Story here. Sounds like a hazardous occupation: “I don’t want to shoot people, but God, this is our eighth home invasion since last May.” He ought to get something a bigger than a .22, at that rate!…
Go to medicinal pot grower defends selfAuthor Archive
March 17th, 2010
A good year in Virginia
The Virginia Citizens Defense League is reporting a very good year indeed at the Legislature….
Go to A good year in VirginiaMarch 16th, 2010
Tidying up after self defense
Story and photo here….
Go to Tidying up after self defenseMarch 16th, 2010
Interesting questions re: pistol grip shotguns
From CleanupATF.org comes this interesting question. ATF has consistently taken the position that a shotgun that leaves the factory with a pistol grip and no buttstock, and is kept in that condition, is a pistol rather than a shotgun. I…
Go to Interesting questions re: pistol grip shotgunsMarch 15th, 2010
Utah votes for “John M. Browning Day”
Story here. A demigod deserves at least a day!…
Go to Utah votes for “John M. Browning Day”March 15th, 2010
Wash. Times on Starbucks debate
Editorial here. Interesting note: “From sea to shining sea, the climate for guns is changing, and the progress extends beyond Starbucks. Major retailers such as Home Depot, Best Buy and Barnes & Noble apparently also are friendly to people who…
Go to Wash. Times on Starbucks debateMarch 15th, 2010
The economy is truly tanking
The “million dollar Luger” is auctioned for half that figure. Hat tip to Sixgun Sarah…….
Go to The economy is truly tankingMarch 14th, 2010
Low Brady Campaign ratings = lower violent crime?
Over at Calguns, an interesting chart on the subject….
Go to Low Brady Campaign ratings = lower violent crime?March 10th, 2010
New approach to classroom discipline
The Department of Education is acquiring a lot of short-barreled shotguns. They’re for the Office of Inspector General, in case they have to deploy a SWAT team against cheated on a student loan or a contract. Of course if you…
Go to New approach to classroom disciplineMarch 10th, 2010
Snowflakes in Hell: NRA Board recommendations
Here are Snowflakes in Hell’s recommendations in the ongoing vote for NRA Board members. [Oops. Deleted the double posting!]…
Go to Snowflakes in Hell: NRA Board recommendationsMarch 10th, 2010
Ohio Supreme Court to hear pre-emption case
Story here. Cleveland adopted a bar on open carry, maintaining that the legislature’s pre-emption statute violates its home-rule powers, under the State constitution. The Court of Appeals agreed with that, but the Ohio Supreme Court, after being petitioned by the…
Go to Ohio Supreme Court to hear pre-emption caseMarch 10th, 2010
Report from Ohio State University campus
Reader Mark Noble emails his thoughts in relation to yesterday’s shooting at OSU: I’ve been very disappointed in OSU PD’s handling of public safety. The campus is surrounded on 3 sides by some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Columbus….
Go to Report from Ohio State University campusMarch 9th, 2010
Article on standards of review in 2A cases
By David Kopel and Clayton Cramer, here. Hat tip to reader Joe Olson……
Go to Article on standards of review in 2A casesMarch 9th, 2010
Background to Chicago handgun ban
Some background, at The American Thinker….
Go to Background to Chicago handgun banMarch 8th, 2010
Bonus for registering for National Firearms Law Seminar
The National Firearms Law Seminar is the annual Continuing Legal Education seminar put on in connection with the NRA Convention — the next one is at Charlotte, on May 14. Here’s the program. This year, registration has a bonus. The…
Go to Bonus for registering for National Firearms Law SeminarMarch 8th, 2010
Bonus for registering for National Firearms Law Seminar
The National Firearms Law Seminar is the annual Continuing Legal Education seminar put on in connection with the NRA Convention — the next one is at Charlotte, on May 14. Here’s the program. This year, registration has a bonus. The…
Go to Bonus for registering for National Firearms Law SeminarMarch 8th, 2010
Mayor Daley doubles down
While awaiting the result in McDonald, Mayor Daley is lobbying for additional gun laws. “”The aggressiveness of the gun advocates is just one reason it’s more important than ever that we work for common-sense gun laws…” He demands “changes to…
Go to Mayor Daley doubles downMarch 8th, 2010
Mayor Daley doubles down
While awaiting the result in McDonald, Mayor Daley is lobbying for additional gun laws. “”The aggressiveness of the gun advocates is just one reason it’s more important than ever that we work for common-sense gun laws…” He demands “changes to…
Go to Mayor Daley doubles downMarch 8th, 2010
Starbucks and the Supreme Court
Bob Barr has thoughts on both. Personally, I may buy a terribly overpriced cup of coffee, for the first time in my life….
Go to Starbucks and the Supreme CourtMarch 7th, 2010
Interesting article on an aspect of the Tiahrt Amendment
I knew that the Amendment bans release of gun trace data to cities seeking to sue firearms dealers, but I didn’t know that it also declares any such data admissible in evidence. This article argues that the latter restriction, as…
Go to Interesting article on an aspect of the Tiahrt AmendmentMarch 6th, 2010
Pictures from the McDonald v. Chicago argument
Here are some that I got that day. Understand, we began waiting at 5 AM. Ahead of me were Sarah Gervase and Frederick Jones, who’d been waiting since 4:15 AM, I think he said. He’s Otis McDonald’s nephew, and a…
Go to Pictures from the McDonald v. Chicago argumentMarch 3rd, 2010
Transcript of McDonald v. Chicago argument
Available here. I think five votes for incorporation, there might be one (Thomas) who would go for privileges or immunities. (P or I has all the history and logic behind it, and due process has all the case law, and…
Go to Transcript of McDonald v. Chicago argumentMarch 2nd, 2010
McDonald v. Chicago
Just got back from oral argument. Short form: I think we have five votes. MIGHT do better than five, but five seem secure. Roberts, Scalia and Kennedy seemed VERY strongly against Chicago’s position, Alito seemed against it, Thomas asked no…
Go to McDonald v. ChicagoMarch 1st, 2010
One debate I cannot understand
A post in the Washington Times. Key theme is conservatives (esp. “judicial activism is my key tenet” such) getting worried. My take: if there are ever five Justices for it, they can do ANYTHING they want under due process incorporation,…
Go to One debate I cannot understandMarch 1st, 2010
US News and World Retort on Chicago case
Story here. An excellent piece, in which the human aspects are all up front, and the complaints toward the back. Hat tip to Sixgun Sarah……
Go to US News and World Retort on Chicago caseMarch 1st, 2010
McDonald v, Chicago countdown
In Heller, the Supreme Court released the audio of the oral argument a few hours after it was completed, but In the case tomorrow they won’t. A transcript of it will be online here, sometime later in the day. I’ll…
Go to McDonald v, Chicago countdownFebruary 28th, 2010
article on McDonald case
In the LA Times. Memorable quote: “The 2nd Amendment says, “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Throughout the 19th century,…
Go to article on McDonald caseFebruary 26th, 2010
National Law Journal on reviving privileges or immunities
Article by Timothy Sandefur, here….
Go to National Law Journal on reviving privileges or immunitiesFebruary 26th, 2010
Judge disbarred
The story gives new meaning to the term Bar Discipline. Word is that he is now considering a run for the State Senate. Hat tip to reader Saeid Shafizadeh……
Go to Judge disbarredFebruary 26th, 2010
USA Today on Otis McDonald
Story here. His background is turning into a solid human interest story, which in my experience is rare. “High profile cases” usually have symbolic plaintiffs rather than ones with an interesting life story directly linked to their theme….
Go to USA Today on Otis McDonald