New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lynn Lujan Grisham’s “emergency” order banning the carrying of firearms in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County is a violation of the natural rights of the people, and likely a violation of the state constitution as well. (more…)
Read moreThe Thin Blue Line Drawn Between You and Your Guns
People tell me all the time local cops would never enforce any kind of federal gun grab. I call B.S. (more…)
Read moreDear Gun People…
Dear Gun People, I know a lot of you are pretty upset about the prospects of a Joe Biden presidency. He’s promised to be tough on guns and you think he might start an all-out assault on the Second Amendment. We could see more federal gun control coming down the pike. We could even see..
Read moreTrump Ramps Up Enforcement of Unconstitutional Gun Control Again
“At my direction, the DOJ banned bump stocks. Last year we prosecuted a record number of firearms offenses.” During a public appearance in 2019, President Donald Trump proudly reminded us about his gun control credentials, bragging that his administration implemented new gun control and has conducted more enforcement actions than anyone in history. (more…)
Read moreThe People, the Militia and the Second Amendment
With the gun control debate back on the front-burner, a 2016 MarketWatch article asserting that. "The Second Amendment doesn't give you the right to own a gun" is making the rounds across social media. The article perpetuates a fundamental misunderstanding of the Bill of Rights and demonstrates the danger of basing your constitutional expertise on..
Read moreGun People Need to Learn a Lesson from the Weed People
Gun people talk tough. "They can have my gun when they pry it from my cold, dead hand." But all the bluster disappears when talk turns to the Supreme Court and the possibility of an opinion that undermines the Second Amendment. The prospect of a Hillary Clinton Supreme Court nominee has turned millions of gun..
Read moreGun-Grabbers to the Left of Me, Voyeurs to the Right
I've got gun grabbers to the left of me, voyeurs to the right. In the wake of the Orlando shooting, politicos of both the Republican and Democratic persuasion scrambled to apply Rahm Emanuel's salient advice. "Never let a crisis go to waste." Right wingers filled my Facebook newsfeed with complaints about the lefty gun-grabbers exploiting..
Read moreRepeal the 2nd Amendment: Feds Still Can’t Regulate Guns
Proponents of federal gun control have seized upon the most recent mass shooting in Orlando to advance their agenda, predictably trotting out the same worn narratives. Chief among these we find the argument that the Second Amendment was only intended to protect a “corporate” right of the “people” to keep and bear arms, and that..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #50: Guns
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" I this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about guns in the wake of the most recent mass shooting in Orlando. In the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando, people on the left and right have launched attacks on the Constitution. People on the left want to..
Read more133 Words or Less: You Don’t ‘Need’ an ‘Assault Rifle’
Over the last few days, several people have said to me, “Nobody needs an ‘assault weapon.’” The implication: nobody should oppose banning such firearms because nobody needs them. I can think of many scenarios I would need a weapon more powerful than a handgun to defend myself, my family and my property. These include any..
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