Month: March 2019

As conservatives have anxiously pointed out for years, the rise of the administrative state has corrupted the rulemaking process. President Trump issued a “2 for 1” executive order, requiring the federal government to cut two rules for every new rule it issued. Government shouldn’t play favorites — which is exactly what the ATF risks doing by

“Michael Hammond, Gun Owners of America’s legislative counsel, said many owners of the estimated 500,000 bump stocks in the United States would refuse to turn them in despite the ban and related criminal penalties. People caught in possession of bump stocks could face up to 10 years in prison under the policy. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The

“…reinterpreted the law…” As of midnight on Tuesday, owners of “bump-stock-type devices” became felons, subject to a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. That’s a pretty nasty surprise for anyone who bought these products, which were repeatedly declared legal by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) during the Bush

“…the Red Flag bill likely won’t make communities any safer.” Making communities safer is not the goal of these or any other laws that restrict our access to exercising our Second Amendment rights. The one and only goal – the specific aim – is to disarm law-abiding citizens making us defenseless. The exact opposite of

“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.” – William Pitt (the Younger), Speech in the House of Commons, November 18, 1783 In the light of what just allegedly happened in New Zealand, one might ask themselves the question, why it

Good news except “… Friday’s opinion is not likely to be the last word on the case. The state will likely appeal to the Ninth Circuit, which has proven notably hostile to the Second Amendment in past decisions.” But it is something. In one of the strongest judicial statements in favor of the Second Amendment

A quick note: When I was laying in bed last night, still processing this brief, I realized that those states that are AWB laws and other assorted crap can benefit with what is being said in this decision. We have been given an amazing toolbox that we can use if we are going to speak

“Instead of looking to government for protection and security, Americans should work to preserve and strengthen Second Amendment rights, a student who became an activist after last year’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, told hundreds of conservative activists Thursday.” Instead of looking to government for protection and security, Americans should work to preserve and strengthen

United States – -(AmmoLand.com)- Much of the focus on Second Amendment issues tends to be at the federal level. There are good reasons for this focus: Federal law sets the baseline for laws affecting our Second Amendment rights. Federal judges can overturn anti-Second Amendment state laws. The President can appoint new federal judges, and also can set

“The Second Amendment does not “grant” the right to keep and bear arms, but rather protects it from usurpation. The right has deep root in English common law and is related to the common-law right of self-defense.” “No freeman shall ever be debarred the use of arms…” Thomas Jefferson “Little more can reasonably be aimed