I have pinned this post to the top of my blog. It is to remind people of what many of our opponents want. Alison Aires wants a tyrannical government. They want summary execution for private possession of firearms.
This is why we have a Bill of Rights. This is why I created Boomershoot.
Considering the current political climate and how vigorously the Trump administration has championed the right to keep and bear arms, the Second Amendment community has reason to be optimistic we will ultimately prevail on the AR-15 issue before the end of President Donald Trump’s second term.
I think the Supreme Court will ultimately rule that “semi-automatic rifles,” including the AR-15, are protected under the Second Amendment—and it wouldn’t surprise me if Kavanaugh authors that opinion.
Mark Smith
June 11, 2025
Kavanaugh Hints Supreme Court on Track to Strike Down AR-15 Bans
The Heller decision was just short of 17 years ago. I knew it would not settle things. A year or two after the Heller decision, Alan Gura said we would be fighting these battles twenty years later.
The wheels of justice move incredibly slow. But they are moving, and they are moving in the right direction.
This may not end well:
Israel strike live updates: Israel launches dozens of strikes in Iran, IDF says
Early Friday morning, local time, Israel launched dozens of strikes against Iran and declared a state of emergency, according to Defense Minister Israel Katz.
“Following the State of Israel’s preemptive strike against Iran, a missile and drone attack against the State of Israel and its civilian population is expected in the immediate future,” Katz said in a statement.
See also: US says it was not involved in Israel’s military strikes in Iran and Iran doubles down as US signals Israel could strike during nuclear talks.
President Trump says U.S. forces were not in involved in the strike and Iran has no reason to attack U.S. bases in the area. I have my doubts that Iran will give the U.S. a pass when they retaliate.
My biggest concern is that perhaps Iran has multiple nukes complete, or close enough to completion, and Isreal was unable to destroy them on Iranian soil. Then there is the possibility of Russia providing some nuclear aid.
The next few days and weeks are going to be “interesting.”
I wish my underground bunker in Idaho were complete and Barb and I were in it.
There’s always something to be learned, different approaches and solutions to consider, sometimes an idea can come completely out of left field. But you often have to be standing in left field to see it. You can’t see shit from the dugout.
PG
December 29, 2024
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The Dallas Township Police Department is aware of recent public statements made by former Dallas High School student Calvin Polachek during a February 2025, rally in Frankfort, Kentucky. The event, organized by the Kentucky chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, supported the introduction of Kentucky House Bill 214 by (Kentucky) State Representative Adam Moore, which promotes gun safety education.
At the rally, Mr. Polachek claimed that in 2017 he survived a school shooting at Dallas High School in Dallas, Pennsylvania, an incident in which he said he lost is best friend, his brother and nine others. These claims are entirely false. Nonetheless, they were reported by multiple Kentucky media outlets, including Fox 56 in Lexington and the Kentucky Lantern, and have since spread nationally across platforms such as MSN, Yahoo News, various online publications and social media.
The widespread sharing of a fabricated tragedy is not only reckless, it is harmful. It fuels unnecessary fear, disrespects the experiences of real victims of school violence and misleads the public with a narrative that has no basis in truth.
Let us be absolutely clear: This event never occurred.
There has never been a school shooting at Dallas High School. Not in 2017, and not at any point in our community’s history.
Doug Higgens
Dallas Pennsylvania Chief of Police
May 18, 2025
Dallas High School graduate claims he survived mass shooting that never happened
They have to lie to have any chance of winning. So, lying is what they do. It is an essential part of their culture. I have documented proof they have been deliberately lying for nearly 40 years. It probably has been even longer.
In all, the energy from the plant costs too much money. It produced around 70% of what it was projected to produce annually. The sea of mirrors that the plant relied on to produce the energy led to the plant catching on fire in 2016, after mirrors were wrongly positioned in relation to the sun. The plant struggled with energy production due to weather, clouds, and jet streams, and was also pretty bad for the environment, what with the whole burning-birds-to-death thing. The plant also used natural gas to keep itself running, around six times the limit allowed by the California Energy Commission.
What is most shocking is the scope and scale of this project compared to the icky nuclear energy California has tried to rid itself of over the same time period. In 2020, Ivanpah produced 856 gigawatt-hours of energy. This represented a “substantial increase in efficiency and output,” and 91% of the plant’s production goals. The plant takes up 3,500 acres of land.
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Meanwhile, the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant is the last nuclear plant in California. It takes up around 750 acres and produces over 17,700 gigawatt-hours of energy. That is around 20 times more than Ivanpah and accounted for over 8% of California’s in-state energy production in 2023.
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Also, Diablo Canyon doesn’t have massive mirrors that work as bird death rays. Not bad for the only form of clean energy that environmentalists despise.
You would think California would be eager to recreate those numbers if a zero-carbon future were truly the state’s goal, but you would be wrong. Instead, the state bets its future on grand projects such as Ivanpah, which are more inefficient in energy production and land use. Sure, massive solar plants may not keep the lights on without natural gas, oil, and nuclear propping up the state’s grid, but at least it makes environmentalists feel good about themselves (so long as we don’t talk about the dead birds).
To say something positive about Ivanpah as it prepares for the end, at least it was actually constructed. Take that, California High-Speed Rail Authority.
Zachary Faria
June 6, 2025
The sun sets on California’s massive solar plant
The solar energy plant is being shut down. Some portion, the exact amount is unknown, of the 1.6 billion dollars loan from the U.S. Department of Energy will be refunded. I asked Copilot to find the numbers for me. Nope. That number is not available:
I did a more targeted search, and it turns out that the refund amount for the $1.6 billion in DOE loans remains officially undisclosed. Multiple sources—such as the Washington Examiner article reporting on the Ivanpah solar project—reiterate that taxpayers are to receive a refund for these loans, but none reveal a specific figure beyond noting the total loan value. Even the Department of Energy’s official pages on its Loan Programs Office do not provide further details on the refund amount.
Draw your own conclusions.
My conclusion is if you want to waste billions of dollars and enable corruption on a massive scale you should have a collection of politicians and government bureaucrats design and implement whatever project feels good to people unable to think rationally.
How many children have we lost in schools because we allow teenagers with small dicks to buy a weapon of war? But we continue to do it because we’re so brilliant and the far right believes that school children are expendable for it. #Assholes.
RobHeartNY @RobHeart44
Posted on X, December 26, 2024
It’s not only another Markley’s Law Monday; it is another science denier (see also here)!
Just to clarify, is he suggesting there should be a penis size requirement before 18- and 19-year-old men can purchase some types of guns? What about women?
The more informative thing about his post is that he believes he can read the minds of “the far right.” I cannot think of anyone on the “far right” who believe this. And, according to history, this is by far more common with people on the political left. Joseph Stalin, Pot Pol, Mao Zedong, and others murdered millions of children in attempts to create a utopia.
It is probably projection on his part. I wonder if it is projection with the small penis thing as well.
As noted above, Mexico here focuses on the manufacturers’ production of “military style” assault weapons, among which it includes AR–15 rifles, AK–47 rifles, and .50 caliber sniper rifles. See supra, at 6; App. to Pet. for Cert. 121a. But those products are both widely legal and bought by many ordinary consumers. (The AR–15 is the most popular rifle in the country. See T. Gross, How the AR–15 Became the Bestselling Rifle in the U. S., NPR (Apr. 20, 2023.) The manufacturers cannot be charged with assisting in criminal acts just because Mexican cartel members like those guns too. The same is true of firearms with Spanish-language names or graphics alluding to Mexican history. See supra, at 6. Those guns may be “coveted by the cartels,” as Mexico alleges; but they also may appeal, as the manufacturers rejoin, to “millions of law-abiding Hispanic Americans.”
Elena Kagan
SCOTUS Justice
June 5, 2025
23-1141 Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos (06/05/2025)
What Justice Kagan is saying here should strike terror in the hearts of anti-gun people. She says AR-15’s, AK-47’s, and .50 caliber rifles are in common use for legal purposes. That is exactly what the Heller decision says are protected arms.
Justice Kagan is saying that. Should she try to say otherwise when an “assault weapon” comes before the court will likely result in a stern reminder by Justice Thomas and others of this opinion.
And the anti-gunners think there was something worse in this decision. Just wait.
And if you are somewhat persuaded by the argument made in the previous link, you need to read Justice Thomas’ concurring opinion in the Mexico case:
This exception allows otherwise-prohibited suits against gun manufacturers to go forward if, among other requirements, the manufacturer has “knowingly violated a State or Federal statute applicable to the sale or marketing of the product.”” 15 U. S. C. §§7902(a), 7903(5)(A)(iii). I write separately to note that the Court’s opinion does not resolve what a plaintiff must show to establish that the defendant committed a “violation.” §7903(5)(A)(iii). It concludes only that Mexico has not adequately pleaded its theory of the case—that, as a factual matter, the defendant gun manufacturers committed criminal aiding and abetting. See ante, at 10–14.”
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In future cases, courts should more fully examine the meaning of “violation” under the PLCAA. It seems to me that the PLCAA at least arguably requires not only a plausible allegation that a defendant has committed a predicate violation, but also an earlier finding of guilt or liability in an adjudication regarding the “violation.” Allowing plaintiffs to proffer mere allegations of a predicate violation would force many defendants in PLCAA litigation to litigate their criminal guilt in a civil proceeding, without the full panoply of protections that we otherwise afford to criminal defendants. And, these defendants might even include ones who were cleared in an earlier proceeding, such as through a noncharging decision or a not-guilty or not-liable verdict. Such collateral adjudication would be at best highly unusual, and would likely raise serious constitutional questions that would counsel in favor of a narrower interpretation.
While technically this is not a 2nd Amendment case, it is a through slap down of the anti-gun movement. It is another brick in the wall to keep them in the dustbin of history.
This post was inspired the following video by constitutional attorney and member of the United States Supreme Court Bar, Mark Smith:
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Founder & CEO, Nucleus Genomics
Press | Nucleus Embryo
If you have not read Brave New World and do not plan to, then at least read the synopsis. What Nucleus Embryo is doing is the prerequisite to Brave New World.
I’m not saying there will be no good come from this. I’m saying, like most tools, it can be used for evil as well as good. And Aldous Huxley wrote one of the How-To manuals for the evil use scenarios.
In a surprising decision that’s now under appeal, a federal district judge ruled that the ban on civilian-owned machine guns may actually violate the Second Amendment. The case, United States v. Morgan, comes out of Kansas and challenges the 1986 Hughes Amendment – a law that bans civilians from owning newly manufactured machine guns. Attorney and YouTuber Tom Grieve broke down the case in a recent video, calling it “potentially the most important gun case in decades.”
According to Grieve, this is the first time in a long while that a federal trial court has directly stated that machine guns – yes, actual automatic weapons – are protected “arms” under the Second Amendment. If that ruling stands, it could unravel a huge part of federal gun control as we know it.
Lisa Greene
June 5, 2025
How Decades of Gun Control Created a Legal Trap – And One Judge Called It Out with Nationwide Implications – Survival World
I posted about this case once before.
I have fairly high confidence the appeals court will find a way to claim machine guns are not protected. Then, I expect SCOTUS to refuse to take the case.
I will be disappointed, but all the briefs and other work that goes into this case can be recycled for other cases. Then, eventually, we will use liberal tears to cool the machines guns at the sporting events in local high schools.
As it should be, this is a 9-0 win. I expected the win. I am a little surprised it is 9-0. I am hugely surprised that it is written by Kagan with a concurring opinion by Jackson!
Duncan v. Bonta is going back to SCOTUS:
A major Second Amendment case is heading back to the Supreme Court next week – and it could reshape gun laws across the country. The case is Duncan v. Bonta, a long-running legal battle over California’s ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
Previously, I speculated this is the case SCOTUS has been waiting for. Time will tell.
Yesterday, the National Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, and FPC Action Foundation filed an amicus brief arguing that the federal prohibition on machinegun possession is unconstitutional as applied to the defendant in the Fifth Circuit case, United States v. Brown.
Federal law criminalizes the possession by private citizens of any machinegun that was not registered by May 19, 1986. The defendant in the case, Justin Bryce Brown, was convicted of possessing such a firearm.
The district court held the ban unconstitutional as applied to Brown, because the government failed to carry its burden of proving that the law is consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation. As the district court explained, “this is a heavy burden,” and by focusing on policy arguments rather than historical tradition, the government failed to meet it.
Now before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the NRA filed a brief arguing that the district court’s decision should be affirmed. The brief focuses on the standard the Supreme Court set forth for Second Amendment cases in the NRA’s landmark victory, NYSRPA v. Bruen, and emphasizes that the government must be held to its burden no matter what regulation is at issue.
NRA-ILA
June 4, 2025
NRA-ILA | NRA Files Amicus Brief in Challenge to Machinegun Possession Ban
Another step toward my vision of machine gun competitions in high school by 2032.
I posted about a previous step in this same case here.
Now we’re seeing it in Colorado, but we’ve seen it across the country. We are still in the midst of a gun violence epidemic. So we need to be acting with due concern for human life. I mean, this is why, of course, we have been fighting for universal, violent criminal background checks. We are for a ban on military-style assault weapons in the country. You know, our lax gun laws are a danger to everybody in America.
Jamie Raskin
US Representative, (D-MD)
June 2, 2025
Raskin uses Boulder attack to push stricter gun control – Washington Examiner
A group of innocent, unarmed (this is Colorado), people were attacked by someone with Molotov Cocktails, and a makeshift flame thrower. And this guy thinks this is justification for banning guns? This is further justification for concealed carry. Can you imagine the change in the outcome if, after the first confirmation of attack, someone had popped the attacker, a few of his Molotov Cocktails, and/or the gas tank on his flamethrower?
Is Raskin nuts? Mind bogglingly evil?
Oh. Yeah. Never mind we should have already known he was nuts and/or evil. His party is polling in the toilet at slightly better than used car salesmen. This is in part because of their gun control agenda, and he is doubling down at a completely inappropriate time. This is further confirmation of his abysmal mental health and/or evil intent.
I would not wait to decide whether the government can ban the most popular rifle in America. That question is of critical importance to tens of millions of law-abiding AR–15 owners throughout the country. We have avoided deciding it for a full decade.
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I doubt we would sit idly by if lower courts were to so subvert our precedents involving any other constitutional right. Until we are vigilant in enforcing it, the right to bear arms will remain “a second-class right.”
Clarence Thomas
US Supreme Court Justice
June 2, 2025
Order List (06/02/2025)
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Remember when you could see yours before your gut got in the way? F’in hick. Yeeehaw!
Christina Zheng @Christilynw
Posted on X, May 30, 2024
It’s not only another Markley’s Law Monday; it is another science denier (see also here)!
I almost like her. She is original enough that her examples of Markley’ Law are significantly less boring that most.
As the elected sheriff of Pierce County, I am committed to addressing serious criminal activity to ensure the safety of our community and uphold the constitutional rights of all citizens. Recent state firearm regulations affecting licensed firearms dealers and introducing additional permit requirements for firearm purchases—beyond the state’s existing enhanced background checks—raise concerns regarding their alignment with constitutional rights.
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To be clear: the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office will not engage in enforcing politically motivated mandates. Instead, we will continue to prioritize enforcement efforts on criminal activities that pose significant threats to public safety. The PCSO is dedicated to serving our community with integrity, ensuring that our actions reflect both the letter and spirit of our laws and Constitution.
Keith Swank
Pierce County Sheriff
May 2025
Pierce County Sheriff won’t enforce new gun permit law
Pierce County is the second most populous county. It has over 900,000 residents. This is over 11% of the entire population of the state. I expect there will soon be many other sheriffs and police departments making similar statements.
Civil disobedience, especially by a large population county sheriff, has to be scary to control freaks like gun owner hating Governor Ferguson. I hope to see Ferguson getting asked why he should not be prosecuted for violation of civil rights under the color of law. That would really make him sweat.
We live in interesting times.
Another Boomershoot video with some decent examples of bullet trace:
With classic commie mind-control methodology, anti-gun radicals project their fears and biases on us. Whatever they are, that’s what they call us. We’re awful at refuting and resisting. We’re not racists, they are. Lefties see everything through skin color. We’re not violent, we’re just armed. They riot, burn, pillage, deface and are tolerated by the captured power structure, which they neutered. Defunding the police is not our plan. Using the FBI against school moms horrifies us. Turning the Patriot Act into a CIA tool for managing the right side, namely us, and label-smearing us domestic terrorists are clever but evil.
Your guns are sadly helpless against this onslaught. I ask constantly — who are you going to shoot when they incrementally steal your rights and soul? We have grown too comfortable and rich — through the combined miracles of capitalism, free speech and liberty — to stand tall and kill off the worst of the anti-freedom perpetrators. The ones who twist and malign our institutions in their favor. The ones who now hold what our Founders feared — more firepower than we can match.
Long ago, the communist-socialist-Marxist axis proposed that they would hang us, and we would sell them the rope. It’s happening.
Alan Korwin
May 31, 2024
It’s Time to Think Past Your Guns
This was posted one year ago. Things have changed a lot. But there is still a lot left to change.
Celebrate our victories and continue the fight. Never get tired of winning.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has settled three lawsuits involving Rare Breed Triggers, a gun parts manufacturer. The settlement resolves federal efforts to regulate forced-reset triggers, which enable semi-automatic rifles to fire rapidly. The outcome marks a significant victory for firearms advocates and follows Attorney General Pam Bondi’s commitment to relax restrictions on Second Amendment rights.
John Baker
May 28, 2025
Three Lawsuits Settled with Gun Parts Manufacturer
Another step in the right direction.