Category Archives: Gun Rights

The Coming Judicial Unswitching

Posted on October 15, 2018 by The Political Hat

     With the elevation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, the first truly pro-Constitution majority, since the infamous “switch in time that saved nine” during the Presidency of FDR, now controls the Supreme Court of the United States.      Of course, … Continue reading →

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Kavanaugh Hearings: Verdict First Trial Later

Posted on September 28, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The Senate Committee holding hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanagaugh have heard from his first, and more credible, of his accusers and from Judge Kavanaugh himself. There were two aspects to the hearing: An inquiry into the veracity … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Unconstitutional Denial of a Constitutional Right: From Illinois and California to Vermont and Florida

Posted on September 13, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: What other Rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights can be … Continue reading →

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9th Circuit Effectively Bans New Semi-Auto Handguns

Posted on August 7, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Recently, the California state Supreme Court ruled that an impossible to follow gun law, which required that all new guns be equipped with “stamping” technology that does not actually exist, must be followed because complying with it is impossible. Now … Continue reading →

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California Supreme Court Effectively Bans New Semi-Auto Handguns

Posted on July 2, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The California Supreme Court, by declaring that a law that is impossible to follow, effectively banned the sale of new models of semi-automatic handguns. “The California Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit that sought to invalidate a state … Continue reading →

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Progressives’ Dream Constitutional Convention

Posted on June 6, 2018 by The Political Hat

     A group in, of course, California are launching an initiative position to stake out an ultra-Left wing set of demands to be put forth if an Article V convention were ever called. While it is unlikely that 2/3 of states … Continue reading →

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Literal Thought Police Arrest Autistic Student for Crime of Imaginary Gun Possession

Posted on May 31, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The hoplophobia of schools and the people that run them has amply been demonstrated by the plethora of incidents where the police were called because a student had an object that had a vaguely gun-like shape to it.      As if … Continue reading →

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How To Solve Britain’s Bladed Weapon Epidemic

Posted on May 4, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Shot: “Shocking figures reveal there’s a machete attack every 90 minutes in Britain. “It’s emerged that in the last 2 months of 2017, police dealt with 928 crimes involving a machete – that’s an average of 15 a day, or … Continue reading →

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Banning the Knife in Britain

Posted on April 18, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Inanimate objects to not cause crime. They are just a tool. In the U.K. banning guns had done nothing but led people to use other tools to commit crimes, from acid and trucks to pointed sticks and fruit, but primarily … Continue reading →

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The Right of Every Free Adult

Posted on March 5, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The right to keep and bear arms ought to be interminably linked with the right to vote. After all, if we can’t trust someone with a personal arm, then how can we trust them with the power of law over … Continue reading →

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