Notes from the Resistance
In yesterday’s observation on Trump opening the door to further legal woes, this time on guns, the story I linked to did not mention another bit of information some gun “influencers” are excitedly announcing, that he says if elected he’ll “take care of” the pistol brace ban.
Sorry to curb anyone’s enthusiasm, but I’m not getting a full-throated and focused pledge out of this:
[Via Jess]
If Trump had bought the glock, [sic] there would have been questions about the legality of him buying it. [More]
Possibly. Even though ATF doesn’t list it, [CORRECTION: They cite it under the list] there’s the 18 U.S.C. § 922 prohibition (assuming you can navigate through the amendments) but then there’s the Texas judge’s Quiroz ruling…
Beats me. If I were him I wouldn’t let anyone photograph me holding a gun without advice of counsel. I wonder if that will be used against him.
But by assuming he would have tried to buy it at the SC gun shop without having it go to an FFL in his state, they apparently missed the main question.
President Trump, please announce that if you are elected in 2024, you will lead the fight to end all taxes on Social Security. Announce this fight will be your No. 1 priority. [More]
It would certainly separate the Republicans from the RINOs… not to mention make “Boomers” the new “Asian” targets of resentment…
Nasty Leftists Outside Iowa Trump Rally, Wish Death on President Trump [More]
But as we’ve seen, Trump is an avatar.
If you agree with his campaign agenda, they wish it on you.
[Via bondmen]
Some nonprofit groups — including Free Speech For People and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) — are moving forward with a push to get states on board with their argument and are preparing lawsuits as the Republican presidential primaries near. [More]
It’s like they went out of their way to make their names sound Orwellian…
Fani Willis’ Campaign Director Has Connection to Team Biden, Tweets Revealed [More]
Her being a Marxist isn’t enough?
[Via Jess]
Judge Timothy Kelly sentenced Marine Corps veteran Zachary Rehl to 15 years to life in prison for being in the wrong place at the wrong time — walking through the Capitol building for approximately 20 minutes during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6… Rehl committed no violent crimes on Jan. 6. He walked through the Capitol building on Jan. 6 for merely a few minutes, took a selfie in the building then left the Capitol grounds. [More]
I wonder why “conservative” media neglects to mention who appointed Kelly…
COVID Tyrants want to take away our Freedom. Hear my words— WE WILL NOT COMPLY. [More]
How does the John Kerry saying go?
He was for it before he was against it?
An angry reader canceled his Firearms News subscription and had some choice words for me about this.
He must have only read the parts he wanted to before storming off, like the title, because I thought I’d explained myself:
This is not an exercise in piling on and kicking a man when he’s down, nor an invitation for the wrong-headed rebuttal common among those who still think the guy is some kind of Second Amendment 4D chess master, “Would you rather [insert Democrat gun-grabber here] were president instead?”
No, of course not. By the same token, we 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.
Denying reality, complimenting the Emperor’s exquisite, nonexistent wardrobe, and attacking observations so simple a child can see them not only guarantees more destructive disappointments, it aids and abets the rights swindlers who will take infringements any way they can get them.
It also, ultimately, hurts Donald Trump’s candidacy. The people he needs the most — those who can think beyond the self-promoting rhetoric — know when it’s not raining.
But I don’t suppose it’s in the guy to ever admit he’s been wrong about anything, show he understands why he was wrong, apologize, and detail how he’s going to fix the damage and then make it better… and that’s too bad for all of us.
Gonzales showed what kind of Republican he was back in 2005 when he told the Senate he wanted them to remove Patriot Act restrictions and that he supported Congress extending the expired “assault weapon” ban, pointing out that his brother was a Houston SWAT officer… [More]
It must be a “good” boot to the face if it has an “R” on it. Right…?
Illinois Woman Charged For Allegedly Threatening To Kill Trump, Youngest Son [More]
I’m thinking pay-per-view cage match with online betting…
[Via bondmen]
“The National Shooting Sports Foundation challenges a new state gun law as violating its members’ constitutional rights. But we see little evidence that enforcement is looming,” wrote Judge Stephanos Bibas, a former President Trump appointee. [More]
I rest my case. Even if “Bubba” says it’s stupid because he made a kneejerk assumption and missed the point.
[Via Sweet Babboo]
Fani Willis, the Fulton county district attorney in Georgia who is prosecuting Donald Trump and 18 other allies over efforts to overturn the 2020 election, is facing a flurry of racist online abuse after the former president attacked his opponents using the word “riggers”, a thinly veiled play on the N-word. [More]
Note what this is filed under. They presume to read (more like invent) intent — and convict on that.
Just like “find the votes.”
That’s why I call these tools the DSM.
Ol’ Ed would get along famously with Marshall Brown.
“I think we have to have some serious conversations about something that’s not popular. Everybody doesn’t need a gun.” [More]
Why would an arrogant official who thinks citizens don’t “need” a gun think they need any other rights?
[More]
I want so badly to say “Your lips to God’s ear,” but what’s coming out is “Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.”
[Via bondmen]
UPDATE
And it’s not the Democrats first to throw cold water on it…
Why Proving A Lie Will Not Necessarily Secure A Conviction For Jack Smith [More]
Proving which lie?
And before getting hopes up, remember what an idiot jury did to Stewart Rhodes.
[Via bondmen]
Atlanta braces for chaos as fourth Trump indictment nears [More]
Oh, shoot, are we supposed to be burning it to the ground already?
Me and everyone I know had mostly peaceful snatch-and-grabs planned for this week…
I wonder who they’ve assigned making trouble to. Otherwise, they could always say their preparations scared us away…
Appeals Court: No First Amendment Right to Religious Exemption From Vaccine Mandate [More]
You must let us experiment on your children or we will take them from you, and if you resist us, we will kill you.
More souls for Moloch, just like the Founders intended.
One of the judges is a Trump appointee, once more underscoring the importance of vetting these bastards before handing them a gavel.
[Via Michael G]
Who will win the 2024 US presidential election? [More]
Not that Biden will end up being the candidate…
I see this got a link on the Drudge Democrat influencer site.
I checked back and PredictIt ran numbers on the last election, too, and that made me wonder if that opens the door to a legal challenge from those who lost money that could force election results evidence to be examined…
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut ruled that banning large capacity magazines and requiring a permit to purchase a gun falls in line with “the nation’s history and tradition of regulating uniquely dangerous features of weapons and firearms to protect public safety”… [More]
Thanks, Donald Trump and Senate Republicans!
[Via bondmen]
There were multiple weapons and the materials to make some kind of explosive device akin to a Molotov cocktail, but it had not been assembled, according [sic] law enforcement officials familiar with the details. [More]
What kinds of “weapons”?
Everyone realizes if they have a gas can in the garage, an empty bottle, and a rag that they have bomb-making materials according to this “standard”?
This “story” sure is long on innuendo to smear all election integrity-doubting “insurrectionists” as violent nutjobs and short on substantiation.
If I didn’t know better, I’d think this was just another instance of low-hanging fruit federal kabuki theater for headlines.
Tangentially-Related UPDATE
California woman angry about waiting in line is sentenced for throwing Molotov cocktail into bank [More]
Funny…. her political sympathies aren’t implied or explored…
[Via Steve T]
There is a nefarious group that calls itself The 65 Project that has as its goal to intimidate lawyers into not representing Trump or anyone associated with him. They have threatened to file bar charges against any such lawyers. [More]
I wonder what they eat for breakfast.
[Via Michael G]
As former President Donald Trump prepares for his upcoming court appearance in Florida on Tuesday, FBI agents across the country are actively looking for possible ‘domestic terror threats,’ according to a CNN report citing law enforcement sources. This follows reports that pro-Trump groups are making plans to travel to Miami to show their support for the former President as he faces bogus federal charges in the classified documents case. [More]
And guess who they’re coordinating with.
“I have a message tonight for Merrick Garland and Jack Smith and Joe Biden — and the guys back there in the fake news media, you should listen up as well, this one is for you,” Ms. Lake said. “If you want to get to President Trump, you are going to have go through me, and you are going to have to go through 75 million Americans just like me. And I’m going to tell you, most of us are card-carrying members of the N.R.A.” [More]
And many of us are Wine Club members!
Or shouldn’t we believe that people who can’t even elect a new board can impact the fate of the government?
Didn’t Oath Keepers say essentially the same thing about the vote certification?
So what’s this, defeatist language?
No, I’m just saying Kati Lake shouldn’t involve others in her grandstanding, particularly when she has been powerless to do anything but make noise about Arizona. And I’m the NRA. I’ll decide when and if to answer a muster call, and I’m not 100% on having the back of someone who so often doesn’t have mine.
It sounds more to me like she’s bucking for a Vice President spot on a ticket we might not see happen.
Besides, if and when things go kinetic, expect it to be unexpected.
[Via Dan Gifford]
Related UPDATE
Besides, with food stamp recipient Jason Kirell against us, what chance do we stand?
[Via WiscoDave]
‘Highly Credible’ Source Reveals Scandal Bigger Than Biden Bribery: FBI Election Interference [More]
Which may explain why the J6 challengers must be made examples of…
When apportioning blame, don’t forget who owns a big share:
“I am proud to announce Christopher as my choice as the Director of the FBI. During his previous service at the Department of Justice, Christopher was the leader of major fraud investigations, and was a key part of the team overseeing the Justice Department’s actions in the war on terrorism following the 9/11 attacks,” said President Trump. “He is an impeccably qualified individual, and I know that he will again serve his country as a fierce guardian of the law and model of integrity once the Senate confirms him to lead the FBI.”
[Via bondmen]
[Watch]
Except I also need to point out who the robed idiot that said that was nominated by.
[Via Jess]
