“The courts have defined what willful is – they did something the law said they can’t do. Whether it was intentional, or they transposed some numbers, it’s still willful.” Much of the coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn the Chevron Deference doctrine suffers from one of two problems: Either it’s written by lawyers
Read MoreFriday brought a rare instance of a no-nonsense Supreme Court decision unambiguously reversing prior precedent in a way that has far-reaching consequences–but maybe not for gun policy. Loper v. Raimondo saw the Court stating, in no uncertain terms, that Chevron, “a decaying husk with bold pretensions,” is overruled. Twitter–and my email inbox–were ablaze with theories about what
Read MoreDisgraced ATF director-wannabe David Chipman says it’s a valid point. Gannett’s flagship newspaper USA TODAY claims in a recent story that if a Delaware gun shop had “done its job” in 2018, Hunter Biden would never have been able to illegally purchase the .38 Special Colt Cobra revolver, which led to his three felony convictions. “By law,
Read MoreAmericans celebrate something truly astonishing every year. The Fourth of July marks one of the most amazing events not just in our history but in the history of the world. Today marks a public declaration in which some of the greatest men of the age pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor to
Read MoreThe Diaspora meme; “I’m Jewish, but I’m not that Jewish,” has, again, been corrected by a mob’s screaming, “Yes. You are.” Marilyn Monroe was one of the screen’s great clowns. Her schtick, though tagged as sexual or provocative was actually an affectionate send-up of sexuality. Woody’s screen persona was also that of a clown, mocking
Read MoreIt could. But it probably won’t. Here’s why. Violence generated by an anti-Israel protest outside the Adas Torah synagogue in Los Angeles on June 23 has produced cries for more protection of places of worship. A piece by Forward senior columnist Rob Eshman has suggested that protests “in front of houses of worship” be restricted,
Read MoreIn view of the following, being “rescued in the nick of time” by police appears pretty unlikely. The Independence Day Holiday was made possible by audacious American citizens with privately-owned “weapons of war!” It’s been less than 300 years. Have we forgotten so soon? For the smugly naive, who keep saying, “In an emergency, just
Read MoreNo matter who the Democrat candidate turns out to be, Trump needs to learn to talk 2A, and it’s up to “Gun Owners for Trump” to demand his ear. Aside from a brief retort about Hunter Biden being a felon, Thursday’s much-watched presidential debate on CNN between Donald Trump and Joe Biden avoided the one
Read MoreA violent attack in Los Angeles on the owner of a Kosher bakery and his son has ended with the owner shooting the perpetrator dead. The owner, who had a carry license, defended himself. Police describe it as a “case of self-defense” It was not too long ago that we lost Ben Harouni a Jewish
Read MoreThis was my post following the massacre of Jews at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on October 27, 2018. Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors was an organization I founded in Los Angeles where I organized monthly events for almost eight years. This experience led me to organize Jews Can Shoot in 2013.
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