From the colonists winning independence from Great Britain to African-Americans vindicating their civil rights, the role of the gun is inseparable from American identity. It is through the enjoyment of a dangerous freedom that Americans learn the art of reducing freedom’s perils.” —Alexis de Tocqueville Many people are often surprised to learn that I am a gun owner and firm defender of the Second Amendment. After all, I, a first-generation Chinese-American immigrant, do not fit the stereotype of the typical American gun owner. Of all of America’s cherished freedoms, the natural and unalienable right of self-defense, recognized and protected (notgranted) by the Second Amendment, took me the longest to fully…
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It is the right and duty of all Americans to REFUSE to comply with unconstitutional gun laws
The far-left Colorado enclave of Boulder, home to the University of Colorado, recently enacted a “law” that targets gun owners by criminalizing them for not jumping through a bunch of arbitrary bureaucratic hoops aimed at deconstructing the Second Amendment. But setting an example for all of us are patriots and gun-owners like local Boulder resident Jon Caldara, who’s gone public to say that he will never comply with his city’s unconstitutional demands, no matter the cost to his own life and livelihood. President of the Independence Institute in Denver and a weekly column-writer at The Denver Post, Caldara, who also hosts a talk radio program and current events show on…
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Over One Million Gun Owners Refuse to Obey Ban, No One Turning in Magazines
Residents of New Jersey were given a deadline to turn in their gun magazines or become felons overnight, and so far, no one is complying. New Jersey — Unless you’ve been under a rock lately, then you’ve likely seen the unprecedented push by all levels of government to separate law abiding Americans from their guns. No, this is not some conspiracy theory. The president himself ushered in a new level of gun control doing what his liberal predecessor even refused to do by banning bump stocks. However, as states across the country seek to limit the ability of innocent people to defend themselves, people are disobeying. In May, Gov. Phil…
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Red Flag Gun Laws: Yet Another Government Weapon for Compliance and Control
Source: The Rutherford Institute November 13, 2018 By John W. Whitehead “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”—George Santayana We never learn. In the right (or wrong) hands, benevolent plans can easily be put to malevolent purposes. Even the most well-intentioned government law or program can be—and has been—perverted, corrupted and used to advance illegitimate purposes once profit and power are added to the equation. The war on terror, the war on drugs, the war on illegal immigration, asset forfeiture schemes, road safety schemes, school safety schemes, eminent domain: all of these programs started out as legitimate responses to pressing concerns and have since become weapons…
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50 Years of Federal Gun Control: The 1968 Gun Control Act
Source: Mises Institute October 22, 2018 José Niño Today marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968. The GCA is the main federal law that governs interstate commerce of firearms in the United States. Specifically, the GCA prohibits firearms commerce across state lines except between licensed manufactures, dealers, and importers. Under the GCA, any individual or company that wants to partake in commercial activity dealing with the manufacture or importation of firearms and ammunition, or the interstate and intrastate sale of firearms must possess a Federal Firearms License (FFL). Procedural jargon notwithstanding, the enactment of 1968 GCA was a watershed moment in U.S. politics.…
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A Brief History of Repressive Regimes and Their Gun Laws
Source: Mises Institute September 13, 2018 José Niño Arguably one of the rights that has seen less government encroachment in the US — in contrast to other activities such as commerce — gun rights are now witnessing unprecedented attacks at the state level and even from politically-connected corporate entities. Although gun control laws are not created equally in terms of overall impact, gun confiscation holds a special place in the halls of political repression. A trip down memory lane will give us a refresher of how gun confiscation has helped consolidate government power. The Soviet Union and Its Satellite States The Soviet Union left its mark as one of the…
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Unconstitutional: The “Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988”
Source: Tenth Amendment Center August 2, 2018 Michael Boldin On Tuesday, in response to fears from gun control advocates over 3-D printed firearm blueprints becoming more widely available today, the NRA posted a tweet noting that the organization helped pass a federal gun control measure called The “Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988.” The legislation was passed by the Federal House with a vote of 413-4. It then passed the Senate with an amendment by a voice vote. The House agreed with the Senate, unanimously. The Act was Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on November 10, 1988. It was unconstitutional from day one. Undetectable plastic guns have been illegal…
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Report: Trump Administration Ramps up Enforcement of Federal Gun Laws
Source: Tenth Amendment Center July 29, 2018 Mike Maharrey Conventional wisdom holds that Republicans reliably protect the Second Amendment. In fact, one of the reasons conservatives said it was imperative to elect Donald Trump was that he would defend our right to keep and bear arms. A Hillary White House would shred the Second Amendment and aggressively come after our guns — so we were told. But the reality doesn’t stack up to the rhetoric. In fact, during Trump’s first term, ATF enforcement of federal gun laws increased in every single category compared to the last year Obama was in the White House. We can start with the number of…
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Americans Now Own 40% Of The World’s One Billion Guns
At the end of 2017, there were approximately 1 billion firearms in over 230 countries around the globe, 84.6 percent of which were held by civilians, 13.1 percent by state militaries, and 2.2 percent by law enforcement agencies – with Americans the dominant owners, according to a study released Monday. Source: ZeroHedge June 25, 2018 by Tyler Durden Of the 857 million guns owned by civilians, the Small Arms Survey says 393.3 million are held in the United States, which is “more than those held by civilians in the other top 25 countries combined.” To clarify – there are more civilian-owned guns in the US than there are people. And while headlines have proclaimed…
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5 Facts Proving ‘They Are Coming For Your Guns’ Is Not A Conspiracy Theory
While gun control advocates say they just want “common sense” legislation, all signs point towards a push for the repeal of the Second Amendment. Source: The Free Thought Project June 10, 2018 By Rachel Blevins Many of the politicians, mainstream media pundits, and students who call for stricter gun control laws insist that they are only seeking “common sense” gun legislation. But in reality, the real issues that lead to mass shootings are being ignored and the rhetoric that is being shared in the name of “safety,” is instead chipping away at the Second Amendment, and in some cases, pushing to repeal it altogether. 1. The mainstream media is openly…
