MAGA/TPUSA/Far Right coalition splintering | 2A rights
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superrific
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Me too. Same with my autistic kids and son-in-law. It's one thing that started making me wonder if I have been autistic my whole life without knowing. I don't think it's necessary or sufficient to imply autism, but I think it's rare enough to be significant.
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Oof, Menendez not exactly distinguishing herself here. Anti-commandeering law isn't "rarely used"; it's foundational. And the way to decide is given by the Supreme Court. It's not so clear as to self-evidently apply, but the applicable rule of decision isn't hard to determine.
I do wonder how much the judges in a circuit like the 8th feel compelled to put on a Potemkin show of agonizing over easy questions. She's had one order stayed, reflexively, and it's likely the 8th will stay others. So maybe she gives lip service to the bullshit to give better optics to the appeals court judges.
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Gun-Rights Groups Clash With Trump Officials Over Fatal Shooting of Armed Protester
Some in administration criticize Alex Pretti for carrying gun to protest activity, but Second Amendment groups have long fought for right to do so
—> https://www.wsj.com/us-news/gun-rig...3?st=tKjoLL&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink“… “The first thing that politicians want to do is blame the gun,” said Taylor Rhodes, spokesman for the National Association for Gun Rights, based in Greenville, S.C.
Rhodes said he has attended hundreds of protests and rallies over the years, always with a gun. He said a thorough investigation is needed, but judging from videos of the shooting, “I don’t think it looks good on the ICE agents.”
For Second Amendment activists, the conversation around Pretti’s shooting intersects with an argument they have long made: Gun owners have a constitutional right to carry their firearms in public.…”
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Honestly glad to see a consistent view on gun rights from the 2A crowd, even if I don't agree with him. Better than the folks trying to justify the shooting or the firearm limitation organizations not using this as an opportunity to advocate for more sensible gun restrictions. Good for him I guess.
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It sounds like Trump is saying people don't kill people; guns kill people.
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FLASHBACK
“… during a town hall with Univision [in 2024]… [Trump] was asked, “Could you explain your gun control policy to the parents of the victims of school shootings?”
Trump replied that he would tell the grieving parents, “You wouldn’t be able to take away the guns because people need that for security, they need it for entertainment and for sports and other things.” …”
Trump did call for red flag laws in 2018 after two massacres during his first term, but backed off that after meeting with the NRA.
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FLASHBACK j6:
'They're not here to hurt me': Former aide says Trump knew Jan. 6 crowd was armed
Cassidy Hutchinson described violent outbursts from the former president on Jan. 6.
'They're not here to hurt me': Former aide says Trump knew Jan. 6 crowd was armed
Cassidy Hutchinson described violent outbursts from the former president on Jan. 6.
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“I don’t f---ing care that they have weapons,” Trump fumed in urging aides to take down magnetometers near the White House before he addressed a “Stop the Steal” rally, Hutchinson testified. “They’re not here to hurt me. Take the f---ing mags away.”
On Jan. 6, Trump planned to go to the Capitol with the mob after the rally, Hutchinson testified, citing conversations with Meadows and Trump confidant Rudy Giuliani.