Tag: Gun Owners of America

A Right Delayed

Why?

But the judge issued an order stopping everything. And here’s the kicker. He did it because of a move pulled by the anti-gun Attorney General Jay Jones. The state is using a rule called the Multiple Claimant Litigation Act. Because gun owners are fighting back in four different counties across Virginia, the attorney general petitioned the Virginia State Supreme Court to clump all four of those lawsuits together and move them to one single court. Most likely a court where they think a judge will side with the state. A la Richmond.

[Via Jess]

Fight Could Have Been Avoided

DOJ Surrenders its Appeal in Fight Over ATF “Engaged in the Business” Rule… After the enormous pressure brought to bear by gun owners, DOJ is seeking a dismissal allowing the case to return to district court.  [More]

Why was “enormous pressure” needed? What kind of resources had to be expended that now aren’t available to fight other infringements and advance the ball?

Why couldn’t it have been a tick box for the task force?

There I go “blackpilling” again.

What, there’s no room for that in the dialog…?

And what happens after Republicans blow things?

Holy Day of Obligation

Catholic priests sure are different these days.

John Snyder was a friend, colleague, and longtime WarOnGuns Correspondent.

[Via WiscoDave]

BFF at ATF

Gun rights groups hail Trump’s pick to lead ATF: ‘First ever truly pro-Second Amendment nominee’ [More]

A true champion of the Second Amendment, eh? I wonder what Fletcher thinks.

He’ll be a DOJ team player. This is how the team plays:

What, No Payback?

The City CONCEDED its ordinance violates state law.
Memphis admitted that every line of its handgun-carry ban, vehicle-storage rule, so-called “assault rifle” ban, and red-flag scheme is 100% illegal under Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1314. (Order pp. 3, 9–11) The Judge called the ordinance “DEAD AS A DOORNAIL.” The Chancellor wrote that “The Ordinance and those who proposed it engaged in ‘virtue signaling,’” but “the Ordinance is as dead as a proverbial doornail as a matter of Tennessee law.” (Order p. 6) Simply put, the Memphis ordinance is entirely unenforceable. [More]

So what will hold them accountable, make them pay, and discourage future in-your-face infringements?

Yes, Virginia Gun Owners, There Is a Governor’s Race

Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation Successful in Overturning Virginia’s Universal Background Check Law; Judge Halts Enforcement [More]

So what are the odds that it will be appealed, especially if Spanberger wins?

I mean, it’s not like we can count on NRA-endorsed Jason Miyares should he beat Jay Jones:

AG Miyares continues his Second Amendment betrayal

Here’s the thing– I’ve been pretty vocal about NRA and Winsome Earle-Sears, but how does GOA explain this?

And I’m getting similar results here and here.

I’d think being headquartered in Fairfax, I’d want a more visible information effort from both my 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) entities.

Major Victory!

Today, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation and the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) secured a permanent injunction against the State of Virginia’s universal background check law (Virginia Code Section 18.2-308.2:5) in the case of Wilson v. Hanley. [More]

Yeah… except:

I mean, yeah, take the win. But I think we have different definitions “major.”

[Via Jess]

It Depends Upon What the Meaning of the Word ‘Permanent’ Is

Today, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation and the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) secured a permanent injunction against the State of Virginia’s universal background check law (Virginia Code Section 18.2-308.2:5) in the case of Wilson v. Hanley. [More]

So it won’t be appealed to the State Supreme Court, and no petition to SCOTUS if they lose there?