Notes from the Resistance
COURTROOM AUDIO LIVE: AR & Mag Ban Arguments Reveal How Nefarious These Blue States Actually Are… [Watch]
You don’t need full auto because the government has it? We’re limited to “self-defense”? And only indoors? Anybody see the word “useful” in the Second Amendment…?
Are “average” <3-round limits next?
Everybody’s picking up that it’s “common usage” arguments they’re arguing to impose limits, right?
[Via Jess]
[T]he 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has found that machine guns are not protected under the Second Amendment with really a terribly reasoned ruling. But the outcome is the one we want because, as I’ve explained to you before, unequivocally, 100% we 1,000% do not want a machine gun case to go to the United States Supreme Court. Anyone that disagrees with me is 1,000% wrong. If a machine gun case goes to the Supreme Court, we will 1,000% lose, which will create more bad Second Amendment precedent. And it will also delay, as an opportunity cost the decision that AR-15s and semi-automatic rifles are protected arms under the Second Amendment… [Watch]
The fact that his legal read on this is correct should be all the proof we need that the court benches are dominated by traitors.
[Via Jess]
Machine guns are dangerous weapons that aren’t commonly “possessed by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes,” and a law that criminalizes their possession is therefore consistent with the tradition of firearm regulation in the country, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit said Thursday. [More]
So… rather than being the cure-all for what ails us, “common use” can be a trap to limit and ultimately render RKBA obsolete?
[Via Jess]
Don’t look to Pam Bondi’s “Second Amendment Task Force” to help.
And don’t look to SCOTUS to hear it if it did.
[Via CP]
In a May 16, 2025, article, NBC News claimed, “Machine guns have been illegal in the United States since 1986.” [More]
Did they blow one up for effect?
[Via bondmen]
In regards to the NRA, I have received back channel communications that the National Rifle Association does not have an official policy on machine guns. [More]
Been a while since we called on Gomer…
We’re right here [More]
I said “at this writing” and it wasn’t up when I submitted the article. And DOJ did it before on April 25.
That said, I trust one “tweet” (what do they call them these days?) won’t be it for you? Because I still see nothing on your website under “News,” “Press Releases,” or your blog.
And the three majors are still saying nothing.
I don’t get it with them. Or I do and hope I’m wrong.
…he can file a complaint here… [More]
Who gets your attention tells us a lot about your priorities.
“This insanely offensive brief should never have been filed in any court, let alone at the Fifth Circuit. It should be immediately withdrawn and thrown into the trash, along with Mr. Lemon’s ability to make these filings in the future. This is a prime example of why President Trump should appoint a competent Second Amendment czar to coordinate the administration’s agenda across the government and with stakeholders in Second Amendment litigation. Our rights must be protected at all costs and the American people are counting on President Trump and Attorney General Bondi to fulfill their promise to do just that.” [More]
This came out before my piece on gun group silence. I missed noting it in my AmmoLand piece because I was looking for reactions from national groups to include a more recent case where DOJ argued “Machine guns are atypical weapons not protected by the Second Amendment because a reasonable person would not expect them to be used in militia service,” and was specifically looking at the Big Three 501(c)(3)s that have political clout.
My major beef with FPC’s plan: I’ve explained it before: I don’t like “czar,” and anyone in that position would be feeding from the same hand. Gun owner advocates are owed a place at the table as members– we’re not dogs who should be grateful for scraps thrown down to us. It’s our table.
If machine guns aren’t protected, the Second Amendment is a dead letter and anyone who maintains otherwise is a fraud. [More]
It’s like they’re either afraid of offending the guy who owes them or they realize their own arguments are being used against them.
Related UPDATE
It would seem not everyone is happy with me talking about this.
In this conversation, Mark Walters and David Codrea delve into the complexities surrounding the Second Amendment and gun control. They discuss the implications of the ‘common use’ argument, the distinction between self-defense and militia purposes, and the political landscape regarding gun rights. Personal anecdotes highlight how perspectives on gun ownership can change over time, emphasizing the importance of understanding the historical context of the Second Amendment. [More]
The discussion revolved around my latest from Firearms News.
Feds insist Second Amendment doesn’t protect machine guns [More]
And try figuring this argument out:
Machine guns are atypical weapons not protected by the Second Amendment because a reasonable person would not expect them to be used in militia service, the federal government argued Wednesday before an appeals panel.
Right. The Founders obviously intended the citizenry to resist tyranny with inferior arms.
I assume these government lawyer aren’t retarded, so that makes them goddamn liars.
If machine guns aren’t protected, the Second Amendment is a dead letter and anyone who maintains otherwise is a fraud.
[Via Andy M]
This Position Undermines Its Second Amendment Credibility [More]
If machine guns aren’t protected, the Second Amendment is a dead letter and anyone who maintains otherwise is a fraud.
Trump administration says machine guns aren’t protected by Second Amendment [More]
Juxtapose that against this.
Either Jennifer Case didn’t get the memo or we have another inevitable embarassment that comes from leaving gun owners out of the “Task Force.”
Then again, if the position is not retracted, there’s a third possibility:
The Morgan case is a case where a federal judge in Kansas found that machine gun possession charges are unconstitutional in violation of the Second Amendment as it applied to this individual Mr Morgan. This Kansas Morgan decision is now being contested by the Trump administration in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. In fact, the Trump DOJ just argued to the 10th Circuit that the decision down below should be reversed. They argue that machine guns are not in common use for lawful purposes in today’s society and that they are dangerous and unusual items and as dangerous and unusual items they can be restricted by the federal government essentially however they want. [Watch]
I hate to say I told you so.
And “pro-gun” lawyers — the ones coming up with all kinds of apologetic rationales for administration betrayals, helped set it.
It’s taking care of our immediate needs. However, the Founders bequeathed us a constitution intended “to secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.” If this is all we concern ourselves with, what are we bequeathing to them? Semiautomatic firearm technology that’s already 140 years old…? In a world where technological developments and breakthroughs are being introduced seemingly exponentially, what new “terrible implements” will become standard issue in the next 140 years? [More]
In avoiding legal traps today, care must be taken not to catch ourselves in a more dangerous one tomorrow.
Padilla and Kash Patel clash on gun ownership in America [Watch]
Did you see a clash?
I saw equivocation over easily answered questions.
No, prior restraints are not consitututional. It says “shall not be infringed.” Yes, every terrible implement of the soldier is the birthright of an American.
But if he answered plainly, he’d never get confirmed?
If so, it’s because Republicans have consistently over the years avoided using their bully pulpits to articulate the reasons for the Second Amendment, so to most people they come across as something that intuitively goes against everything they’ve been “told.”
As long as that’s the case– as long as 2A advocacy is marginalized and relegated to a niche segment outside of the mainstream– treasonous Democrats like Padilla will be able to manipulate with words like “extreme”.
That’s why I’m not letting up on Trump’s unfulfilled campaign rhetoric and what he could do to start turning things around. That’s why I’ll keep calling it out each day that goes by where he ignores us.
[Via Herschel]
Tangentially-Related UPDATE
He can be clear when he wants to be. [More]
[Via Michael G]
