An interesting question. The article suggests that between the party’s internal fragmentation, its members’ perception of a need for a change, Hogg’s hopes to primary a ton of moderates, and someone falling heir to Bernie Sanders’ network of donors and supporters, the party will likely go further “woke” when it should be heading the other way.

(We need a better title for “the other side.” Traditionally, they are called “the left,” but their core beliefs have almost nothing to do with left-vs-right. I mean — what did Karl Marx have to say about which bathroom a tranny male should…
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Booker himself escorted the staffer around the metal detectors at the entrance. He was arrested after he decided to go into the gallery, to actually watch Congress in session, and had to pass another metal detector.
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GoA v. ATF, DC District Court. GoA filed a FOIA lawsuit, “seeking records about a secret government surveillance program which unlawfully and unconstitutionally monitors and records the firearm purchases of American citizens who are perfectly eligible to purchase and possess firearms.”

ATF disclosed some records, then discovered that it had disclosed some it meant to keep secret, and it got a protective order from the court forbidding GoA to publicize them. GOA, thru Stephen Stamboulieh, now moves to lift the protective order. Here’s another note from the motion:

“As Plaintiffs explained, the NICS Monitoring Program underlying Plaintiffs’ FOIA request…
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New ATF Chief Counsel is a pro-2A law professor! The new Chief Counsel, Rob Leider, clerked for Justice Thomas, teaches Second Amendment law at George Mason, and has written that “AW bans” are unconstitutional.

I haven’t recovered from my loss — you never do that — but I’m at least becoming functional again, after 3 1/2 months.
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I’ve not posted in a while, just thought to mention the reason. My elder son, Mark William Hardy, was hospitalized on Nov. 3, and died on Dec. 3. I spent that time sitting in one or another ICU and was too distracted to blog. I still am.
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Barnett v. Raoul, S. D. Ill. The beginning is unusual, and the end is wonderful:

“Most importantly, considering all of the evidence presented, the Court holds that the provisions of PICA criminalizing the knowing possession of specific semiautomatic rifles, shotguns, magazines, and attachments are unconstitutional under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution as applied to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment. Therefore, the Plaintiffs’ request for a permanent injunction is GRANTED. The State of Illinois is hereby ENJOINED
from the enforcement of PICA’s criminal penalties in accordance with 720 ILL. COMP. STAT. §§ 5/24-1(a)(14)-(16) (bump stocks and…
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“Tackling the Bruen bear,” an online (and in-person) seminar featuring Steve Halbrook, Adam Winkler of UCLA, and William Taylor of Everytown, will be held on November 20, at 5:30-8 PM PST. You can register here.
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From the Babylon Bee: “Gun owners call for common-sense Democrat control.”
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Hurrah! Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, Steve Halbrook explains the significance.
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The Supreme Court is keeping busy on gun matters! It just granted S&W’s petition for certiorari. The government of Mexico had sued a large group of gun companies over guns being smuggled in, the companies pled the Lawful Commerce etc. Act, but the First Circuit upheld the suit on the grounds that the Act doesn’t protect aiding and abetting of crimes.

The companies point out that aiding and abetting requires more than selling a product that some buyers will misuse; a beer manufacturer does not aid and abet a drunk driver or an underage drinker.
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The case is Garland v. VanDerStok, No. 23-852. Here’s the transcript of argument. The government’s argument was brief and not interrupted by questions. Then came a lot of questions, and only Gorsuch seemed to be doubting the government position (see pp. 20-30), though Jackson raised some interesting questions (see pp. 53-56).

A good summary is at SCOTUSblog. The author thinks the regulation will be upheld.
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Story and pic here. He had an unusual scope mount and a strange idea for an eye shade….
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Video here. No wonder Joe’s wearing a MAGA hat these days….
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