Second Amendment

Voters, not NRA money, drive the resistance to gun control

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Voters, not NRA money, drive the resistance to gun control

In 2020, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) was the top recipient of money from members of the “gun rights” industry. According to Open Secrets, his campaign received a total of $142,653 for the 2019-2020 cycle. That put the so-called gun lobby at 33 on the list, far behind other industries, like real estate and accounting.

Health professionals alone gave roughly seven times more money to Scalise ($1,072,904) than the gun lobby did. Meanwhile, individuals who simply put down “retired,” instead of any industry at all, gave 100 times more, just shy of $14 million.

The Adirondack Hunter with a gun and butcher knife strapped to his belt 🗡

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The Adirondack Hunter with a gun and butcher knife strapped to his belt 🗡.

I was out walking along Piseco Powley Road and walked past a hunter with a pistol and a butcher knife strapped to his belt. It’s the wilderness and totally unremarkable, people like to be prepared to survive in the woods as necessary. That or more likely he was looking for coyotes to dispatch. He did mention hearing a lot of ‘yotes recently at night.

I’ve thought about it for years, but I’ve never moved forward on getting my pistol permit. Sure I own several long guns, most small caliber guns for small game – a couple of rifles and shotguns. I’d like to get my pistol permit but I really resent the process and I’m not really willing to go in front of a judge or go down to the police station to fill out a lot of paper work and pay a bunch of money to the government, then have to get recertifed every three years.

I honestly don’t like or trust authority figures. I don’t want to go to a police station or in front of a judge to plea my case. I know the politics game well enough and I know few institution men are completely honest brokers. Plus I feel like having to have a permit to own or carry a gun in remote country is completely violating out rights. If you are not currently in jail or a mental institution, then you should have the right to own and carry whatever firearm you want especially in the woods or on your own land.

Some states are closer to that ideal. Many of the states on my short list for settling down are closer to that ideal, gun rights are a big priority in the red states.

NPR

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NRA Bankruptcy Case Denied, Allowing New York Dissolution Case To Move Forward : NPR

A federal bankruptcy judge dismissed an effort by the National Rifle Association to declare bankruptcy on Tuesday, ruling that the gun rights group had not filed the case in good faith.

The ruling slams the door on the NRA's attempt to use bankruptcy laws to evade New York officials seeking to dissolve the organization. In his decision, the federal judge said that "using this bankruptcy case to address a regulatory enforcement problem" was not a permitted use of bankruptcy.

Honestly I think it would be good for gun rights advocates if the assets of the NRA were dissolved and given to competitors. The organization is kind of stodgy and corrupt, and while I've contributed in the past I think we'd be better off with more vigorous defenses of the second amendment, especially if they can do more to support pro second amendment democrats. 

Americans Under 30 Have Rapidly Turned Against Gun Control Laws, Poll Finds

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Americans Under 30 Have Rapidly Turned Against Gun Control Laws, Poll Finds

A new ABC News/Washington Post poll released Tuesday from among more than 1,000 U.S. adults found that Americans overall are less supportive of new gun control legislations than they were just three years ago. People between the ages of 18-29 saw the sharpest decline in backing for new weapons laws, with fewer than half now saying new legislation is needed to reduce the risk of future mass shootings or to block "red flag" buyers.

In April 2018, the last time the ABC/Washington Post survey was conducted on this issue, 65 percent of these young Americans said they support gun control laws. That percentage is now 45.

It annoys me that in the era of the internet, you can’t fill out the 4473 from home, and have your completed background check done before you get to the gun shop, and just hand them the confirmation number, no wait or delay

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It annoys me that in the era of the internet, you can’t fill out the 4473 from home, and have your completed background check done before you get to the gun shop, and just hand them the confirmation number, no wait or delay. The system is so ass backwards, if something is in delay, I would rather know before I waste my time driving to the gun shop, looking at guns etc. 

A fair weather patriot or just a Republican hack? 🦅

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A fair weather patriot or just a Republican hack? 🦅

I have this neighbor down the way that has quite the collection of somewhat-obnoxious flags displayed in front of his condo on Delaware Avenue. Most of them are conservative leaning, and for a while he had a Molon Labe / Second Amendment flag, but I guess he’s not brave enough to hang such a flag after the latest round of mass-shootings. Talk about a fair-weather patriot. Honestly, if you really cared about your rights, and not just be some kind of a valueless Republican hack, now would be the time to be most vocally defending your right to keep and bear arms.