Category Archives: Gun Rights

Quote of the day—Erich Pratt

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Just like we warned politicians after the Bruen decision, fall in line, or we will force you to. We are excited to see Kathy Hochul finally served a plate of humble pie, and we are fully prepared to continue the fight should she again attempt to disarm the citizens of her state at a time when her party’s policies are only escalating the danger that everyday citizens face.

Erich Pratt
Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America
November 7, 2022
GOA DEFEATS NY “CONCEALED CARRY IMPROVEMENT ACT” IN FEDERAL COURT
[See also:

    This is happening a little faster than I expected.

    I’m anxiously awaiting some decisions on the “assault weapon” and “high capacity” magazine bans. The bans on 18 to 20 year-old gun ownership sales should show up about the same time. After that it is on to suppressors, short barreled rifles and shotguns, and, eventually, full autos. What a glorious time to be a gun rights activist!—Joe

    Quote of the day—Leonard Williamson

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    I don’t think you’ll find any precedent in U.S. history in which a citizen has to go through so many hoops to exercise Constitutional rights. This is the first of its kind and, if it passes, it will wind up in court.

    Leonard Williamson
    Oregon trial attorney who specializes in firearms law
    October 31, 2022
    Opponents Setting Out Unintended Consequences of Oregon’s Gun Control Measure
    [Via email from Rolf.

    I almost welcome this sort of crap. The more outrageous the restrictions on our specific enumerated rights the easier it is to establish precedence and create a slippery slope in the correct direction.

    Also, when the time comes, it will make it easier to get convictions.—Joe]

    Americans Ron Paul wants disarmed

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    Via JPFO | Jews for Preservation of Firearms Ownership @JPFO_2A:

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    After Ruby Ridge, Waco, and many other lesser known incidents, I cannot immediately think of any reason to oppose this proposal.

    Quote of the day—Kevin D. Williamson

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    Saul Cornell, who is a professor of history when he is not writing for Slate, is engaged in intellectual dishonesty. He claims, as I note below, that a 1964 study of firearms lethality says something that it does not say (and, indeed, that it could not say, given its date of publication) in the course of trying to make modern sporting rifles sound scary for cheap propaganda purposes. Saul Cornell knows that this is false, and I know that he knows this is false, because I have told him, and he has acknowledged the fact in emails to me. But the claim remains unretracted. Retracting the claim would mean admitting that the source he cites not only does not say what he says it says about AR-style rifles, but that it in fact does not say anything about those rifles at all.

    Honest mistakes happen all the time in journalism. This is not one of those. This is a fabrication.

    Kevin D. Williamson
    May 25, 2022
    A Little More Saul Cornell
    [Gun control supporters lie. It is part of their culture. It has always been this way. It will always be that way. Without lies they have no hope of winning a public debate.

    If you have the time to read it there is far more information and justification for the case of deliberate lies by Cornell.

    Respond appropriately.—Joe]

    Applied Intelligence Mentorship Program

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    I recently received this. It was paid for by my employer:

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    I already knew something about most of the material covered. But it was nice to get a refresh and some additional information.

    I keep thinking I should be able to apply this skill set to our advantage in the gun rights domain. I’ve even discussed it with people who work full time in the gun rights community. No good application is apparent to us.

    Perhaps I just haven’t been looking at the issue from the correct angle. Thoughts?

    Quote of the day—Michael Beschloss

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    A historian 50 years from now, if historians are allowed to write in this country and if there are still free publishing houses and a free press, which I’m not certain of. But if that is true, a historian will say, what was at stake tonight and this week was the fact whether we will be a democracy in the future, whether our children will be arrested and conceivably killed. We’re on the edge of a brutal authoritarian system, and it could be a week away.

    Michael Beschloss
    Presidential historian
    November 3, 2022
    NBC historian warns of a future where ‘our children will be arrested and conceivably killed’ if GOP wins
    [Interesting…

    Is this the same GOP which (sometimes) wants to:

    • Reduce government power
    • Require presidents to get approval of congress to change the law
    • Enable ordinary people to own and purchase weapons to protect themselves from individual criminals as well as criminal governments
    • Enable free speech on social media

    It would appear one or more of the following is true about Mr. Beschloss:

    1. He is living in an alternate reality and only makes guest appearances here
    2. He is using some military grade mind altering drugs
    3. He is deliberately engaged in a “The Big Lie” propaganda effort
    4. Hi is engaged in the projection of his and his fellow political travelers intentions toward the GOP.

    I considered adding “extreme hyperbola” to make a point, but multiplying realty by 10, 100, or 1,000 times only results in a larger vector pointing in the wrong direction from what he claims.

    This is the kind of rhetoric used to justify mass killings and even genocide.

    The election is only four days away. Prepare and respond appropriately.—Joe]

    Quote of the day—Julia Gorin

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    Sexual and psychological insecurities don’t account for ALL men against guns. Certainly there must be some whose motives are pure, who perhaps do care so much as to tirelessly look for policy solutions to teenage void and aggressiveness, and to parent and teacher negligence. But for a potentially large underlying contributor, psycho-sexual inadequacy has gone unexplored and unacknowledged. It’s one thing to not be comfortable with a firearm and therefore opt to not keep or bear one. But it’s another to impose the same handicap onto others.

    People are suspicious of what they do not know-and not only does this man not know how to use a gun, he doesn’t know the men who do, or the number of people who have successfully used one to defend themselves from injury or death. But he is better left in the dark; his life is hard enough knowing there are men out there who don’t sit cross-legged. That they’re able to handle a firearm instead of being handled by it would be too much to bear.

    Such a man is also best kept huddled in urban centers, where he feels safer than he might if thrown out on his own into a rural setting, in an isolated house on a quiet street where he would feel naked and helpless. Lacking the confidence that would permit him to be sequestered in sparseness, and lacking a gun, he finds comfort in the cloister of crowds.

    Julia Gorin
    March 8, 2002
    The anti-gun male
    [Via Don in a comment to Quote of the day—Glenn Harlan Reynolds.

    It turns out I have quoted from this article before. Read the whole thing.—Joe]

    Quote of the day—J.D. Tuccille

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    The theft of “thousands of firearms, firearm parts, and ammunition” from the federal body tasked with enforcing firearms regulations on the private sector is just further evidence that the ATF has no good excuse for existing. Like so many other government agencies, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives should be abolished, and its employees sent into the world to seek honest jobs in the private sector, if anybody will have them.

    J.D. Tuccille
    October 31, 2022
    ATF, Enforcer of Gun Laws, Lost ‘Thousands of Firearms, Firearm Parts’ to Thieves
    [I’ve met some inspectors that seem capable of honest work and could probably find a job in the private sector. I say, give them a shot at productive work which benefits society.

    Those obviously hostile to the exercise of the specific enumerated right to keep and bear arms? I hope they enjoy their trials.—Joe]

    Quote of the day—Thomas Coffin

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    The practice of marketing weaponry designed to inflict mass casualties in combat toward our own people must end if the nation is ever going to end this cycle of repetitive mass murders. There is no legitimate basis for the civilian version of the MCX-SPEAR, marketing JR-15s “to Wee 1s,” or facilitating arms industry profiteering by obliterating the line between military weapons and those appropriate for the legitimate use by civilians.

    Thomas Coffin
    October 20, 2022
    This new military-grade rifle should not be owned by civilians. So why is it being sold?
    [Assuming the opinion piece is sincere… Mr. Coffin, SCOTUS disagrees with you. Thanks for the tip.

    Reading between the lines a little bit… Starting with the author’s name, the article is a little odd. It’s as if this was actually a stealth marketing gimmick for the new rifle and The San Diego Union-Tribune fell for the fake opinion piece.—Joe]

    Quote of the day—Scott Bach

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    The right to carry is here, and it’s here to stay, and everybody’s got to get used to that. This angry fist-shaking by various states like New York and New Jersey is going to blow up in their faces. They can pretend that Bruen doesn’t say what it says, but it’s only going to come back to bite them.

    Scott Bach
    October 25, 2022
    New York court rulings against gun law may signal trouble for similar New Jersey bill
    [I suspect the “bite” will be in the form of being held in contempt of court. But I fantasize about their criminal prosecution and compensation of their victims.—Joe]

    Quote of the day—Ed Durr

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    We have the strictest gun laws in the country, and this is yet another clear example of the Democrats’ open hostility to the Second Amendment and the Constitution as a whole. Protecting public safety also includes protecting the individual right to self-defense, yet Democrats take every opportunity to prevent people from protecting themselves. … Criminals are the problem, not law-abiding citizens who have rights.

    Ed Durr
    New Jersey State Senator
    October 13, 2022
    New Jersey poised to enact ‘nation’s strongest’ gun law after Supreme Court ruling
    [Durr certainly knows this but doesn’t want to say it out loud. New Jersey Democrats recognize citizens have rights and are deliberately attempting to eliminate the exercise of those rights. They ultimately want to eliminate the memory of them. To them, Nineteen Eighty Four is a how-to book.—Joe]

    Quote of the day—Daniel Han

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    New Jersey’s top lawmakers unveiled sweeping gun legislation Thursday that would significantly restrict when and where guns can be carried outside of the home, a bill they touted as “the nation’s strongest measure concerning concealed carry.”

    The bill would, among other things, require people wanting to carry guns in public to purchase liability insurance — the first statewide mandate of its kind in the nation should the bill become law — and banning guns from being carried in 25 broad categories, including but not limited to government buildings, health care facilities, airports, casinos and private properties where the owners have not given express permission to have guns. Violations would be deemed a third-degree crime.

    Daniel Han
    October 13, 2022
    New Jersey poised to enact ‘nation’s strongest’ gun law after Supreme Court ruling
    [Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs (and perhaps others) will probably challenge the law:

    “These attacks by New Jersey lawmakers on right to carry are a big middle finger to the U.S Supreme Court,” Scott Bach, the group’s executive director, said in a statement. “We look forward to overturning these measures in court and forcing the state to pay our legal fees.”

    I expect the defiance will only change form until the politicians are slapped with contempt of court consequences which affect them personally and significantly or they are prosecuted. I look forward to their trials and convictions.—Joe]

    Quote of the day—Bev Fitchet

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    Gun ads are just guns ads, guns are just guns, it’s the shooter who decides how to use them. Remington is not at fault for the actions of Adam Lanza. His own mother isn’t at fault for what her kid did. Lanza was freak, he could have gone to a gas station, buy gasoline, and set that school on fire. He could have learned to make bombs with common household products. He could have used a knife. No gun control in the world stops a mass shooter, only a good guy with a gun can do that, and at Sandy Hook, good guys were disarmed and vulnerable.

    Bev Fitchet
    October 17, 2022
    Gun Control Groups: Gun Ads Kill People
    [As pointed out in the article the murderer did not buy the gun used at Sandy Hook after being inspired by a gun ad. How do we know this for certain? Because he didn’t buy any guns. He murdered his own mother and stole her gun. So, even if we ignore the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, how is it the plaintiffs can get any traction with this line of attack on our rights?

    I’m reminded of the Brady Act passage. Jim Brady (President Reagan and a SS agent) were all shot by John Hinckley. The anti-gun groups pushed the Brady Act (“instant” background checks) through based on this high profile crime. Never mind that Hinckley would have passed a background when he purchased his gun. They used deception to create a law which has zero benefit to society.

    The facts do not matter to these people. Lies and deception have been an integral part of their culture since, at least, the mid 1980s. They are self-identifying as evil.

    Prepare and respond appropriately.—Joe]

    Quote of the day—AndyN

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    For the year 2020
    Population of Philadelphia: 1.6 million
    Population of Pennsylvania: 13 million
    Homicides in Philadelphia: 499
    Homicides in Pennsylvania: 1,009

    When gun laws are the same throughout the state, and your city accounts for 12% of the state population but nearly half of all homicides in the state, the problem isn’t guns.

    AndyN
    October 1, 2022
    Comment to Quote of the day—Jim Kenney
    [I have nothing to add.—Joe]

    Quote of the day—Joseph R. Goodwin

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    Firearms with no serial number are just as “bearable” as the same firearm with a serial number, and there is no “common use” issue here as the presence or lack of a serial number makes no difference with respect to whether the type of weapon is commonly used. Finally, I can find no authority for the idea that a firearm without a serial number would meet the historical definition of a dangerous or unusual firearm.

    Joseph R. Goodwin
    United States District Judge
    October 12, 2022
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. RANDY PRICE
    [EXCELLENT!

    We don’t require serial numbers on books so why should we have serial numbers on guns? Books and ideas are far more powerful than guns…

    Just imagine all the things that could follow from this:

    • No gun registration. They didn’t have gun registration at the time the 2nd was written, right?
    • Now, what is the point of 4473s?
    • With no 4473s I can sell or give guns to anyone that isn’t a known convicted felon.

    If this happens, even if only for a year or two, it will make mass confiscation far more difficult for decades even if the bad guys reclaim political power and crank gun control up to eleven..

    I expected this would happen eventually but I did not think it would happen this quickly. It might be a little too much too fast for political acceptance. The political left may be able to get some traction in the upcoming elections off of this sort of thing. The danger would be packing the court or some such thing if things move too fast.

    Is there room on Mount Rushmore for Clarence Thomas? If not, he should be given his own mountain.—Joe]

    Quote of the day—John R. Lott Jr.

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    The Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), which I head, hired McLaughlin & Associates to survey 1,000 general election voters from July 21-24, 2022. The survey began by asking people whether they supported red flag laws. It then informed respondents that there are no hearings before an individual’s guns are taken away, and that there are no mental health care experts involved in the process.

    People initially answered by a two-to-one margin that they support red flag laws (58% to 29%), with the strongest support coming from Democrats, the wealthy, blacks and Hispanics, and people aged 18-29.

    However, after being told that there are no court proceedings before an individual’s guns are taken away, and that there are no mental health care experts involved in the process, support changed to opposition (29% to 47%). Strong support plummeted from 34% to 14% and strong opposition rose from 18% to 29%.

    John R. Lott Jr.
    October 5, 2022
    Media Spin on Gun Control Doesn’t Match Voters’ Opinions
    [Lies and deception are the only way they can win. And they know that. It is part of their culture. Don’t let them get away with it. Use it as evidence at their trials.—Joe]

    Gun rights in flux—the next steps

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    The mainstream media is taking notice (the Wall Street Journal):

    Judges Across U.S. Expand Gun Rights, Taking Cues From Supreme Court — Courts are placing more emphasis on historical traditions, presenting new challenges for defending gun regulations

    The Supreme Court’s decision this year to strengthen Second Amendment protections for carrying concealed weapons is starting to ripple through lower courts, with several judges citing the ruling to strike down other gun regulations.

    This is just the first step to cementing our gains. The gun culture needs to expand into the new territory. Fortunately, the political left has cleared a lot of obstacles for us. The whole “defund the police” movement helped the BLM and Antifa riots open a lot of eyes. This made gun ownership seem like “a good idea” to many and a near requirement to others. We need to welcome them and enable them to safely and responsibly exercise their specific enumerated right to keep and bear arms. If we can do this with 60% or 70% of the population, we will have a good chance of being able to breathe easy for a generation or two.

    Quote of the day—Robert Milby

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    There’s a very strong sentiment in this county that the governor has just thumbed her nose at the Supreme Court, in what’s being touted as an unconstitutional conniption fit, She’s absolutely overstepped.

    Robert Milby
    Sheriff of Wayne County New York
    October 9, 2022
    Another Challenge to New York’s Gun Law: Sheriffs Who Won’t Enforce It
    [The courts are telling New York City politicians (I consider the governor as being in this category) the law is unconstitutional and many in law enforcement openly say they will not enforce the law. That’s really going to put the hurt on the anti-gun movement.

    If they keep it up we may yet get to enjoy their trials.—Joe]

    Quote of the day—Ketchup dripping down the wall + Pink Lemonade @PinkLemonadePie

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    She didn’t say she wanted to ban and take away your tiny flaccid penis, you know. Damn.

    Ketchup dripping down the wall + Pink Lemonade @PinkLemonadePie
    Tweeted on July 6, 2022
    [It’s not only another Markley’s Law Monday, it is another science denier!

    I wish I knew a research psychologist I could get to study the minds of anti-gun people. I wonder if they could figure out why there is just a high correlation between their obsession with penis size and the advocating of restrictions on civil rights.—Joe]

    Quote of the day—Jake Charles

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    This past summer, the Supreme Court radically refashioned the Second Amendment. Blue states like New York scrambled to enact new gun safety laws to deal with the decision. Those measures are already falling like dominoes.

    Jake Charles
    October 7, 2022
    The Supreme Court’s Big Second Amendment Decision Is Wreaking Havoc on Gun Safety Laws
    [He says that like it is a bad thing. He can’t seem to understand that his naïve preferences for government power to violate the inalienable rights of the people don’t override the U.S. Constitution protections of those rights. Prejudice is such an ugly thing.

    He lost all credibility when he refers to gun control laws as “gun safety laws”. It goes down from there.

    I’ll sleep better tonight knowing he and his ilk are losing.—Joe]