Arms and the Law

I've been too blasted busy to blog much, but this is wonderful. As is this.

I've received the following. For those who can remember the beginnings of the 2A movement, Don was the person who took it mainstream, with his article in the Michigan Law Review. He thereafter served an invaluable function in reaching out to academia.

"It saddens me to bear bad news, but as some of you may already know, Don Kates passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. While Don had a long struggle with his health issues, he bore it all with great dignity. He was given the highest quality care and was comforted throughout by his wife and close friends. A more formal announcement and tribute may be planned for later, but the family wanted to inform his friends in the Second Amendment and Academic Communities now. There will be a small service attended by family and friends in Washington state on Saturday, November 5, 2016. We regret the short notice at this point but plans were in flux and just finalized late yesterday. The details his wife gave me are as follows:

Northwood Park Cemetery  

Address: 16407 NE 15th Ave, Ridgefield, WA 98642

It's set to be kind of an open house on Saturday, November 5, from noon to 3, so people can come and go as they please."

I know, it could never happen.

Right here.

I haven't had time for much blogging of late, because I'm so busy writing non-blog pro-gun material.

It's called Voters Aware.

This says they will be asked, but gives no source for that.

Over at American Thinker, they have an article by Barbara Grant, who did some very impressive work on the Waco infrared tapes.

Attorney-client interactions should not involve a baseball bat.

Wikileaks indicates that Hillary endorses the idea.

Question: does U Tenn. Law need a safe space where it can rebuilt after being exposed to the reality of Prof. Glenn Reynolds?

The poor little things haven't been exposed to the FULL reality....

Details here. Gunners affected are:

1. Current owners of Remington Model 700, Seven, Sportsman 78, 673, 710, 715, 770, 600, 660, XP-100, 721, 722, and 725 firearms containing a Remington trigger mechanism that utilizes a trigger connector;

2. Current owners of Remington Model 700 and Model Seven rifles containing an X-Mark Pro trigger mechanism manufactured from May 1, 2006 to April 9, 2014 who did not participate in the voluntary X-Mark Pro product recall prior to April 14, 2015; and

3. Current and former owners of Remington Model 700 and Model Seven rifles who replaced their rifle's original Walker trigger mechanism with an X-Mark Pro trigger mechanism.

They have decided against being total buffoons in the matter. A wise choice. Even if they feel compelled to recite formulae such as "I understand the hurt and frustration they feel," "move forward to rebuild our law school community," and "coming together as a community in thoughtful and constructive dialogue."

They left off "God is love" and "gentlemen will take care to arrange their clothing before leaving the men's room."

But now will they investigate his blending puppies to prepare his energy drinks?

It wrapped up yesterday, and was as always a very nice event. My favorite panel was "Winning Gun Rights, One Lawsuit at a Time," which featured Pamela Capanna, Eric Friday, Don Kilmer, Dan Schmutter, and David Sigale. Other high points were John Lott, and a panel of doctors on the medical "studies."

I'm at it, in Tampa. It's being live-streamed here.

Major matters include the awards luncheon at 12:15, "Winning FIrearms Freedom One Lawsuit at a Time" at 2 PM, John Lott at 4:30, a panel on the medical attacks on gun rights at 5.

Right here. He suggested responding to Charlotte rioters shutting down and looting a highway by running them down. I suppose that is worthy of investigation. Obviously, an 18-wheeler would work, and maybe an SUV, but with a sedan you might damage the undercarriage, or at least require a front end realignment. Only experimentation and investigation can settle this.

The fellow who shot the knife-wielding terrorist at the Crossroads Mall in Minnesota is identified in the media as an off-duty police officer.

Actually, it would be accurate to describe him as a US Practical Shooters Ass'n competitor, a three-gun competitor, and tactical training facility owner, who is also a part-time police officer.

It's reported that the fellow who tried to grab a gun from a policeman so he could shoot Donald Trump has plead guilty to being a prohibited person (illegal alien) and will likely get two years' imprisonment.

Either the report is off or he got an incredibly easy break. Calculating from the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the lowest result would be base level 14 (possession by prohibited person), plus four levels for intent to use it in a felony, plus two for it being stolen equals level 20, sentencing range 33-41 months. On the other hand, they could charge attempted murder of a federally-protected candidate, and that starts off at level 33. homicide (135-168 months, or 11-15 years).

British sniper uses .50 Barrett to kill ISIS executioner -- by bursting his flamethrower and turning him and his henchmen into a fireball.

An interesting graph. When the Obama Admin began in 2009, of the eleven numbered circuits, only the Ninth had a majority of Demo appointees, with the Second and Third being split 50-50.

In 2016, only four circuits (in the middle of the country) have a majority of Repub appointees; the other seven are all majority Demo appointees. (The same is true of the DC and Federal Circuits). What's also interesting in both Repub dominated and Demo dominated circuits, the proportions tend to be overwhelming, 66-33% or more.

Here, at Ammo.com. Apparently, at least two States require potential parents to sign agreements as to how they store their guns; one of them also regulates carrying and the other wants unannounced home inspections to enforce the agreement.