Reader’s Links for Aug. 27, 2024

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31 Replies to “Reader’s Links for Aug. 27, 2024”

    • “Fringe minority” government feckless bloviator. Smart as a bag full of hammers. Would have been gone if not for his sidekick Jagmeet Singh.

      Remember when John F Kennedy said “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country”? Neither does Justine, Chrystia, Guillbeault, carnie Carnie, Joly, Miller, Barry Obama, Hillary, Biden, Kamala and Tim, the tampon “man”. Speaking of Kamala where does she say she was born?

      • Politicians today “Ask not what you can do for your country, but what you can do for One World Government”.

        Cicero said “The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk”.

        At the Notting Hill Carnival Day on Sunday, a young 32 year old mother was in attendance with her young child for a fun day out. She was stabbed and remains in critical condition.

        There were 5 stabbings, an incident with a corrosive substance, and 35 officers were injured. HOW COULD THIS HAVE BEEN AVOIDED?

  5. Murder in Ottawa’s West end. Ottawa police elevate their dialectic chops by labeling it a “femicide” in order to specifically reflect the misogynistic character of the crime. Odd, careful wording throughout this report. “Intimate” violence?

    If a male tranny is murdered is it femicide or homicide? If a tard kills his daughter because she kissed a boy is this femicide or good ‘ol fashioned pride?

    Devolving language in the service of evolving revolution.

  6. I haven’t watched all this yet but it is very interesting so far on what’s going on in the U.K.:

  7. (Richard: The lefts plans of spreading communism through the spreading of maximum chaos is working, as the crime and other violence drives businesses out of the big cities the Governments are starting to step up and fill the holes caused by the crimes. Soviet style grocery stores are coming to Chicago and soon to other left wing cities.)

    Socialist Uprising: Chicago Plans to Launch City-Run Grocery Stores
    thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/communist-uprising-chicago-plans-launch-city-run-grocery/
    Aug. 27, 2024 10:30 am
    Screenshot from CBS 16 Chicago’s YouTube Channel

    As grocery store chains such as Aldi, Walmart, and Whole Foods have fled Chicago due to an increase in theft, Chicago is planning to launch a city-run grocery store.

    Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has commissioned a study looking into creating grocery stores operated by the City of Chicago.

    HR&A Advisors did the study, and the research concluded that Chicago could establish three stores in the city to combat “food deserts” in the Windy City.

    The Chicago Sun Times revealed the report reads, “In the absence of private sector action or commitment to provide sustainable grocery options, it is necessary for the city to play a role in creating and sustaining grocery services in neighborhoods that lack grocery access.”

    In a post on X, Johnson wrote, “My administration aims to tackle food inequity with a network of three City-owned grocery stores, offering equitable access to fresh, healthy food in underserved communities.”

    The move by Johnson was a step by Chicago to implement a communist system where the city or state owned the production and distribution of food, which history shows us ended disastrously.

    My administration aims to tackle food inequity with a network of three City-owned grocery stores, offering equitable access to fresh, healthy food in underserved communities.

    Chicago will lead the way with a new approach to fighting food insecurity.https://t.co/EuSDAiEdNC

    — Mayor Brandon Johnson (@ChicagosMayor) August 8, 2024

    Per Fast Company:

    Aldi, Whole Foods, Walmart, Save a Lot: These grocery stores have become a sad commentary on the challenges facing historically disinvested communities in Chicago. In the past few years, all these franchises have shuttered locations, citing financial challenges, with six stores closing in the last two years alone. Residents have grown increasingly frustrated at efforts to bring better food to their neighborhoods.

    That’s why Chicago is making plans to potentially open a store of its own. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office commissioned a feasibility study, delivered earlier this month, looking into the idea of establishing a city-run grocery store, which would make Chicago the first major U.S. city to do so. The report, by HR&A Advisors, found that the city could establish a three-store network that would fill its food deserts for $26.7 million in upfront investment.

    “There are places in both urban and rural communities where the market doesn’t meet the moment,” says Ameya Pawar, a former Chicago alderman who now works for the Economic Security Project, a nonprofit focused on fighting inequality. “What we need in communities is banks and grocery stores and pharmacies that are permanently tethered to the community. The demands of shareholders shouldn’t be tied to the health and wellbeing and lifespan of local stakeholders.”

    $26.7M for government-owned grocery stores. https://t.co/O0VvwNHV07

    What could possibly go wrong?!#Chicago pic.twitter.com/57a2EM7SoC

    — Jen (@IlliniJen) August 8, 2024

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/communist-uprising-chicago-plans-launch-city-run-grocery/

  8. Jesse Watters: Who’s Paying for the Crooks Family’s High-Powered Attorneys — Why were Secret Service Agents Told Not to Request Extra Manpower for the Rally? (VIDEO)
    thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/jesse-watters-whos-paying-crooks-familys-high-powered/
    Aug. 27, 2024 9:45 am
    Jesse Watters on FOX News

    Jesse Watters continued his investigation on the July 13th attempted assassination of President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.

    The rest of the mainstream media has moved on from the story of the year – the shooting of President Trump on stage at a MAGA rally in Pennsylvania and murder of Trump supporter Corey Comperatore in the crowd that day.

    On Monday, Jesse pointed out that the family has somehow retained high powered attorneys to defend them following the attempted assassination of the former president and leading presidential candidates.

    Also, Jesse asked his audience why the Secret Service told agents not to request extra manpower for the rally. Why was that?

    And Mr. Crooks hired a high-powered lawyer to defend him. Jesse asked, “Why did you have to hire defence lawyers if you had no idea what your son was up to? Who recommended the dad hire these lawyers?”

    This was another important segment by Jesse Watters.

    Jesse Watters: “The Post talked to a neighbour who said the shooter’s family is an enigma. Everybody around here knows each other, but no one knows them. You can ask anybody on the street. They barely know these people. I didn’t even know their names. The police aren’t even stationed in the shooter’s neighbourhood anymore. It’s been weeks since police were here. There’s nothing happening…

    …One whistleblower told Senator Josh Hawley that the top brass at Secret Service headquarters told agents to not request extra manpower for the rally where Trump was shot. Why would he do that? Why not just deny the request? Why make a point of telling them not to ask? Was it because they didn’t want the denial of extra manpower for Trump in writing? The allegation contradicts the Secret Service director’s testimony. He said Trump wasn’t denied resources for that rally. We’re also finding out that at least five Secret Service agents were placed on leave after the shooting, including the head of the Pittsburgh field office, who was in charge of the security at the Trump rally, and the site agent who was in charge of devising the security plan. That agent was actually on Trump’s detail. We don’t know if they were placed on leave for disciplinary reasons or something else.

    But it’s also been reported that the day before Trump was shot, local police set aside radios for the Secret Service, but the Secret Service never picked them up. When local police were radioing that there was a man on the roof, the Secret Service never heard it.”

    Video via Karli Bonne and Catturd2:

    Who’s paying for these high-power lawyers for the shooters father pic.twitter.com/t0IPgk0K2O

    — Karli Bonne’ (@KarluskaP) August 27, 2024

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/jesse-watters-whos-paying-crooks-familys-high-powered/

  9. FBI Document Leak: Gun Owners Are Violent Extremists
    Ammoland Inc. Posted on August 27, 2024 by John Crump
    FBI Document Leak: Gun Owners Are Violent ExtremistsiStock-1422002264
    FBI Document Leak: Gun Owners Are Violent Extremists iStock-1422002264

    Lawyer Stephan Stamboulieh on X (formerly Twitter) released more documents from the FBI’s symbol guide. This list seems to be an updated list of those previously released to the public. At the same time AmmoLand News received the same print outs.
    The new terms added in this edition are “molon labe,” “prepping,” and “Second Amendment(2A).” The FBI says these terms can be signs of violent militia extremism. The document also says militia violent extremists (MVEs) might regard “red flag” laws, aka extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs,) as unconstitutional, but it isn’t just MVEs that think that. Many legal experts and civil libertarians openly oppose ERPOs for the lack of due process. Several lawsuits have been filed challenging such laws, and members of Congress have spoken out against “red flag” laws.

    “What’s this,” Stamboulieh tweeted on X. “New FBI’ Symbols Guide.’ Suspicious terms include ‘Molon Labe,’ ‘prepping,’ and the scariest one, ‘Second Amendment.’”

    The rest of the document is like the previous documents covered by AmmoLand News, including the term “oath breaker.” Oath breaker references someone who took an oath to defend the Constitution but has ignored their oath to enforce unconstitutional laws. In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court ruled that unconstitutional laws are void. Some people believe it is the duty of someone who swore an oath to protect the rights of the citizens has a duty not to enforce such laws.

    Another symbol of “concern” to the FBI is anyone posting the meme of the “Killdozer.” The “Killdozer” meme has gained popularity over the years after a Colorado man named Marvin Heemeyer up-armored a bulldozer. Mr. Heemeyer believed that the city of Graby conspired against him. He would demolish several buildings in the city before taking his own life after the bulldozer got stuck. He would kill himself with a gunshot to the head. Flags and shirts are sold mirroring the Gadsden flag, but instead of having a rattlesnake with the words “Don’t Tread on Me” below, the flag has the “Killdozer” and the words “Tread on Them.” Although most take it as a joke, the FBI takes it seriously.

    Patriot Political Prisoners (P3) is another term mentioned in the document. Many consider those arrested for the January 6, 2022, Capitol riots to be political prisoners, believing they have been held too long without the speedy trial promised by our Constitution. The FBI seems to think anyone who has concerns about the holding of the suspects might be a violent militant extremist.
    According to the FBI, anyone who practices preparedness and is a “prepper” might be an MVE—using terms such as bug out might put you on the FBI’s radar. Many people have bug out plans for the unexpected, such as a natural disaster. Also, using Sh*t Hits the Fan (SHFT) might lead to scrutiny from the FBI. The term has been around for decades, but now the FBI considers it a possible sign of an MVE.
    The FBI is scared that the term “Come and Take It” might be a sign of a willingness to resist gun control violently, even though it has been used throughout the centuries from the ancient Greeks to the Alamo. Many gun rights organizations have also used the phrase to show their willingness to fight back against unconstitutional gun control through the court system.
    The updated list shows that the FBI is still targeting right-leaning individuals as targets for surveillance.

  10. American Communities Encouraging Firearm Ownership To Combat Crime
    By
    Darwin Nercesian –
    August 26, 2024 9
    Michael Bordon Photo

    It may come as a surprise that several American cities mandate gun ownership among households. These communities may be small enough to have flown under the radar, however, the trend may become noticeable as a growing number of local leaders begin to encourage responsible firearm ownership in order to combat crime. This principle, its foundation firmly based on reason, stands in stark contrast to those of major cities that promote gun control and the disarming of law-abiding citizens. Ironically, as if competing in a race to be crowned most irrational, these major cities have also been ground zero for many “defund the police” campaigns.
    History

    Perhaps the most well-known mandate in the country started in Kennesaw, Georgia, in 1982, when a law was passed that requires the heads of every household to own and maintain at least one firearm. While the law is meant to deter crime, Lt. Craig Graydon, a 30-plus-year veteran of the Kennesaw Police Department states, “It was also more or less a political statement.” While the law is not actively enforced, it remains in place over four decades later. Today, the town has a population of around 33,000 people with two homicides on the books in over a decade and a violent crime rate under 2%.

    In 2000, the Virgin, Utah City Council passed a similar mandate. While residents of the small town supported the initiative, most of whom were already gun owners, the law serves as more of a symbolic measure, not enforced by penalties for noncompliance, with mandate exceptions for convicted felons and the mentally ill.

    A second Georgia town followed suit on April 1, 2013, when Nelson City Council passed the Family Protection Ordinance, which required the head of each household to own a firearm with ammunition or face a fine of up to $1,000. The City Council amended the Family Protection Ordinance after being sued by liberal gun control organization, Brady United, making clear that the mandate would not be enforced via fines or penalties against households who did not comply.

    Also in 2013, Nucla, a small mining town in Colorado, passed the Home Protection Ordinance, a law identical to those previous. Similarly, not backed by enforcement measures, it serves as a political statement and a reminder to criminals that they may want to try the next town over. Comically, that next town over happens to be Telluride, a cosmopolitan film festival host populated by the vacation homes of liberal elites, with Oprah Winfrey spending approximately $14 million in 2014 for the privilege of owning one of the town’s most lavish mansions.
    That Was Then, This Is Now…

    While the admittedly limited nature of the previous examples may make them seem atypical, especially in an emerging trend discussion, it is important to note that much has changed since then, with recent developments focusing more on advisory action and respect for Second Amendment liberties rather than mandates. Let’s begin by looking at a more sweeping movement.

    Constitutional Carry, which allows law-abiding residents to carry a concealed firearm without a permit, has grown tremendously, with 2023 seeing the country becoming a Constitutional Carry majority. In 2021, only 16 states had eliminated the need for government permission to exercise what is supposed to be a right. Only three years later, that number has increased to 29, all while gun control advocates have continued to expand their commitment to dismantle self-defense laws and the Second Amendment. It is safe, and gratifying, to say their efforts have backfired.

    John Lott, founder and President of the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), has been tracking the number of concealed carry permits since 1998. He notes that the expansion of Constitutional Carry has only seen permit applications fall slightly, though more Americans overall are carrying.

    “In the constitutional carry states, there was a drop. In all the other states, there was an increase,” says Lott. He also notes that in states where required, the permit process can be expensive, disproportionately affecting low-income communities where crime is more prevalent, thus prejudicing those residents by restricting legal means to better protect themselves.
    At the State Level

    Just this month, Governor Greg Gianforte of Montana celebrated the state’s ranking as the fourth most gun-friendly in the nation, behind New Hampshire, West Virginia and Arkansas. Gianforte proudly announced, “We’ll continue to keep Montana a sanctuary for freedom and free enterprise, and we’ll always defend the rights of law-abiding Montanans.” The ammo.com rating describes Gianforte as “about as pro-2A as one can ask for,” citing Montana’s permitless open and concealed carry, reciprocity, with a Montana CCW making it legal to carry in 34 additional states while Montana honors CCWs from 43 others, and the lack of sales tax making purchases less expensive and more accessible to law-abiding citizens.

    Governor Gianforte’s office released this statement. “In his first year in office, the governor made Montana a constitutional carry state and prohibited the enforcement of any federal law, executive order, rule, or regulation that infringes upon ownership, possession, transfer, or use of any firearm, magazine, or firearm accessory in Montana,” also saying the Governor has “consistently defended Montanans’ Second Amendment rights from federal overreach,” including in a letter last February to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
    At the Local Level

    In January 2024, Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly voted to encourage residents to own firearms and ammunition due to elevated concerns about crime and the lack of state troopers assigned to the area. The measure is meant to help deter crime throughout the borough and outlying communities as residents have become frustrated with authorities’ delay, or in some cases, lack of response. One of the sponsors of the resolution, which passed unopposed, is assembly member Ron Bernier who expressed that he would still encourage residents to be armed regardless of the number of troopers, adding, “The first defense is going to be yourself.”
    Even Law Enforcement

    In 2022, Santa Rosa County Sheriff, Bob Johnson, responded to mixed reactions surrounding his viral comments encouraging Florida residents to use deadly force against home invaders stating, “If someone is breaking into your house, you’re more than welcome to shoot. We prefer you to do that, actually.” While drawing both criticism and applause for his stance, Johnson stood by his comments, later adding, “If you shoot accurately, and you kill the guy, you save taxpayers money. And I also said that if somebody gets killed during a home invasion, the odds of them re-offending are zero. And we like those odds.”

    Since those remarks, Johnson claims there has not been a single home invasion.

    “It’s kind of ironic that, since that press conference, we haven’t had any home invasions, and it’s been over a year.” The sheriff also seized the opportunity to talk up Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, relieving residents from the obligation to retreat from an attacker before using deadly force to protect themselves, admitting that even with their 911 response being three to five minutes, a criminal can do a lot of damage in that time.

    “You don’t have to retreat. You don’t have to give them warning. You don’t have to go barricade yourself in a room. You can shoot and kill them. And in the state of Florida, that’s perfectly legal,” he said.

    There is no doubt that times have changed since Kennesaw, Georgia, mandated firearms ownership back in 1982, however, it is clear we have experienced accelerated polarization of society mixed with emboldened criminal activity, especially since “mostly peaceful” 2020 protests which saw cities burned, looted and vandalized to the tune of more than $2 billion in damages with over 1,000 wounded, including police officers, firefighters and EMS personnel. With the loss of control over our borders and major cities becoming increasingly violent places where law-abiding citizens are disadvantaged by the legal system sworn to protect them, it is hope-inspiring to see community leaders and authorities stepping up and recognizing the inalienable rights written into our Constitution.

    We have a long path ahead of us, but those journeys always begin with a single step. Arguably, we have already taken those initial strides but must continue to push forward, reminding vigilant yet responsible residents it is their responsibility to look out for themselves, and ultimately each other. These tight-knit communities supported by their governing bodies and local authorities are the greatest deterrent to criminal activity. If you don’t believe that, country music star, Jason Aldean, puts it best, “Try that in a small town!”

    https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/american-communities-encouraging-firearm-ownership-to-combat-crime/

    • Pay close attention to what Dan is saying about the assassination attempt, he is talking to the experts on controlled use of force against your political enemies. They are all saying that there are a lot of things about this attempt that don’t make sense unless you decide they aren’t accidental.

  12. Trump Declares War on ‘Crooked’ and ‘Dishonest’ Washington Establishment: ‘They’re Gonna be Held Accountable’
    thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/trump-declares-war-crooked-dishonest-washington-establishment-theyre/
    Aug. 27, 2024 12:00 pm
    Credit: Shawn Ryan/X

    In a fiery interview with former Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan, President Donald Trump launched an unprecedented attack on the Washington establishment, declaring that the “crooked” and “dishonest” political elite will soon face their reckoning.

    As the 2024 election season heats up, Trump is doubling down on his promise to drain the swamp, taking aim at the political dynasties that have long dominated the nation’s capital.

    Ryan: “One of the biggest problems within the country is the distrust in the United States government. I’m one of them. I have zero trust in any government agencies. I have zero trust in our Congress and our Senate, anything. We have a government that’s not functioning right now. How are you going to gain the trust back of the American people within the government? And are we going to see anybody held accountable?”

    Trump: “The answer is yes on the second. They’re going to be held accountable. They’ve got to be held accountable. What they’re doing, they’re destroying this country. They’re crooked people. They’re dishonest people. They’re going to be held accountable.”

    Reflecting on his first term in office, Trump admitted he made some mistakes due to his outsider status. Trump acknowledged that he often relies on his advisors, and even RINOs before, for decision-making, and it’s becoming increasingly clear that he’s been consistently receiving poor advice.

    However, Trump emphasized that he has since learned the ins and outs of Washington and now knows everybody.

    Trump: “When I came in, originally, I didn’t know anybody in Washington. I was only there 17 times. You may have heard me say this. I never stayed over. I built a hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, which was a great hotel and very successful, and then sold it. And then what happened is I didn’t really know anybody in Washington. I was a New York person. I wasn’t like a Washington, DC person.

    And all of a sudden, I’m President, and I’m driving down Pennsylvania Avenue with more police and motorcycles and military than I’ve ever seen before in my life. I said to my wife, “Do you believe this? I’m President.”

    But I didn’t know anybody in Washington. And I had to rely on people to give me names. And many were really good… I had great trade people. I had some great people. But I also picked people that, in retrospect, I wouldn’t have picked.

    But now I know the smart ones, the dumb ones, the weak ones, the solid ones, the ones like you. I know the people. I know everybody, like everybody. And we’re going to have a great government. I didn’t know. I had to rely on people to ask. I don’t want to use names because I don’t want to embarrass them.

    They’re not bad people. But I’d ask people that were RINOs, “Who do you recommend for such and such a position?” All important positions. And they’d recommend some people that were RNOs or something, or weak or not good. And I don’t have to ask too much right now. I know the people, and I’ve known them through fighting and wars. I’ve known them through all this stuff. I had great support.”

    Trump also reflected on his accomplishments during his presidency, including his victories over the political establishment, including those of the Bush family, the Clintons, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden, and his efforts to bring stability and respect back to the United States on the global stage.

    Now, Trump faces a new adversary: Marxist Kamala Harris.

    Trump: “I beat Nancy Pelosi. I beat all these people, every one of them. And somebody said, if you look at it, he beat the Clinton family, right? And that was really Obama, too, because he was behind her 100% like he was running. And I beat the Bush family. I beat everybody. Now I beat Biden. I got him out. I beat him twice, actually. I beat him the first time, but now I beat him a second time because it was the debate that got him out. And now I have to beat somebody that nobody ever heard of who’s a Marxist. And I think I’ll be able to do that. But I know the people now. I’ve been in government now for eight years.

    But I know the system. I know the people. I know some great people, and I know some people that I wouldn’t put in. But you learn that. And so now I’m a very experienced guy, and we’re going to bring our country back, and we’re respected. We’re going to be respected again with other countries.”

    WATCH:

    Trump says People are Going to be Held Accountable — and says he Beat out the Bush’s, the Clinton’s, Obama, and Biden

    “The answer is yes.. they’re gonna be held accountable. They’ve got to be held accountable for what they’re doing; they’re destroying this country. They’re… pic.twitter.com/v22TVmfWO8

    — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) August 26, 2024

    https://twitter.com/i/status/1828209211454468196

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/trump-declares-war-crooked-dishonest-washington-establishment-theyre/

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    End Tribalism in Politics
    @EndTribalism
    Cornel West says Democrats offered to pay off his campaigns debt along with a position in Harris’s administration if he were to drop out and endorse Harris.

    If Democrats were willing to work with Cornel West why did they refuse to work with RFK Jr?

    https://x.com/EndTribalism/status/1828193346004615581

  19. (Richard: I don’t own a switchblade but don’t think they should be regulated, the Judicial Ruling on common use ignores the true ruling of Bruen and the easily read and understood language used. Libs always do this to try and take rights away, when they are talking about gun and knife control they are always ready to take away more rights as soon as they can, they want us to give up some of our rights today so they can take more rights away tomorrow.

    The Second Amendment is the canary in the coal mine, they are going after it to set the precedent that the Constitution can be ignored at will.)

    California Judge Rules Switchblades are Not Protected by the Second Amendment
    Ammoland Inc. Posted on August 27, 2024 by John Crump
    Glock 19 Switchblade Holosun PID
    According to a California judge, 1.2 million switchblades sold annually do not constitute “common use.” IMG Jim Grant

    A California Federal District Judge from the Southern District of California ruled that switchblades are not protected arms and not protected by the Second Amendment.

    In the case Knife Rights v. Bonta, brought by Knife Rights Inc, North County Shooting Center, LWGG L.P., and three named plaintiffs challenging a California law banning switchblades, the plaintiffs argued that the regulation violated the Second Amendment and the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision. They stated that switchblades are protected arms that the state cannot ban. The case is similar to the butterfly knife case out of Hawaii, where a three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Hawaii’s law banning butterfly knives violated the Second Amendment. Judge James Simmons, a Biden appointee, would come to a different conclusion in this case.
    In the Supreme Court’s Heller decision, the Court said that the government cannot ban arms in common use. The plaintiffs pointed out that 1.2 million switchblades are sold annually. The plaintiffs say that constitutes “common use.” The judge disagreed, saying that the plaintiffs misunderstood Heller. The judge stated that the number of switchblades sold doesn’t matter. He noted that common use only applies to self-defense cases. The judge didn’t believe that there was enough evidence to show that switchblades are in common use for self-defense.

    “Second, the Court must determine whether the regulated switchblade at issue is commonly used today for self-defense,” Judge Simmons wrote. “Though Heller announced and Bruen reiterated that the Second Amendment extends only to bearable arms presently in common use, neither case clarified a metric by which courts should determine whether a weapon is ‘in common use.’ Instead, the latter case, Bruen, simply repeated Heller’s observation that the Second Amendment “protects the possession and use of weapons that are ‘in common use at the time.’ See Bruen, 142 S. Ct. at 2134. In contrast, ‘dangerous and unusual’ weapons are ‘outside the scope of the Second Amendment.’”

    The judge also said that “dangerous and unusual” are independent of each other. The judge effectively changed “dangerous and unusual” to “dangerous or unusual.” He stated that neither side disputed that switchblades are dangerous; therefore, it shows that the original text of the Second Amendment does not cover switchblades. Step one of the Bruen test is to show a law is not consistent with the text of the Second Amendment. The judge didn’t believe that the plaintiffs satisfied the requirement.

    “Because Plaintiffs bear the burden of satisfying Bruen step one and fail to prove that the regulated switchblades are in common use today for self-defense or that the weapons are not dangerous and unusual, it follows that there is no genuine dispute of material fact as to this issue,” the judge ruled.

    Judge Simmons said since the plaintiffs failed step one of Bruen, he did not have to move to step two. He said he chose to address step two anyway. In step two, the burden falls to the defense to provide historical analogues from the founding era that shows a law is consistent with the history and tradition of the Second Amendment. The state presented laws dealing with clubs before the founding era. They also used two laws from the 1900s banning clubs and several from the late 1800s. The late 1800s and 1900s are well outside the founding era. California also used an 1830s law banning bowie knives as an analogue.

    “Defendants also identify clubs as a representative historical analogue,” the order reads. “Defendants claim that laws regulating clubs date back to the Founding era and that ‘our nation’s history’ has a ‘robust tradition of regulating clubs.’ Defendants name seven states that regulated clubs spanning from 1664 to 1889 and two states that regulated clubs in 1905 and 1923. Like Defendant’s proposal of using bowie knives as a historical analogue, they do not describe what properties clubs have that are similar to the regulated switchblades.”

    The judge issued a summary judgment for California, meaning the law banning switchblades in the Golden State survives the legal challenge at the District Court level. The case can be appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. If appealed, a three-judge panel will decide if the judge erred in his ruling.

    https://www.ammoland.com/2024/08/california-judge-rules-switchblades-are-not-protected-by-the-second-amendment/

  20. Biden/Harris Seek to Ban Guns in U.S. While Arming, Strengthening our Enemies
    By
    Lee Williams –
    August 27, 2024 6
    Shutterstock Photo

    Three years ago, 13 U.S. service members were killed during Joe Biden’s botched Afghan pullout. He never mentions them, their grieving families or the changes that have taken place since they made the ultimate sacrifice.

    It is now illegal for Afghan women to appear outside of the home unless they are fully veiled, Afghanistan’s supreme leader announced last week, according to the Associated Press. Women are also prohibited from talking in public – their voices are banned under the new decree.

    “A woman’s voice is deemed intimate and so should not be heard singing, reciting or reading aloud in public,” the AP reported.

    Neither the Biden-Harris administration nor the Harris-Walz campaign have commented about the current horrors facing Afghan women, whom they abandoned.

    The Taliban certainly have the means to defend their supreme leader’s edicts from any opposition, foreign or domestic. Biden saw to that. Thanks to his inept and deadly withdraw, the Taliban is swimming in high-tech American weaponry – $80 billion worth, to be exact – including 176 artillery pieces, 64,363 belt-fed machine guns, 126,295 handguns and of course 358,530 select-fire assault weapons – real assault weapons. Most of the rifles were equipped with high-end optics. Many had IR lasers, which aren’t much good without night-vision gear. But Biden left behind 16,035 sets of NVGs as well.

    Earlier this month, the Taliban showed off Biden’s weaponry during a parade held at Bagram Airfield, which celebrated their third year in power. However, not all of the weapons were showcased. The Taliban sold some of their newfound arsenal to Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.
    Taliban fighters stand guard in front of the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the U.S. withdrawal in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. Since resuming power the Taliban has rescinded the rights of women so they cannot speak or sing in public and have sold U.S. weapons left behind to countries like Russia and Iran. (AP Photo/Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi)
    Homeland Threat

    Last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents released an Afghan terrorist who was on the FBI’s terror watchlist after he was caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border through California. The terrorist was allowed to post a $12,000 bond and disappear because officials weren’t completely sure he was the same person wanted by the FBI.

    Nowadays, these type of intelligence failures are common. In June, the Department of Homeland Security identified 400 terrorists who crossed the southern border illegally but admitted it did not know the whereabouts of at least 50 of these hardened killers. The administration declined to comment, which led frustrated members of the House Homeland Security Committed to subpoena DHS for information on all potential terrorists who have crossed into this country illegally.

    During the Republican National Convention, Senator Tim Scott, R-S.C., warned the crowd about the threat foreign terrorists pose to the homeland.

    “We have men from Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon crossing our southern border,” Scott said, according to FOX News. “I believe we have sleeper cells in this nation as a result of Joe Biden.”

    Senator Scott did not mention the thousands of military-age males from communist China – at least a division, so far – who cross our border with impunity.

    The FBI and civilian intelligence experts have repeatedly warned that terrorists may be plotting an attack here in the United States that would be similar to the 10/7 massacre in Israel – an attack on civilian targets rather than government or military installations.

    Once again, the Biden-Harris administration has not addressed these concerns. They remain tone deaf and focused solely on disarming law-abiding Americans.

    On Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris posted a message on social media that’s become a frequent theme for the administration: “Congress must renew the assault weapon ban.” The post included the graphic: “Ban Assault Weapons.”
    Kamala Harris’ post on social media calling for a ban on AR-15s and other popular firearms used by competitors, hunters,
    collectors and millions of legal gun owners.

    Joe Biden hasn’t posted anything on social media for four days, but he spent last week on vacation in California and will spend this week on vacation in Delaware.
    Hyperbole and Hypocrisy

    If events in Israel and Ukraine have taught us anything, it is that any organized attack on civilian targets will be horrific, especially if the populace is disarmed.

    Biden doesn’t seem to care. He has denounced American ARs as “weapons of war” and called for a ban, but he has never once mentioned the 358,530 select-fire rifles he gifted to an actual terrorist state – all of which, by definition, ended up in the wrong hands.

    While Biden naps on a beach chair and Harris hides from the corporate media, the Taliban and other terrorist groups are making ready for something. Everyone in the intelligence community predicts this, including the FBI director. It’s only a matter of time.

    American arms have served as a deterrent for invasion, as we saw during World War II, and may soon be used to defend our homeland from actual terrorists. Only a fool would seek to disarm us.

    https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/biden-harris-seek-to-ban-guns-in-u-s-while-arming-strengthening-our-enemies/

  21. Leo Hohmann: New Migrant Wave Heading to U.S. Includes Many Chinese, South Americans, Middle Easterners
    thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/leo-hohmann-new-migrant-wave-heading-u-s/
    Aug. 27, 2024 1:20 pm

    This article originally appeared on Leo Hohmann’s Substack and was republished with permission.

    U.S. government seems to be pushing a contradictory policy of war with Russia, Iran and China while destabilizing the homefront through mass migration and a weakening of the U.S. Armed Forces.

    Former Green Beret and War correspondent Michael Yon was recently on site at the United Nations migration camp at the Darien Gap in Panama, where both the U.N. and the U.S. government are funding mass human migration activities to shuttle migrants from all over the world into the United States.

    What kind of government would be marshalling such an extensive human-smuggling operation at the very time it is preparing to engage Russia, Iran and possibly China in a Third World War?

    We see U.S. proxies — Ukraine and Israel — becoming increasingly provocative in their military operations. Ukraine is invading Russia and Israel is taking out high-ranking enemy commanders inside the foreign capitals of Lebanon and Iran. These are bold actions almost nobody believes would be taking place without the approval of Washington.

    Even the corporate media is starting to notice that, hey, this regime in Washington along with its allies in London, Paris and Berlin, really do seem to want World War III.

    We are starting to see headlines like this one last week from the Daily Express: “US on brink of ‘three-front war’ with Russia, China and Iran as global tensions rocket”

    These Western globalists not only want war with Russia, Iran and China, they are pushing hard to achieve it. Question is, can they win it?

    I will attempt to show in this article that we have traitors running the show in Washington who really don’t want to win the war they are instigating.

    For starters, no legitimate government would be inviting and encouraging a mass migration into the country during the runup to a major war. That’s contrary to the widely accepted knowledge that governments try to unite their populations against a common enemy before going to war. They certainly don’t invite in tens of millions of foreign nationals whose allegiances are unknown. That’s a recipe for chaos, crime, destabilization and division — four things you would definitely try to avoid at all costs in a time of war.

    Brighteon’s Mike Adams interviewed Michael Yon about the migrants moving through this UN camp. Mr. Yon gave an eyewitness account of people moving up toward the U.S.-Mexico border from the Middle East, Europe, Haiti, China, and South America.

    Yon said he was able to speak with a Chinese couple in Mandarin and confirm their country of origin (mainland China) and their destination (the United States).

    Why are so many Chinese nationals and Middle Easterners being allowed to pour through the Darien Gap, on their way to America?

    Yon said a massive expansion of the United Nations camp is underway, helping funnel more migrants across the Darien Gap where they will be transported to the U.S. border to illegally cross into the United States, all with help from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Biden administration.

    At a time when the U.S. government is funding an invasion of Russia through its proxy, Ukraine, it is facilitating an invasion of the United States. No sane government does such a thing.

    But this is so much bigger than just the U.S. administration. It’s about the globalist one-world agenda coming out of the U.N. and World Economic Forum, which appears to be setting the U.S. up for collapse. There’s no other way to explain the contradictory policies we see coming out of Washington right now.

    The globalists in charge of the U.S. administration have not only invited the world to America and offered them free money and benefits. If that were all they’ve done that would be bad enough. But they’ve also drained our nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserves at a time when they should be building them up — that’s what a government would do if it was serious about preparing for war with Russia and possibly China, Iran and North Korea.

    They’ve also mandated toxic mRNA vaccines and introduced LGBTQ/diversity propaganda within the U.S. military ranks, knowing full well these kinds of policies will weaken the very defense forces being pitted against Russia and its allies.

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    The E.U. and U.S. are also both pursuing a policy of radical deindustrialization. That’s rather inconvenient when you’re in a proxy war with Russia, a country that has built up its industrial base and is currently outproducing us 3-to-1 in its production of artillery shells for the war in Ukraine. China also has a vast industrial base.

    Moreover, would the U.S. and Europe be declaring war on cheap energy — coal, oil and natural gas — under the pretense of “climate change” if they were serious about defeating Russia and China in World War III? I think not.

    Would the U.S. and E.U., if they were serious about taking on Russia and China, be declaring a war on food, encouraging farmers to take fertile land out of production and use it for wind and solar farms?

    In any major war, history tells us that the nations with the greatest access to cheap energy and food usually emerge victorious.

    So here’s the bottom line: These globalists are stoking World War III on the one hand, while preparing to lose it on the other.

    If we lived in a real country, that would be a crime. It’s called treason.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/leo-hohmann-new-migrant-wave-heading-u-s/

  22. No U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Deployed in the Pacific
    The deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) from 7th Fleet to 5th Fleet has left the United States with no deployed carriers in the Pacific Ocean, at a time when they are needed most.

    Carter Johnston 25 Aug 2024

    The U.S. Navy is facing a shortfall of deployed carriers in the Pacific as the buildup in the Middle East continues. The lack of carriers has left a critical gap in the West Pacific.

    The departure of USS Abraham Lincoln coincides with the change in homeport of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) from Yokosuka, Japan to Bremerton, Washington. The Ronald Reagan‘s replacement, the USS George Washington (CVN 73) still in San Diego on a scheduled port visit.

    The U.S. Navy’s other Pacific-based carriers are in port or in their maintenance availability period. Out of six carriers in the Pacific, the USS Carl Vinson recently participated in RIMPAC 2024, the USS Nimitz recently completed a six month planned incremental availability period for maintenance, the USS Ronald Reagan recently completed a homeport shift to Naval Base Kitsap, and the USS George Washington will remain in San Diego until the crew and equipment swap from USS Ronald Reagan is complete.
    240815-N-WV584-1052 SINGAPORE STRAIT (Aug. 15, 2024) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Marco Lopez, from Hawaii, stands watch on the aft missile bay of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111). Spruance, assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joey Sitter)

    The USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Abraham Lincoln are both deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations in response to growing possibilities of a major regional conflict in the Middle East. The Roosevelt is nearing its eleventh month of deployment, and the Lincoln cut its 7th Fleet deployment short after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered the carrier to the Middle East amid buildups of US forces in the region.

    With no U.S. carriers in the Pacific for at least three weeks, the Navy is leaving a critical gap in coverage in a region where standoffs and incidents are common, as seen this week when a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel collided with a Philippines Coast Guard (PCG) vessel in the South China Sea near Filipino outposts in the region.

    The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense also announced several live fire exercises with precision guided weapons, including a series of tests with PAC-2 and Tien Kung III surface-to-air missiles and Hsiung Feng II-E anti-ship missiles.

    Between the Middle East, maintenance periods, and the Indo-Pacific, the US Navy’s carrier fleet is stretched thin trying to uphold a high-demand presence worldwide.
    240817-N-JR318-1174 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2024) Sailors chain down and secure an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the “Red Rippers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Aug. 17. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hunter Day)

    By the end of next month, it is likely that USS George Washington (CVN 73) will be underway in the 7th Fleet as it arrives in Yokosuka as the U.S. Navy’s next forward deployed carrier.
    Update as of 08/27/2024 9:00 AM EST / 13:00 UTC

    The USS George Washington (CVN 73) departed San Diego, California on August 25th for workup exercises ahead of its permanent homeport change to Yokosuka, Japan. The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) are now operating in the 5th Fleet Area of Operations. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the extension of the Roosevelt‘s deployment in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on August 25th, following a large scale preemptive strike conducted on Hezbollah missile forces preparing to launch a major attack on Israel.

    https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/08/no-u-s-navy-aircraft-carriers-deployed-in-the-pacific/