Notes from the Resistance
The Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms have once again petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in their continuing challenge of Maryland’s ban on so-called “assault weapons.” [More]
How much longer can they avoid the inevitable?
‘Erase his head from his torso’: Iranian, Canadian nationals charged in Maryland murder-for-hire plot [More]
Tell me they at least had insurance…
[Via Jess]
Maryland bill would force gun owners to get $300K liability insurance to wear or carry… As the bill is currently written, local and state law enforcement officers are not exempt from the insurance requirement. [More]
There is no new thing under the sun.
Democrats wold rather see you dead than armed.
And an ignorant constituency that will be most infringed on by this will continue to vote for Terri Hill in droves.
[Via Jess]
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has decided to hear en banc the Bianchi v. Brown MD “assault weapon” ban case and, thus, prevent a likely favor 2A ruling from being issued by the three-judge panel of that court. [Watch]
And as I’ve said, if the Republicans blow the elections and Dems manage to change SCOTUS, we’ll get to see which side is more serious.
The prohibitionists want to sue dealers out of existence and are using spurious allegations parroted by their complicit media partners to add another con to their repertoire of rights swindles. [More]
Does anyone believe Steve Detttelbach’s ATF doesn’t welcome being sued and hasn’t been ordered to find a plausible way to take a dive?
ANTI-GUN SCHEME IN BIANCHI “ASSAULT WEAPON” BAN CASE? Mark Smith Four Boxes Diner addresses whether the US Court of Appeals for the Four Circuit in Playing Games in Bianchi “Assault Weapon” ban case. The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (VA, MD, NC) has been sitting on the Bianchi case since its December 6, 2022 oral argument. Mark Smith Four Boxes Diner offers a potential explanation for this insane delay. [More]
Our rights are their playthings…?
[Via Jess]
He added that the county law “as intended by the County, effectively bans the concealed carry of a firearm in Montgomery County outside of one’s home or business, effectively nullifying a state granted right to those who have applied for and received a concealed carry permit by the Maryland State Police.” [More]
Take the win, but if you accept that premise you’ve already surrendered.
[Via JG]
Among other restrictions, the law bans the public carry of firearms at designated sensitive locations and institutes a default ban on carrying firearms on private property without express permission from the property owner. [More]
WarOnGuns Correspondent JR asks if a public easement means you can be armed on private property traversed by a sidewalk.
Starting in October, three blue states will put into effect a slew of new gun reform legislation. [More]
That Goldfinger… him plenty smart fella.
[Via Jess]
The biggest win was stopping the “private building consent rule,” which declares all private property that is open to the public to be a prohibited place—unless the property owner expressly allows individuals to enter the premises with a firearm… The court also enjoined the ban on carrying in a place where alcoholic beverages were consumed from taking effect… And the court prevented the ban on carrying at public demonstrations from taking effect. [More]
But “may issue” is still “may not”…?
[Via Jess]
He was pumping her for information
That’s a lot more to the point than the “Authorized Journalist” version, that PGPD Officer Francesco Marlett was “being affectionate.”
[Via WiscoDave]
Attorney General Knudsen Leads 19-State Effort Against Unconstitutional Firearm Carry Restrictions [More]
I wonder what the Founders would have thought about “buffer zones”…?
Related UPDATE
This is a look at a stunning map that shows where you can or can not carry and according to this map its nearly impossible to go about your daily life without running into a restricted zone. [Watch]
They’re in your face with it. And they don’t care.
So– which gun and ammo companies are going to continue selling to and servicing them?
[Via Jess]
2 shot at Maryland cemetery during burial of 10-year-old gun violence victim [More]
Between this and the last post, I’m starting to wonder whether disarming me would make any difference at all…
[Via Steve T]
WBALTV interviewed McAdory, and then the governor responded and called McAdory’s brave protests an “act of cowardice.” [More]
Maryland dad beaten to death after protecting his kid in middle school fight [More]
He was “confronted by three teens and two adults” …?
Good thing “assault weapons” are considered unsuitable for self-defense in Maryland! Otherwise, the whole thing might have ended with nobody getting hurt, or at least the right ones…
[Via bondmen]
Maryland governor signs gun-control bills tightening requirements, NRA sues [More]
The bastards have virtually unlimited tax plunder to test defiant weasel-wording against Bruen diktats for as long as it takes.
[Via Jess]
Related UPDATE
NRA gets the major media attention, but they’re not the only group taking action:
SAF SUES MARYLAND OVER RESTRICTIVE NEW CARRY LAW
I’ll do another update today if GOA gets involved.
The FBI is investigating after a wanted fugitive from Maryland died following a shooting involving agents in the Knoxville area Monday evening. According to the FBI’s Knoxville Field Office, Roy McGrath, 53, suffered wounds during an arrest. It is unclear who wounded McGrath. [More]
That he worked for a right-wing gun nut extremist ought to be enough justification.
[Via Michael G]
Former Laurel police chief convicted of 8 counts of attempted murder in string of fires [More]
The important thing to remember is his department wants your guns.
[Via Michael G]
