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Archive for category Law
ATF’s Meddling Appears To Allow Trusts To Make Machineguns With No Registration Or NICS Check
From Princelaw.com:
So, ATF, trying to be cute and find a way to require NICS checks without Congressional action, declared trusts not to fit the definition of a “person†under the GCA. No big deal, especially for us in Pennsylvania, as Pennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS) checks are already required for all NFA firearms, except silencers. But, not so quick…let’s look at Section 922(o) of the Gun Control Act…
Section 922(o) provides:
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any person to transfer or possess a machinegun.
(2) This subsection does not apply with respect to–
(A) a transfer to or by, or possession by or under the authority of, the United States or any department or agency thereof or a State, or a department, agency, or political subdivision thereof; or
(B) any lawful transfer or lawful possession of a machinegun that was lawfully possessed before the date this subsection takes effect.
Proposed Bill Would Mandate Better Accounting at the Pentagon for Ammunition
From USA Today:
The Pentagon would be required to modernize its accounting system for ammunition under an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that passed the House on Thursday.
The amendment, co-sponsored by Democrats Jackie Speier of California and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, would require an authoritative source of data on the Pentagon’s $70 billion stockpile of conventional ammunition as recommended by the Government Accountability Office.
Justice Department Using FDIC To Hurt Gun Retailers
Posted by Brian in Law, News, Threat Watch on 24/May/2014 07:46
From The Washington Times:
Since 2011, regulators have increased scrutiny on banks’ customers. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in 2011 urged banks to better manage the risks of their merchant customers who employ payment processors, such as PayPal, for credit card transactions. The FDIC listed gun retailers as “high risk†along with porn stores and drug paraphernalia shops.
Louisiana Lawmakers Give Themselves More Rights Than Citizens
From KTBS:
State lawmakers would be exempt from many weapons restrictions imposed on the general public, under a bill nearing final legislative passage.
NRA Calls For National Reciprocity
From The Washington Times:
With concealed weapons now legal in all 50 states, the National Rifle Association’s focus at this week’s annual meeting is less about enacting additional state protections than on making sure the permits already issued still apply when the gun owners travel across the country.
NFA Trust Regulation Faces Stiff Opposition
From The Guardian:
An executive action announced by the White House last year said that all members of legally certified trusts buying or receiving federally regulated weapons would need to identify themselves by submitting photographs, fingerprints and a signed approval from a local law-enforcement chief to US authorities.
In any case, the implementation of the new rule appears to have staved off for the time being by the vehement opposition lodged with the ATF. Williams, of the American Silencer Association, said he and colleagues had been told by senior ATF officials in a meeting in Nevada in January that “they received more comments than they anticipated, and because of that, the final ruling likely won’t be issued until next yearâ€.
OK Gov. Vetoes “Shall-Issue” NFA Bill
From NRA-ILA:
Authored in the House by state Representative Mike Turner (R-82) and in the Senate by state Senator Nathan Dahm (R-33), HB 2461 would require that a chief law enforcement officer (CLEO) sign an application for the transfer of any item regulated under the National Firearms Act (NFA) within fifteen days if the applicant is not prohibited by law from receiving it.
UPDATE:
House Bill 2461 will go to the state Senate where a two-thirds vote would be required to complete the veto override. The bill initially passed the Senate by a vote of 46-0 on April 22.
Wednesday’s House vote came one day after Fallin vetoed 15 House bills, including this one, while criticizing the House for failing to act on important issues, such as Capitol repairs, while passing flawed bills and bills that are irrelevant to most Oklahomans.
Supreme Court Refuses To Hear New Jersey “Justifiable Need” Case
From The Christian Science Monitor:
The court took the action in a one-line order without further comment. It affirms lower court decisions upholding a New Jersey gun permit statute that critics say is too restrictive.
The challenged New Jersey statute prohibits state residents from obtaining a permit to carry a handgun in public unless they can demonstrate a “justifiable need†for such a weapon.
Reason.com’s take here.
CATO Institute’s response:
Drake is but the latest in a series of cases that challenge the most restrictive state laws regarding the right to armed self-defense. Although the Supreme Court in Heller declared that the Second Amendment protects an individual constitutional right, lower federal courts with jurisdiction over states like Maryland and New York have been “willfully confused†about the scope of that right, declining to protect it outside Heller’s particular facts (a complete ban on functional firearms in the home). It’s as if the Supreme Court announced that the First Amendment protects an individual right to blog about politics from your home computer, but then some lower courts allowed states to ban political blogging from your local Starbucks.
Arlington, TX To Pass Ordinance Restricting Open Carry
From NBC:
The first ordinance would put a blanket ban on all weapons and “simulated weapons†at government meetings.
The other would ban all weapons and any objects that resemble a weapon from public government meetings.
Judge Napolitano on the Bundy Ranch Standoff
Judge Napolitano on the Bundy Ranch Standoff
http://youtu.be/46O7fEIxHn8
Shooting a “Pistol” With The SB15 Brace
From Military Arms Channel:
Man Charged With Felony for Knife Possession
From The Heritage Foundation:
Eighteen year-old Jordan Wiser is training to be a firefighter. He’s a certified emergency vehicle operator who works as a first responder when he’s not attending high school. And, after just spending 13 days in jail, he’s now facing felony charges for weapons possession.
The weapon? A pocketknife. It was in his EMT vest, and he uses it to cut through seatbelts when he’s practicing saving lives.
Showdown In Nevada Between Rancher and the Feds
Posted by Brian in Law, Threat Watch on 9/Apr/2014 13:49
Armed federal agents from the FBI and Bureau of Land Management have surrounded a ranch in Nevada in order to protect an endangered tortoise.
From The Washington Free Beacon:
His wife, Carol Bundy, said that roughly 200 armed agents from the BLM and FBI are stationed around their land, located about 75 miles outside of Las Vegas. Helicopters circle the premises, and the airspace and nearby roads remain blocked.
As of Monday, officials have seized 234 of Bundy’s 908 cattle. Impounding the cattle alone could cost the government as much as $3 million.
When the priority of the government goes this far astray is when people get hurt. Let’s hope the situation is resolved in a just manner.
Local news report:
http://youtu.be/XbwjtZhygQQ