Republican and Democratic administrations alike have expanded, defended, or tolerated an agency many Americans view as a continuing threat to civil liberties and the Second Amendment. While many gun owners believe Democratic administrations are the worst offenders when it comes to ATF overreach, Republican administrations have often done little to reverse or restrain the agency’s
Read MoreCalifornia Bill Would Require 4-Hour Course and Firearm Registration for New Residents
Know that the States will never stop their efforts to Infringe on the Second Amendment. If you needed yet another reason not to move to California, a new proposal in the state legislature should make the growing list. According to a report at CalMatters, Senate Bill 948 would require gun owners moving to California to complete a four-hour
Read MoreNo one at the ATF has ever been prosecuted, much less meaningfully punished, for these abuses. But punishing individual agents will not solve the underlying problem. Until the ATF is abolished, or its firearms regulatory authority is removed, these abuses will continue. Federal firearms regulation rests on the government’s claimed authority to tax and regulate
Read MoreWhat makes this case so troubling is that the plaintiffs were not alleged to be prohibited persons. According to the lawsuit, Bergen County officials confiscated firearms, revoked or denied permits, and took other actions against law-abiding citizens based on concerns about someone else living in the household. If those allegations are accurate, the county has
Read MoreI suggest people follow Charles Nichols because he pays attention to details most people overlook. If you want to know what’s happening at the Supreme Court before the media starts talking about it, he’s one of the few people consistently tracking those developments. Whether you agree with all of his views is beside the point;
Read MoreThe Second Amendment is being fought on two fronts: the legal front and the cultural front. For decades, gun-rights organizations have invested heavily in courts, legislation, and elections. Those battles matter. But culture is what determines whether future generations value liberty enough to defend it. If we want a strong Second Amendment twenty years from
Read MoreRossmann is spot on here. People need to realize this isn’t just about the Second Amendment; it’s about control over the technology we own. Once they set the precedent that manufacturing devices need state-approved algorithms to function, there’s no limit to where that control ends. Louis Rossmann has made a name for himself online by
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