tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:05:55 +0000http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)Blogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-4907825294518830553Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:51:00 +00002009-10-06T19:05:55.075-07:00From Paul Payne...SUBJECT: SB-2099SOURCE: http://www.senate.gov/reference/common/faq/SB2099.shtml QUESTION:Is it true that . . .  Senate BillSB-2099 will require owners of firearms to pay a $50 charge per gun andlist each gun on their federal tax form? ANSWER: The answeris no.  This Internet rumor states that SB-2099 is legislationcurrently being considered by the Senate. The bill supposedly http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2009/10/debunking-rumor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-6782875359107751211Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:55:00 +00002009-07-14T09:05:45.685-07:00NRA-ILA: Sonia Sotomayor on gun rightsAlso, the good folks at FreeRepublic.com are liveblogging the hearings. FReeper pabianice reports that Sotomayor has reaffirmed her position that the 2nd Amendment doesn't apply to the States.[Sotomayor] Mentioned "hunting" and "target practice" as legitimate uses for a gun, as long as the state decides you can have one. Not one word on self-defense.The Ninthhttp://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2009/07/sonia-sotomayor-on-gun-rights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-7639893396292236510Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:10:00 +00002009-06-24T00:07:16.295-07:00NedaSo what is it that motivates us clingy gun owners? Why the obsession with guns? This clip from Iran (Be forewarned: This is extremely graphic and disturbing. Do not click the link if you are easily offended.) shows what happens when the government holds a monopoly on violence.Across Iran, the people have been protesting an obviously fraudulent election. Government thugs, the Basij, have felt freehttp://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2009/06/why-do-we-to-our-guns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-6692906912427780001Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:46:00 +00002009-06-16T00:46:00.624-07:00Go check out the new NRA web site.http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2009/06/new-and-improved-nra-web-site.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-1143928709768353071Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:42:00 +00002008-09-17T19:42:25.895-07:00ObamaHugh Hewitt weighs in on Obama and his "I don’t have the votes in Congress" comment...The idea that Second Amendment rights depend on Congressional inaction due to a lack of votes is the give-away here.  First Amendment rights cannot be curtailed by Congressional Action. Fourth Amendment rights are not subject to majority vote.  Gunowners and originalists wonder why Obama is conceding that http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/09/more-on-obama-and-guns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-6367515791541824826Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:40:00 +00002008-09-16T06:40:31.950-07:00Obama...he sure has a funny way with words:Obama: "Even if I wanted to take (guns) away, I don’t have the votes in Congress."http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/09/for-guy-who-doesn-want-to-take-our-guns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-8963700393865503329Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:47:00 +00002008-07-09T07:47:39.544-07:00Our monthly meeting is tonight at 7pm. We've got a lot to talk about this month. Not only is there the Heller decision to talk about (And celebrate!), but there are developments on condors and how the greenies' effort affect those of us who hunt.(A note: Asking the wait staff "Where's the NRA meeting?" may not be of much use. Not all of them know who we. Just walk on in to the back of the http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/07/reminder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-144180729570072740Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:43:00 +00002008-07-04T07:43:47.391-07:00parkerFrom the ACLU Blog page on the Heller Decision, the ACLU starts by posting their official position on Heller...The ACLU interprets the Second Amendment as a collective right. Therefore, we disagree with the Supreme Court’s decision in D.C. v. Heller. While the decision is a significant and historic reinterpretation of the right to keep and bear arms, the decision leaves many important questions http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/07/aclu-gets-earful-from-their-readers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-2437474902779559489Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:35:00 +00002008-06-28T20:35:41.402-07:00parkerCastle DoctrineDavid Kopel asks: What is the right protected in the Heller dissent?I have not yet studied the Stevens dissent in depth, but on my initial read, I was confused as what exactly is the scope of the individual right that Justice Stevens thinks the Second Amendment does protect?Of course, as Kopel points out later, no right is protected. Stevens' argument it merely a "continuing repackaing of effortshttp://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/right-to-what-exaclty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-5325224742710362277Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:37:00 +00002008-06-28T11:37:03.686-07:00parkerFrom FreeRepublic.com: An Annual Celebration?: Heller Dayhttp://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/new-national-holiday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-6083885537100013119Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:08:00 +00002008-06-28T09:11:52.786-07:00parkerObamaWhere have I heard that before?From Hot Airhttp://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/he-was-for-it-before-he-was-against-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-2467433369192735526Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:49:00 +00002008-06-28T09:14:30.116-07:00parkerCastle DoctrineIn response to that city's stubborn efforts to deny the rights of its citizens, the NRA sues to overturn San Francisco gun ban in city housing.The San Francisco challenge includes an anonymous individual plaintiff, identified as "Guy Montag Doe," who is a gay man living in a San Francisco Housing Authority unit who said in court papers that he keeps a gun in his home to protect himself against http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/san-francisco-fighting-to-keep-gays-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-2222542342165522967Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:57:00 +00002008-06-28T09:13:24.298-07:00parkerSCOTUSblog » New case tests Second Amendment’s reachA lawsuit (McDonald, et al., v. City of Chicago, et al.) has been filed against the city of Chicago alleging that their DC-esque handgun law violates the 2nd and 14th Amendments.http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/and-so-it-begins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-9161160282728899417Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:45:00 +00002008-06-28T09:13:24.298-07:00parkerI've noticed a funny trend in stories about Heller. Nearly all, as might be expected, make mention of Miller. But in pre-decision stories, Miller was usually characterized as saying the 2nd Amendment applied only to State militias; i.e. the National Guard. This is quite incorrect. Today, stories on Heller now correctly state that Miller was about the applicability of the 2nd Amendment to a http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/down-memory-hole.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-8412643912583107841Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:52:00 +00002008-06-28T09:13:24.299-07:00parkerI kinda hoped I could get more than one page into Justice Stevens' dissent before I found myself shouting WRONG!! But alas, that wasn't to be. I got to the 3rd paragraph and just had to stop...The Second Amendment was adopted to protect the right of the people of each of the several States to maintain a well-regulated militia.That just isn't true. If that were the case, then the text of the http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/not-even-one-page-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-6603728191636050416Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:31:00 +00002008-06-28T09:13:24.299-07:00parkerGun-Control Supporters Show Outrage - NYTimes.com - Am I having too much fun today?The Antis are screeching and squealing over Heller. Of course, we knew they wouldn't be happy, but could they at least come up with some original material? Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is typical and predictable...“Does this lead to everyone having a gun in our society?”he said at a news conference. “If they think http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/listen-to-brady-bunch-squeeeeeal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-174653651543708913Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:21:00 +00002008-06-28T09:13:24.299-07:00parkerI'm really sick and tired of hearing aspiring intellectuals chatter on about how the text of the 2nd Amendment is vague, ambiguous, or "open to interpretation". Go read Justice Scalia's opinion. He makes it abundantly clear that there is one and only one possible meaning to the text; that individuals have a right to keep and bear arms for their own purposes, regardless of their status within the http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/end-to-some-silly-pontifications.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-3241963635368034792Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:15:00 +00002008-06-28T09:13:24.300-07:00parkerI'm about 1/4 of the way through the opinion. I wonder Justice Stevens' backside is stinging.http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/justice-stevens-gets-spanking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-6355149509058678367Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:55:00 +00002008-06-28T09:13:24.300-07:00parkerIs it wrong of me to take delight in the fact that Justice Scalia quotes Justice Ginsburg in his discussion on the meaning of the phrase "bear arms"?http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/heh-heh-heh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-4028923717956165484Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:25:00 +00002008-06-28T09:13:24.300-07:00parkerPosted here.Quoting the syllabus: The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditional lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/heller-decision.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-2899764572417032970Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:18:00 +00002008-06-28T09:13:24.300-07:00parkerSCOTUSBlog's Tom Goldstein reports that there's only one majority opinion; so, there's no ambiguity about what the Court means in the Scalia-authored opinion.http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/and-it-get-better.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-1805326120840358973Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:13:00 +00002008-06-28T09:13:24.301-07:00parkerIS AFFIRMED!!!!!This means that the lower court ruling, which recognized an individual liberty, is upheld! Details to follow.http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/heller_26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-5975338063810119569Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:09:00 +00002008-06-28T09:13:24.301-07:00parkerSCOTUS has released two opinions. Heller will be the last of the session.http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/two-down-one-to-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-7471119558289863959Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:59:00 +00002008-06-28T09:13:24.301-07:00parkerThey've got a poll up on their LiveBlog...SCOTUSBloghttp://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/lot-of-nra-members-are-watching.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368236712441799212.post-8282626378297454024Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:51:00 +00002008-06-28T09:13:24.302-07:00parkerToday's the day. Today we find out if the Court will respect the Constitution or if the Justices will mangle the language to see what isn't there and ignore what is.I've been going back and forth over the last few months as to how optimistic/pessimistic I feel about this Court. They've had a few boners (Which I won't go into details about here since those cases aren't about firearms rights, the http://valley-nra.freeservers.com/2008/06/drum-roll-please.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve)0