Arms and the Law

Link here. Binderup is the Third Circuit case where the main issue was 2A as applied; since Alan Gura scored a divided victory in the Circuit, the government is the one now petitioning the Supremes, with amicus briefs from Brady, Everytown, and Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

Hat tip to Don Kilmer....

If anyone hasn't cast their ballots yet, here is another candidate worthy of consideration. Dr. Tom Arvas of New Mexico, a shotgunner who has kept busy in service to shooters.

Eugene Volokh on the titling of an amicus, excuse me, amicae, brief in D.C. v. Heller.

Right here. It involves some hard hits. But then 60 Minutes has always been about creating horror movies with some slight linkage to real events.

Press release here. An excellent move and an excellent choice. Most organizations communicate thru spokesmen (stop to think about it, even Presidents do, most of the time). The CEO has enough to do in running the place, and has no time to stay fully informed on the issues involved. The spokesman, in contrast, can spend their full time studying and issue and speaking on it.

...thus becoming the 13th state to do so. I can remember when Vermont was the only state that allowed concealed carry without a permit, and when my own Arizona didn't allow civilian concealed carry, period (there was no provision for issuing permits). Who would have thought that a quarter of the Union would allow concealed carry sans permit?

Dave Workman has the story.

Right here, in America's First Freedom.

It involves Mike Strickland, of Oregon, who drew his handgun after being menaced by a Black Lives Matter crowd. Project Veritas has some video of the incident, and James O'Keefe vouching for him.

News here. The House took the action under the Congressional Review Act. The measure is now on to the Senate.

At Downhill, Donna Weisner Keene has "Hero Gets Bounced Around Too Often."

Soldier of Fortune and Col. Brown have endorsed seven candidates. They give highest priority to Steve Schreiner, who's running for re-election. He's a Colorado activist, and Vietnam vet (Silver Star and Bronze Star with V for valor). They also endorse Tom Arvas, John Cushman, Curtis Jenkins, Sean Maloney, Linda Walker, and Heidi Washington.

David Codrea supports Steven Stamboulieh, and gives his answers to a list of questions on his positions. He's definitely solid on the Second Amendment.

From Charles Cooke, in the National Review Online:

"In 1990, some form of "constitutional carry" obtained in just 0.25 percent of the geographical area of the United States, and for only 0.22 percent of the population. Today, those numbers are 42 percent and 18 percent, respectively."

And, as he notes, those numbers are likely to grow appreciably in 2017.

I just came across an 1977 issue of the legal journal Case and Comment, which has an article about using computers in the practice of law. It casually mentions that they are the size of a refrigerator, and can be used for word processing and billing. "A computer capable of doing the operations cited in this article can be obtained for about $25,000. [$99,000 in 2016 dollars] More advanced models may exceed $300,000 to purchase. [upwards of a million in modern money]"

Software would cost $2,000 to $10,000 -- $8,000 to 40,000 in modern terms.

The first legal computer I saw was in the office of Margrit Cromwell, now sadly deceased, here in Tucson, around 1980 or so. It was indeed huge, ran on 8" floppy disks (no hard drives) and cost her $15,000, if I recall correctly.

Speaking about Michael Moore's futile quest for relevance.

From Instapundit:

"The poor federal courts are overworked. We need to add more judges. A lot more judges."

Just got word that Heidi Washington, daughter of the late Tom Washington, who died in 1995 while serving as NRA President (he died after suffering a heart attack while deer hunting). It's worth mentioning that, when George H. W. Bush resigned from NRA after a "jack-booted thug" reference, Washington released very effective response. Heidi is an endowment member, endorsed by the nominating committee, head of the Michigan Department of Corrections and supporter of the Warden's Cup competition.
Looks as if as head of the Dept of Corrections she has received some praise as a reformer.

7th Circuit US Court of Appeals' ruling here. Chicago of course banned handguns -- that got struck down in McDonald. Then it went to strict licensing, with a requirement of training on a range, while banning all firing ranges. That got stuck down in Ezell I. Then it tried restrictively regulating ranges, which gets struck down here. Of the city's three requirements, two are stricken 3-0 and the remainder was struck 2-1.

Hat tip to Alice Beard, who points out that the opinion is written by judge Diane Sykes (who I think wrote Ezell I also), who is on Trump's list of 21 judges he'd be willing to appoint to the Supreme Court.

Story here.

"In fact, Mr. Waugh has "made 'bug-out bags' stuffed with ammo, energy bars, and assorted survival gear for his wife and their three cats. He's begun stowing water and browsing real estate listings in Gunnison County, Colorado, which he's determined to be a 'liberal safe-haven.' Last month, Waugh added a 9mm handgun to his arsenal."

Todd has established a Facebook page to document his candidacy.