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The Conflation Game

If I had to guess: this is staged. I just hope left-wing outlets don’t fall for this. [More]

“Fall for this”?

They’re counting on it!

I wonder how many larping as Nazis moonlight as Antifa?

Who Will Arm the Guards?

Governor Ron DeSantis Unveils the Florida State Guard [More]

You know, what effete (and secretly jealous) anti-gun males armed only with Alinsky Rule 5 snark think they’re being clever ridiculing as “the vigilante militia“…

I’ll need to see the plan though, because as regular readers of my Firearms News columns know:

Speaking of free states, while the power to raise armies is the purview of the Congress, state defense forces were established by some (17 plus Puerto Rico), but not all states, to be deployed within a state. The State Guard Association of the United States exists “to advocate for the advancement and support of regulated state military forces established by state governments,” [but] don’t look for teeth to match the mission statement. The last two defense force units, the Ohio Military Reserve and the Tennessee State Guard, were the last units trained for deployment with issued weapons, but no more. The Tennessee Guard’s role is now to provide unarmed support to the National Guard during deployment, with organized firearms-related activities are limited to marksmanship competitions. What was once the Ohio Military Reserve, formally a military police unit, was reorganized to provide emergency management support and of late has been assisting food banks during the COVID-19 scare by packing, transporting and distributing food and serving meals. State guard units are examples of the organized militia.

I’d like to see the Florida plan fleshed out. Who will be armed and when, and what will the rules be?

[Via Jim S]

No Legitimate Sporting Purpose

DeSantis to VETO funding for Tampa Bay Rays facility after anti-gun rant [More]

If they have money to send to billionaire Mike Bloomberg, they must not need it from the taxpayers, many of whom are gun owners.

[Via Michael G]

The Non-Compete Clause

Florida Posts Openings for State Guard That Democrats Call a ‘Vigilante Militia’ [More]

That’s what totalitarian violence monopolists call any force that’s not a centrally controlled standing army.

[Via bondmen]

We Hold These Truths to Be Self Evident

Ron DeSantis: Requiring Permits for Concealed Carry is ‘Subcontracting Your Rights’ [More]

Agreed.

So what is he doing to put weasel-wording Wilton on notice that it’s time to act or feel the wrath?

[Via Bondmen]

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