Category Archives: 2nd Amendment
Three Alans
There was a critical mass of Alans at the Fabulous Blogger Dinner last night. Alan Gottleib, Alan (me) and Alan Gura
Protesters:
There were more people standing around, laughing at the protesters, than there were people protesting.
Civil RIghts Fail
From Georgia Carry: Federal court in Wisconsin: “No reasonable person would dispute that walking into a retail store openly carrying a firearm is highly disruptive conduct which is virtually certain to create a disturbance. This is so because when employees … Continue reading
Don't rock the boat?
Jay has questions about concealed carry at the NRA convention. Reading the law, it seems the NRA could allow attendees to carry at the convention, they just didn’t bother. § 14‑269.3. Carrying weapons into assemblies and establishments where alcoholic beverages … Continue reading
QOTD: Alan Gura's Brass Balls
“Justice Sotomayor, States may have grown accustomed to violating the rights of American citizens, but that does not bootstrap those violations into something that is constitutional”. —Alan Gura, Before the Supreme Court, March 2nd, 2010 You REALLY need to read … Continue reading
Texas: 9 on Brady scorecard. I'm ashamed.
Texas got a 9 on the latest Brady scorecard. That’s nice, but Utah got a zero. In fact there were many states doing better than Texas… NM, AZ, AK, UT, ID, MT, ND, SD, KS, OK, MO, AR, LA, MS, … Continue reading
We need common sense gun laws!
You hear the call all the time from those who would ban guns. “We need to have common sense gun laws!” Well I agree, we do need common sense gun laws. For instance, if the barrel on my shotgun is … Continue reading
Austin Police behaving badly – Updated and Bumped
The Austin Police acting with the BATF are reportedly pressuring a gun show promoter to only allow sales to and from licensed FFL dealers at local gun shows. The Texas Gun Shows website has this notice: Also this flyer was … Continue reading
NRA News: The UN's Anti-gun agenda
Speak up before it's too late.
Joe Huffman has a great post today that extends on his Jews In The Attic test. I think he’s 100% right. Read the whole thing. The comparison of gun owners to Jews is valid. It currently doesn’t compare to the … Continue reading