Keep in mind, the societal benefit of Dynastic Family Protection is not merely balance of power between tense, competing interests, but preserving the dignity and character of a free people in order to minimize political competition in the first place.
It's the one thing that distinguished American culture. You cannot really be an American without being a rifleman, and "starting the world" is premature until we re-prime America.
British women used to be safer than American women, but now British women are twice as likely to be raped as American women. The incidence of rape in Britain went up 60% in the decade following gun control passed in 1997. Story here.
The Ninth Circuit's ruling Monday in the energizer bunny of Second Amendment cases, Nordyke v King, seems to be, on balance, a good step in the right direction (here is the opinion).
The Court rejected any kind of balancing test involving the weighing of the individual right against any supposed government interest (geee, is it in the government's interest to take away our guns?); no, the Court says the entire focus must be on how the individual right is affected.
Also good news is the groundwork laid for a heightened standard of review, something more than the "rational basis" test under which all sorts of buffoonery is allowed. The Court held: "only regulations which substantially burden the right to keep and to bear arms trigger heightened scrutiny under the Second Amendment." The Court did not adopt any particular scrutiny standard but whatever it is, it is some kind of intermediate standard, less than "strict scrutiny" because of the "substantial burden" hurdle.
No standard was adopted because, according to the opinion, Nordykes did not allege they wished to carry guns to defend themselves. Nordykes were given leave to amend to cure this defect.
The holding emphasized that the Nordykes wanted to sell guns on government property, and that other alternatives were available for this commercial activity and that infringement of self-defense rights was not alleged.
AB 144, which would ban open carry, passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee, thanks to 12 Dems, including one who admitted the bill was unconstitutional. (As someone wrote on Facebook, "What would our Founders do?")
SB 798, which would require painting air and BB guns as if they are toys, though they are not toys, passed the Senate Public Safety Committee. (I use airsoft replicas as a firearms trainer. See http://GUNLAW.PRO )
SB 124 (ammunition ban) and AB 809 (long gun registration) are suspended in Appropriations but may be resurrected this month.
He is NOT a "Natural Born" citizen and rumor has it he is responsible for the bent handgun on display at UN headquarters, so recent news about an internationalist Superman renouncing US citizenship doesn’t surprise me.
Superman didn’t leave us. He was never one of us. It is only the religion of communism that needs such a savior. And the only way to dictate salvation for communism is to destroy nationalism, in general, and the American family in particular.
America has a much greater heritage and all we need is super American families cognizant of their duty to pass on this heritage. For example, with the F.I.R.S.T. Family Trust: http://7-4-1776.US
Upon renouncing US citizenship, Superman becomes a "prohibited person" and may no longer possess a firearm on these shores. (Several financial advisors were shocked when I told them this, after they advised clients to renounce for tax reasons; financial texts typically omit the gun stuff that rational people find important.) He may find he is no longer a Superman among other lawless Supermen and may long for the lost right to bear arms, the great equalizer of men, especially if life deals him a load of kryptonite.
No, this article is not about NFA trusts for machine guns, etc. It’s about training like my free Family Protection Clinic (http://GUNLAW.PRO) or the fine training provided by a zillion other volunteer firearm instructors in various walks of life (like this barber interviewed by NRA News).
California has it backwards when it comes to gun safety training. Newbie comes in wanting to buy his or her first gun, whatever they saw on the cover of the gun magazine. The “gun shop” is the most common venue for taking the simple written exam for the Handgun Safety Certificate (HSC) required in California (must be renewed every five years). Newbie is a good test taker and manages to pass the simple written exam, but due to the lack of formal training, Newbie is frustrated with shooting and quits the sport. Or worse, Newbie continues without formal training and someone gets injured.
Everyone will benefit if Newbie gets trained before walking in to the gun store (including the gun store, which will sell a lot more guns if Newbie starts out right). “Newbie” includes anyone who has not recently had formal training, as the skills are highly perishable (none of us are immune).
I hope you will join me at my free clinic, regardless of your experience level. Sign up your whole family for the Family Protection Clinic at http://GUNLAW.PRO to prepare for the 30-state Concealed Firearm Permit, California’s Handgun Safety Certificate, or simply to learn the basics and have fun. (I have upgraded the laser simulator with the latest technology, and it delivers;)
You can complete all of this training without ever touching a real gun. Replicas provide the realism necessary, without worry over safety (and shooting up my office walls). Complete the training before you buy your first handgun, and your decision will be better informed. And who knows, you may even avoid the proverbial “drawer full of holsters.”
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