Looks like the DOJ is now on ‘our’ side for a change…
The Justice Department has sued California over its new Glock ban and theCommonwealth of Virginia over a law banning a common semi-automatic rifle.
The first lawsuit also seeks to prevent enforcement of the state’s “Handgun Roster” — a list limiting legal firearms that individuals may purchase.
The United States challenges both as unlawful under the Second Amendment.
“The Second Amendment is a sacred right belonging to all Americans, even those in California. California cannot ban the most popular type of handgun in America,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. “We will work to stop this blatant trampling of our rights by the California government to protect the rights of lawful gun owners.”
Full article, HERE at Town Hall.
The Dems have, and continue to pass laws they ‘know’ are going to be overturned sooner or later (see Hawaii vampire law), but want to run off or force folks to get rid of as many guns as they can, as they are still seeking power.
The problem is, as long as we the people have a way to defend ourselves, their goals can’t be met.
But I don’t see them stopping anytime soon…
I need more popcorn for this one!
Now do the NFA (1934).
We live in the decidedly blue state of Illinois, in Crook County. No options for moving as grands are here.
I fully expect to see more and more firearms banned through various Illinois Loopholes. The Chicago murder rate will remain intractable and the answer will continue to be more “violence intervention programs” (purest of graft) and more forms of gun banning, e.g. ammunition restrictions and outright proscriptions.
Most deep blue states will behave similarly until, at some point, they stumble. My sense is that they will run out of “welfare money” (whatever the form) and predation will increase. Hat in hand they will “march on Washington” for relief. As local violence increases, my “best guess” prognostication fails. I have no idea.
I suppose we’ll see “gang unrest” with authorities telling individuals told to shelter in place while bad actors take/destroy what they want. Suburban law enforcement caught up in this will lack the resources to respond.
A great time to get out.
Assuming that the VA laws are eventually overturned, the gun manufacturers and small dealers driven out in the meantime will not return. To the Democrats, that is a feature.
I was very pleased to hear of the two VA court injunctions and the DOJ action. Unfortunately I have no idea as to when actual court hearings will occur. The Supreme Court decision to finally take on the “AR” case is also welcome, although I have absolutely no faith in the current court to rule in favor of the 2nd Amendment. Considering the recent cheat-by-mail and illegal alien baby citizenship rulings, all bets are off. In the meantime, I now exist in the People’s Democratic Republic of Virginia.
SCOTUS not ruling in our favor on the Viramontes and Grant cases would require a complete repudiation of the Heller decision from 2008, and I don’t see that happening. Heller was very clear that bans on arms commonly used for all lawful purposes are unconstitutional. Yes, anti-gun judges in inferior federal courts of appeals (9th, 7th and 2nd circuits, for example) have been playing games with that clear language. But even the liberal justices voted (albeit relunctantly) to uphold the SCOTUS precedent of Bruen in the recent cases, and Kagan admitted in the Smith and Wesson case that AR-15s were “… both widely legal and bought by many ordinary consumers. The AR-15 is the most popular rifle in the country….” All 9 justices agreed with the decision in that case, which Kagan authored. So I am very positive on this case, but also realistic that things can change in the time this case will be heard and settled.
Unless there is a marked disincentive to create these anti-2A laws, they will continue. Additional disincentive to those who support via lawfare the anti-2A laws all the way to the Supreme Court. Further disincentive for reinstituting anti-2A laws through other schemes.
Can the SLAPP laws be used to combat these anti-2A monstrosities and their life-support systems?
Or create legislation that prevents creating of statute-by-lawfare. Laws must be created by Legislature, not by legal failure.
Many of your readers are well spoken; I’m not. The gun haters strategy is to keep throwing shit against the wall and see what sticks. At some future time, they may be forced to scrape it off but until then we live with the stink.
The quislings in the DOJ…like most Fed agencies…are “on the side” of whoever signs their paychecks. They would just as happily take away our guns if the people in power told them too.
Ag- Someday, I hope!
Frankns- I’m sorry. I wish I could offer you some options, but I can’t.
John- Oh yes, the secondary effects that don’t get covered!
Peaowed/Tom- Yes, I hear you. But Tom is correct.
WN- I wish!!!
WSF- Agreed!
Dan- Sadly true!
Those corrupt fools need to be reined in.