tangentially-Related UPDATE

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Keir Starmer to the rescue!

[Via WiscoDave]

Facebook Community Standards Redux

On Facebook, Hodgkinson had featured a post that said, “[President Donald] Trump is a Traitor. Trump Has Destroyed Our Democracy. It’s Time to Destroy Trump & Co.” Hodgkinson was also a member of Facebook groups “Terminate the Republican Party” and “The Road To Hell Is Paved With Republicans.” [More]

And by “Trump & Co.” and “Republicans,” they mean not just you, but ultimately, anyone who isn’t a fellow Bolshevik.

Oh, look: After two assassination attempts, self-appointed Terminators and the Pavers are still there!

Unlike me, they violated no “community standards.”

Current Wild Swings of the Gun Control Pendulum

Replacing Joe Biden’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention with an Office of Second Amendment Protection, with liaison members like new ATF Chief Counsel Leider, would mean no more surprises, no more cognitively dissonant legal positions, and no more disheartening gun owner who are feeling used, abandoned and betrayed. [More]

All this back-and-forth has got to stop.

Babbit Season

President Trump: “I am a big fan of Ashli Babbitt, and Ashli Babbitt was a really good person… She was innocently standing there… and a man did something to her that was unthinkable when he shot her and I think it’s a disgrace. I am going to look into that.” [More]

I didn’t realize there was a conspiracy outside of the one perpetrated by the Capitol Police. Then again, I believe “we” landed on the Moon.

Hey, here’s a good bit of news.

[Via Andy M]

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