Tag: NSSF

Shutting Down Freedom

[T]he Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act was introduced by U.S. Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho), as S. 3085, and by U.S. Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.), as H.R. 5874. The Act would guarantee law-abiding Americans can continue to exercise their Second Amendment rights during a government shutdown, requiring federal agencies to continue processing firearm applications and licenses during a government shutdown. [More]

Prognosis:

1% chance of being enacted

Report brought to you by the “Don’t Lie for the Other Guy” people…

We don’t need any bills to ensure continued recognition of the other amendments in the Bill of Rights because the presumption is there is nothing government is authorized to do in terms of prior restraint infringements.

Why is this one different, and why do “we” unquestioningly tolerate it?

Our Hero!

This was a heroic action by the employee and undoubtedly saved who knows how many lives. [More]

So the position of the industry is “gun control” works but NICS needs a vigilante assist?

Doesn’t that also play into the hands of lawfaring gun-grabbers who argue dealers without psychic abilities are negligent and liable? And can they still do that if the person is the “wrong” color?

I note they’re prosecuting the guy for lying on the 4473. Guess he didn’t have the right dad.

Kneeling for Cedaka

“Deputy Director Cekada has the experience, wisdom and respect of his colleagues to effectively lead the men and women of the ATF,” said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel. “Deputy Director Cekada respects the Second Amendment and understands that the firearm industry is not the ‘enemy’ but valuable partner… [More]

So, as Executive Assistant Director – Operations, where he oversaw ATF’s Office of Regulatory Operations, Office of Field Operations, and the Office of Intelligence Operations, what did he know about zero tolerance, gathering information on gun owners, and treating private sellers as being “in the business of,” and when did he know it?

And give some career examples of “respect[ing] the Second Amendment.”

Like a Poll Tax for Guns

SAF and its partners contend that the state’s 6.5% excise tax on the retail sale of any firearm, firearm precursor part, or ammunition is unconstitutional in that it impermissibly singles out the exercise of a constitutional right for special taxation. [More]

Absolutely right.

Now go after what NSSF “celebrates.”

NSSF’s Happy Talk®

“Today’s gun owners are representative of America because they come from every part of American society. We don’t all look the same or talk the same, but we share the very important idea that safe and lawful firearm ownership is our right.” [More]

We don’t all vote the same either, do we, Joe?

And define “lawful.”

It’s not about guns. It’s about freedom.

[Via Andy M]

Sisters in Arms or Fuddettes?

Armed Women of America Partners with NSSF’s First Shots Program [More]

It appears both are deliberately apolitical, so applaud getting women interested and finding they have a stake in gun laws, but don’t mistake being a gun owner with being an ally. Because this partnership is about guns, and it’s not about guns, it’s about freedom.

Yes, you need to get them to dip their toes in the pool, then wade, then learn to navigate deeper waters. But someone needs to tell them at some point voting for gun prohibitionists is unacceptable and reject those who do.

[Via Andy M]

A Sporting Chance

The bill would allow the import of firearms when similar products are domestically produced and available for sale in the United States. [More]

I wonder if he reads Firearms News. The thing is, it doesn’t need to be a bill, which would allow for it to fail. :

There’s something else Trump could do quickly that would not require Congressional approval. Back in 1989, George H.W. Bush (the “Read my lips, no new gun laws” president who quit the NRA over its then-Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre repeating Democrat Rep. John Dingell’s “jackbooted thugs” reference to ATF) imposed “a permanent import ban on 43 types of semiautomatic assault rifles, including the Chinese-made AK47 and Israeli-made Uzi carbine,” per The Washington Post. The excuse given was they “were not being used for sport as required by the Gun Control Act of 1968.”

That would be “very easy” to overturn, Firearms News Editor-in Chief, Vincent L. DeNiro, who has a nine-page resume in the gun industry going back to 1982, assesses. “President Trump doesn’t even need Congress to get rid of the unconstitutional 1989 “assault weapons” import ban, he just needs to order the BATFE to declare all imported semi-auto rifles as ‘sporting,’ which is what these same models are considered when domestically produced.” (True, “sporting use” is a term originated in a 1938 German gun control law, and “swords and every terrible implement of the soldier are the birthright of an American,” but it will get the job done and we know why we want them.)

[Via bondmen]

Sleeping with the Enemy

NSSF is especially thankful to U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-La.) and U.S. Reps. Steve Scalise (R-La.), Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Blake Moore (R-Utah) for their leadership in guiding this vitally important legislation to passage. [More]

I’d be a lot more thankful if Everytown hadn’t called Manchin “a guiding light,” and if Heinrich wasn’t a prohibitionist.

[Via Jess]

Gun Laws vs. Crime Rates in 2024

Almost daily, legislators propose new gun laws aimed at reducing crime rates. However, both new and existing laws are unlikely to impact crime significantly. With over 90 years of gun control legislation and crime data, it’s clear that these laws do little to curb criminality or save lives. [More]

“Gun Control” doesn’t work, at least for its stated justification.

Even NRA and NSSF-approved “gun control.”

Something in Common

“Commonly owned,” “typically possessed” and “ordinary” are key words here. [More]

And “commonly owned,” “typically possessed” and “ordinary” by and for whom is the key question here.

Last I looked, it wasn’t “the right of the people to keep and bear commonly owned, typically possessed and ordinary arms shall not be infringed.” That attitude will result in 2A being rendered a moot point.

You’d think our NSSF “leaders” would know that.

Caveat Emptor

Patriots Beware Of New Scam ‘No Compromise’ 2A Group In Hoosier State [More]

With all the cases that need funding and political battles that need to be fought, it’s crucial not to squander precious resources. When a “group’s” headquarters is a PO Box at a UPS Store, it pays to investigate further to see what donations really pay for.

If this were untrue it would be actionable.

Something’s Gotta Give*

Supreme Court Review Sought to Challenge Firearm and Magazine Bans Citing Second Amendment [More]

With all the actions being filed, how can SCOTUS continue to leave what we all know the truth to be in legal limbo?

We’ll find our just as sure as we live

Something’s gotta give, something’s gotta give, something’s gotta give.

*

Standard Fare

NSSF REPORT REVEALS FIREARM MAGAZINES WITH CAPACITY OVER 10 ROUNDS IS NATIONAL STANDARD [More]

I see some “gunfluencers” breathlessly celebrating the end of magazine bans, as if we’re dealing with an enemy that gives up, and as if Democrat judges won’t just ignore what they all know anyway.

And once more we’re seeing “in common use at the time” accepted as a popularity contest for “allowed” guns.

Anyone recall seeing that qualifier included in the wording of the Second Amendment?

[Via Jess]

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