“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
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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
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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
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“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
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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
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“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
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When people see a strong horse and a weak horse, by nature they will like the strong horse. – Osama bin Laden All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it’s impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength
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Introductory Proviso: The following essay on possible gun confiscation is a purely conjectural gedankenexperiment about the future that extrapolates from recent history and current trends. Nothing herein is seditious (per 18 U.S. Code § 2384), nor a call to arms, nor a threat to our government or to any individual, agency, or group. THE COLLECTIVIST DREAM The current
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Every time a school is attacked by some maniac intent on killing innocent children, the nation becomes outraged and people demand more security, stricter gun control on automatic weapons, and more government funds to add security devices and procedures to stop the horrific rampage and mass killings. Such an event took place at the Sandy
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Thank you, honorable senators and Chairman Zirkin. My name is Shmuel Frankel and I represent the Givati rifle and pistol club. We are a group of Jewish gun owners from all over the state, but primarily from the Pikesville neighborhood. Chairman Zirkin, I hope we did not trouble your staff too much with all of
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