As more queer folks turn to firearm training for self-defense, they are finding community. Many say that training with a group helps to establish connections with other queer gun owners and to improve shooting ability.
On the Court’s logic, ATF could at any time declare AR–15s to be machineguns prohibited by federal law. Until we resolve whether the 2A forecloses that, law-abiding AR–15 owners must rely on the goodwill of a federal agency to retain their means of self-defense.
A gun in your safe is a vote for freedom. A gun on your hip is a deterrent against tyranny. And another gun in your collection is a firewall against the next ATF overreach.
“We should stockpiling guns, bullets, tanks, planes, drones, you know, rare earths. We know we need to do it. It’s not a mystery.”
The ATF hasn’t learned from its mistakes. Neither Ruby Ridge, Waco or any of these bad searches and arrests taught them anything. So ATF will continue making bad arrests and using excessive force, and more Americans will be injured and killed.
The Lantern reached out to Moms Demand Action, which is part of the Everytown gun safety group network, after receiving numerous messages from people who said they were classmates or relatives of Polachek and that the shooting never happened.
There are models of gun that have come out in the last few years, these almost fully 3D-printed semi-automatic rifles, that truly look like something out of science fiction that are really powerful and really accurate.
There’s a gun bill before Congress where the worst-case scenario is that gun laws stay unchanged. Normally that’s the best-case scenario. In fact, Congress has never passed a law that lessened regulations on gun purchases.
In March, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg sent letters to 3D printing companies urging them to implement stronger safeguards to prevent the creation of such weapons. His office is also in discussions with platforms that host blueprint files to address related concerns.
Does Justice Sotomayor really want to know what the remedy would be if the government confiscated everyone’s gun? This remedy would not involve Rule 23.
