Category: Legal
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EPA losses to The People
Government over stepping its bounds has been of interest to me for many years. I take notice when something comes past that is especially egregious. We talk about how long we’ve been fighting for our rights, this is the story of a couple that has been fighting the EPA since 2004. Some of this is…
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Massachusetts Bruen response spasm
Cam Edwards covered this Monday or Tuesday of this week. The Gun Owners Action League of Massachusetts is working on an analysis of the bill. I’ve not read it, I don’t want to read it. If you live in Massachusetts, if you travel through Massachusetts, you need to be aware of the proposed law. Once…
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Why are all these cases about “self-defense”?
B.L.U.F. What was supposed to be a short article regarding why we see “self-defense” in so many challenges turned into a 5000-word article covering the opening statements of the NFA hearings in 1934 plus random musings on yelling fire and other historical legal stuff. If you get anything out of this, please at least click…
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Are the courts balanced in amicus curiae?
According to one of the lawyers that speaks on Second Amendment rights, the policy of the courts on accepting amicus curiae from anybody is a rather recent policy change with the courts. It used to be that you had to show real reasons to be considered a friend of the court. Of the hundreds of…
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United States v. Rahimi Petition for writ of certiorari
Recap Prior to the Bruen opinion, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard the case of United States V. Rahimi. On June 8, 2022, just a few weeks before the Bruen opinion, the Circuit court affirmed Mr. Rahimi’s convection. A federal grand jury indicted Rahimi for possession of firearms in violation of sections 922(g)(8) and…
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How to hide the lead, 2nd Cir. and 3rd Cir.
Back in December 2022 in the case of Antonyuk v. Hochul the state didn’t like the District Court enjoining the New York State CCIA. New York’s Bruen spam response law. Appellants request a stay pending appeal of the district court’s order dated November 7, 2022 (N.D.N.Y. 22-cv-986, doc. 78), enjoining Appellants from enforcing certain aspects…
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Update on Ronald Koons v. Attorney General New Jersey (23-1900)
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered an expedited briefing schedule. The original order was Appellants’ opening brief and the joint appendix must be filed on or before July 7, 2023; Appellees’ briefs must be filed on or before August 4, 2023; Appellants’ reply brief, if any, must be filed on or before August…
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Matthew Hoover’s Motion for Acquittal
B.L.U.F.Matthew Hoover and Kristopher Ervin thumbed their noses at the ATF, daring the ATF to do something. The ATF did, they arrested both of them for multiple counts of conspiracy to sell a “combination of parts” that would convert a gun into a machine gun. Both were found Guilty. They have not been sentenced yet.…
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Kolbe v. Hogan 4th Cir (2017)
B.L.U.F. Does bad law live on? What happens to all the opinions issued by circuit courts on Second Amendment cases before Bruen. On June 23, 2022, a year ago, the Supreme Court issued the Bruen decision. The Bruen reaffirmed Heller. The Second Amendment is an individual right, it is not a second class right. The…
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O.F.F. et al. v. Brown — Update and analysis
B.L.U.F. Trial is held, state asks for a Judgement Recent History On June 1, 2023, the judge revised his order and granted the defendants (bad guys) motion to dismiss as-applied challenges to Ballot Measure 114. The state argued, and the court found persuasive, that since the permitting provisions are not implemented yet, there is no…