Cats, Guns, and National Security

Why libertarianism is so dangerous to gun rights -- beyond them being conspiracy nuts and potheads: 1. They are conspiracy theorists, with some genuinely wanting social chaos (which would, of course, lead to demands for an authoritarian regime, thereby defeating their own libertarianism). 2. They are largely potheads. 3. Their proposed policies of unencumbered gun possession by criminals, nuts, and druggies only turns away the vast swath of people moderate or neutral on 2A/RKBA,  4. Their refusal to recognize the truth of TDF 10 and the scope of what items fall under 2A protection only turns the vast swath of people moderate or neutral on 2A/RKBA.  Cats, Guns, and National Security: THE DAILY FUDD: E10: "An Originalist fudd-ish argument regarding full-auto and 2A."    https://catsgunsandnationalsecurity.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-daily-fudd-e-originalist-fudd-ish.html 5. Their focus on self-indulgence drives them to do and act in ways exacerbating Points 3 and 4. 6. T...

 

U.S. House Bill HR8 regards establishing "universal background checks" on private firearms transfers. The issue with these--especially on how this bill would implement them--is the paperwork retention that could develop into de facto gun registration freely accessible to the government, and thus enable eventual confiscation. The TDF position is that the same legitimate intent of UBCs can be accomplished by enabling private sellers to VOLUNTARILY do background checks without the retention of paperwork. A potential private seller not certain of a potential buyer's background could get a check done before any transaction. Then the potential seller--already known to be a civic-minded individual, or else he'd never have done the check in the first place (those not so minded wouldn't do the check regardless of the law)--would make his deal-or-no-deal decision with the benefit of this knowledge. No paperwork beyond the fact that a "Private Check" had occurred ...

In TDF 25 , I discuss the difficulty of addressing worst-case or seemingly inevitable bad outcomes without sounding like one is supporting or at least resigned to them. Nonetheless, some people of a more... simple mind will overplay my talk. And to be fair, a proper and balanced expression does usually cut both ways (especially with my style, frankly). Thus, I fulfill here the need for a caveat in this series: By discussing 'fudd' approaches to RKBA, I in no way wish to assert that the full intent of 2A--or even, necessarily, the baseline Blackstone defense function of RKBA--can readily be or should have to be accomplished by these baseline approaches. In TDF 10 , I set out an originalist argument that STRENGTHENS both substantively and politico-judicially the defense of "assault weapons" as 2A-protected. Semi-auto long guns with pistol grips and hicap magazines are indeed the proper present-day manifestations of the American RKBA. With this in mind, I will discuss ...

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This guy is interesting, but he's a victim of his own human nature on this. See my comment below. Should We Just Stop Buying Ammo? - TheFirearmGuy - YouTube    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0L5dyGU0l4 MY COMMENT: Around the 3:30 point you proved their point that to stop buying would let the backorders get filled, shelves restocked, and the whole market to get back to sanity. That really is the answer. Then you pointed out the human nature factor--that people actually WOULDN'T stop, including you. The truth is, capitalism/free enterprise and freedom of purchase are causing the problem among people trying to defend those aforementioned traits of our culture. In an environment of freedom, this will never end. The TP Craze was simply a sport. When it got old or too expensive or too much trouble to store, it ended. Ammo Craze is not simply a sport, so those factors won't end it. Freedom killing freedom, folks. People need to put the cause ahead of self-indulgence. ------...

FEDERALIST 46 IS THE ONLY ANSWER. EVERY SINGLE DAY PROVES ME RIGHT. And as tragic as this is, I do LOVE being shown right. H/t:  https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/country-destroyed-southern-border-trump-rips-democrats-new-statement-crisis-border/

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Cats, Guns, and National Security: THE DAILY FUDD: E10: "An Originalist fudd-ish argument regarding full-auto and 2A."   https://catsgunsandnationalsecurity.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-daily-fudd-e-originalist-fudd-ish.html "I should be able to have full-auto!"  says a local "card-carrying member of the Libertarian Party" radio host. He argues against the current legal restrictions on "machine guns"--a position popular with some in the Second Amendment (2A) community, but politically a non-starter with most of the general population. To the former, it's simply a matter of "rights." To dissenters from this position, it's also a matter of reality and impact (we'll see that word come up often here). In this issue of THE DAILY FUDD, I will explain the matter. CONTINUED AT LINK ABOVE. TDF INDEX:  Cats, Guns, and National Security: THE DAILY FUDD index.    https://catsgunsandnationalsecurity.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-daily-fudd-index....

 

In Edition 20 , THE DAILY FUDD raised for discussion a 28th Amendment proposal that would codify a more limited RKBA than might be in an objective reading of 2A, but make it more explicit and ironclad. The idea was to maximize the nexus between the current full range of 2A protection with the frankly lower level which can hold popular political support. It makes no sense to lose protection for even the most baseline Blackstone-type defense arms in the name of a supposedly purist stand for everything above and beyond reality. When push comes to shove, it may well be a time for seeking focused protection--a "Blackstone Guns Matter" effort, so to speak. Below is a discussion of a post-Heller ammunition control bill from many years back. (This description was  written during the failure of the American people post-election to stop the 2020 Election Steal via Federalist 46 State action.)  While the Democrat who proposed it no doubt had no genuine interest in even the most baseli...