Morning Docket: 01.23.19

* “Trump is screaming. He’s so mad at Rudy.” After yet another botched interview, President Trump is reportedly “furious” with Rudy Giuliani, and word on the street is that he’s being told to dump the former New York mayor before any additional damage can be done. Best of luck, because he very obviously needs it. [Vanity Fair] * Justice will prevail... at least until the end of the month: The federal judiciary is still clinging to life amid the government shutdown, and the Administrative Office...
Tags: New York, Supreme Court, Law, Washington Post, Social Media, Courts, Donald Trump, Government Shutdown, Rudy Giuliani, Law Schools, Aba, Second Amendment, Trump, Stormy Daniels, House of Delegates, ATL

Supreme Court to hear a challenge to New York City gun law

Supreme Court to hear a challenge to New York City gun law Fayetteville, AR – -(AmmoLand.com)- For the first time since 2010, the United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about the constitutionality of a gun law, specifically New York City’s restrictions on where a person with a license for a firearm in one’s residence can take that gun outside. Under current rules, such owners may only go to shooting ranges within the city limits. Transportation to a range elsewhere or even to p...
Tags: Amazon, Guns, Supreme Court, New York City, America, Gun Control, Second Amendment, McDonald, Fayetteville, Second Circuit, United States Supreme Court, Heller, New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, Ranjit Singh, Gun Rights News, Greg Camp

Down Range Radio #606: SHOT Show 2019

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Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Gun Rights Case Stemming From New York Restrictions

Yahoo: The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to jump back into the national debate over gun rights after nearly a decade on the sidelines. The justices agreed to consider a petition backed by gun owners’ groups asking them to strike down New York City’s strict rules for carrying legally owned guns outside the home. [ … ] City officials argued that more liberal transporting policies in effect until 2001 were abused. While the policies were intended to allow gun owners to take unloaded guns only to tar...
Tags: New York, Texas, Supreme Court, Police, New York City, Military, Second Amendment

AG Nominee William Barr on Second Amendment During Confirmation Hearings ~ VIDEO

AG Nominee William Barr on Second Amendment During Confirmation Hearings U.S.A. -( Ammoland.com )- On January 15, just a little before 5 p.m. Senator John Cornyn asked Attorney General nominee William P. Barr about his views on the Second Amendment. The question and answer were recorded as part of C-SPAN coverage of the nomination process. The question and answer, with some more commentary by Senator Cornyn occur from about 4:56:33 to 5:00:04 on the C-SPAN timer.  There is a transcript on t...
Tags: Texas, Guns, Supreme Court, Congress, Attorney General, China, Court, Department Of Defense, United States, Arizona, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Second Amendment, McDonald, AG, Cornyn, Barr

AG Nominee William Barr on Second Amendment During Confirmation Hearings

AG Nominee William Barr on Second Amendment During Confirmation Hearings U.S.A. -( Ammoland.com )- On January 15, just a little before 5 p.m. Senator John Cornyn asked Attorney General nominee William P. Barr about his views on the Second Amendment. The question and answer were recorded as part of C-SPAN coverage of the nomination process. The question and answer, with some more commentary by Senator Cornyn occur from about 4:56:33 to 5:00:04 on the C-SPAN timer.  There is a transcript on t...
Tags: Texas, Guns, Supreme Court, Congress, Attorney General, China, Court, Department Of Defense, United States, Arizona, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Second Amendment, McDonald, AG, Cornyn, Barr

Down Range Radio #605: The Year of the Precision Rifle

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Tags: Podcast, Featured, Guns, Las Vegas, St Louis, Michael, Second Amendment, Verdana, Michael Bane, Self Defense, Down Range Radio, Personal Defense, Shooting Sports, Cecil Burch, Facebook DRTV, Outdoor Channel Weekly Video Blog Cecil Burch

Terry Holcomb, Second Amendment Activist, Prevails against Waller County Tyranny

Terry Holcomb, Second Amendment Activist Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- – In August of 2016, Terry Holcomb, a Second Amendment activist, wrote a letter to Waller County, Texas. The letter asked Waller County to stop breaking the law, according to what had been passed in the 2015 legislature.  Some county officials disagreed with the Texas Attorney General, on what the law meant. So Waller County sued the Second Amendment activist, in an attempt to undercut the Attorney General. This was a direct...
Tags: Texas, Guns, Supreme Court, Court, Department Of Defense, Austin, Arizona, Houston, Second Amendment, Waller County Texas, Court of Appeals, Paxton, Ken Paxton, Holcomb, Waller, Waller County

Boston Mayor Wants to Require Doctors to ask if Patients own Guns

Doctors and Guns Boston, MA -(Ammoland.com)- Boston Mayor Martin Walsh wants to mandate that Doctors teach patients about gun safety. It appears to be another Orwellian definition. Gun safety in these circumstances seems to mean getting rid of guns. There is no mention of using known gun safety experts who have been working on the subject for decades. From bizjournals.com: Involving doctors in gun safety: This act would require medical professionals to ask patients about guns in the home, and...
Tags: Guns, Gross, Boston, Massachusetts, Department Of Defense, Arizona, Gun Rights, Second Amendment, Rudyard Kipling, Walsh, Boston Police, Martin Walsh, Weingarten, Gun Rights News, Dean Weingarten, University of Wisconsin Pistol Team

Feinstein Ban on Semiautos Deliberately Undermines ‘Security of a Free State’

It's not unfair to wonder just what she's swearing an oath to. (Dianne Feinstein Facebook photos) U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today led a group of senators in introducing the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019, an updated bill to ban the sale, transfer, manufacture and importation of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines,” a Thursday press release from the senator’s lair threa...
Tags: Facebook, Guns, Supreme Court, Congress, Senate, America, Harvard, United States, House, Dartmouth, Nancy Pelosi, Resistance, Dianne Feinstein, Miller, Second Amendment, Richard Blumenthal

Second Amendment Prayer for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Second Amendment Prayer for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- Second Amendment supporters want to see President Trump appoint more originalists and textualists to the Supreme Court.  The most likely Justice to create an opening is Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ginsburg voted against the Heller decision. She voted against the McDonald decision. Her opinion on the Second Amendment is was clear then, and it is clear now. The Second Amendment should be defined as inconse...
Tags: Justice, Guns, Supreme Court, Court, Department Of Defense, Arizona, Jesus, Donald Trump, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Second Amendment, Trump, Ruth, McDonald, Ginsburg, Heller, Gun Rights News

Down Range Radio #604: Self Defense and Eyewitness Accounts

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AmmoLand News Quoted in the New York Times, on Second Amendment

Second Amendment U.S.A. -(Ammoland.com)- My words seldom appear in the New York Times. It is interesting when they do. It shows, to use a phrase of the Left “we are making progress.”  This occurrence was from the article published on Ammoland about the Third Circuit failing to protect Second Amendment rights.  From nytimes.com: The 49-year-old Judge Bibas, a former law professor, won plaudits for his dissenting opinion. “It is easy to see why President Trump chose to appoint him,” said an art...
Tags: New York, Guns, Supreme Court, Congress, Court, Department Of Defense, Yale, New York Times, Arizona, Kennedy, Progressive, Second Amendment, Trump, Thomas, Linda Greenhouse, Third Circuit

Ammoland Quoted in the New York Times, on Second Amendment

Second Amendment U.S.A. -(Ammoland.com)- My words seldom appear in the New York Times. It is interesting when they do. It shows, to use a phrase of the Left “we are making progress”.  This occurrence was from the article published on Ammoland about the Third Circuit failing to protect Second Amendment rights.  From nytimes.com: The 49-year-old Judge Bibas, a former law professor, won plaudits for his dissenting opinion. “It is easy to see why President Trump chose to appoint him,” said an art...
Tags: New York, Guns, Supreme Court, Congress, Court, Department Of Defense, Yale, New York Times, Arizona, Kennedy, Progressive, Second Amendment, Trump, Thomas, Linda Greenhouse, Third Circuit

The Second Amendment in the 116th Congress

Opinion The Second Amendment in the 116th Congress Washington, DC – -(AmmoLand.com)- Every two years, we get a new Congress. That means the political terrain is changing with regards to our Second Amendment rights – at the federal level. So, as the 116th Congress is seated, it’s time to take a sober look at what the new Congress means for our rights. The House of Representatives will be controlled by the Democrats, while the Senate will see an increased margin for the Republicans. This means...
Tags: Guns, Supreme Court, Congress, Senate, Reagan, Democrats, Gop, Washington Dc, House, House Of Representatives, Gun Control, Gun Rights, Second Amendment, Trump, Harold, Pelosi

The Future of the NRA is Change

Opinion New threats will need to be addressed. This will require changes – and some of those changes will be difficult, but necessary to preserve our Second Amendment rights.(Wikimedia Commons photo by Gage Skidmore) Fairfax, Virginia – -(AmmoLand.com)- The year 2019 will mark the 148th anniversary of the founding of the National Rifle Association. This organization has a long legacy of not just protecting our rights, but also for a host of other programs that serve law-abiding citizens who ...
Tags: Guns, Reagan, Gun Control, Silicon Valley, Gun Rights, Second Amendment, Nra, McDonald, Harold, Owens, National Rifle Association, Wayne Lapierre, Wikimedia Commons, Heller, Gun Rights News, National Rifle Association This

Down Range Radio #603: Glock and New Year Accomplishments

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Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail: What to do for the next Anti-gun President

Both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama won two terms as President while attacking our Second Amendment rights. (Official White House photo) Washington, DC – -(AmmoLand.com)-  Right now, in some ways, Second Amendment supporters should be feeling very good. We have seen two very strong pro-Second Amendment justices on the Supreme Court, making Chief Justice John Roberts – who voted to strike down the handgun bans in Chicago and Washington, D.C., the swing vote. We have a pro-Second Amendment presi...
Tags: Guns, Supreme Court, Obama, Obama Administration, Washington, Senate, Barack Obama, Reagan, Chicago, Democrats, United States, Washington Dc, House, Bill Clinton, Gun Control, Newtown

Preparing the next generation of Second Amendment Defenders

The future of the Second Amendment may well rest on how well we prepare the next generation to defend it. U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- President Ronald Reagan famously said that “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” That is particularly true of our Second Amendment rights. The fact is, those who wish to enact an extreme anti-Second Amendment agenda have been working to reach the next generation of voters.So, how do we prepare the next generation of Second Amendment defe...
Tags: Guns, Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Whitney Houston, American Federation Of Teachers, Gun Rights, Second Amendment, Nra, Harold, Wayne Lapierre, NRA ILA, Gun Rights News, Harold Hutchison, Soldier of Fortune, Youth Education, Harold HutchisonWriter Harold Hutchison

WI: Open Carrier in Madison Has Gun Snatched by Violent Criminal

Opinion Surveillance video image of Melvin Bogus, suspected of taking a gun from a man on State Street, and pointing it at him. MADISON POLICE DEPARTMENT Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- -On 17 December 2018, at about 7 p.m. on State Street in Madison, Wisconsin, a 21-year-old open carrier and his friend were hanging out when his weapon was grabbed by a homeless man.  At 7 p.m. it was well below freezing. Heavy coats, hats, and gloves were indicated. State Street runs from the University of Wisconsin...
Tags: Guns, Oregon, Virginia, Milwaukee, Department Of Defense, David, Arizona, Wisconsin, Washington State, North Carolina, Madison, Open Carry, Second Amendment, University Of Wisconsin, PHOENIX Arizona, State Capitol

White House Petition Launched to Reverse the Bump Stock Ban

White House Petition Launched to Reverse the Bump Stock Ban U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- President Trump once said to a packed room of NRA members, “the war of the Second Amendment is over”.With Trump's bump stock ban set to go into effect, the end of hostility towards the Second Amendment doesn't seem to be at an end. In fact, this new interpretation of the National Firearms Act goes beyond anything that Obama could have hoped to accomplish in his attacks on the Second Amendment. A lot of gun own...
Tags: Facebook, Guns, Obama, Congress, White House, America, Petition, John, Department Of Justice, Gun Rights, Second Amendment, Trump, Nra, Northern Virginia, ATF, John Crump

Down Range Radio #602: The Old Year Ends

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Texas Democrat Introduces Bill to Remove Ban on “Brass” Knucks

Texas Democrat Introduces Bill to Remove Ban on “Brass” Knucks Texas -(Ammoland.com)- – Texas law currently bans a number of weapons. Representative Joe Moody proposes to remove “brass” knuckles from the list of banned weapons in section 46.05 (a). Here is the list of banned weapons. From texas.gov:(1) any of the following items, unless the item is registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or other...
Tags: Texas, Guns, Department Of Defense, Arizona, Second Amendment, Moody, Chen, Second Circuit, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms, United States Department of Justice, Joe Moody, Eastern District of New York, Gun Rights News, Dean Weingarten, Gun Watch, University of Wisconsin Pistol Team

Selco On Gun Rights

Via WiscoDave, this observation from Selco: I see here something which is much more dangerous than the fear of communism. It is how people react to news or new laws about any weapon limitation. It’s how they talk about what the majority of them are planning to do. Government at its core has the urge to control people in whatever way they can.  If you are more armed that means you are less controllable. But if you are acting in a way that you are screaming from the rooftops how you “will defend y...
Tags: Military, Second Amendment

New York: Second Amendment Protects most Arms including Nunchakus

New York: Second Amendment Protects most Arms including Nunchakus U.S.A. -(Ammoland.com)- On 14 December 2018, a New York District judge, Pamela K. Chen, an Obama appointee, has struck down a ban on nunchakus, as unconstitutional.Consider the timeline and history of this ban and its demise.In 1974, in response to “Kung Fu” movies, New York banned the possession, manufacture, transportation, and transfer of Nunchakus. Nunchakus or “chuka sticks” were made into a prohibited weapon by statute.The...
Tags: New York, Guns, Supreme Court, Obama, Kung Fu, Department Of Defense, United States, Arizona, New York State, Nassau County, James, Cuomo, Second Amendment, Trump, McDonald, National Rifle Association

New York's Nunchuck Owners Can Finally Step Out of the Shadows

In 1974, Bruce Lee had just passed away and the popularity of kung fu films was exploding. Nervous lawmakers in New York foresaw an urban hellscape terrorized by teenaged street toughs swinging nunchucks and decided to ban the ancient weapons. Now, a federal court has ruled that ban unconstitutional.Read more...
Tags: New York, Science, Bruce Lee, Second Amendment, Nunchucks

Down Range Radio #601: Focus on Speed With a handgun

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NY's 1974 ban on nunchaku just deemed unconstitutional

In 1974, the State of New York banned nunchuku, the Okinawan martial arts weapon popularized in the US by the classic Bruce Lee film Enter the Dragon. On Friday, 44 years later, Brooklyn federal court judge Pamela Chen ruled that the ban is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. The plaintiff in the case is a fellow named James Maloney who had been busted nearly 20 years ago for possessing nunchaku in this home. From the Associated Press: The ruling went over the history of the ban, a...
Tags: Video, New York, News, US, Brooklyn, Courts, Weapons, Bruce Lee, Second Amendment, Karate, Maloney, James Maloney, Lavan, Nunchaku, State University of New York 's Maritime College, Pamela Chen

NY's 1974 ban on nunchuku just deemed unconstitutional

In 1974, the State of New York banned nunchuku, the Okinawan martial arts weapon popularized in the US by the classic Bruce Lee film Enter the Dragon. On Friday, 44 years later, Brooklyn federal court judge Pamela Chen ruled that the ban is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. The plaintiff in the case is a fellow named James Maloney who had been busted nearly 20 years ago for possessing nunchuku in this home. From the Associated Press: The ruling went over the history of the ban, a...
Tags: Video, New York, News, US, Brooklyn, Courts, Weapons, Bruce Lee, Second Amendment, Karate, Maloney, James Maloney, Lavan, Nunchaku, State University of New York 's Maritime College, Pamela Chen

Securing Second Amendment Support in the Suburbs

Securing Second Amendment Support in the Suburbs U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- When they write the accounts of how the battle for the Second Amendment was decided, it’s not just going to be about the court rulings. It’s also going to focus on whether those court rulings took hold, or if they got overturned down the road.Yes, folks, the Supreme Court has been known to change its mind. In 58 years, the Supreme Court changed its mind on the legality of “separate but equal.” While Brown v. Board of Edu...
Tags: Guns, Supreme Court, Senate, Reagan, Bloomberg, United States, Ferguson, Silicon Valley, Second Amendment, Nra, Board of Education, McDonald, Harold, Heller, Plessy, John Paul Stevens