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It appears to be scripted. Multiple liberal posters suddenly threw down near-identical "No health exemption in the constitution" posts. The suspicion is that this got so much backlash so fast they're doing damage control now and throwing the NM Governor to the wolves. Notable that Matt...

Yes, of course I thought about it. The Navy's politically minded officers are going to want to keep their power. They will be disinclined to accept that their power is going to be dramatically reduced in order to give it to the ATF, especially when the government is ordering force to be used...

I have my doubts the Navy would need the USMC's help to roll up the ATF's carpet if the government tried to use them to suppress the Supreme Court in order to attack the Navy as suggested above, but it wouldn't hurt.

... Did you actually put any thought into that kneejerk? 'Cause I've a sneaking suspicion the Navy has more battalions than the ATF, and better quality ones.

That... actually tracks surprisingly well with what cannons cost back then. Yeah, cannons weren't even particularly expensive in those days either. We know Ephraim Bowen bought 4 four pounders along with 200 rounds of shot, their carriages, swivels, and all the tools to load and fire them...

Should probably answer this one as well because it's so flabbergasting. Black Sails is a fictional pirate story, it has no bearing on real life. It's hard to believe you'd take it as truth. Do you believe that As far as your claims on cannon size, stuff and nonsense, 9 pounders were nowhere...

No, I don't think that proves it at all. It merely establishes that the arsenal was a desirable first target, which may have been size, ease of locating it, or a range of other factors. Coming up with "That proves most militia artillery was publically owned" is stretching like Reed Richards...

I would say you're splitting hairs on warships, there's quite a big difference in firepower, but absolutely none in terms of legality. There's absolutely no reason to think the US government, which was good with entire privately owned artillery regiments, frigates, and would suddenly say "Oh...

This would fly in the face of the actual precedent the Founding Fathers set, specifically that they fully endorsed and expected private citizens to own top-of-the-line warships, explosives, and artillery. Fur traders commonly packed small cannons on their riverboats and the Constitution...

Well, you need to understand that legal terms and common words people use every day might sound the same, but have a completely different meaning. This is especially true of the Constitution, due to lingual drift. Now the founding fathers were mostly from Great Brittain so they would use...

Gavin Newsome has proposed a 28th amendment that will "keep the 2nd intact" while actually gutting it. Favorite response included. Given the current state of America, I doubt any constitutional amendment has a chance of passing but Gavin is on the short list ofr Presidential candidates in...

Yeah, the Sherrif did the right thing here. He's complied with the law while also making sure his constituents know what's coming and which laws caused it. As @Zachowon noted though, this is basically a great argument as to why registrations are a terrible thing.

They're playing whack-a-mole with laws now. They know the law will be overturned, they know it's unconstitutional, but the law still has to percolate all the way up to the Supreme Court through several appeals and a competent lawyer can put in many delays before it ceases, while they can pass a...

I genuinely don't know, is the President actually spelled out as commander and chief of the militia anywhere? And does he have the power to override national and state laws in that capacity?

Hmm, there might actually be a very limited and tenuous precedent for that. https://www.recoilweb.com/charges-dropped-against-jeffrey-c-barton-49127.html Barton did get charges of unlawful gun discharge dropped on the grounds that Joe Biden has recommended firing a Shotgun into the air and he...

A Red Flag Law allows the authorities to confiscate your firearms if they think you might be a danger to yourself or others. As with many such laws, the devil's in the details. The idea looks sound but a brief examination shows that everything is based on opinions, there is no burden of proof...

So, the Biden Administration's found a backdoor they're using to shut down gun stores. It turns out his "Zero Tolerance" policy is for Typos rather than actual Crime. Shutdowns of gun retailers are up 500% due to clerical errors. This has been trending the last day or two, the new strategy is...

https://www.firearmspolicy.org/foac-v-pittsburgh Pittsburgh's Red Flag Law, Mag Ban, and AWB Ban have all been struck down.

For the record, I'm of the opinion that guns should be stored in a safe rather than behind a can of tuna.