Arms and the Law

This is real performance art: sociology professor shoots self in arm to protest Trump.

(And gets charged with carrying a concealed weapon, carrying one on school property....)

Hat tip to Clayton Cramer...

Ruling here. California had a ban on gun shops having images of guns visible from the outside. A shop can have the word "gun" visible but not a picture of one. It was a strange rule, first found in the Uniform Firearms Act of the 1920s, as I recall. (I think it also required any firearms sold to be "securely wrapped" before they left the premises). The reason was never clear to me -- perhaps the thought that people would be upset if they thought that a gun store was selling guns?

The court struck down the provision on First Amendment grounds. The best rationale the state could come up with was that seeing a picture of a gun might cause suicides. Not even close to the argument required to regulate commercial speech....

Right here.

I've uploaded a copy here.

Brendan Kirby has a key thought. Kavanaugh will be one vote out of nine. If indeed he's "outside the judicial mainstream" he'll lose 8-1 every time. His vote can only have an impact if four other Justices agree, and any view that is held by four sitting Supreme Court Justices cannot be described as "outside the judicial mainstream." So which is it?

I like his style. He explains that in Florida, you do not want to threaten to shoot an Uber driver because he might have a concealed carry license and be fresh from the police academy as well. "This is justifiable homicide all day long."

If anyone has purchased my new book on mass shootings and why gun control is useless against them, would you kindly leave a review on its Amazon page?

Clayton Cramer has the story: Winter Haven, FL Uber driver picks up a lady, who is coming away from an argument with her boyfriend. Boyfriend cuts in front of the Uber, draws pistol, approaches uttering threats. Uber driver gives him a warning shot to center of mass.

(And yet again, the story writers confuses "stand your ground" with ordinary self-defense standards).

Ouch!

Tulsa man overpowers and hogties burglar, calls police and leaves for work.

Story here, with a link to the actual ruling.

American Federation of Teachers rejects proposal to give guns to teachers.

Teaching assistant reassigned after she announces arms bearing is limited to a 3x3 square in her classroom. "This zone also does not include a desk, because desks are reserved for students who respect the personal and psychological safety of their classmates and instructor."

against some flimsy legal claims.

Dave Workman has the story.

Ooops. It was a loaner pistol from her then law enforcement agency. It looks as if she took six or seven months to notice and report it.

"In May, Giffords and her "gun safety organization" endorsed Valdez's candidacy, claiming the former sheriff had led the charge in preventing guns from "ending up in the wrong hands" during her tenure in office."

Story here. Though it's strange to see the claim that the CCW holder wasn't charged because of Florida's "stand your ground" law, considering that he was advancing on the the deputy's attacker... again, the media confuses no-retreat with self-defense (or in this case, defense of others) against lethal attack.

"Georgia congressional candidate who touted tougher gun laws arrested for murdering former campaign treasurer." I've always thought many anti-gunners were projecting their own mindset. If they had a gun, they'd be tempted to use it to kill someone, so they assume that the rest of us would experience the same.

An interesting social media post. And here's their position on Heller.

ATF reports that paper Form 4s have a processing time of seven months. They may have e-forms available this year, although they note this is complicated by the requirement of fingerprints and a current photograph.

In which the conservatives get a Supreme Court majority. "Millions will die." (From the Babylon Bee, a satirical site).