Notes from the Resistance
Homan and Trump Aim to End ‘Anchor Baby’ Citizenship [More]
Just going forward? Millions are already here and coming of voting age. Since there’s no precedent to make it retroactive and there’s a Constitutional proscription against are ex post facto laws, I question if this is something they can just do by decree without years of legal challenges.
[Via Michael G]
Here’s a list of the 38 Republicans who defied Trump by voting ‘no’ on the failed spending bill [More]
He needs to understand we didn’t elect him to compromise with Democrats.
An appeals court in Georgia has tossed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis off of her own case, a series of wild organized crime claims against President Trump based largely on his own expressions of his dissatisfaction with the process and results of the 2020 presidential election [More]
I can’t wait to see her, Letitia James, Alvin Bragg, Liz Cheney, and more get what’s coming to them.
Justin Trudeau ‘is on brink of resigning’ as his liberal government crumbles [More]
He’s humiliating himself, Chickenhawk Bolton. As are you, if you weren’t too invested in sending others to war to realize it.
Tangentially-Related UPDATE
Canadian per Capita Euthanasia Deaths Now Beat U.S. Gun Deaths [More]
Don’t let the propaganda saying otherwise sway you. Over-regulation is a public health problem, especially with the stresses making earning a living or keeping a business open harder. I suspect if you did a study, you’d find the same results for shortened lifespans as Dr. Lott found about homicides, and that makes it look like it applies to the entire population.
[Via Michael G]
Adam Schiff Cries About Trump Pardoning January 6th Protesters – ‘Not What American People Had in Mind’ [More]
Not quite, anyway. After freeing the political prisoners, I’d like to see their cells occupied by Michael Byrd, the FBI provocateurs, and the J6 Committee…
And with this in mind…
[Via Michael G]
But one of the most disturbing details from the report is certainly that the agent who discovered Routh fired six rounds from a distance of five feet and failed to hit the target even once. How is that even possible? I’m not a trained agent, and I’m sure I could have hit that target at least once with that many shots at such close range. This is a whole new level of incompetence that simply cannot be comprehended. [More]
Every person I’ve taken shooting for the first time has done better than that.
How did he pass requisite pistol training standards, and for that matter, what are they? Somebody ought to be pulling his records and — not to kneejerk cast unfounded aspersions — also asking if he had reasons not to hit the target.
[Via bondmen]
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed course and selected David Warrington as his top White House lawyer… [More]
He’s Chairman of the Board for the National Foundation for Gun Rights.
Let’s hope he’s the needed counterweight to Pam Bondi’s inclination to defend infringements.
[Via Jess]
On deporting families with mixed immigration status (such as the parents being in the U.S. illegally, while their kids are citizens): “I don’t want to be breaking up families, so the only way you don’t break up the family is you keep them together and you have to send them all back.” [More]
And since there’s no legal way to deport a citizen, that means scratch this one off the list.
Wants Dreamers to be able to stay…
Because nothing says American self-interest like officially normalizing leftist foreign nationals.
As for “criminals out first,” last I checked a different branch of government will be adjudicating on due process and appeals…
Me, I’m just wondering when the band uniforms arrive.
Good thing none of this has anything to do with that “single issue”… right, Chuck?
Trump Has ‘Lost Faith’ in N.R.A., Says Gun Group Official – In a new letter, an N.R.A. vice president said the troubled group needed to rebuild trust with Donald J. Trump and his inner circle. [More]
While I agree with him on William Brewer, there’s a saying about people in glass houses.
And speaking of rebuilding trust…
Are his expectations for Gun Owners for Trump that they will be a valued sounding board and advisory group to keep him from going off half-cocked and saying/doing more stupid sh!+, or will he expect to just summon a few to publicly kiss his ring once in a while and then brag about their access to the president?
Trump Needs to Make an Example of General Milley [More]
Trump needs to make an example of himself.
We see picks he praises and then comes to regret happening time after time after time with the guy, the latest being Pam Bondi, with all signs being he’s going to dig his heels in for her.
[Via bondmen]
Received via email:
Now if he only keeps his promises…
JUST IN: Woke Gun-Grabbing ‘Tyrant’ Chad Chronister, Who Also Arrested a Pastor During COVID, Withdraws As Trump’s DEA Pick Following Conservative Backlash [More]
I was going to write another Firearms News article along similar lines and now don’t have to. The thing is, I don’t do it because I want to alienate MAGA über alles hardliners, and no, of course I wouldn’t rather have Kamala (what a stupid and obnoxious objection), but because stuff needs to be said and too many with louder voices than mine on “our side” are quick to make happy talk excuses.
Yet another reason why Gun Owners for Trump needs to be more than just an election prop and actually have his ear as an advisory group before he commits to more stupid $h!+…
[Via bondmen]
Bill Maher tells Jane Fonda he might ‘quit’ show because of Trump [More]
Shouldn’t Trump Voters Be Viewed as Traitors? The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether voters should be held accountable for their chosen candidate’s behavior. [More]
Kwame Anthony Appiah of The Newsraper of Record evidently wants Republicans tried and either imprisoned or executed as the tribunals see fit.
If we’re talking accountability, Bill Clinton’s Rules of Engagement seem a pretty good place to start.
[Via Michael G]
In the series of profane videos posted to Facebook, the suspect claimed that Trump kidnapped and sex-trafficked his kids, though it’s unclear whether Tamayo-Torres has children, according to the outlet. “[Y]ou’re gonna die,” he allegedly said in a video posted Thursday, referring to Trump. “[Y]our son’s gonna die. Your whole family is going to die … I’m going to put a hole in your face.” [More]
Hey, at least he’s not Smith & Wesson or Firearms News…
It’s kind of interesting, what complies with Facebook community standards and what doesn’t…
[Via bondmen]
Just About Everyone Outside Washington D.C. Supports Trump’s Plan To ‘Wreck’ The Bureaucracy [More]
It’s the type of exciting prospect that could make us giddy with expectations. But like with guns, there will be things he can do, things he can’t do, and plenty of room for missteps and circumstantial changes between the two.
[Via bondmen]
Today on Armed American Radio Mark continues the conversation started yesterday with David Codrea on Pam Bondi and her 2A chops or lack thereof. Is she right for gun owners as head of DOJ after her support for Florida’s post Parkland gun control bill? [Listen]
In case you missed it live and want to hear it.
And my elaborated thoughts on what Donald Trump’s election means for the Second Amendment are here.
Today on AAR Daily Defense, Mark chats with long-time AAR contributor, blogger, and citizen journalist, David Codrea. Topics include the makeup of the Trump cabinet from a gun rights perspective. Mark and David discuss bills likely to move quickly…or not…and then turn attention to Pam Bondi for AG. David is no fan and eloquently articulates the reasons why, including her past support for anti-gun measures in Florida as state AG. Mark counters with analogies and gives her the benefit of waiting out the hearings. She will no doubt be put on the spot during the confirmation process and allowed to articulate her 2A positions moving forward as AG. A lively discussion, so good in fact, that David returns on Wednesday to wrap up his legitimate concerns. [Listen]
My latest Firearms News piece, “Donald Trump and Republicans Owe Gun Owners, and It’s Time to Collect,” elaborates on my position.
Jay Bhattacharya, prominent physician and economist, nominated by Trump for NIH director [More]
The influential NIH is a big proponent of “A Public Health Approach to Reducing Firearm Violence,” a favorite tactic of rabid gun prohibitionists.
The (anti-gun) New England Journal of Medicine concludes “Handgun ownership is associated with a greatly elevated and enduring risk of suicide by firearm,” and in its end “Notes” thanks “Jay Bhattacharya, Philip Cook, John Donohue, Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert, Daniel Ho, and Michelle Mello for helpful comments on an earlier draft of the manuscript.”
Is he the same Jay Bhattacharya, and if he is, will Senate advise and consent hearings find out what comments he provided and how they will affect/inform the policies and public advocacy he will direct if confirmed to this position?
Have Donald Trump and those who advanced his name considered it, and the implications/potential for this appointee exploiting the position in contradiction to campaign promises made to gun owners?
There’s much Donald Trump won’t be able to do, but a lot that he can if he means to keep his pledge to the gun owners he could not have won without. Rein in ATF, Mr. President. Do what you can with your bully pulpit to influence American citizens and your unique power to influence your party and the Congress. Make informed judicial appointments. Listen to gun rights leaders. And task the Justice Department with the Constitutional imperative to “secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.” [More]
Now is not the time to rest on laurels and trust that everything is going to start going our way. If we don’t stay on top of him — and them — Pam Bondi won’t be the only disappointment.
The truth is, the Deep State cannot afford to allow President Trump to implement his plans to reform America. [More]
Got ammo?
Special Counsel Smith seeks to dismiss Jan. 6 charges against Trump [More]
Sounds like he’s getting in front of minimizing his own exposure…
Americans Can’t Trust Mike Rogers To Give The FBI The Reckoning It Needs [More]
This will be a good indicator of whether or not Trump has learned a thing since Chris Wray.
[Via bondmen]
MAGA world outraged after now-deleted tweet reveals Mitch McConnell’s secret plot to derail Trump’s agenda in the Senate [More]
Ask yourself what about his past actions and collusion would make him side with the freaked out DOJ…
[Via bondmen]
“Until America, door to door, takes every handgun, this is what you’re gonna have,” Stallone declared… [More]
What kind of phony stays out of the fight and then shows up to share in the glory of the win?
Except it’s not. In the complete version they end up killing Trump and playing celebratory music:
And remember what we know about those who wish him harm.
[Via Len Savage]
