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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Heeter v. James Challenges New York Body Armor Ban Under the Second Amendment - Ammoland.com
New York’s ban on body armor is now facing a direct constitutional challenge that goes right to the heart of the Second Amendment.
In Heeter v. James, an ongoing 2024 federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, plaintiffs Heeter and Firearms Policy Coalition are challenging New York’s body armor ban as a violation of the Second Amendment. Plaintiffs argue that the law has criminalized the purchase and acquisition of defensive gear that falls within the plain text of the right to “keep and bear Arms.”
As the motion puts it, “body armor is commonly owned for self-defense and other lawful purposes,” and New York’s law therefore cannot survive under District of Columbia v. Heller and New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.
The filing opens by stating that New York’s law “prohibits the purchase, acquisition, or sale of any ‘protective body covering intended to protect against gunfire,’ by anyone who is not a member of several ‘eligible professions.’” In other words, ordinary law-abiding New Yorkers are barred from buying body armor unless the state has decided their job title is important enough. The plaintiffs say that violates the rights of citizens with “ordinary self-defense needs,” the same kind of language the Supreme Court used in Bruen when it rejected New York’s old carry regime.
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Colorado Democrats Change 3D Legislation to Avoid Veto, Vow Another Try - Ammoland.com
When anti-gun Colorado Democrats removed some key provisions in House Bill 1144—a measure that would have made it a crime to build guns or gun parts by using a 3D printer—advocates for the bill told news agencies they would come back next year to fill the gaps.
The problem came up, according to published reports, when Gov. Jared Polis indicated he would veto the legislation. Polis, a Democrat, is term-limited out this year.
The Summit Daily is reporting that state Sen. Tom Sullivan, one of the state’s most vocal gun control advocates, “signaled that he would try again to pass a ban on 3-D printing instructions next year after Polis leaves office.”
Sullivan’s son was a victim of the mass shooting at the Aurora movie theater in 2012. The killer in that incident had planned his attack well in advance. It did not involve a 3D-based firearm.
Likewise, the Colorado Sun quoted Sen. Katie Wallace (D-Longmont), saying she looks forward to “fighting another day” for the legislation.
Click the link to read the whole article: CO Democrats Change 3D Legislation to Avoid Veto
New Filing in Yukutake v. Lopez Accuses Hawaii of Rewriting Gun Laws to Dodge Defeat - Ammoland.com
A letter filed in a case challenging Hawaii’s restrictive gun laws attacks the state’s credibility after its attorney attempted to downplay the attorney general’s role in rewriting gun laws now under constitutional challenge.
The lawsuit, Yukutake v. Lopez, challenges two provisions of Hawaii’s firearm code. The first imposed a narrow window for handgun purchase permits, effectively forcing applicants to complete the process within a short and often impractical timeframe. The original timeframe was ten days, later expanded to 30 days, a change that attorneys AmmoLand spoke to believed was designed to moot this case.
The second required gun owners to bring newly acquired firearms to law enforcement for in-person inspection and registration within just a few days. Hawaii claimed this law was to prevent the spread of “ghost guns,” but anyone with an unserialized firearm in violation of the state’s law would most likely not show up to a police station with an illegal gun. With Hawaii’s history of anti-gun actions, gun owners think this was put in place to cause an undue burden to residents.
Click the link to read the whole article: Hawaii Rewriting Gun Laws to Dodge Defeat
Monday, March 30, 2026
Band-Maid: The Most Disrespected Band in Rock - Alternative Breakdown
If I either owned or programmed for a radio station, there would be several dozen bands from Asia, Eastern Europe and other places that made the playlist.
Preferrably in an outlier area of a city like San Antonio, Houston, DFW, St. Louis, New Orleans, Shreeveport, you know a decently moderate metro area.
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Under a Raging Moon - Roger Daltrey
"Under a Raging Moon" is a song by the English rock singer Roger Daltrey, the lead vocalist of the Who. This song is the tenth and title track on Daltrey's sixth solo studio album, Under a Raging Moon (1985)
Mike DeGagne of AllMusic reviewed the recording, stating "Daltrey's thunderous but passionate ode to his former friend and drummer Keith Moon is a fervent downpour of frustration that can be truly felt inside every line of the song. A spectacular drum solo from Mark Brzezicki is a modest tribute to the late Moon and adds depth." Additionally, Rolling Stone's review said, "Parr's entry is the heartfelt title track, a clunky, roaring number that mourns Keith Moon with more sentiment than clarity. A bombastic hodgepodge salvaged by a passionate vocal, "Under a Raging Moon" unabashedly quotes "Baba O'Riley" and – in an old-fashioned bit of show-stopping theatre – employs seven drummers, including Stewart Copeland, Carl Palmer and Martin Chambers, each of whom plays a section of the elegy."
Drummers in order of performance:
Martin Chambers (The Pretenders)
Roger Taylor (Queen)
Cozy Powell (Rainbow, Whitesnake)
Stewart Copeland (The Police)
Zak Starkey (Son of Ringo Starr, Performed with The Who, Oasis, Icicle Works)
Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Asia)
Mark Brzezicki (Procul Harum, Big Country, The Cult)
Mark Brzezicki and Zak Starkey – outro
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Friday, March 27, 2026
Hawaii’s Desperate Ninth Circuit Plea to Bring Back Judicial Scrutiny in Gun Rights Case - Ammoland.com
The Ninth Circuit’s en banc hearing in Yukutake v. Lopez made one thing clear: several judges are deeply uneasy with Hawaii’s attempt to defend burdensome gun-purchase rules as mere “administrative details.”
At issue are two parts of Hawaii’s firearm acquisition system. One is the state’s permit validity period for handgun purchases. The other is a post-purchase inspection requirement for certain firearms not obtained through Hawaii-licensed dealers. Hawaii told the court these are minor, objective conditions tied to a “shall-issue” regime and therefore presumptively constitutional under Bruen and Heller.
But throughout the hearing, multiple judges questioned whether the state’s theory is a backdoor way of reviving interest balancing under a new label.
Arguing for the state, Joanne Sager said the challenged laws are only “two administrative details” of Hawaii’s licensing system: the handgun permit validity period and the inspection requirement for guns not purchased from licensed dealers. She insisted those rules do not meaningfully burden the right to keep and bear arms and said the plaintiffs had not shown they were actually prevented from acquiring firearms.
Click the link to read the whole article: Hawaii Desperate Plea to Scrutiny in Gun Rights Case
BAND-MAID / The Day of Maid / 2024.05.10
From the Blu-Ray which came together with the Epic Narratives album.
Black Hole 00:00
Giovanni 05:00
Balance 09:20
Hate? 12:38
Shambles 17:52
Hibana 21:22
I Still Seek Revenge 25:06
Why Why Why 28:13
Manners 32:07
from now on 36:13
After Life 40:40
Go Easy 44:10
Memorable 47:39
About Us 51:10
Bestie 55:57
Corallium 59:50
Brightest Star 1:04:22
Omajinai Time 1:08:04
Unleash!!!!! 1:11:40
H-G-K 1:15:04
Influencer 1:18:20
Magie 1:21:44
No God 1:25:04
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Update to Specialization
A wise man once said: Metal-heads are good people cosplaying as bad people, and hippies are bad people cosplaying as good people
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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