Results for: Second Amendment

Social Security Reform Is Too Little, Too Late
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/08/14/social-security-reform-is-too-little-too-late-n2162617
– That second item, by the way, would appear to fall afoul of Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, which states in part: The Congress … This clause was the reason the Sixteenth Amendment was passed to authorize the income tax.…
Anti-Gunners Hope to Use Lawfare to Curb Gun Ownership
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/14/anti-gunners-hope-to-use-lawfare-to-curb-gun-ownership-n792270
– The new law sparked criticism from pro-Second Amendment organizations and praise from the anti-gunner lobby: “It is really a bill … Prohibitions, that has always been the roadblock, the Second Amendment,” said [CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv] Miller. … Amendment rights.…
Sunday Gun Day III - Great Guns for Small Game
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/08/13/sunday-gun-day-iii-great-guns-for-small-game-n791800
– And if you need a break from the never-ending Second Amendment arguments, getting outside is a good way to do that.…
Matt Gaetz Tells Iowa State Fair Crowd That Washington Can Be Changed 'Only Through Force'
https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/08/12/matt-gaetz-tells-iow…wd-that-washington-can-be-changed-only-through-force-n791980
– January 6 insurrection narrative and the inevitable legal games to try to keep President Trump from running by claiming the 14th Amendment … A seven-second clip showing only the “by force” quote is already circulating.…
Gun Control Victory in Illinois? Not So Fast
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/11/gun-control-victory-in-illinois-not-so-fast-n791490
– Gun rights organizations excoriated the court for its ruling against the Second Amendment: In a win for the advocates of gun control … Amendment to own firearms and could not raise it before the Supreme Court. … The Second Amendment claim is alive, however, in several federal lawsuits filed in southern Illinois, later consolidated and awaiting…
BREAKING: Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Semi-Auto Gun Ban
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/08/11/breaking-illinois-supreme-court-upholds-semi-auto-gun-ban-n791300
Amendment to own firearms and could not raise it before the Supreme Court. … The Second Amendment claim is alive, however, in several federal lawsuits filed in southern Illinois, later consolidated and awaiting … Amendment, the future of laws like this (despite this setback) is uncertain.…
Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Law Forbidding Gun Ownership by Drug Users
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/08/10/fifth-circuit-strikes-down-law-forbidding-gun-ownership-by-drug-users-n790582
– There has been a landmark change in how courts have to look at Second Amendment cases. … Second Amendment arguments aside, there is a due process argument to be made. … We are only beginning to see all of the implications this decision will have, not only on concealed-carry laws but on Second Amendment
Christopher Wray's FBI: First They Came for the Catholics
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2023/08/10/christopher-wrays-fbi-first-they-came-for-the-catholics-n790077
– leak made headlines, FBI headquarters rescinded the report, claiming it does not “open an investigation based solely on First Amendment … That suggests the FBI already has been investigating Americans based on “First Amendment protected activity.” … January 23, 2023 document claims “Radical-Traditionalist Catholics” (RTCs) are “typically characterized by the rejection of the Second
Jonathan Turley: That Trump Indictment Could End up Backfiring on Joe Biden
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/08/09/jonathan-turley-t…rump-indictment-could-end-up-backfiring-on-joe-biden-n789803
– notes, it’s based on “little new evidence and even less established law” and it “faces a major threshold challenge under the First Amendment … However, Trump followed the advice of a second, albeit smaller, set of lawyers who told him there was a basis for challenging the election…
Is the NRA Still Relevant?
https://redstate.com/mdempsey/2023/08/27/is-the-nra-still-relevant-n2163097
– When it comes to guns, the Second Amendment, gun control, and all that it entails, the most common denominator is the Nationa Rifle … Additionally, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of other gun rights groups around the country that also fight for the Second Amendment … For, if you really cared about the Second Amendment, you'd want nothing to do with the NRA.…
The Future Is Looking Bright for Gun Rights, So Far
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/23/the-future-is-looking-bright-for-gun-rights-so-far-n2162979
– We’ve stepped into a new era where Second Amendment litigation is in the realm of originalism. … The original public meaning of the Constitution, the original public meaning of the Second Amendment; what those words meant when they … If we do not continue fighting for our Second Amendment rights, the left could end up reversing this momentum.…
Jordan Peterson Ordered to Undergo Re-Education, Pay $25K Fine by Canadian Court
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/08/23/jordan-peterson-ordered-to-undergo-re-education-n2162968
– In a court case that has wide implications for anyone here who cares about the First Amendment, clinical psychologist and author Jordan … Note the second clause in the next sentence: The prescribed coaching would focus on Peterson's "unprofessional language" and would … And when the First Amendment is rendered meaningless, the Second, Fourth, Fifth, and eventually the others will go down as well.…
Do We Need to Bring Back the Concept of the Undeserving Poor?
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/08/23/do-we-need-to-bring-back-the-concept-of-the-undeserving-poor-n2162957
– In the UK in 1834, during the Industrial Revolution that, yes, saw a lot of social upheaval, Parliament passed the Poor Law Amendment … The second? A hand up, sure, and maybe a swift kick in the backside to those who have one coming. A handout, no.…
Former President Trump Should Pay His Own Legal Bills and Use Campaign Donations to Fight Democrats
https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/08/19/former-president-tru…bills-and-use-campaign-donations-to-fight-democrats-n2162824
– charges, his very existence on the ballot of as many as 20 states because of challenges filed under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment … If true, this would indicate that his PAC spent over $4 million more than the $35 million it raised in Second Quarter 2023.…
'Backdoor Violation of Second Amendment': Biden ATF Strips Licenses From Hundreds of Gun Dealers
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2023/08/19/backdoor-violati…biden-strips-licenses-from-hundreds-of-gun-dealers-n2162802
– overreach attempt; this time stripping the licenses from 122 more gun dealers in a move one critic called a 'backdoor violation of the SecondAmendment." … This policy is designed to be a backdoor violation of the Second Amendment.  Is it any wonder? …
Gun Control: Who Gets the Blame for Taking Away Your Rights?
https://redstate.com/mdempsey/2023/08/19/gun-control-who-gets-the-blame-for-taking-away-your-rights-n2162705
– Other states like Missouri passed their "Second Amendment Preservation Act," which asserted their 10th Amendment powers over the Federal … When it comes to individual states, Republican-controlled states typically live up to their promises to protect the Second Amendment … Republicans run on supporting the Second Amendment and but it's mostly crickets from them when they get elected. …
Here's What Authoritarian Leftists Want to Accomplish by Mainstreaming the 'Hate Speech' Trope
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/09/07/heres-what-authoritari…o-accomplish-by-mainstreaming-the-hate-speech-trope-n2163550
– Fortunately, we do have the First Amendment enshrined in the Constitution. … Moreover, while the First Amendment does provide a level of protection, it does not guarantee that the authoritarians on the left won … Gavin Newsom seeks to do to the Second Amendment: Do away with it. None of our natural rights should be taken for granted.…
Bill Maher Belabors the Obvious: 'There Is a Lot of Crazy on the Left'
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/09/07/bill-maher-belabors-the-obvious-there-is-a-lot-of-crazy-on-the-left-n2163527
– He has also ranted against the Second Amendment in the past, and there's little evidence his views there have changed.…
Eric Swalwell to Appear at Juneau Fundraiser for Mary Peltola
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/09/05/eric-swalwell-to-appear-at-juneau-fundraiser-for-mary-peltola-n2163456
– His stance on guns is another liability in strongly pro-Second Amendment Alaska; throughout most of the state, gun ownership is pretty…
'I Didn't Want to Kill Him': Armed Homeowner Describes Harrowing Decision During Home Invasion
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/09/03/i-didnt-want-to-kill-h…omeowners-harrowing-decision-during-a-home-invasion-n2163388
– That second shot allowed Jeremy Cox to get control of the situation and get Nathan Harvey to the ground. … Carrying a firearm confers more responsibility on those exercising their Second Amendment rights.…
Louisiana School District Sues TikTok, Instagram Parent Companies Over Teen Mental Health Crisis
https://redstate.com/joesquire/2023/09/02/louisiana-school-d…parent-companies-for-over-teen-mental-health-crisis-n2163351
– Rates of childhood mental health concerns and suicide rose steadily between 2010 and 2020 and by 2018 suicide was the second leading … I discussed it a bit in the second half of my radio show yesterday (which you can listen to here), but I want to expand on it a bit … I think there's a First Amendment issue, at the very least.…
'Common Sense' Gun-Grabbing? Biden Pushes Huge Fines, Restrictions on Used Gun Sales
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2023/09/01/common-sense-gun…ng-biden-pushes-more-restrictions-on-firearms-sales-n2163312
– In this case, the elephant is the Second Amendment and the rights it ensures law-abiding Americans. … Nonetheless, Joe Biden and the gun-grabbing left will never abandon their relentless attack on Second Amendment rights; an attack that…
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