Homicide increases were caused by the Mexican government’s military offensive against its own citizens, the militarization of public security forces, government corruption…and the Mexican government’s human rights violations
“Franklin Armory presented a square peg, and ATF shoved it into a round hole. If Congress wanted ‘shotgun’ to be a catch-all category for anything that doesn’t fit ‘rifle,’ it could have done so.”
“I reload all my own ammo. I gunsmith on my stuff. Some people watch football on Sunday, I’m usually at my reloading bench. We, my wife and I, we eat, sleep and breathe this stuff – big defenders of the Second Amendment and this industry.”
Adamiak had no idea how badly the ATF would lie about this completely legal purchase. The STEN toy became the most tested and most written about gun of all the legal firearms parts seized by the ATF during their raids.
Mexico’s lawfare attack was petitioned to the Supreme Court by Smith & Wesson after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit revived the case after it was dismissed by a lower federal court.
While many in the gun community celebrated the feds indicting Michael Madigan, we should have been careful what we wished for, because in politics, the alternative can always be far worse.
Heller said reasonable gun control might entail background checks, age restrictions, shop security measures, and the like. It does not automatically extend to a standardless, temporary disarmament measure.
“The Court finds that any fee associated with exercising the core fundamental Constitutional right of armed self-defense within the confines of one’s home violates the Second Amendment.”
Beyond federal activism, gun rights activists must be ready to broaden their political horizons. The federal level may not always yield the results they desire.
When executing a search warrant in Peterson’s home, ATF discovered an unregistered homemade suppressor. Peterson sought to have the charge dismissed based on his Second Amendment rights.
