Tag: Mark W. Smith

While the Iron is Hot

Major breaking news: Attorney General Merrick Garland and his solicitor general are trying to strike while the iron is hot, so they think. They have just requested of the United States Supreme Court that the court take a series … of cases involving Second Amendment challenges … basically trying to take advantage of what they think is a huge win for them in the Rahimi case… [Watch]

It was a huge win. It showed just how malleable all the “good” Bruen judges, with the exception of Clarence Thomas, are.

And like all jackals, emboldened when they sense weakness, they move the circle in to attack.

[Via Jess]

3D Bump Chess?

Very important to understand that strategic decision by Donald Trump and the NRA to basically sign off if you will on doing a bump stock ban through executive order, I didn’t like it, I was not happy about it, but I understood the strategy sometimes one has to lose battles to win the war, that is how the real world works… [Watch]

Really? A plan comes together? That’s what you’re going with?

So, I guess, “Take the guns first, due process later” was another genius move they just couldn’t tell us about?

And envisioning Inspector Clouseau pretending his screwup was intentional to save face is just me not being smart enough to understand what the grownups are doing?

[Via Jess]

An Open Book

Israel Disarmed: What the October 7 Attack Teaches Americans About the Right to Bear Arms [More]

I haven’t read it but I agree with him on a lot, so it’ll no doubt be worth it.

Here’s a little experiment you can do for yourself: Check your local library and the larger system it is part of, and see if it stocks items by authors who are advancing Second Amendment information, as opposed to hosting drag queen story hours and screaming about right wing censorship of groomer lit.

Seeing as how these hotbeds of Marxism are wholly funded by tax plunder and the chances of shuttering them are nil, I’m wondering if there’s a good first step legislative remedy against such discrimination that’s feasible.

[Via Jess]

Save It for the Judge

Trump classified docs judge expands hearing to consider ‘unlawful’ appointment of special counsel Jack Smith – Judge Aileen Cannon will allow amici to make arguments [More]

You’d better believe she’s a target and the Democrats are furiously digging for something … anything to destroy her with.

Catty CNN is planting the “incompetence” seed.

I’ll take Mark W. Smith’s read on this over Tierney Sneed’s and Hannah Rabinowitz’s, any day…

[Via Jess]

Common Cause

Let me also respond to your “in common use” argument. There is no “in common use” tradition. [More]

I agree:

The Second Amendment does not say “the right of the people to keep and bear arms in common use at the time shall not be infringed.” If it had, the Anti-Federalists would have told the Framers to go to hell.

Then there’s this:

Dangerous and Unusual? It’s a lie and does not exist. [More]

And again…

Interesting reading that also links to “The Historical Tradition and Analogue Lie in Bruen“…

As for this charge, I’d need to see links, specifics and context. What citizen disarmament edicts has Mark W. Smith endorsed? My biggest disgreement with him — and other prominent 2A attorneys — so far has been when they say stuff like ATF doesn’t have the authority but Congress does. Huge deferring to stare decisis vs. “shall not be infringed” hole, that one, but even there that doesn’t mean he’d be for a ban, and for the most part I think he’s been among the best, especially with his insights into SCOTUS.

Speaking of Vigorous Efforts

US Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit (TX, LA) has issued a ruling upholding the 2022 federal law requiring additional background checks for 18-20 year olds. [Watch]

And Mark W. Smith reminds us we can “Thank John Cornyn.

I’d suggest taking that grade down a notch or two, but last time I did that resulted in some ruffled feathers.

[Via Jess]

That is the Question

HUGE SCOTUS ARGUMENT: WILL THE SUPREME COURT DISMISS ALL ANTI-TRUMP FEDERAL CHARGES? [Watch]

And will they overturn convictions that arise from corrupt state lawfare…?

[Via Jess]

Related UPDATE

NEW: Thanks to order by Judge Cannon, key evidence related to classified docs case is now unredacted. On the left: What DOJ/Jack Smith wanted to conceal. On the right: Now we know why. More proof of collaboration btw Biden White House and NARA to concoct a case. [More]

More like “collusion”…

[Via Len Savage]

Youth Must Be Served

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuot denied a request for rehearing En Banc in the Lara v. Pennsylvania case involving young adults and the second amendment. Mark Smith Four Boxes Diner explains the big 2A win! [Watch]

Here’s the case.

Of COURSE RKBA applies to 18-10-year-olds. Try 17.

Of COURSE 1791 is the relevant time period. Some of us have been arguing that for decades. But it’s no surprise lying prohibitionists once more favor applying the racist Black Codes of their Democrat forbears to all.

And of COURSE Judge Krause, with her “In today’s America, by contrast—where firearms include automatic assault rifles” line of “reasoning” is a propaganda-spewing idiot apparatchik.

[Via Jess]

Related UPDATE

SAF weighs in.

Meritless First Circuit Abets RI Magazine Ban

We need go no further. Plaintiffs’ failure to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits of their claims sinks their attempt to require the district court to issue a preliminary injunction… We therefore affirm the judgment of the district court, denying the request for a preliminary injunction. [More]

Snotty, arrogant, and imperious in their denial of fundamental rights, just like the Founders intended.

Mark W. Smith dissects.

[Via Jess]

Related UPDATE

Circuit Courts could not give less of a shit that the Supreme Court said interest balancing analysis is not appropriate. They are doing it anyway, and blatantly. Will SCOTUS do anything about it? [More]

That they haven’t already speaks volumes.

[Via WiscoDave]