This has been a frustrating week or so for the gun rights side. The Supreme Court quashed a lower court injunction last week allowing ATF to enforce its Frame and Receiver redefinition of firearms (“ghost gun” regulation) until the case can be decided in court. Now the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals — doing everything … Read more
The debate around what types of “arms” the Second Amendment protects has been revitalized in the wake of Bruen’s renewed focus on our historical tradition as the determinative factor in Second Amendment cases. Thus far, several district courts have upheld state “assault weapon” bans in part by ruling that the Second Amendment applies only to … Read more
By Brandon Williamson The founders didn’t know we’d have guns like AR15s. The Second Amendment is about the militia. Weapons of war have no place in civilian hands. These and other arguments from the left are often used to justify stripping you of your right to keep and bear arms, but they are all incorrect … Read more
The Second Amendment is not written for sporting. The Second Amendment is so that if a tyrannical government ever wants to rise up, we can stop them. And if anybody ever wants to say, “Oh, well you know what? Citizens with a few small arms fire would never be able to stop the federal government.” … Read more
By Miguel A. Faria, M.D. When discussing government overreach, which incidentally continues unimpeded, or the danger of the monopoly of force concentrated in the hands of government in the way of law enforcement, especially from federal police and particularly the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), I’m frequently told that if one has done … Read more
By Miguel A. Faria, M.D. Depending on the level of culture and social progress, violence can take different forms in different societies. In the mid‑twentieth century, Stalin’s brutal communist government killed more Soviet citizens through privation, forced labor, and famine than soldiers fighting the Germans in World War II. In 1994, the Hutu‑led Rwandan government … Read more
A Brief History of Repressive Regimes and Their Gun Laws REMINDER: The Second Amendment has nothing to do with hunting. That is all . . . Arguably one of the rights that has seen less government encroachment in the US — in contrast to other activities such as commerce — gun rights are now witnessing … Read more
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