Cold Turkey for Authority Junkies?

In sum, § 922(d)(3) does not withstand Second Amendment scrutiny for much the same reasons that § 922(g)(3) does not. The law’s broad prohibition on the sale or transfer of firearms to unlawful users of controlled substances burdens the Second Amendment rights of those individuals to nearly the same extent as § 922(g)(3). And, as the Court found when assessing § 922(g)(3), our Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation does not support placing such a burden on the Second Amendment right. [More]

It would be rich if the person who ultimately got this part of the law overturned for good was Hunter Biden.

[Via Jess]

Compare and Contrast

Mr. Holden had to complete ATF Form 4473 to purchase the firearm. ATF Form 4473 asks whether the purchaser is under indictment and Mr. Holden answered no. [More]

Now try:

Mr. Biden had to complete ATF Form 4473 to purchase the firearm. ATF Form 4473 asks whether the purchaser is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance and Mr. Biden answered no.

It’s a big club and you ain’t in it.

[Via Herschel]

Tempest in a Teapot

The agency did confirm agents “visited StarQuest Shooters & Survival Supply and asked to take possession of the paperwork Hunter had filled out to purchase a gun there. The FBI also had some involvement in the investigation.” [More]

No, it did not. That assertion was made by Ben Schrekinger of Politico, whose email was part of the package of “responsive documents” returned to Judicial Watch by the Secret Service. Their FOIA essentially came up empty.

And “‘Maybe we were asked for a favor?” is not a Daily Mail “Exclusive.” From the embed in my January 17 writeup:

I guess my question is, why is Judicial Watch just now getting around to releasing it?

Unfortunately, unless someone comes up with hard evidence that the Secret Service lied in their affidavit to me, these reports are much ado about nothing. Not that I expect the media to take notice of that or anything else I put out there that’s ahead of them…

The Black Hole

The Society of Professional Journalists launched the Black Hole Award to highlight the most heinous violations of the public’s right to know. By exposing such abuses, SPJ’s Freedom of Information Committee seeks to educate the public about their rights and call attention to those who would interfere with openness and transparency. SPJ is accepting nominations through Feb. 19. Please email nominations to SPJ Region 10 Coordinator Donald W. Meyers. The “winner” will be announced during Sunshine Week, March 12-18. [More]

Feel free to tell ’em. I can’t very well do it.

NYT ‘Sugarcoats’ on Hunter Biden as New Secret Service Gun FOIA Comes Up Empty

In one fell swoop, The Times has reversed its position not just on “background checks,” but if you think about it, on “red flag laws,” too. It’s evidently OK, if you’re the Democrat president’s son, to commit a felony and lie on the federal form because most of the time nobody gets prosecuted for it. And when you’re distraught to the point that those closest to you feel compelled to throw your gun away because you might kill yourself, nothing says “therapy” like buying a gun and going to the range! [More]

And if the Secret Service truly wasn’t involved, don’t you think voices a lot bigger than mine ought to be asking “Who were those guys?”

Hunter Biden Ally Should Worry About ‘Gun Crimes’ of His Own

“Paranoid” Media Matters founder David Brock had bodyguards and an “executive assistant [who] carried a handgun to public events,” including in Washington, D.C. At the time of the report, that was illegal, meaning he could not have been “lawfully carrying.” Evidently, “progressive” elites believe “gun laws” they demand for the rest of us do not apply to them. [More]

Legal bullying to chill exposing corruption doesn’t work on people who welcome the attempt to try.

Reports on Secret Service Response in Hunter Biden Gun Investigation Omit Key Point

Once more, the story missing from other reports that no one else is yet talking about: If the Secret Service has “100 records totaling over 400 pages,” why did they tell me — and by extension, the court — under penalty of perjury that they had none? [More]

How do you get away with lying on an affidavit? We may be about to find out. And the media won’t care.

Nothing to See Here

Congressional investigators are being denied access to 148 Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) filed with the Department of the Treasury by banks concerning financial dealings of President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, and brother, Jim, according to incoming House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). [More]

On the other hand, there will soon be no shortage of Detection Scenario Reports on you and me…

[Via bondmen]

Not Monkeying Around

Musk’s Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests [More]

The obvious intent here is to destroy the man for allowing unapproved speech and to divert the conversation away from Hunter.

So naturally, leave it to The French Mistake to take point for the left-enabling Vichycons and “not understand” collusion and marching orders.

Down in Flames

Five Secret Service rental vehicles that were used by President Biden and his retinue over the Thanksgiving weekend are now burned. The Secret Service vehicles burst into flames in a parking lot on Monday, just one day after the president left from his Nantucket vacation… There are a lot of people convinced that someone tried to take out Biden. [More]

Alternatively, maybe Hunter was in town

[Via bondmen]

It’s a Big Club and You Ain’t In It

Will everyone get along? Anna Wintour joins the Bidens, Republicans, Democrats and celebs for White House state dinner with Macron – as GOP leader Kevin McCarthy brushes off question about dining with investigation target Hunter [More]

Look at all those names.

As the Story Changes

A month later, the Secret Service flipped again, telling the Washington, D.C., district court on Nov. 10 that they located over 100 records totaling over 400 pages that could be responsive to Judicial Watch’s FOIA request. [More]

So the affidavit they signed for me under penalty of perjury so that I would dismiss my complaint was a lie?

I’m looking into what the options are now.

We’re the Only Ones Threatening Enough

“That’s when Agent Mike turned around and told me that, in their experience, nothing ever happens to people that don’t talk about these things,” [More]

How can we learn more about the impressed-with-his-own-ominousness “Agent Mike”?

I have an AmmoLand article on Hunter’s laptop that’s been in draft form for over a month– we’re still working on ironing out some wrinkles. Hopefully, that will happen sooner rather than later.

[Via bondmen]

Doing the Job the FBI Won’t Do

Bobulinski’s reference stems from correspondence involving Hunter Biden where 10% of a Chinese business deal will be “held by H for the Big Guy.” Critics have long contended “H” is Hunter Biden and “The Big Guy” is Joe Biden. [More]

Not only did the Bureau ignore this before the mid-terms, but they also waited until afterward to admit Mar-A-Lago wasn’t everything they cracked it up to be.

UPDATE

And MSNBC is engaging in utter lying gaslighting. The thing is, most of those who watch it know and don’t care.

Just Do What Hunter Did: Lie

A Judge Accepts the Biden Administration’s Dubious Argument for Banning Gun Possession by Marijuana Users: Even People Who Use Cannabis for Medical Purposes Risk Severe Penalties for Daring to Exercise Their Second Amendment Rights [More]

But if you’re the president’s son and smoke crack with hookers…

It’s a big club and you ain’t in it.

[Via Dan Gifford]

Meanwhile, Over at the Heart of Darkness…

It doesn’t matter what brand your politics is, this is Stasi stuff. [More]

Which is why they’re so intent on declaring anyone who knows that an enemy of the state… and noting how far they’ve dumbed down their constituents, all they have to do is scream “Racist!” and “Nazi!” and their DSM functionaries will do the rest.

[Via Michael G]

True Feelings Revealed

‘You’re going to enjoy being a butt boy. Lube up!’ Hunter Biden’s LAWYER sent threatening texts to member of right wing group Marco Polo and faces ethics complaint for other ‘dirty tricks’ [More]

For all the outraged noise they make about LGBTQ “pride” in order to advance their political agenda, “progressives” actually think they’re objects of disgusted derision, don’t they?

[Via bondmen]

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