Notes from the Resistance
Democrats’ HEAR Act Would Turn Millions of Lawful Suppressor Owners Into Felons [More]
But…but…but it was dead…
The pulse is weak but all it needs is more power.
According to sources, the US Postal Service has stated that they are no longer going to permit the shipping of suppressors through the US mails. If true, this would be an unlawful prohibition as Mark Smith, Four Boxes Diner, explains here [Watch]
How have they stated it? Did an FFL get a letter? An email? A phone call? From whom?
He must really trust his source. That they’re so reluctant to come forward and provide proof gives me pause.
How Loud is a Gunshot? [More]
And why do people who bill themselves as “commonsense gun safety advocates” so rabidly oppose hearing protection?
Where Are Silencers Illegal? State Suppressor Laws in 2026 [More]
Watch the whole map turn red if you add the word “uninfringed” before “silencers.”
Plaintiffs have filed a motion for summary judgment in Roberts v. ATF, one of the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) three supported lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act’s (NFA) registration requirements for short-barreled firearms and silencers. [More]
I just keep coming back to “shall not be infringed” and wonder what evil madness has gripped what was supposed to be the exemplar of Liberty, and, noticing who’s fighting us on this and where the buck stops, what all those high-sounding promises really meant.
Attorneys for George Peterson have filed a petition for certiorari with the United States Supreme Court in Peterson v. United States, a Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC)-backed challenge to the federal government’s unconstitutional National Firearms Act (NFA) tax and registration requirements for suppressors. [More]
Now all SCOTUS has to do to let bad law stand is…nothing.
[Via Jess]
South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill Tuesday that deregulates gun silencers by removing them from the state’s definition of a controlled weapon. [More]
And significantly:
The bill passed through both chambers of the Legislature without any “no” votes.
A spokesperson for Everytown shared the group’s reaction.
[Via Jess]
ATF Registers a Potato as a Suppressor | VIDEO [More]
And you should try cleaning the pot afterward.
I hope everyone does this and swamps the ATF with no profit paperwork. Hundreds of thousands of forms a week. Lol [More]
In my experience, counting on most gun owners to join in activism solidarity ignores reality.
I’d prefer gun owners just keep their business to themselves like I have.
I never did register those Chore Boy pads.
Now there’s a question: Is that still required? Maybe swamp them with letters self-reporting cleaning pads…
[Via Michael G]
Virginian Hatchet Speed STILL Fighting Preposterous J6-related “Silencer Possession” Conviction Despite Being Pardoned By President Trump [More]
The title confused the hell out of me. I haven’t been following this case– I guess Hatchet Speed is the guy’s name…?
What, is it a nickname or his real one? I suppose I could just Google it…
Not exactly the kind of guy I want to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with, but I guess if you can get him on arms charges you can get me.
[Via bondmen]
An attorney representing a California man who is challenging the state’s ban on firearm silencers argued to a panel of judges in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that the devices are protected under the Second Amendment. [More]
Shoot, anyone who’s not a moron or a monster knows that.
NRA Files Another Lawsuit Challenging the National Firearms Act [More]
Terrific. It’s also comparatively easy.
Now when are we going to see them putting the necessary resources into an even more pressing and existential issue affecting all of their members in Virginia?
[Via Jess]
Gun Owners of America Files Motion for Summary Judgment Against ATF, Challenging NFA Provisions [More]
A familiar name is on page 3.
I understand civil litigation and FOIA stuff is considered nonessential and will be delayed by the shutdown, so we’ll see if this has to grab a ticket and line up in the queue.
Guess what else is delayed.
Picture I took in Ukraine a few months ago. 50 dollar over the counter Suppressors. The upper end ones were about $425 at the time. [More]
Now note how many gun-grabbers here in the land of the Second Amendment who make up all kinds of lies to deny this to you have a “#Slava Ukraini” hashtag in their social media profiles.
They were all silent when the biggest case for an armed populace opened up before their eyes, too.
But we’re not across the finish line just yet. Parts of the bill still need to be cleaned up, and there’s still a chance we get stabbed in the back right before the goal. It’s time to mobilize—one final push. This is our chance, and we can’t afford to waste it. [More]
I need to hear the fat lady sing.
[Via Jess]
NOTE: While this text does remove suppressors from the NFA, a drafting error left suppressors out of the provision referencing state statutes. We are working with lawmakers to address this issue and are confident that it will be corrected through a manager’s amendment. [More]
I like to think of such things as a tribute to Allah.
[Via Jess]
If it’s legal to “homebrew” so to speak in the vernacular, a home-made 3D Printed or complete an 80% handgun and or rifle, WITHOUT DOTGOV PERMISSION OR PAPERWORK then, by extent, wouldn’t the same exact legality apply to “homebrewed” hushpuppies and all the rest of the happy-time fun toys??? [More]
And props for remembering R.A. Bear.
Some, if you read the comments here, don’t want us to.
…Republicans are looking to Parliamentarian of the Senate Elizabeth MacDonough to make her determination on if such measures will survive the “Byrd bath” or become “Byrd droppings.” [More]
Politicians sure do come up with all kinds of convoluted complications over something as simple as “shall not be infringed.”
RELATED UPDATE
I ended the piece with GOA’s latest announcement that “the Senate’s version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” now includes full repeal of the $200 NFA tax on: Suppressors Short-barreled rifles (SBRs) Short-barreled shotguns (SBSs) “Any Other Weapons” (AOWs).”
Here’s the rev. of the bill. Start on pg. 261.