Bump-fire Banned

Let me drop this here before the sun sets. Obama Administration legalized bump stocks. BAD IDEA. As I promised, today the Department of Justice will issue the rule banning BUMP STOCKS with a mandated comment period. We will BAN all devices that turn legal weapons into illegal machine guns. — Donald J. Trump, 1:50 PM … Continue reading Bump-fire Banned

The fix is in: proposed rulemaking on bump-fire

The ATF has posted a PDF document which will officially be published December 26, 2017. It solicits comments on proposed rules on the “Application of the Definition of Machinegun to “Bump Fire” Stocks and Other Similar Devices.” The document makes it clear that bump-fire stocks (and other devices) will be classified as machineguns under the … Continue reading The fix is in: proposed rulemaking on bump-fire

The Zelman Partisans Statement on Proposed Legislation to Ban “Bump-Fire Stocks” and other accessories.

Senator Dianne Feinstein, long a foe of free and armed people, is introducing legislation (PDF) to ban “bump-fire stocks.” “It shall be unlawful for any person to import, sell, manufacture, transfer or possess, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a trigger crank, a bump-fire device or any part, combination of parts, component, device, attachment … Continue reading The Zelman Partisans Statement on Proposed Legislation to Ban “Bump-Fire Stocks” and other accessories.

That’s One Of My Conditions…

… to ever even consider re-joining the Vichy NRA. JUST IN: Wayne LaPierre Resigns as NRA Leader Days Before Trial Brought By NY AG Letitia James On Friday Wayne LaPierre announced he will be resigning as the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) leader just days before his civil trial brought by New York Attorney General Letitia … Continue reading That’s One Of My Conditions…

Another Supreme Court Case To Watch

West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency I only just became aware of this case before the Supreme Court. It isn’t directly related to Second Amendment issues, but if SCOTUS rules for West Virginia et al, the precedent could be useful. Several groups—including state and local governments and environmental advocacy groups—objected to the issuance of the … Continue reading Another Supreme Court Case To Watch

Media Responsibility Or Gun Responsibility?

Devarrick Turner, a Gannett “Multimedia Entertainment Journalist” deigns to lecture more knowledgeable Americans on the alleged difference between “gun responsibility” vs. “gun control.” Mass shootings spark debate over ‘gun responsibility’ vs. ‘gun control.’ Here’s the difference Opponents believe strict gun laws infringe upon their Second Amendment right to bear arms. Some Second Amendment supporters — … Continue reading Media Responsibility Or Gun Responsibility?

ARs Are Not Machineguns

Gun Owners of America, Inc. v. Garland, GOA’s bump-fire stock case brought about an interesting development. The Department of Justice sent the court a letter in response to a request about the meaning of “can be readily restored to shoot.” Violence enabling lawyers who claim that the existence of bump-fire stocks, lightning links, and autosears … Continue reading ARs Are Not Machineguns

Gun Control 2021?

The Machine Gun Nest has pieced together all the elements of a potential semiautomatic rifle ban in 2021. They have discovered the dangerous precedent of allowing the ATF to redefine words to make inanimate bits of plastic into machineguns, paperweights into firearms, and pistols into rifles. Why, all this adds up to making semiautos into … Continue reading Gun Control 2021?

Rare Breed Triggers Fighting Back

I recently noted that the ATF has deemed the FRT-15 semiautomatic trigger is a machinegun. Rare Breed Triggers president Lawrence DeMonico is pushing back. In this video, Mr. DeMonico explains what the ATF did, why Rare Breed knows they are wrong — on so many levels — and what Rare Breed is doing to fight … Continue reading Rare Breed Triggers Fighting Back