Notes from the Resistance
“The Biden administration’s new White House Office of so-called ‘Gun Violence Prevention’ might as well be renamed the ‘Federal Office to Disarm Law-Abiding Americans and Defeat the NRA.'” [More]
They just had to make it all about them. I like my suggestion better.
[Via Jess]
NY AG Seeks Supplemental Deposition From Willes Lee [More]
There’s a lesson here about what we admit in writing coming back to bite us. Hunter Biden learned it.
There’s also a legitimate question about where his head was at before being “demoted.”
[Via RKB]
Longtime readers know, I only endorse candidates who have successfully answered my questionnaire. That said, Robert K. Brown is asking friends to help spread petitions for Rocky Marshall and Phillip Journey.
I haven’t approached either, so they probably don’t know about my Q&A and I don’t know what they’d do if they did. I’m sharing this information because Col. Brown asked.
Do your due diligence and then do what you think is right.
I’ll say this much– after all their bitching about NRA, if members don’t care enough to change it, they deserve to have it collapse on them.
The BSCA was passed last summer over the NRA’s objections, with proponents congratulating themselves on their “bi-partisan” achievement. [More]
So how many “staunch supporters of the Second Amendment” are you goin g to down-rate?
And posturing now only obscures the fact that when the asteroid was still in nudging distance, you weasels were giving cover to your pet Quislings with a spineless “framework” excuse.
JPFO publicizing Project Exile would have Zelman rolling over in his grave. [More]
It’s tough enough beating back citizen disarmament schemes without having to tell our ostensible leaders to stop advocating for them.
NRA’s Impressive Record of Defeat [More]
Because LaPierre knows if he loosens his grip he’ll be eaten alive.
Are you getting a return on your investment with the NRA? [Watch]
I guess. I became a Life Member back in the 90s and every month they send me their magazine, so I’m sure the initial donation has been paid back. That and I’ve attended several Annual Meetings at no admission cost. But I haven’t sent them a dime in decades now and like many others won’t unless and until heads at the top roll.
[Via Jess]
GOA, GOF, STATE OF TEXAS SECURE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST BIDEN PISTOL BRACE BAN [More]
And:
FEDERAL JUDGE CLARIFIES SAF MEMBERS PROTECTED BY PISTOL BRACE INJUNCTION [More]
It looks like everybody’s members are covered, just like FPC’s.
Anybody up on what’s going on with NRA’s action?
UPDATE
Here’s the GOA Order:
24 years ago today, Wayne LaPierre—who’s STILL the CEO despite running the NRA into the ground amid scandal & bankruptcy—testified to Congress in support of universal background checks. [Watch]
What with bump stocks, mental health blanket dragnets, Second Amendment-free schools, breaking the rules and stabbing a loyalist in the back to promote a Lautenberg supporter, and driving the organization into a legal and financial swamp, and plenty more, you’d think the grabtards would want to keep Wayne on…
As I said on Monday, the gloves have come off and the powers that be at the NRA have created an implacable enemy in former 1st VP Willes Lee. Now that he is free from the constraints of being both an officer and a member of the Special Litigation Committee, Lee is feeling no remorse about starting to air dirty laundry. [More]
When I met him in Pittsburgh last October at the 2022 NRA-ILA Firearms Law & the Second Amendment Symposium, I thought from the impression I had of him being a Fairfax loyalist that he’d have a real problem with me. Instead, he was gracious, told me voices like mine needed to be heard, and asked me to introduce him to Stephen Stamboulieh. The possibility was there in the back of my mind but I didn’t get the sense I was being played.
Seeing how his years of being the good soldier have been repaid you gotta wonder why– and why Wayne et al. thought that was a good idea. Maybe now that he’s freeing himself up to be candid about its inner workings, perhaps we’ll find out why, as it’s increasingly obvious that his loyalty is to NRA as an institution and its staff.
NRA in Danger blog has more background.
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.
NRA TRASHES ‘FREEDOM TO CARRY NC’ BILL [More]
I didn’t see this posted in GRNC Alerts or Press Releases at this time so I copied and pasted their email on my WOG Placeholder blog.
The bit about NRA refusing to compromise is rich.
Anheuser-Busch hires ex-GOP aides to lobby as Bud Light’s Dylan Mulvaney controversy drags on [More]
I don’t give a damn about this inferior beer company and its self-created dumpster fire, but post this to reiterate something we’ve talked about before on WoG, bringing mercenaries into inner circles who don’t share principles.
We’ve seen it before with NRA hiring field reps with no regard to that and see how that plays out. Ain’t that right, Abra?
And who could forget Judas Bob? Or Ryan?
It’s enough to make me wonder if “Democratic donor” William Brewer is the RKBA champ that millions of dollars donated by members say he is — or if there’s a hidden agenda in there somewhere.
Mace to meet privately with former Democratic congressional opponent to talk gun violence – In the aftermath of the Isle of Palms shooting earlier this month, Mace showed her frustration on social media with both major political parties and their unwillingness to work together to solve the root issues behind gun violence. [More]
That’s because “Nancy is a strong defender of the Second Amendment and has earned your vote by protecting your fundamental right to self-defense from those who attempt to eradicate it”!
What the hell is in it for anyone who understands this is an existential fight and the enemy advances toward the end goal in increments?
[Via @pamnsc]
Then in a surprise move, the board elected Bob Barr to replace Willes Lee as First Vice President. [More]
Who better than a Lautenberg Amendment fanboy?
I remember when me ‘n Mike used to take all kinds of heat from the “prags” over calling NRA management out. Now it’s tough to find anyone on the outside excusing them.
[A] New York state official made a series of thinly veiled threats to regulated financial entities to pressure them to sever ties with a politically disfavored group [NRA]…[More]
I wonder what would happen to someone who made “thinly veiled threats” to tyrannical “New York state officials”…?
That state really is run by arrogant extortionist thugs who believe themselves immune to personal accountability.
[Via Michael G]
Recently, Fred Edgecomb, who has been affiliated with both the NRA and its state affiliate, the NC Rifle & Pistol Assoc., was heard claiming credit for passing Senate Bill 41 to repeal NC purchase permits and expand concealed carry into churches sponsoring schools. GRNC members should understand that neither NRA nor NCRPA had any apparent role in passing SB 41. NRA lobbyist DJ Spiker only showed up at the last minute, and we are unaware of any significant action by NCRPA. In truth, it was GRNC volunteers who sent alerts, packed committee meetings, walked legislative hallways, and deluged legislators with input. [More]
The latest GRNC alert requesting support to pass permitless carry is out. All I have is their email and my WoG Placeholder blog didn’t display html right. If I see a working link from GRNC anytime soon I will update this post so those interested can go to where they can see and click on action items.
UPDATE
From a chat I just had over at NRAAM:
Maybe I’m overthinking things, but under the circumstances, I’m guessing this is a real possibility. Then again, Trump is going to do what Trump is going to do, but I still bet his lawyers want to contain him as much as they can.
That makes it fair to ask why Kevin McCarthy, the beneficiary of an A+ rating and endorsement from the National Rifle Association’s Political Victory Fund, is reportedly going out of his way to raise major bucks for someone who is undermining everything about the Second Amendment we’re told he believes in. [More]
At the very least, we ought to find out if the reports are true.
Expect Cotton, Coy, and LaPierre to tell NRA members at the Members’ Meeting in Indianapolis on April 15 that everything is going great, that “your NRA” is strong and effective, and that they expect to hand NY AG Letitia James a resounding defeat in court soon. Then expect the Board, on the following Monday, to approve the bylaw amendment allowing Cotton to serve another term as President, followed closely by his “unanimous” reelection to that office. [More]
And here some of us were worried.
I’d argue my headline is more accurate. [More]
In April 2022, the Department of Justice announced the “Frame or Receiver” final rule that modernizes the definition of a firearm.
Read “illegally changes.”
Some suppliers of partially complete frames or receivers appear to be attempting to willfully circumvent the rule…
We’re coming for you. And your customers. Prepare for the J6 and/or Waco treatment.
It may also include internet links to templates, jigs, molds, equipment, tools or other materials that enable ready completion or assembly of the unfinished frame or receiver into a firearm.
Why would we worry about the First Amendment now that we’ve neutralized the Second?
Anyone who observes suspected violations of the GCA or ATF’s implementing regulations may report them to ATF at https://www.atf.gov/atf-tips.
“¡En cada barrio, Revolución!“
I must remember to thank Rob Portman for his Dettelbach confirmation vote!
Along these lines, we are going to explore the marketability and potential sale of our headquarters. [More]
Be funny if Giffords bought it.
Thanks to the 2022 federal gun control omnibus bill, titled the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), taxpayers in pro-gun jurisdictions are now financing anti-gun jurisdictions’ efforts to strip Second Amendment rights without due process. [More]
And while all those “A-raters” were busy selling us out, NRA was weasel wording about “frameworks.”
Florida’s former NRA lobbyist, Marion Hammer, used to be a powerful force for gun rights. Sadly, that is no longer the case. [More]
The wackos, hillbillies, idiots, fruitcakes, and nuts have a point. Dissidents, malcontents, and enemies within all, according to her…
Here’s what she thinks of the general members that NRA’s existence depends on.
Kinda makes me want to wear something special at the upcoming annual meeting.
What a mess! And this mess is because the NRA is so desperate for relevance that it chose to wing this effort without talking to knowledgeable people in Montana about the idea and effort. [More]
Gary Marbut of the Montana Shooting Sports Association exposes some heavy-handed blundering by the “800-pound gorilla” that failed to coordinate with the locals and account for the state constitution.
It’s not the first state group I’ve heard of with similar complaints. Now that they’re desperate to divert attention away from Wayne and the rubber stamp board and look like they’re doing something relevant, don’t be surprised to see more.
