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Friday, April 30, 2021
Proof FBI’s NICS Firearms-Background-Check is Gathering Our Private Info for INTERPOL - Ammoland.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(Ammoland.com)- Gun Owners of America has obtained and supplied AmmoLand News with copies of the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) User Manual. [embedded and linked below]
The first copy of the User Manual was obtained from a GOA’s initiated Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the FBI. The law enforcement agency heavily redacted the document. Certain information is exempt from FOIA requests. If an agency decides the information is exempt, they will blackout that section of the supplied document. Disputing what the government agencies can redact from public view tends to end up in courts, and fighting them is a drawn-out and time-consuming process.
Instead, we worked our contacts and were able to get a second copy of the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) User Manual from another source that showed the redacted information.
One of the FBI censored sections deals with giving U.S. citizens’ private data to INTERPOL, the international criminal police organization that facilitates worldwide police investigations.
When a licensed gun dealer (FFL) runs a gun buyer through NICS, the system checks four (4) databases. These databases are Interstate Identification Index (III), NICS Index, ICE Database, and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). Located in NCIC data is INTERPOL’s Foreign Fugitive File (FFF). Note U.S. Authorities cannot arrest a subject just for being on the FFF.
Click the link to read the whole article: Proof FBI’s NICS Firearms-Background
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Illinois Judge Finds FOID Unconstitutional Under Second Amendment
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Judge T. Scott Webb, of White County, Illinois, Found the requirement to obtain a (FOID) before owning a firearm in Illinois, to be unconstitutional. From the decision, Case 17-CM-60, 26 April 2021:
“A citizen in the State of Illinois is not born with a Second Amendment right. Nor does that right insure when a citizen turns 18 or 21 years of age. It is a façade. They only gain that right if they pay a $10 fee, complete the proper application, and submit a photograph. If the right to bear arms and self-defense are truly core rights, there should be no burden on the citizenry to enjoy those rights, especially within the confines and privacy of their own homes. Accordingly, if a person does something themselves from being able to exercise being able to exercise that right, like being convicted of a felony or demonstrating mental illness, then and only then may the right be stripped from them.”
The theory of Constitutional rights is they belong to people by the existence of the person. They are not granted by the state. They are to be protected by the state. In the case of Illinois, the process is reversed.
Click the link to read the whole article: Illinois Judge Finds FOID Unconstitutional
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
The New Socialism with Dinesh D’Souza - PragerU
The link to watch the video referenced is: https://www.prageru.com/video/what-is-identity-socialism/
Knife Rights URGENT TEXAS ACTION ALERT: EMAIL TODAY! Floor Vote for HB 956
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Knife Rights’ Texas Knife Law Reform Bill, HB 956, is set for a floor vote Monday, April 26th. Thanks for the hundreds of emails our supporters sent to members of the House Calendars Committee. Now we need to do it again for the floor vote.
HB 956 would remove from statute a number of places where Location-Restricted Knives (having blades over 5 1/2 inches) are banned, including restaurants and bars that derive 51% of their income from sale or service of alcoholic beverages, amusement parks and places of religious worship.
If you are a Texas resident, use Knife Rights’ Legislative Action Center to EMAIL your Representative and ask them to vote YES on HB 956, here.
Please share this with all your Texas friends. The more emails we can generate, the better!
Background:
In 2013 Knife Rights’ repeal of Texas’ switchblade ban was enacted. In 2015 Knife Rights’ signature Knife Law Preemption was enacted, nullifying all local knife ordinances more restrictive than Texas state law, including two of the “10 Worst Anti-Knife Cities in America” at the time, San Antonio and Corpus Christi. In 2017 our bill removed all of the “illegal knives” in Texas law, finally allowing Texans the right to carry a Bowie knife, dagger and others in public. In 2019 our bill removed the ban on carry of clubs (including tomahawks) and possession of knuckles (including trench knives and the like).
Click the link to read the whole article: Knife Rights URGENT TEXAS ACTION ALERT
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Second Amendment Concealed Carry Case - Ammoland.com
U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Today the U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear an NRA-backed case challenging New York’s restrictive concealed-carry-licensing regime. This sets the stage for the Supreme Court to affirm what most states already hold as true, that there is an individual right to self-defense outside of the home.
This case challenges New York’s requirement that applicants demonstrate “proper cause” to carry a firearm. New York regularly uses this requirement to deny applicants the right to carry a firearm outside of their home. The NRA believes that law-abiding citizens should not be required to prove they are in peril to receive the government’s permission to exercise this constitutionally protected right.
Click the link to read the whole article: Supreme Court Grants Cert
FPC Files First Appellate Brief in Effort to Intervene in Lawsuit - Ammoland.com
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of its opening brief with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Syracuse v. BATFE, which is a federal lawsuit brought by anti-Second Amendment cities and organizations that seeks to force the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to redefine the term “firearm” to include non-firearm objects, including so-called “80%” objects. The brief can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.
Previously, FPC moved to intervene in the matter as of right and by the Court’s permission. The trial court subsequently denied the motion, which was promptly appealed to the Second Circuit. At the invitation of the trial court, FPC filed a ‘friend of the court’ brief in the matter.
FPC’s opening brief argues that the trial court was wrong to determine that the intervenor’s interests in the case “were adequately represented by Federal Defendants” and that “the outcome of the underlying litigation poses a direct and substantial threat to the constitutionally and statutorily protected property rights of Intervenor-Appellants, their customers, and their members.”
Click the link to read the whole article: FPC Files First Appellate Brief
Montana: Governor Signs Second Amendment State Sanctuary & Constitutional Carry Bills - Ammoland.com
Montana – -(AmmoLand.com)- Now that Governor Gianforte has signed the full Constitutional Carry bill (HB 102) and Second Amendment Sanctuary bill (HB 258), that makes, by my count, 70 pro-gun bills that Montana Shooting Sports Association (MSSA) has gotten through the Montana Legislature and enacted into law. This does not include bills vetoed by various governors or that otherwise failed in the process.
Click the link to read the whole article: Montana: Governor Signs Second Amendment
Oregon Democrats Take Radical Actions Against Gun Owners While Republicans Ca$h Out
Oregon – -(AmmoLand.com)- As Oregonians have watched their state descend into a hellhole of mindless lockdowns, business failures, skyrocketing suicide rates, and unchecked (and condoned) mob violence, many have wondered how this could happen.
How could the “Republicans” who were elected to stand up to this madness roll over, again and again, and allow the left to ram through policies guaranteed to bankrupt small business owners, eliminate freedom of speech and assembly, steal people’s property, and crush the spirit of our children?
And now, of course, turn the most law-abiding Oregonians into criminals.
SB 554, which passed out of the House Rules Committee will send Oregonians to prison for going to an airport, visiting their child’s school, or daring to enter the Capitol Building where Antifa and black lives matter rioters are welcome.
It will hold gun owners responsible for crimes committed with guns that were stolen from them and prohibit you from allowing your trained 17-year-old daughter from protecting herself when you are not home.
Click the link to read the whole article: Oregon Democrats Take Actions Against Gun Owners
Leaked Document Shows ATF Spying on Gun Buyers Through NICS ~ VIDEO - Ammoland.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(Ammoland.com)- According to an ATF document leaked to AmmoLand News, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) can legally obtain information from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) for civil or criminal enforcement.
The monitoring of NICS isn’t for prohibited people. It is for monitoring people that are not prohibited from buying a firearm, but the ATF suspects MIGHT be committing a crime in the future. Someone buying too many guns in the ATF’s or FBI’s eyes could be placed on the list. The person being monitored will NOT be notified of the surveillance. The object of the monitoring is to “catch people who are committing straw purchases or similar crimes.”
According to 28CFR 25.9, NICS keeps some records from a transaction for ten years. This information includes the date/time of the sale and the FFL information. The FBI destroys personal information from those still open requests (no denied/approved) within 90 days. Our sources inside the FBI report the data is deleted on day 88. If the sale is approved, the information will be destroyed within 24 hours of the NICS request being returned. The FBI will keep the records of a denied sale forever. The ATF is notified of every denied sale, and those records are kept in the ATF NICS Referral (ANR) database for the ATF to follow up.
Click on the link to read the whole article: Leaked Document Shows ATF Spying
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Monday, April 26, 2021
Solo Overnight Building an Elevated Shelter On The Waters Edge and Bacon Wild Onion Morel Ribeye - Corporals Corner
I really like his videos. I think some of his builds are unrealistic for a true survival situation, however he demonstrates many skills that are neccessary for being out in the woods. Plus my kids like to try some of the stuff he does. So give him a watch, check out his other vids, and try to get him back up in the ratings on YouTube. He has been doing this every weekend for over a year and posting it. So at least let's acknowledge his work ethic. And drop him a comment and tell him I sent ya.
Delaware: Mag Ban Committee Hearing Next Week
U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- On April 27th, the House Judiciary Committee is hearing Senate Bill 6, to ban magazines over an arbitrary capacity limit. The following week, the committee will hear Senate Bill 3, to impose a Maryland-style “handgun qualified purchase card” and a handgun transfer registry. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE SB 6 and SB 3.
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Senate Bill 6, the so-called “Delaware Large Capacity Magazine Prohibition Act,” bans possessing magazines with a capacity greater than seventeen rounds of ammunition. Such arbitrary limits are not grounded in public safety and, instead, restrict law-abiding citizens who use these magazines for various purposes, such as self-defense and competition.
Senate Bill 3 requires prospective purchasers or recipients of a handgun to first have a “handgun qualified purchaser card,” which requires a training course. While those with a carry permit are exempt from the training requirement, they are not exempt from the license. The approved permits only last for 180 days each, requiring citizens to continuously apply for new permits in order to maintain the ability to acquire handguns. In addition, it requires information regarding prospective handgun purchasers be made available to state law-enforcement, and does not prohibit law-enforcement from retaining records of purchasers, and of the firearms purchased. This provision essentially creates a state registry of handguns.
As the nation’s leading provider of firearms training, NRA knows the important role that high-quality firearms education plays in the safe and responsible use of firearms. At the same time, NRA understands that gun owners are a diverse community with a variety of educational needs. That is why NRA opposes mandatory, and one-size-fits-all, firearms training policies that can act as a barrier to the competent exercise of Second Amendment rights.
Again, please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE SB 6 and SB 3.
Social Media’s Ministry of Truth Flag Normal Picture as “Sensitive Content”
USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- The big tech oligarchs never cease to amaze me. In 2021 it is nearly impossible to conduct business, network, and or stay in contact with people without using social media. Many of AmmoLand’s readers have put forward rather strong opinions on this subject, and like anything else related to personal policies and stances, there is no need to shame others for how they choose to conduct themselves. I use social media, as do many of the other AmmoLand contributors (including AmmoLand News).
On more than one occasion I’ve found so many contradictory stances on things. Free speech is not a thing, or even close to a thing, on certain social media outlets. A close contact of mine got several 30-day bans from a certain service for posting “Joe and the ho.” There was no context to the post…that was it, “Joe and the ho.” While this is not something I personally would subscribe to, I do feel however it is someone’s right to post that, especially since there is no clear breaking of any rules or more importantly illicit violent threats. The same platform would not allow the hashtag “mitchthebitch” to be posted. Anything that goes against the accepted narrative which we the feeble peasants are supposed to take in hook, line, and sinker is censored. The contradictions are endless. I’m sure many other users have found similar situations in their own experiences.
Going through a social media feed recently I ran into a post that had the captain:
“Sensitive Content,” eh?
And below the caption was a picture that had the “Sensitive Content” warning over it. To me, that is just an invitation to see what was posted, not a warning, but rather a tag that says “look at me, look at me.”
Click the link to read the whole article: Social Media’s Ministry of Truth
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly Vetoes Pair of Pro-Gun Measures
U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Governor Laura Kelly has vetoed two pro-gun bills that were previously passed with an overwhelming majority from both chambers of the Kansas Legislature. Both measures will head back to the legislature where your lawmakers will vote to OVERRIDE Governor Kelly’s veto. It is imperative that you contact your Lawmakers and ask them to OVERRIDE Governor Laura Kelly’s Veto of House Bill 2058 and House Bill 2089.
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Proposed by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, House Bill 2058 does the following:
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- Recognizes all out-of-state concealed carry permits, and allows those who have been licensed to carry a firearm for self-defense, to do so lawfully in Kansas. This legislation recognizes that visitors to Kansas should not be left defenseless simply by crossing a state line.
- Allows individuals who are 18 to 20 years of age to apply for a Kansas concealed carry permit.
- Authorizes the Attorney General to issue an alternative license to carry a concealed handgun to qualified applicants during a declared state of disaster emergency.
- Creates a Restoration of Rights process for individuals to reestablish the Second Amendment right to possess a firearm upon expungement of certain convictions.
Click the link to read the whole article: Kansas Governor Vetoes Pro-Gun Measures
Democrats Working Hard To Shred America’s Social Compact & The U.S. Constitution
USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- We are watching a small group shredding the Social Compact that Americans have with their elected government.
In our compact, the U.S. government promises us protection from physical harm, both foreign and domestic, and protection of our inalienable rights. We may have given up some sovereignty to live our rightful lives while attempting to pursue happiness. But remember, the powers of our government are DERIVED FROM OUR CONSENT, and we may, at any time, alter this compact. Please see America’s Founding Documents.
At this time, conservatives, some moderates, and others find sufficient flexibility within the bounds of the Constitution to make changes that we might wish by peaceful means.
Please refer to the Convention of States Action.
But right now, the Democrats are NOT satisfied with minor political changes, and the temporary power they hold. They want to ensure a permanent hold on their power, so they need to make massive political and social changes that will tilt the balance of power always towards their party.
Click the link to read the whole article: Democrats Working Hard
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Friday, April 23, 2021
West Virginia: Gov. Justice Signs Bill to Protect 2A Rights in Emergencies
U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Yesterday, Governor Jim Justice signed Senate Bill 458 into
law. It prohibits the state, government officials and agencies, or
local governments, from restricting the lawful carrying, sale, or use of
firearms and ammunition during states of emergency and also prevents
them from closing gun stores and shooting ranges, unless that
restriction applies equally to all businesses. This joins two other NRA-backed, pro-gun bills that Gov. Justice has signed so far this year.
Dems Rush to Pass D.C. Statehood in Power Grab that Will Threaten 2A
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Capitol Hill Democrats are rushing to give the District of Columbia statehood, a crusade that has been going on for at least three decades and which critics insist is nothing more than a raw power grab.
On Thursday, the House voted 216-208 to pass H.R. 51. Prior to the vote, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stated, “The Democrats’ D.C. statehood scheme is about two things: consolidating power and enacting radical policies. The American people see right through this blatant power grab.”
Appearing on Fox News, Congressman James Comer (R-KY), ranking member on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, noted, “They (the District) shouldn’t be a state because our Founding Fathers made it clear they wanted the capitol city to be independent of any state.”
Click the link to read the whole article: Dems Rush to Pass D.C. Statehood
New York “Silencer” Case Tossed because Item was a Solvent Trap
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- On 7 January 2020, John Andrews was the target of a “controlled delivery”. A controlled delivery is where contraband has been intercepted and is delivered to a suspect as part of a warrant for a search. Acceptance of the parcel containing the contraband is part of the necessary conditions for service of the warrant.
The parcel in question was a solvent trap ordered from China. Solvent traps are not contraband.
The warrant claimed the solvent trap was an illegal silencer. New York is one of only eight states where it is completely illegal to possess a silencer.
Agencies present at the controlled delivery and warrant service were West Seneca Police, Agents of Homeland Security, the ATF, Customs, and the Postal Inspector’s office. Andrews had several firearms and firearms parts, legally obtained and possessed, in his home. He was indicted on six felony charges.
There was a problem for all those police and agents. The solvent trap was not an illegal silencer.
The warrant was not legally obtained. All charges were dismissed on 14 January 2021. From buffalonews.com:
The problem with the warrant a West Seneca police detective got for Andrews’ home, which was based on information supplied by federal agencies, was this: they told a town justice Andrews was getting a “silencer” shipped to him, not a solvent trap.
“The choice of words used by the police in the application were persuasive and wrong,” Justice Christopher J. Burns wrote in his Jan. 14 decision. “As a result, this court must find there was a reckless disregard for the true nature of the item and must suppress any items recovered through the search warrant.”
All of the charges appear to be based on New York State statutes, not Federal statutes. If there were federal violations, the charges would have been heard in federal court. A month after the charges were dismissed against John Andrews, another resident of Erie County was entangled in a similar case.
On February 11, 2021, another search warrant was executed based on information from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Click the link to read the whole article: New York “Silencer” Case Tossed
North Carolina: House to Hear Pistol Permit Repeal Language
U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Yesterday, at 3:00 PM, the House Judiciary 4 Committee heard an amendment to House Bill 398, to add language legalizing acquiring handguns without having to first apply for a permit. Please contact your state representative and ask them to SUPPORT the amended HB 398.
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The North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association backs the repeal of the pistol purchase permit. The pistol purchase permit was created before modern, computerized background checks existed. The federal NICS checks that licensed firearms dealers conduct are often completed in minutes. North Carolina’s court system finished furnishing mental health involuntary commitment records to NICS in 2019, ensuring that it can do thorough checks. This relic that is the pistol purchase permit, now only serves as a time barrier, an unnecessary fee, and a general inconvenience to the exercise of the Second Amendment.
Senate Bill 687 was also previously filed in the Senate to repeal this permit.
Again, please contact your state representative and ask them to SUPPORT the amended HB 398.
Nevada: Assembly Passes Ban on Home-Built Firearms
U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Yesterday, the Assembly voted 26-16 to pass an amended version of Assembly Bill 286, to end the centuries-old practice of making firearms for personal use. Fortunately, they did amend the bill to remove the expansion of “gun-free zones” where law-abiding citizens are left defenseless. AB 286 will now be sent to the Senate for further consideration.
Assembly Bill 286, sponsored by Assembly Member Sandra Jauregui (D-41), essentially bans home-built firearms for personal use by imposing requirements that far exceed those in federal law. It prohibits private individuals from possessing certain unregulated components commonly used by hobbyists to make their own firearms. This confiscatory bill also bans possession of existing, legal, home-built firearms.
CRS Report Informs a Go-Along Congress on Planned Biden ‘Ghost Gun’ Ban - Ammoland.com
U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “An internal Department of Justice document explaining how the Biden Administration plans to restrict so-called ghost guns was leaked on Tuesday,” breaking news by Stephen Gutowski of The Reload reveals. “The 107-page document [linked to in the article] … outlines changes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) wants to make to outlaw the sale of homemade gun kits by unlicensed manufactures.
“At the direction of President Joe Biden, the agency plans to propose federal rule changes, which would require anyone selling unfinished firearms receivers to obtain a federal license and mark the parts with a serial number,” Gutowski explains. “Anyone who continues to sell unfinished receivers without a license could face federal felony charges.”
It is acknowledged that the document’s authenticity has not been confirmed by ATF and that what will eventually be introduced may be revised, but that admission is just good journalistic practice. What’s being presented “smells” real enough, although considering what the government intends to do here, the word “reeks” is more appropriate.
What is undisputed is the authenticity of an April 8 Congressional Research Service report titled “Privately Made Firearms: A Growing Source of Unmarked, Untraceable ‘Ghost Guns’?” The CRS, a Library of Congress legislative branch agency, “serves as nonpartisan shared staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress. It operates solely at the behest of and under the direction of Congress.”
Click the link to read the whole article: CRS Report Informs a Go-Along Congress
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
New Jersey Governor Murphy Announces Major New Gun Control Plans ~ VIDEO - Ammoland.com
New Jersey – -(AmmoLand.com)- On April 15, 2021, NJ Governor Phil Murphy announced a sweeping new package of gun control proposals in an orchestrated press event featuring anti-gun lawmakers, clergy, and civic leaders. Despite stating that most gun crime occurs in NJ’s major urban centers, Murphy went on to announce proposals whose focus is to restrict legal gun owners statewide, rather than severely punishing gun criminals.
Gov. Murphy announced that his proposals include:
Banning all 50 caliber firearms.
Mandating electronic registration of all ammunition purchases.
Mandating unreliable, useless “microstamping” technology for all handguns (to stamp firearms serial numbers on spent ammunition).
Allowing gun manufacturers to be sued for misuse of their products by criminals.
Imposing gun registration on those moving into NJ with legal firearms previously acquired.
Banning gun ownership for all citizens under age 21.
Mandating training in order to simply own firearms.
Using $12 million in taxpayer funds for anti-gun grants to universities and cities.
Mandating that firearms dealers carry “smart” guns.
Organizing anti-gun states to implement region-wide gun control
The particulars of these proposals have not yet been released, but NJ gun owners should gear up to fight one of the biggest gun ban battles of our lifetimes.
Click the link to read the whole articla and watch the video: New Jersey New Gun Control Plans
Louisiana: Senate Committee Passes Constitutional Carry Legislation - Ammoland.com
U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Monday, April 19th, the Louisiana Senate Judiciary C Committee passed Constitutional Carry legislation, Senate Bill 118, by a 3 to 2 vote. The measure now heads to the Senate Floor for further consideration. Please contact your State Senator and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bill 118.
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Senate Bill 118 removes the requirement for law-abiding individuals to obtain a concealed handgun permit before being allowed to carry concealed, a handgun for self-defense. This important legislation ensures that citizens are able to exercise their right to self-defense without government red tape or delays. SB 118 does not affect previously issued carry permits and allows citizens who still wish to obtain a permit in order to carry in other states recognizing Louisiana permits, to do so.
Below The Radar – Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act of 2021 - Ammoland.com
United States – -(AmmoLand.com)- Bad ideas are hard to kill, especially in Congress. One of the worst has been this notion of licensing gun owners at the federal level. This was something anti-Second Amendment extremists have wanted since 1968 – and you can read how angry Lyndon Baines Johnson was that such provisions were not in the Gun Control Act of 1968.
So, for over five decades, Second Amendment supporters have thwarted this goal of our enemies (and people who wish to inflict injustice on us are rightly described as enemies), who think that treating law-abiding gun owners like criminals is the answer to the misuse of firearms. We know it isn’t, as the Brevard County Sheriff lays out. But that hasn’t stopped anti-Second Amendment extremists from trying.
While Sheila Jackson Lee drew a lot of attention with HR 127, the Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act, a number of other licensing schemes have shown up in past Congresses, and they will likely show up in the current Congress, and in Congresses in the future.
One of those bad ideas that keep turning up is the Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act of 2021, known as S 770. We covered a similar version that was introduced in 2019 by Senator Chris Van Hollen and Representative Jamie Raskin. Van Hollen is again the Senate sponsor of this assault on the dignity and reputation of those who wish to exercise their Second Amendment rights.
Van Hollen, of course, doesn’t even tell states to impose it. He instead tries to bribe them with federal grants. It’s yet another insult from these Bloomberg stooges who seem eager to cast blame for high rates of violent crime on everyone but those who are really responsible.
Click the link to read the whole article: Below The Radar – Handgun Purchaser Licensing
Biden To Replace An Anti-Gun Bureaucrat With An Anti-Gun Zealot - Ammoland.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(Ammoland.com)- Biden wants to replace a career anti-gun bureaucrat with an anti-gun zealot who has zero respect for the Second Amendment or the truth.
When we all thought Biden would make Beto O’Rourke his “gun violence” czar, we thought it couldn’t get any worse for gun owners, but we found out that it can always get worse. In this case, Biden named former ATF officer and anti-gun advisor David Chipman to the ATF Director position. This nomination is a nightmare for gun owners across the country.
Chipman claims to be a gun owner, and he might be. One thing is for sure is that he doesn’t think you or I deserve the right to bear arms. Chipman believes he is smarter than everyone else in the room. Like most narcissists, he believes he has more rights than the rest of America.
Chipman played a critical role in the raid on the Branch Davidians’ compound in Waco, TX.
The ATF initially claimed that the religious sect was producing hand grenades and machine guns. It turned out that claim was false. The Branch Davidians didn’t have any “illegal” firearms. After the ATF burned the compound to the ground leading to the death of almost 80 people, including 25 children and two pregnant women, the ATF shifted the claims to child abuse.
Whether the cult abused children isn’t relevant in this case because the ATF DOES NOT investigate child abuse of any type. What is relevant is that Chipman posed for a picture on top of the still-smoking ruins even before authorities recovered all the bodies of the children he claims to care about so much.
Chipman also took part in the ATF’s failure at Ruby Ridge that ended in a death of a 14-year-old boy.
Once again, that child didn’t seem to matter to Chipman. That standoff also saw a sniper shoot and kill a woman holding a baby. The target of the government was Randy Weaver. In the end, Weaver beat the charges related to the raid because the jury believed he acted in self-defense.
Click the link to read the whole article: Biden To Replace An Anti-Gun Bureaucrat
Leaked Proposal ~ ATF’s New Rules Take on “Ghost Guns” By Serializing Blocks of Metal
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(Ammoland.com)- A new proposal by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) on unfinished firearms frames was leaked onto the internet.
Stephen Gutowski on his newly launched “The Reload” website reports that it obtained documentation (embedded below) that shows the ATF plans to deal with so-called “ghost guns.” AmmoLand News sent this document to our ATF contacts. Although they could not verify the legitimacy of this exact document, everything appeared to be formatted correctly and includes changes AmmoLand News has reported on in the past. Our sources believe this document to be authentic.
AmmoLand News also reached out to Gutowski and asked him if he could provide proof that the documentation was real. He stated that he could not give up his sources but was confident that the document is legit.
“I obtained the document through a source, but no good journalist ever reveals their confidential sources who provide important information the public deserves to know at risk to themselves or their livelihood, as you know.” Gutowski told AmmoLand News.
“I can say that I am confident in the authenticity of the document.”
Click the link to read the whole article: Leaked Proposal ~ ATF’s New Rules
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Nevada: Gun Ban Could Be Up For a Vote as Deadline Approaches
U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Tomorrow is the deadline for legislation to pass out of the chamber of origin. AB 286, legislation that massively expands “gun-free zones” in Nevada and ends the centuries-old practice of home-building firearms for personal use, can receive a vote at any time. Please contact your assembly member and ask them to OPPOSE AB 286.
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Assembly Bill 286, sponsored by Assembly Member Sandra Jauregui (D-41), essentially bans home-built firearms for personal use by imposing requirements that far exceed those in federal law. It prohibits private individuals from possessing certain unregulated components commonly used by hobbyists to make their own firearms. This confiscatory bill also bans possession of existing, legal, home-built firearms.
It also prohibits law-abiding citizens from being able to defend themselves at certain businesses, such as hotels and shopping malls if the owners want to declare it a gun-free zone unless they receive written permission from the business. This restriction extends to the property line, meaning it includes open areas like parking lots, with limited exceptions. The bill contains no requirements for businesses to provide any security measures to guarantee the safety of these disarmed patrons, such as security guards or metal detectors to prevent armed criminals from ignoring the arbitrary boundaries and entering.
Click the link to read the whole article: Nevada: Gun Ban
NJ Gov. Murphy Begs For Package of Rights-Trampling Gun Control
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- In yet another blatant attempt to further infringe upon the right to keep and bear arms, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy unveiled his latest in a long line of unconstitutional, rights-infringing gun control schemes.
Lauded by statists and anti-rights special interest groups, Murphy’s plot to prevent the People of New Jersey from exercising their natural rights contains a number of tyrannical provisions intended to redline your rights. These include demanding the State’s legislature:
- Further complicate New Jersey’s ineffective and unconstitutional FOID bureaucracy
- Mandate “classes” for those seeking to exercise their right to bear arms
- Force gun owners to store their firearms in a way that leaves them unable to be used for immediate self-defense
- Update the definition of “destructive device” to include .50 caliber firearms
- Eliminate the right of those under 21 from purchasing long guns
- Wholly prevent newcomers to the state from bringing with them their previously legally-acquired firearms without first getting the permission of the State
- Establish a digital database to track every single ammunition purchase within the state
- Require the absurd and nonexistent “microstamping” technology to effectively ban all new firearm designs (the subject of an FPC challenge)
- Establishing a bizarre legal scheme to use punitive legislation and litigation to eliminate gun manufacturers, eliminating the People’s access to their rights
As well as directly:
- Funneling taxpayer dollars directly to anti-gun advocacy groups operating under the veil of “public health”
- Empowering taxpayer-funded, anti-gun think tanks at public universities
- Mandating the use of State-sponsored anti-rights propaganda into already traumatic school shooting drills
- Holding a ‘confiscation conference’ to have tyrants from across the country will meet and discuss how best to assault the People’s natural rights
Click the link to read the whole article: NJ Gov. Murphy Begs
Monday, April 19, 2021
The Dale 3 wheel car
I've always been interested in 3 wheeled vehicles. In fact, I live in a "Touristy" area and was thinking a 3 weheeled vehicle such as the old "Wildfire" could be used as taxis in my area. And was actually working on importing 6 of them here until the EPA Revoked their Importation Permits due to Emissions Standards. Which I found to be too bad, as the chinese company that built the "Wildfire" also made a larger version powered with a 1000cc engine that could get up to 90 mph on the highway and boasted 65 mpg, while having room for 7 passengers plus driver. The smae company also manufactures "Tuk-Tuk" 3 wheeled motorcycles with an enclosed passenger are, which I think would be good in my area to run from the various hotels to the beach and various stores. Alas, I didn't have the money in time to import the vehicles in time. If I had, the EPA would have grandfathered them according to their ruling, and I could have had a nice business to leave to my kids.
St. Louis Memories - White Castle, buy 'em by the sack - Life in America
I remember many times going to White Castles with my parents. We usually went to the one on Natural Bridge Rd by Berkely. Many years ago it was replaced with a new building that was built right next to the original building, then once the new store was ready, the old store was torn down and turned into a parking lot. The main thing I remember was it was down the road from the Steak and Shake my dad would take me to when he just wanted to talk. Mom, was usually the one who took me and my older brother to White Castles. Normally it was to get a quick bite to eat before she headed off to her evening classes at UMSL after work. My favorite was the double cheese castle. Although I hated the pickles White Castle used at the time. I came to enjoy them.
Rhode Island: Two Bills To Legalize Suppressors Scheduled For Committee Hearing - Ammoland.com
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND – -(AmmoLand.com)- On Monday, April 12th, the Rhode Island Senate Committee on Judiciary will host a virtual public hearing on 21 firearms related bills. Included in the docket are Senate Bill 508 and Senate Bill 517, two pieces of legislation introduced by Senator Gordon Rogers (R-21) that seek to repeal the prohibition on the ownership of firearm suppressors in Rhode Island. If enacted, SB 508 would also legalize the use of lawfully possessed suppressors while hunting.
Suppressors are currently legal to own in 42 states, 40 of which allow their use while hunting. The prohibition of firearm suppressors in Rhode Island is built on the misconception that suppressors can render the noise of a gunshot silent or inaudible. This could hardly be further from the truth as even the quietest suppressed gunshot is as loud as a jackhammer striking concrete. Suppressors are not a danger to society; rather, they are an effective tool that can help protect hearing.
Click the link to read the whole article: Rhode Island: Two Bills To Legalize Suppressors
Texas Constitutional Carry Bill Passes House, 84-56, Senate Fight Next - Ammoland.com
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- On Thursday, 15 April 2021, the Texas House passed CSHB1927, one of the bills otherwise known as Constitutional Carry, 84-54. Democrat opposition to the bill was fierce, in spite of 19 other states have passed similar legislation without adverse effects.
Texans are already able to carry rifles and shotguns around the state without any permit.
A Texas state constitutional amendment passed after the Civil War, during Reconstruction, was how handgun carry was allowed to be infringed in Texas. The Texas Amendment was aimed against minorities and freed slaves.
Restoring Constitutional Carry for handguns in Texas has been a slow, incremental process.
Legally armed Texas has shown itself to be extremely law-abiding. They have been more law-abiding than police in Texas. Gradually, slowly, incrementally, more and more restrictions on the carry of loaded handguns have been removed. There have not been any adverse effects.
Click the link to read the whole article: Texas Constitutional Carry Bill
Watts’ Tweet Reveals Racist, Sexist Motivation to ‘Replace’ White Men - Ammoland.com
U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “This is the last gasp of white gun extremists losing power and you’ll all soon to be replaced by women and people of color who will ensure you’re spotlighted in history books as the buffoons you are. And also will undo all of the dangerous things you’ve done,” Moms Demand Action’s Shannon Watts tweeted Friday. She was reacting to former Texas State Representative Jonathan Stickland’s reminder that “constitutional carry” is advancing in rebuttal to her contention that Second Amendment advocates are “losing power.”
“This is exactly why these people are dangerous,” the website Mom-at-Arms observed. They use things like gun control to advance other agendas.” As an aside, if you’re not familiar with this website, set some time aside to rectify that. They’re innovative and observant, often exposing gun-grabber screw-ups and/or offering insights that no one else has thought of.
In this case, they focus on the “systemic racism” that defines the way Mom Demand Action’s benefactor, Everytown for Gun Safety (the name itself advances two bald-faced lies), operates.
Click the Link to read the whole story: Watts’ Tweet Reveals Racist, Sexist Motivation
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Take Action: Schumer Moving Fast on Red Flag Gun Seizures! - Ammoland.com
Idaho – -(AmmoLand.com)- “This whole gunfight is going to come down to ‘Red Flag Gun Seizures.’ Moderates in the GOP think they can vote for that without getting burned…and if they pass ‘Red Flags,’ Biden will use that momentum to go for AR-15’s and mags next.”
That’s what one highly placed source on Capitol Hill told me just hours ago as the fight for gun control is being waged behind the scenes and behind closed doors with a vengeance!
I wish this information was wrong.
But with Republican backstabber Marco Rubio as the LEAD SPONSOR of ‘Red Flag Gun Seizure’ legislation in the U.S. Senate.
It’s becoming very clear that if we are going to be able to stop Joe Biden’s war on guns, that fight begins with stopping ‘Red Flags!’
As we’ve told you before, Chuck Schumer needs 60 votes to pass a cloture motion, the procedural step required to end debate on a bill and hold the actual vote. With 50 Democrats in the Senate, that’s a tall order, even with some Republican betrayals.
Click the link to read the whole article: Take Action: Schumer Moving Fast
Congressman Raskin Despises Guns, Loves Gun Tax Dollars - Ammoland.com
U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) sure loves some of that sin-tax money. That’s the kind of money when a Member of Congress wants to ban things but can’t. So they go to their second favorite activity. They tax it.
U.S. Rep. Raskin likes his gun policies both ways. If he can’t restrict Americans’ ability to lawfully purchase a firearm, he’ll gladly accept the tax dollars paid on them by Americans while at the same time trying to price them out of their Second Amendment rights.
Fee for Thee
Rep. Raskin isn’t deterred by gun control bills already passed by the House of Representatives. He introduced tax increase legislation as an end-run gun control effort instead. It’s nearly the next best thing for a gun control politician.
Click the link to read the whole article: Congressman Raskin Despises
FBI’s NICS Indices Shows Increase In Prohibited People, But Huge Drop in Drug DQ’s - Ammoland.com
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- There are 23,657,951 prohibited people in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Indices as of March 31st. This number is up from 16,754,593 as of July 31st, 2017.
The NICS Indices breaks down why people are prohibited (or disqualified or “DQ”) from purchasing firearms. It is no surprise the number one reason someone would find themselves on the NICS Indices is that they are in the country illegally. That number grew from 7,180,669 to 10,079,990. This statistic is expected to grow as migrants flow over the border due to Biden’s immigration policies.
Click the link to read the whole article: FBI’s NICS Indices
Texas LTC Instructors Distance Themselves From Letter Against Constitutional Carry
HOUSTON, TEXAS –-(Ammoland.com)- Did Texas Gun Sense submit a letter to the Texas legislature with forged signatures to oppose Constitutional Carry?
That is what some of the instructors listed on the letter sent by license to carry (LTC) instructor and Texas Gun Sense board member Raul Camacho are claiming.
The letter which AmmoLand News obtained allegedly showed a group of 54 LTC instructors that opposed the current Texas Constitutional Carry bill that just passed the House and is on the way to the Senate. The letter claimed that the Constitutional Carry (permitless carry) bill would make the state less safe and hurt the instructors financially by removing the requirements that residents take classes to conceal carry a firearm.
Fabricated The Signatures?
Although most instructors listed on the letter did admit to signing it, there is still a good number that claims they didn’t sign the letter or were hoodwinked into signing onto the letter. It could be these instructors are seeing the damaging blowback to their businesses and are going into damage control mode, or it could be that the Texas Gun Sense or Raul Camacho of Safety Measures, LLC fabricated the signatures?
Click the link to read the whole article: Texas LTC Instructors Distance Themselves
FPC Responds to Proposed Federal Ban on Standard Capacity Magazines - Ammoland.com
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Senate Democrats introduced yet another unconstitutional and outrageous bill attacking the right to keep and bear arms and personal property rights, this one aimed at banning standard capacity firearm ammunition magazines that are commonly possessed and used for lawful purposes by the millions.
S. 1108, introduced by the corrupt and power-hungry Senator from New Jersey, Bob Menendez, is just the latest attempt by authoritarian politicians to infringe upon American’s natural rights. The bill seeks to ban the sale, manufacture, transfer, possession and importation of constitutionally-protected magazines holding more than 10 rounds.
The ironically-named “Keep Americans Safe Act,” a shameless attempt at misdirection to conceal the intended government-enforced disarmament of the American People, would ban individuals from purchasing and possessing arms which are protected by the constitution. Worse, the bill specifically exempts law enforcement and other agents of the state, exposing the bill for what it is: A vehicle to disarm those that are not part of the government’s ruling class.
Click the Link to read the whole article: FPC Responds to Proposed Federal Ban
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Thursday, April 15, 2021
Texas: GOA Responds to Sellout License to Carry Instructors
Springfield, VA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Rachel Malone, Texas Director of Gun Owners of America, responded to License to Carry (LTC) instructors who are opposing efforts to restore the right of self-defense in Texas, stating:
“Earlier today, a small contingent of License to Carry instructors sided with Bloomberg-funded organizations and opposed pending legislation to restore Texans’ right to carry a handgun without having to obtain a permit. We find it unconscionable that anyone in the firearms community would betray our liberties based on an obvious financial interest.
“As Chair James White and Representative Matt Schaefer stated earlier today, ‘Experience shows that residents will continue to voluntarily seek out training and licenses in permitless carry states, recognizing the benefits of instruction as well as acquiring and maintaining a license, for reciprocity with other states while traveling and other purposes.’
“We agree with Wallace Dunn, President of the Texas Concealed Handgun Association, who stated: ‘Training should not be a condition to exercising a constitutional right.’
“And we applaud instructors such as Jerah Hutchins, firearms instructor, GOA member, and Director of Training at Tier One security company, who stated: ‘Supporting Constitutional Carry as an LTC instructor is the difference between capitalism and greed. As instructors, our job is to teach and influence Texans to be responsible gun owners. This can be accomplished without an infringing licensure.’
“While Gun Owners of America encourages gun owners to obtain quality training, we would hate for any Texas gun owners to give their hard-earned money to the tiny fraction of instructors who actively fight against their core values. We urge our members to seek training from those who advocate in favor of our liberties and support Constitutional Carry.”
The following GOA spokespeople are available for interviews:
- Rachel Malone, Texas Director: rachel.malone@gunowners.org, 512-937-3006 (text)
- Felisha Bull, Texas Deputy Director: fbull@gunowners.org, 832-622-8781 (text)
Article Link : GOA Responds to Sellout LTC Instructors
Below The Radar – Firearms Safety Act - Ammoland.com
United States – -(AmmoLand.com)- These days, the phrase “gun safety” has become something that makes Second Amendment supporters clench their teeth in frustration, mostly because anti-Second Amendment extremists have co-opted the phrase in order to inflict injustice on tens of millions of Americans for crimes and acts of madness they didn’t commit. Not only that, the hijacking of “gun safety” has obscured real efforts to help Americans safely and responsibly exercise their Second Amendment rights, notably from the National Rifle Association.
One of those real efforts is S 788, the Firearms Safety Act introduced by Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS). Senator Marshall is a Second Amendment champion whose efforts we have covered here before, notably the Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act, which he introduced in the House of Representatives in 2019. Marshall rightly deserved the backing of Second Amendment supporters for his 2020 Senate run.
The Firearms Safety Act provides for a $100 tax credit for a gun safe (eligibility is limited to one claim every ten years) and a $100 tax credit for firearms safety training (each year). Senator Marshall has even taken a precaution to ensure that these credits can’t be used as a form of backdoor gun registration.
If there is anything to quibble about, it is the paltriness of the tax credits, particularly for gun safes. A look at the Cabela’s site shows that of 77 gun safes and vaults, 43 are over $500. Furthermore, the safes are very different in terms of need. Some are meant for storing long guns, but others are meant to have a handgun available relatively quickly for home defense. It would seem logical to up the limit to twice in a ten-year period, and maybe to boost the gun safe credit to $250.
For training, the issue is not as severe, given that the $100 tax credit is available every year. The question, though, centers around what sort of training. The NRA has an online basic pistol course for $60. But some of those who anticipate using their firearms in a personal-defense situation may want more advanced training, like what the Massad Ayoob Group provides, and that can easily reach $2,000, plus lodging and other expenses. Here, the training tax credit should be upped, and not limited to one course.
It isn’t enough for Second Amendment supporters to publicly beat back the attacks from anti-Second Amendment extremists, they need to make being a responsible firearm owner easier, and in visible ways. The Firearms Safety Act is one of those ways that will benefit all of us down the road, but with the current anti-Second Amendment regimes, it will have a hard time passing.
Second Amendment supporters should politely urge their Representative and Senators to support this legislation. In addition, they need to support the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action and Political Victory Fund to ensure that the current anti-Second Amendment regimes in the House, Senate, and White House are defeated at the ballot box as soon as possible.
Article Link : Below the Radar
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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The Augustin tube lock military rifle and the light infantry tactics of 1848-49 - Cap And Ball
This is a rifle I would love to shoot. Even if it took a while to make up the priming tubes, I think this would be such a fun and enjoyable rifle to shoot.
Biden Wrongly Denounces Constitutional Rights In Order To Enforce Democrat Gun Control Agenda - Tim Pool
Tim Pool
Biden Wrongly Denounces Constitutional Rights In Order To Enforce Democrat Gun Control Agenda. Joe Biden pushed several incorrect statements as to our first amendment rights and our second amendment rights. Republicans don't fare much better as they tend not to fight on behalf of conservatives all that often but Democrats take the cake here. To use obvious misconceptions to manipulate the ignorant in order to push authoritarian policy is shocking.
Biden plans further Assault on Second Amendment
Contact your Representatives and Senators and let them know this assault on the Second Amendment is over reach by the Current Administration and needs to be curbed.
From Ammoland.com
It is a sweeping package with the following executive actions that appear designed to avoid being mired down on Capitol Hill:
The Justice Department, within 30 days, will issue a proposed rule to help stop the proliferation of “ghost guns.” The administration claims “criminals are buying kits containing nearly all of the components and directions for finishing a firearm within as little as 30 minutes and using these firearms to commit crimes.” Biden-Harris lament that such firearms “often cannot be traced” because they lack serial numbers. Biden wants the Justice Department to issue a proposed rule to stop this.
The Justice Department, within 60 days, will issue a proposed rule to make clear when a device marketed as a stabilizing brace effectively turns a pistol into a short-barreled rifle subject to the requirements of the National Firearms Act. The Colorado shooter used such a gun in his rampage last month. Many disabled shooters use such devices legitimately.
The Justice Department, within 60 days, will publish model “red flag” legislation for states. Red flag laws have been debated ad nauseum, with gun rights activists contending they can be abused. Biden wants Congress to pass a national “red flag” law, and legislation providing incentives to the states to adopt their own laws.
The Administration is investing in evidence-based community violence interventions. This is in response to a homicide spike during 2020, and Biden-Harris will take the following steps:
- The American Jobs Plan proposes a $5 billion investment over eight years to support community violence intervention programs. A key part of community violence intervention strategies is to help connect individuals to job training and job opportunities.
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is organizing a webinar and toolkit to educate states on how they can use Medicaid to reimburse certain community violence intervention programs, like Hospital-Based Violence Interventions.
- Five federal agencies are making changes to 26 different programs to direct vital support to community violence intervention programs as quickly as possible. These changes mean we can start increasing investments in community violence interventions as we wait on Congress to appropriate additional funds.