They are literally asking the court to grant the district’s motion
without even allowing Benson to be heard on that. [More]
Can’t let a vindicated man have his say, now can we?
[Via Jess]
Tag: magazines
Worth Repeating
Chief Patron of HB217, Del. Helmer, is on record saying they want them all gone. Helmer, a Jew, clearly is not familiar with JPFO, or the history of disarmament of Jews in the 20th century, and the consequences thereof.
And not just these. He and his treasonous kind want them all but most are politically savvy enough to know that it’s too soon to show all theirs cards.
Not to criticize my friend Aaron Zelman, who is no longer around to offer rebuttal, but “bagel brain” is too excusing of evil. That Helmer has a distinguished military career makes it worse, in a Benedict Arnold kinda way.
Another thing worth repeating: When the hell is SCOTUS gonna slap down such nonsense and put an end to it? Because if they don’t do it before Republicans hand over the keys in the midterms and ’28, all those gun owners who didn’t vote and made this outcome inevitable are going to find out what doing it the hard way entails.
Burden of Proof
Like Ballot Measure 114—which this bill modifies—HB 4145 will put countless Oregonians at risk of jail time if they cannot prove they acquired standard magazines before a date that even the lawyers are not sure of. Keep in mind, no matter what you have been told, it is impossible to prove when you acquired a magazine. Any “affirmative defense” is an illusion. [More]
Sounds like it’s time for some enterprising manufacturer to date stamp mags before then and open a shop across the Idaho border.
Terms of Surrender
Under the settlement, the company must cease all sales of the MA Lock in New York, “remove any statements that claim the MA Lock is legal in New York, state on all packaging that the MA Lock cannot be sold or resold in New York, and notify all businesses currently selling the MA Lock that the product is not to be sold or resold to individuals and/or businesses in New York.” [More]
Did they also give up their customers?
Reduced Capacity Magazines
Bill Bachenberg, NRA President, Addresses Magazine Distribution … the focus is shifting with current trends and the new generation of gun owners are living in a digital world. [More]
A trend that carries deficiencies of its own… and leads to a lack of independent exploration and critical thinking when limited to watching videos.
Kick the Can
This Supreme Court has unexpectedly made another move on Duncan v. Bonta, the mag ban challenge out of California. This twist now erases our chance to see a conference on November 21st and puts the case in limbo. [Watch]
As repeatedly noted, all SCOTUS has to do to let bad law stand is… nothing.
[Via Jess]
Friends of the Court
The Department of Justice has filed a brief with the Seventh Circuit in support of our win against the Illinois “assault weapon” and standard capacity magazine bans in our Harrel v. Raoul lawsuit. [More]
I got the brief over the weekend and am working a write-up.
Also on the same case, 35 AG’s have signed onto supporting the lawsuit.
[Via Jess]
Who Could Have Seen THAT Coming?
Accordingly, we hold that LCMs do not fit the constitutional definition of “arms” before even reaching whether they are “commonly used for self-defense.”However, LCMs also fall outside either protection of the right to bear arms because the provisions protect only those arms that are commonly used for selfdefense, and we have been presented with no credible and persuasive evidence or argument that LCMs are commonly used for such a purpose. [More]
Gee, who would ever think those arguments could be a trap?
Supreme Court Watch
We’re awaiting word on Snope/Ocean State tactical, and if SCOTUS is going to make a decisoin or once more kick the can down the road. Meanwhile, here are some sobering thoughts:
This is especially frustrating to watch after feeling like I’m the lone voice in the wilderness warning that relying solely on “self defense” while ignoring the militia aspect makes 2A more vulnerable to infringements, and how putting all faith in the “in common use at the time” argument can be a trap.
[Via Jess]
We’re the Only Ones Dropping Enough
We have just been informed by the Childress Police Department that the loaded magazine found on the junior high playground this afternoon by one of our students belongs to a Childress police officer who was conducting canine training this morning at 4am before school. In that area of the practice field, the magazine accidentally fell from his service belt. The district wants to make the public aware that at no time were students or staff in danger. [More]
Well, it’s official. Unsecured loaded magazines don’t pose a danger to children– if they come from the “Only Ones.”
We still want to ban yours.
[Via bondmen]
Docket Teasers
David Snope, et al., Petitioners v. Anthony G. Brown, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of Maryland, et al… Jan 21 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025. [More]
Ditto for Ocean State Tactical v. Rhode Island.
Will they hear either? Can they hear one on semiautos without hearing the other on magazines?
And if we tune in tomorrow, will they again tell us to come back Monday to find out?
SCOTUS Order List
Check in at 9:30 a.m. Eastern to see if they picked the cases we want. [More]
UPDATES
I’m scrolling through this as we speak. Look it over yourself and tell me if my old eyes are missing anything.
CERTIORARI DENIED:
24-309 GRAY, GABRIEL, ET AL. V. JENNINGS, ATT’Y GEN. DE, ET AL.
24-373 MARYLAND SHALL ISSUE, ET AL. V. MOORE, GOV. OF MD, ET AL.
Still looking for Snope and Ocean State Tactical…did I misunderstand they would be considered in conference? Guess I’ll have to wait for lawyers to explain what’s happening.
UPDATE
[T]he most important Second Amendment cases of Snope, the AR-15 ban case out of Maryland, and Ocean State Tactical the magazine Ban case out of Rhode Island, are both alive and well before the Supreme Court… [Watch]
So again, we wait.
[Via Jess]
Supreme Court Watch
Snope v Brown fka Bianchi v Frosh – MD AWB; Ocean State Tactical v Rhode Island – Magazine ban; Gray v Jennings – 2A irreparable injury; Maryland Shall Issue v Moore – Handgun Licenses
- The Justices will meet in a private conference to discuss cases and vote on petitions for review.
- The Court will release an order list at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, January 13.
If more becomes known before then I’ll try to check in and update. And you feel free to inform the rest of us in comments.
Blast from the Past Part II
We talked a few month back about George Gramlich, Editor of the Sangre de Cristo Sentinel sending me one of the few remaining signed magazines from Mike Vanderboegh’s smuggling exploits. [More]
I wasn’t sure how I was going to preserve it and decided over the weekend to put it in a hangable shadow box along with a sample of Threeperware from years gone by.
Arts and crafts were never my strong suit, but I like what I put together just fine:
I’ll get an engraving plate to affix to the bottom to read “Defy. Resist. Evade. Smuggle.” and my project will be complete.
I think my friend would have gotten a kick out of this, and I found the perfect place to hang it.
We’re the Only Ones Facilitating Enough
Man burglarizes Sheriff Gregory Tony’s vehicle, steals firearm magazines, among other items [More]
Tell me this is the first time ol’ Andre’s shown he can’t be trusted without a custodian…
And we might want to ask Sheriff Tony if he agrees with his party on denying magazines for you and me to own lawfully…
[Via Steve T]
Blast from the Past
From George Gramlich, Editor of the Sangre de Cristo Sentinel, via email:
David
I don’t know if you remember but Mike’s last Smuggler’s episode was him going up to NY or Conn with a bunch of 30 rounders and give them out at a rally. Well, he got too sick to do that and he called me up (or email, I can’t remember) and asked me if I had any options.
This was before July 4 so I said mail them to me and we will give them out at our 2nd Amendment section before the parade (with a little speech about where they came from. Everybody remembered when he marched with us a few years before). That give away was Mike’s last official action.To make the mags special, I asked him to write something on each one and he did.
Each mag read, first line, “MBV III” with the 2nd line saying, “Smuggler Prod. Co.”. In white magic marker.
I grabbed three that day. I have one at the office and one in my man cave but just found the third one yesterday. I had forgotten about it.
I want it to go to somebody who would value it.
Though you might want it. If so, please send your USPS address and I will ship it out shortly.
The wife just came in with the mail. Guess what I got:
Thanks, George! You’re the best!
Speaking of Large-Capacity Magazines…
Kalthoff 30-Shot Flintlock: The First Repeating Firearm Used in War (1659) [Watch]
But…but…but the Founders could have never imagined…
[Via Jess]
Painted into a Corner
Somebody may want to send him this.
As for “the original public meaning of ‘Arms’ excludes bullet-storage containers lke LCMs,” does anyone have a quick link to that brief? I’d like to check and see if the “expert” definition they’re relying on invalidates New Jersey’s “bump stock” ban.
[Via Jess]
