Category: Guns

They Did It: Philadelphia Passes Gun Bills

City Council has passed the gun control measures:

City Council passed five gun control measures today that are expected to still face a legal challenges.

Mayor Nutter has said he will sign the bills into law. The five bills limit handgun purchases to one a month; require lost or stolen firearms to be reported to police within 24 hours; forbid individuals under protection from abuse orders from possessing guns if ordered by the court; allow removal of firearms from “persons posing a risk of imminent personal injury” to themselves or others, as determined by a judge; and outlaw the possession and sale certain assault weapons.

I have absolutely no intention of obeying any of these city ordinances, and I can promise a lawsuit if they attempt to enforce them in violation of the laws of this commonwealth.  Get ready folks, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

UPDATE: Nutter signed the five pieces of shit, and ordered his partner in crime, Police Chief Charles Ramsey, to enforce them.  I feel for the police officers who will end up following orders, and possibly open themselves up to lawsuits.  Because of preemption, and the Ortiz precident upholding preemption, these laws passed by city council are essentially not law, so anyone enforcing them will be acting under color of law, and could possibly lose their qualified immunity.

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My Letter to Speaker O’Brien

I’m hoping all my readers who live in Pennsylvania have gotten a chance to e-mail the House Speaker, Dennis O’Brien, who stood with us all the way on House Bill 1845, and voted against the lost and stolen amendment, at great political cost in his district of Philadelphia.  Here’s my letter:

Dear Mr. Speaker,

I wanted to thank you for your vote on House Bill 1845, who’s passage I witnessed from the House Gallery on Monday.  I’m glad we finally got something passed that will help fight criminals who misuse firearms, and respect the rights of gun owners.

I particularly want to thank you for your vote against Representative Levdansky’s amendment to require reporting of a lost or stolen firearm.  I know this was a very difficult vote for you politically, and I’ve read the negative coverage you’ve received from the Philadelphia media over it.  I wanted to make sure you knew that there are many gun owners in the Philadelphia area, including myself, who are very grateful that you stood with us.  If I can ever be of service to you, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

[Sebastian]

The Philadelphia media is eating O’Brien alive for standing with us, and I have no doubt that CeaseFire PA is going to make defeating him their top electoral priority.  Representative O’Brien did his part in standing with us, and I sincerely hope we’ll all stand with him when he needs us.

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SR-9 Safety Recall

Ruger is issuing a safety recall of the SR-9.  Apparently it’s possible for the firearm ti discharge if dropped with the safety in the off position.

The company said it is reworking the design of a new trigger group that prevents firing when dropped and will retrofit at no charge all Ruger SR9 pistols with serial number prefix “330.”

Better be sure to send yours in if you have those serial numbers.  Fortunatly, I don’t think most of us drop our guns that often.  I don’t recall that I’ve ever done it.

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We’re Not Listening, Says Inky

Call the waaahmulance.

With several hundred pro-gun activists converging on the Harrisburg Capitol Monday – many wearing Second Amendment T-shirts – it was not the day for Pennsylvania lawmakers to tackle any tough gun measures.

Instead, state House members approved several initiatives that bore no resemblance to an actual crackdown on handgun trafficking.

In turn, the gun-rights supporters celebrated the defeat last week of a tough anti-trafficking measure.

Charlton Heston would be proud.

No, an actual crackdown on handgun trafficing looks like this.  It doesn’t look like passing more laws that we’re not going to enforce.

That’s why there’s no time to waste for gun-safety advocates to resume lobbying lawmakers to pass real gun-safety measures that will protect taxpayers and help police put real heat on traffickers.

Hey Inquirer, your bias is showing.

Just ask House Speaker Dennis O’Brien (R., Phila.), who twisted himself into a pretzel trying to explain why he was the only city lawmaker to vote against the tougher gun measure on April 1. Maybe the answer is to elect representatives who will do what constituents want.

Those of us in the Philadelphia area need to do everything we can to make sure Dennis O’Brien keeps his seat.  The gun controllers are going to go after him, and the Philadelphia media will be their willing puppets.  This article could have been written by CeaseFire, hell it probably was written by CeaseFire.  This is what we’re up against, and if we don’t work hard for politicians that support us, we’re going to lose it all.

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Clayton Cramer, Candidate for Idaho Senate

David Codrea has an interview with Clayton Cramer.  Clayton’s campaign web site is here, and you can donate.  You all know that I’ve had my disagreements with Clayton on several issues, particularly on gay rights, but that didn’t stop me from helping out his campaign.  This is a great opportunity to put someone in the State Senate in Idaho that is not only pro-gun, but is an intellectual leader of the movement.

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Understatement of the Year

From Chris Cox:

“John McCain still has some work to do to give them a comfort level.  Truth be told, he’s not there yet.”

I am supporting McCain this election because the alternatives are the kind of thing gun owner nightmares are made of, but if McCain wants me to work hard for him, rather than hard against his opponents, I need to feel good that he’s going to take care of us, particularly when it comes to appointments to the federal courts, which I think will be the single most important contribution the next president will make for gun owners.

Chris’s quote above isn’t the understatement, however.  This is:

“This is arguably the most important year in NRA history,” Cox said.

It most definitely is.  I believe 2008 is either going to be the year we will look back on as the pivotal year that sent the gun control movement to join the temperance movement in the dungeon of political irrelevance, or it will be the year when gun owners snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.  Which path we take is entirely up to us.

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