Well that’s disappointing.

Nope. The case may be important, but it’s 100% the Court’s discretion of what cert petitions they accept. And if they would not grant cert in Snope (which should have been a VERY easy case), there is ZERO chance they will grant cert on an NFA case.

The denial of the cert petition in Snope indicates that we are in the same kind of standoff we had post-MacDonald / pre-Bruen, when neither the pro-2A and anti-2A wings of the Court can be sure they can “get to five” (because Roberts and ACB have apparently gone wobbly), and thus no 2A cert petitions get granted. And again, Bruen challenges to the NFA were always going to be the hardest 2A cases to make, so if they won’t even overturn state AWB’s, it’s just not in the cards for them right now to nuke the SBR rules.

It sucks but that’s the realpolitik of SCOTUS right now. Robert and ACB going wobbly has seriously weakened 2A protections in blue circuits.

Sorry but my reply was arrested and placed in moderation. Both of them. This is why I say the 1st amendment is dead.

When we are prevented from communicating with each other. The first amendment does not exist.

And don’t listen to the libertarians.

Because large multi billion dollar tech companies are just as powerful, and can stop you from communicating just like the government can.

The NRA spent tens of millions of dollars doing everything else except defending the second amendment. In comparison, the NRA I.L.A has spent only a drop in the bucket in that amount of money.

I believe the NRA l.L.A. was created as a way to distract the membership. Into believing the NRA was actually doing what they publicly say they were doing.

But you have a point and I’m glad you said it. Because
if it’s the NRA-ILA that does the leg work in the legislative branch. Then why would anyone give any money to the NRA at all???

They say the NRA is defending our rights? How are they doing that??? Since the NRA l.L.A. was considered to be the lobbying portion of the group.

We have all read the stories where there are dozens of Anti-gun lobbyists working in the legislatures of the states.

And yet some NRA I.L.A lobbyist sometimes has to work two or more states by themselves. And the NRA doesn’t seem concerned about that imbalance.

Yes I do believe that the SBR was in common use at the turn of the century. By both the law abiding and criminal.

But because it was criminal racial minorities. Who were killing each other with them. The white majority passed gun control to “protect” society.

Just as Coach Guns were common for legal defense during cargo wagon transportation. So too the SBR was also used to protect wagon crews or even sailors to protect against pirates.

It was common for people to open carry long guns in california. During a protest. Or while patrolling your neighborhood during a time of high crime.

But when the Black Panther party for Self-Defense, conducted an open carry protest in peace. Now suddenly that was out of bounds.

Professor john lott uses this same logic in his first book. Because it was millions of criminals who were using guns in self-defense against other criminals. And they never fired a shot when they were defending themselves. Simply displaying the gun was enough to stop an attack.

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Legacy media and Democratic politicians routinely claim that illegal immigrants are more law-abiding than native-born Americans. Headlines like ABC’s “No, migrants are not driving a surge in violent crime” are cited as fact. Yet real-world data tells another story.
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https://www.ammoland.com/2025/06/survey-most-americans-misled-on-illegal-immigrant-crime-rates-despite-mounting-evidence-video/

Lawless in L.A.: ICE Agents Under Attack as Anti-Enforcement Mobs Take to the Streets.

“What began as demonstrations quickly escalated into full-scale riots, with over 7,000 agitators surrounding a federal building, slashing tires, vandalizing taxpayer-funded property, and even attempting to breach the Roybal Federal Building. ICE agents, simply doing their job to uphold immigration law, now face a wave of hostility stoked by anti-enforcement rhetoric from Democrat leaders. As assaults on officers skyrocket, the message from federal officials is clear: this war on law enforcement must end.

California Democrats have lost all control of their state as thousands of protestors took to the streets in Los Angeles on Saturday. Radical, violent leftist protesters have assaulted and harassed ICE and law enforcement agents who are simply doing their job of deporting illegal immigrants. Protestors graftittied violent rhetoric all over LA, writing ‘Death to America,’ ‘F*ck Trump,’ and ‘Dead Cops’ on signs and buildings.

In response, the Trump administration has deployed the National Guard to restore order, shut down the protests, and reclaim the streets.

‘We are going to bring the National Guard in TONIGHT’ to Los Angeles, over ICE protests, Border Czar Tom  Homan said on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) have stood by as the city descends into chaos, allowing radical left-wing agitators to target law enforcement and undermine the rule of law.
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https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/06/07/american-law-enforcement-officers-are-under-siege-in-los-angeles-n2658369

The kicker: CHIRLA, the group behind the current rioting in LA, “received nearly $34 million in revenue from government contracts during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, with 96% of that funding from the State of CA.”

Taxpayer-funded insurrection.

https://x.com/jenvanlaar/status/1931576972364390674

They’re making Molotov cocktails with Modelo bottles in LA and throwing them at federal agents with locals cheering them on.

This is beyond a riot. Foreign combatants are trying to kill our federal officers.

https://x.com/_johnnymaga/status/1931565329630548455