Posts Tagged ‘2nd Amendment’
Hartford Courant OpEd: 2nd Amendment does not include “assault rifles”
In an opinion piece published in the Hartford Courant today by Noah Feldman, a constitutional law professor at Harvard, Feldman outright states the 2nd Amendment does not include assault rifles. His reasoning comes down to this*, with my emphasis. … there’s something special about weapons that can be used both for self-defense and for militias … those…
Read More2nd Amendment Rally at Connecticut Capitol this Saturday
As a reminder, the Connecticut Citizens Defense League (CCDL) is sponsoring a 2nd Amendment rally at Connecticut’s Capitol Building from noon to 3 p.m. this Saturday, April 5. The weather looks like it will be nice this weekend, so why not put off your Spring yard clean-up routine for a few hours and come out…
Read MoreTopic for tomorrow: 3D Printed Guns
On the big radio show tomorrow, one of Jim’s topics will be 3D printers and the ability to “print” a lower receiver for a rifle, as well as various sized magazines and even a pistol. Watch the documentary before the show!
Read MoreThe history of the 2nd Amendment
Hopefully you are not on such a 2nd Amendment “overload” that you won’t read this. While we often speak of the Heller decision and the McDonald decision, lost in the shuffle is the Nordyke decision.
Read MoreMayor Bloomberg’s gun control stupidity on full display
I was traveling when this ABC interview was done with New York Cities Mayor Michael Bloomberg. It’s completely full of fail for the gun control mayor. I’ve referred to his “stupidity” in the headline, but I’m more likely to think he knows exactly what he’s talking about and he’s speaking to the low-information crowd who…
Read MoreWe’ve got mail: Why not just ban “assault-type” weapons?
George thinks Jim’s being unreasonable about 2nd Amendment rights, suggesting we redraw the line to ensure “assault-type” weapons that are really dangerous – as compared to the somewhat dangerous guns – are banned.
Read MoreA challenge for Michael Lawlor, Conn. governor’s undersecretary of criminal justice
On or about Aug. 17, Michael Lawlor, the undersecretary of criminal justice for Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy stated that in almost every case he could imagine, carrying a firearm openly in Connecticut would be “almost by definition a breach of peace.” He’s totally wrong.
Read MoreAlabama mother defends home and children with firearm
Another story I’ll bring to you since there is little chance the main stream media will do it. A home invader broke into the home at 3 a.m. on Tuesday morning in Alabama…
Read MoreTwo 2nd Amendment cases provide right-to-carry victories in Maryland and Colorado
In Woollard v. Sheridan, a Maryland judge ruled the plaintiff did not have to prove “good and substantial reason” to carry. In Students for Concealed Carry on Campus v. Regents the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled Colorado’s 2003 Concealed Carry Act entirely preempts the University of Colorado’s power to prohibit licensed carry.
Read MoreMitt Romney has big problems with 2nd Amendment advocates
Will he be willing to listen and learn since he might be representing all of America instead of just the liberal Commonwealth of Massachusetts? Of course he supports the 2nd Amendment, what the heck else is he going to say? But it is his actions – or inactions – as governor of Massachusetts we should…
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