Notes from the Resistance
As you may know, for some time the Oregon State Police’s Firearms Instant Check System Unit has been denying firearm transfers to people who have had convictions expunged or “set aside”… Attorney Ross Day, (who defended our Foundation against a years-long attack of lawfare) received word from the ATF that it agreed the policy was unlawful. [More]
Can we expect the same cooperation from Democrats controlling the state as they extend to ICE?
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in support of a proposed rights restoration rule. [More]
They raise a good point:
However, there are some aspects of the Proposed Rule which do not go far enough. As courts have confirmed, the main requirement for disarming Americans—what must be present before they may be disenfranchised from their Second Amendment rights—is ongoing dangerousness.
You know how I feel about ongoing dangerousness.
You know who ought to be taking the lead on all this, not just with arguments but with bearing the costs…?
Why were those 10 citizens chosen? What do they have that “we” don’t? Or more to the point, what do we also have that they do? [More]
Why, when there’s an easy way, does the “pro-gun” DOJ so often choose the hard way?
From the Department’s perspective, regardless of whether the Second Amendment requires an individualized restoration process for persons subject to 18 U.S.C. 922(g), 18 U.S.C. 925(c) reflects an appropriate avenue to restore firearm rights to certain individuals who no longer warrant such disability based on a combination of the nature of their past criminal activity and their subsequent and current law-abiding behavior while screening out others for whom full restoration of firearm rights would not be appropriate. [More]
The first part is fine. We need to understand how more than a select few can qualify.
As for those “others,” when are they going to learn?
Follow instructions under “ADDRESSES” to submit your comment.
[Via Jess]
Here’s the initial response to my FOIA on rights restoration.
Mel Gibson’s right to own a gun restored by Justice Department [More]
I submitted an AmmoLand article on this a few minutes ago, along with my FOIA request to determine what criteria they used.
