ATF created invasive databases, outlawed unregistered pistol braces and subjected the disabled vets who commonly use them to 10-year prison sentences, imposed unconstitutional restrictions on homemade firearms, and revoked as many FFLs as possible.
This case affords an opportunity to begin addressing where arms may be carried. And the Court should, in an appropriate case, also provide a framework for evaluating what types of arms people may possess.
The bill has virtually no chance of becoming law because Republicans control the White House and both chambers of Congress, but Democrats see it as an important marker in the gun control debate in Washington.
In the wake of clear guidance from the the Supreme Court, protecting our right to own and use firearms in most circumstances throughout the United States, city after city, state after state are eviscerating those rights.
Over time, technology can give you more options to use before going to that final backstop. Even after someone has broken into your home, “how do you effectively stop them with zero moral/physical/legal risk to yourself?” is just a technology problem.
I’ve taken it to the range and done a lot of drills with snapcaps and am confident in my abilities to safely and effectively handle the weapon and shoot accurately. And yet now I have a nagging feeling like I’m doing something wrong.
Four assistant directors and the agency’s chief technology officer have left or announced plans to leave the agency in the past six months, according to the officials and a review of LinkedIn posts. More senior-level employees are expected to accept a second resignation offer issued more recently, the officials said.
We don’t sleep on them, because it is a silly thing to do. They are made of big lumps of metal and aren’t conducive to sleep. Mine’s leaning up against the nightstand with a set of protective earmuffs hanging on the barrel because the AR-15 rifle is quite loud.
“You come in here telling us that shooting stats are down, yet 60,000 more people have carry permits than they did in the two and a half years preceding Bruen.”
We go out there as Democrats all the time and say, “Democracy is the most important thing. We have to defend democracy.” We fail to acknowledge that this generation, democracy is what put us through school shooter drills and school shootings.
