The Ninth Circuit Protects Gun Rights and Stops Confiscation

The Ninth Circuit Protects Gun Rights and Stops Confiscation https://t.co/pvHlEPSjlk via @DavidAFrench pic.twitter.com/VbG0PYuLZ6

— National Review (@NRO) July 20, 2018

Every now and then the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals — arguably the nation’s most progressive federal circuit — can offer up a legal surprise. Yesterday, it gave us a legal shock, when a divided panel of its judges affirmed last year’s federal district-court injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of California’s confiscatory ban on so-called large-capacity magazines.

Under California law, any person who possesses a legally purchased magazine capable of holding more than ten rounds of ammunition must either remove the magazine from the state, sell it to a licensed firearm dealer, or hand it over to law enforcement. Those citizens who retained their magazines after the law went into effect risked a fine or up to one year’s imprisonment in county jail.

The district court’s 66-page opinion was a legal tour-de-force that not only dismantled California’s justifications for the ban, but also reiterated and reinforced the constitutional and historical basis for the right to keep and bear arms....

Justice Department, gun rights groups clash after assault weapons deadline passes https://t.co/5P0eX2yhnP

— The Sacramento Bee (@sacbee_news) July 21, 2018

“This marks the end of gun control.” Govt decides sharing of 3D printer gun files a constitutional right https://t.co/e8j2v5O8PV #FoxNews

— Taryn (@TarynOnthenews) July 21, 2018

MASSIVE Data Breach and Significant Registration Problems with CA DOJ’s “Assault Weapon” Registration System

#California: MASSIVE Data Breach and Significant Registration Problems with CA DOJ’s “Assault Weapon” Registration System. The @NRA and @CRPAnews have prepared an informative bulletin for California's gun owners that can be found here ➡️ https://t.co/EOO25l57Mf @NRAILA #2A #NRA

— Support NRA-ILA (@SupportNRAILA) July 8, 2018

Roozbeh Farahanipour, an NRA member since 2005, led the 1999 Iranian student protests for freedom of speech. He was jailed and tortured for 36 days.

Roozbeh Farahanipour, an NRA member since 2005, led the 1999 Iranian student protests for freedom of speech. He was jailed and tortured for 36 days. Fearing for his life, Roozbeh fled to the United States. #2A #NRA #DefendtheSecond pic.twitter.com/yANMSIIVKf

— NRA (@NRA) June 6, 2018

NRA Annual Meeting Broke Attendance Records & They Have A New President

Thank You, Anti-Gun Liberals: NRA Annual Meeting Broke Attendance Records & They Have A New President https://t.co/ds07zXtTUH

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 8, 2018

Broward County Public Schools finally admits to covering up student shooter Cruz's enrollment in controversial PROMISE program, which sends lawbreaking kids to counseling instead of jail

Broward County Officials Forced To Admit School Shooter Nikolas Cruz Was in Diversionary Program…. https://t.co/Be1UVmDEMo pic.twitter.com/wopOj0l9pV

— TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) May 7, 2018

BREAKING: Broward County Public Schools finally admits to covering up student shooter Cruz's enrollment in controversial PROMISE program, which sends lawbreaking kids to counseling instead of jailhttps://t.co/ok0z230rQx

— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) May 7, 2018

Once again @TheLastRefuge2 was absolutely correct Cruz WAS a part of the Promise Program. Broward County lied for months and just came clean yesterday. https://t.co/ccLjGY4p1s

— Rosie Memos (@almostjingo) May 7, 2018

1. Watch this video. People don't understand how Broward County School Sheriff Officers operate. I'll explain. https://t.co/SF4LDv1amf

— TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) February 23, 2018

I was repeatedly told that the Parkland shooter was never in the Promise Program I was asking questions about. Now it turns out that in fact he was. https://t.co/q1JTbDXoU3

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 7, 2018

Unpublished CDC Study Confirms over 2 Million Annual Defensive Gun Uses

Study by #CDC

NEVER RELEASED affirms previous estimates of 2.5 Million defensive gun uses per year‼️#LEFT has decided the ONLY way to win debates is to conceal information & censor conservative voices

Many of us on @Twitter have been censored 🤬 https://t.co/LdJFl99at7

— Scott Barbour (@drscott_atlanta) April 21, 2018

"We demand the freedom to defend our families. And we challenge the media to tell the Truth about our rights."

"I'm a mom. And just like millions of other women, that's why I own guns...It's time for moms like me to speak out. We are the majority. We demand the freedom to defend our families. And we challenge the media to tell the Truth about our rights." @DLoesch #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/rzufsfYbOR

— NRATV (@NRATV) March 8, 2018

Everybody's against school shootings. The question is what do you do about them?

President hears wrenching tales at school violence meeting... https://t.co/szlwX0GkfS

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) February 21, 2018

.@realDonaldTrump's White House Listening Session on guns is America at its best. This is the basic, decent, civil discussion that we have craved from our leaders for decades. I don't agree with everything I'm hearing -- of course not -- but look at how respectful and open it is.

— Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) February 21, 2018

PRESIDENT HEARS THEIR PAIN... https://t.co/GNoIQmCBvo

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) February 22, 2018

"If he had a firearm, he wouldn’t have had to run." https://t.co/gnOOhFEImf

— Robert Costa (@costareports) February 22, 2018

Amazing => [Video] Father of Parkland Victim Calls for School Safety Now https://t.co/vSJg4I6Y8v pic.twitter.com/OQEXXpbI7T

— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) February 22, 2018

THANK YOU @POTUS for hosting an incredibly important dialogue today on how to keep our children safe. And thank you to the brave students & families who spoke today. Our administration is taking action to combat the scourge of school violence. pic.twitter.com/ThuavM238K

— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) February 22, 2018

Everybody's against school shootings. The question is what do you do about them? We're not sure of the answers. We're positive there are real questions that need to be debated & considered by smart ppl sincerely trying to make the country better. Media screechers aren't helping.

— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) February 22, 2018

if we truly desire to save innocent lives we must focus on glaring warning signs not ubiquitous uncontrollable hardware

— Ted Nugent (@TedNugent) February 22, 2018

'SOFT TARGETS NEED TO BE FORTIFIED' https://t.co/JdBA5kAhG6

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) February 22, 2018

Shooter always in trouble, never expelled. Why didn't school system do more? https://t.co/hmlgcSSU8N

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) February 21, 2018

Among the saddest days since arriving here.

Deeply moved by the bravery, clarity, passion & resolve in that room today. https://t.co/pA9Rktcmgy

— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) February 22, 2018

This is riveting - and it's hard to imagine a messenger who could be be more effective connecting with this president >https://t.co/R0iuVKVLt6

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) February 21, 2018

Jeff Flake to introduce bill to raise minimum age to purchase assault rifle to 21 years old https://t.co/fUOWP1aKrn pic.twitter.com/SDfPyljzDe

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 22, 2018

Unhappy New Year for California Gun Owners

NRA-ILA | Unhappy New Year for California Gun Owners https://t.co/y7e6JU5lps pic.twitter.com/qHPTmHTUw3

— 2AmendRightorg (@2AmendRightorg) January 6, 2018

While most of America was busy preparing to celebrate the New Year, gun owners in California were scrambling to lawfully purchase ammunition while they still could. Beginning January 1, all ammunition sales were required go through a California licensed dealer or licensed ammunition vendor.

This new requirement is one of two new ammunition laws that were passed by the California legislature or adopted by California voters in 2016. The law that took effect on January 1 will generally prohibit gun owners from bringing ammunition into the Golden State or from purchasing their ammunition online.

California adopted these new laws in spite of significant evidence that they would only burden law-abiding gun owners and do nothing to promote public safety. Most notably, the reporting of ammunition sales has already been tried -- and failed -- at the federal level....

#California the NRA is currently preparing a lawsuit to challenge the ammunition restrictions to compliment the already pending challenges against the “gunmagedon” package of gun control bills. #2A https://t.co/5MsgSdGpfP

— NRA (@NRA) January 4, 2018

Court Rules That Medical Marijuana Card Holders Can’t Buy Firearms

Court Rules that Medical Marijuana Card Holders Can’t Buy Firearms #USA #firearms #MMJ https://t.co/gt0N4XDSlR pic.twitter.com/xPwRBKUrsg

— Cannabis Culture (@CannabisCulture) September 3, 2016

On June 29 — two days before California’s “high capacity” magazine ban was set to take effect — U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez blocked the ban to prevent “otherwise law-abiding” citizens from being criminalized.

Judge Blocks 'High Capacity' Mag Ban to Prevent Criminalization of Law-Abiding Californians https://t.co/sJF1GboLFe

— 2A America News (@2AAmericaNews) June 30, 2017

...Benitez ruled that the ban takes away Second Amendment rights “and amounts to the government taking people’s private property without compensation.”

According to ABC News, Benitez ruled, “If this injunction does not issue, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of otherwise law-abiding citizens will have an untenable choice: become an outlaw or dispossess one’s self of lawfully acquired property.”

And while the ban was approved by a majority of California voters, Benitez noted, “[The] constitution is a shield from the tyranny of the majority.”...

Supreme Court Denies Appeal, Leaves Pro-Gun Decision Intact

Supreme Court Denies Appeal, Leaves Pro-Gun Decision Intact https://t.co/ascjfrDVtX via @StephenGutowski pic.twitter.com/TOcj2dxPNf

— Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) June 26, 2017

Trump to NRA: 8-Year-Assault on Second Amendment Over..

VIDEO... https://t.co/IIclGrhJ3U

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) April 28, 2017

WATCH: President Trump Speaks to the National Rifle Convention https://t.co/9yWn5AKdK5

— IJR (@TheIJR) April 28, 2017

Pres Trump takes the stage at @NRA convention with its leaders Chris Cox and Wayne LaPierre. pic.twitter.com/fkoBarMXSq

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 28, 2017

Trump to NRA: 8-Year-Assault on Second Amendment Over... https://t.co/ftTjNxEQW4

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) April 29, 2017

Ted Cruz, who flew aboard Air Force One with Trump, will speak at
NRA in Atlanta, too. https://t.co/WDaevwAa8c

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) April 28, 2017

16-year-old competitive shooter @cheyenneshoots is in Atlanta at #NRAWLF17! Thanks for joining us, Cheyenne. #NRAAM2017 pic.twitter.com/wBB7o2UW0b

— NRA Women (@nrawomen) April 28, 2017

Trump fires Obama's surgeon general who called guns 'health issue'

Nurse Replaces Surgeon General... https://t.co/8fAWIADfVW

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) April 22, 2017

Trump admin fires surgeon general who called guns 'health issue' https://t.co/CGIDFKyFYX

— Guns Update (@GunsUpdate) April 23, 2017

WATCH New NRA Ad: The only way we save our country & our freedom is to fight the left's violence of lies with the clenched fist of truth.

The only way we save our country & our freedom is to fight the left's violence of lies with the clenched fist of truth. via @DLoesch #NRA pic.twitter.com/n7IByT7tqO

— NRATV (@NRATV) April 13, 2017

Dr. David Raney of @Hillsdale college says @nytimes approach to #2A is a “mixture of ignorance & willful deception.” #FakeNews pic.twitter.com/PF3jAdXpaI

— NRATV (@NRATV) April 11, 2017

Dana Loesch Holds Nothing Back in Her Response to The NYTimes https://t.co/dYFp47mM8S pic.twitter.com/SGR35Veml3

— Bearing Arms (@BearingArmsCom) April 11, 2017

"No Obama, no Clinton, no gun prohibition, no problem," Alan Gottlieb of the Second Amendment Foundation said. "No rush to buy a gun before your rights are infringed. Of course gun sales are down."

RT @DMW1135 @AHMalcolm Most excellent. Must read. Closing line is a killer. A bright lite in the media menagerie. https://t.co/pfUtsXBGve

— Andrew Malcolm (@AHMalcolm) February 4, 2017

Gun owners across America have scored a significant victory! NRA Wins Victory as Congress Reverses Obama's Social Security Gun Grab

◼ The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) today scored a significant victory when Congress agreed to review a final rule by the Obama administration that would wrongly strip law-abiding Americans of their Second Amendment rights.

“Congress's decision to review the Obama administration's back-door gun grab is a significant step forward in restoring the fundamental constitutional rights of many law-abiding gun owners,” said Chris W. Cox, executive director, NRA-ILA. "The NRA has been fighting this unconstitutional government overreach since it was first discussed and we look forward to swift congressional action to overturn it." ...

This drive to “change the culture” has led gun control advocates to target gun owners and Second Amendment rights advocates and has destroyed any good will between Second Amendment supporters and government regulators.

Change The Culture https://t.co/72UKvllIG5

— HRWF (@HRWF) January 3, 2017

Obama Yanks Second Amendment Rights from SSI Recipients

Grandma Got Run Over by Obama: #SSA Finalizes New Gun Prohibition Rule https://t.co/7PfTAT6Jde @NRAILA @NRA #Obama #SSAGunGrab #2A #NRA pic.twitter.com/q9pR2yb9CQ

— Support NRA-ILA (@SupportNRAILA) December 24, 2016

The SSA, for the first time in its history, will be coopted into the federal government’s gun control apparatus, effectively requiring Social Security applicants to weigh their need for benefits against their fundamental rights when applying for assistance based on mental health problems

Barack Obama’s political party and the presidential candidate he personally endorsed and campaigned for suffered perhaps the most dramatic rebuke in the history of American politics with the election of Donald J. Trump. Far from being humbled or chastened, however, Obama is spending the waning days of his presidency releasing duly convicted felons from prison, making low-level appointments, and pushing pet policy projects, all to do something, anything, to leave his stamp after a lackluster tenure.

The Social Security rule is the final version of a proposal that we reported on earlier this year. Public outcry against the proposed rule was fierce, and the comment period drew over 91,000 responses, the vast majority of them opposing the plan.

The NRA itself submitted detailed comments, taking the proposed rule to task for its many legal problems, its lack of empirical support, and the way it would politicize the SSA’s functions and stigmatize its beneficiaries.

The SSA, however, essentially ignored the NRA’s comments and the tens of thousands of others pointing out problems with the plan and issued a final rule that in most key respects tracks the original proposal....

Obama Admin Yanks Second Amendment Rights from SSI Recipients https://t.co/olAy44IyMA #trending pic.twitter.com/q9jqBvU38k

— PJ Media (@PJMedia_com) December 28, 2016

Surprise => California Gun Sales Skyrocket Ahead of New Anti-2A Regulations

Surprise => CA Gun Sales Skyrocket Ahead of New Anti-2A Regulations https://t.co/9L6h3BzyOT pic.twitter.com/uBU9kR3BE1

— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) December 28, 2016