Posts in 'Legislation'

Harrisburg Adamant About Keeping Illegal Ordinances On The Books

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a new state law going into effect on Jan. 5th, Act 192, dictates that any local municipality that has illegal firearm ordinances on the books will be financially responsible to those citizens who have their civil rights violated because of them. While a number of cities and towns are repealing their illegal gun ordinances so as to avoid both the persecution of the innocent and now the financial fallout of said persecution (the latter seemingly being the driving factor behind the recent compliance), Pennsylvania’s capitol of Harrisburg remains obstinate. Just to be clear, the illegal ordinances on the books of many municipalities are all ready legally unenforceable.  The new law though, gives the pre-emption in Pennsylvania teeth, allowing successful plaintiffs to force municipalities to pay their legal fees, expert witness fees, all court costs and any compensation for lost income when they are victims of...

Has Florida Outlawed Well Regulated Militias?

Despite not being an open carry state, nor its moderately high cost of a CCW, Florida is not known for being a hotbed of Gun Control fever.  That is why I was so surprised to hear about Florida Statute 790.29.  The statute expressly prohibits paramilitary training; teaching or participation.  Basically anything that could very loosely be described as a militia. I heard about it because a man was facing 30 years because he violated it. Here’s the statute in it’s entirety: 790.29 Paramilitary training; teaching or participation prohibited.— (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the “State Anti-paramilitary Training Act.” (2) As used in this section, the term “civil disorder” means a public disturbance involving acts of violence by an assemblage of three or more persons, which disturbance causes an immediate danger of, or results in, damage or injury to the property or person of any other individual...

New Jersey Lawmakers Look To Add Further Roadblocks For Gun Ownership

In the state that hasn’t met a gun control measure it didn’t like, a bill (A3764) was introduced into the New Jersey Assembly that would add to the all ready onerous time and costs just to BUY a gun.  The bill would make it mandatory that those applying to buy a handgun would first require training or “experience.” First off, the fact that you even need to apply to BUY a gun, let alone carry it, is ridiculous and the Founding Fathers are rolling over in their graves at the thought. Secondly, while I agree that knowledge and proper training are important and people SHOULD do so when purchasing a firearm, there is NO requirement to know a damn thing before you vote.  And since this is election day, I find the comparison compelling. In order to vote you don’t have to know one single issue, not one detail about how...

New Gun Law In California: Salem Witch Trials Reborn

It is a dangerous precedent when one person need only point a finger at another person and cry “WITCH” and that person gets burned at the stake, drowned, or pressed to death.  Yet that is exactly the situation being fostered in California now that a new gun control measure has been put in place where a person’s property can be stolen by the police and they are considered guilty just because a relative points to them and cries out “gun owner.” The new law (AB-1014) allows families to petition a court for the seizure of guns from a family member, and then empowers police to confiscate firearms from that family member. Here’s all the wrong with that.  First off, due process is chucked out the window.  Basically people can go directly to judge, without any investigation or proof, and claim that someone who is related to them may be...

Are Blue States Going Red For Guns this Election?

There comes a point when even liberal states say “enough is enough.”  In under a month there are 4 gubernatorial elections from 3 downright midnight blue states and one purple that will see just how much tyranny the residents are willing to endure in the name of progressive statist idealism. The states that I am referring to are New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Colorado.  What do these states all have in common?  Gun control. In the past 2 years these four states have passed liberty crippling measures that gut the free citizens 2nd Amendment rights while doing nothing to actually reduce crime or the threat of mass shootings. It seems that come November, the three incumbents who enacted such draconian gun control (and the supporter in Mass running for the open seat), will finally face the fire for doing so. In these traditionally deepest of blue states only in...

4th Amendment No Longer Recognized in New York

Apparently, when Gov. Cuomo broke the rules and rammed the SAFE Act down the throats of his constituents in the dead of night before anyone read it, it held some disturbing sub parts that are now just being brought to light. Namely, the 4th Amendment: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized will no longer be recognized as an absolute right and will be wantonly ignored whenever the authority desires it. A SWAT team raided co-owner Joe Palumbo’s Albion Gun Shop without a warrant. They were acting on orders from the Narcotics Enforcement Unit, who asked the shop to hand over a customer list so they could...