Tag Archives: 2nd Amendment

Quick Takes – The Democrats’ Coming Assault on the Second Amendment

Posted on January 17, 2019 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: If the government can whittle down your rights, you don’t have … Continue reading →

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2018 (Day 9)

Posted on December 21, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Dear Santa,      What I’d really, really like for Christmas… Tweet

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Right to Keep and Bear Nunchucks

Posted on December 19, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Though often relegated to simply being a “gun rights” Amendment, the 2nd Amendment is a guarantee to free persons to personal arms in general, said right being antecedent to the invention of firearms and going back to pre-Norman England, particularly … Continue reading →

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Happy Bill of Rights Day!

Posted on December 15, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Today is the 227th anniversary of the first ten amendments to the Constitution coming into effect. The original Bill of Rights contained a preamble stating that the clauses were “declaratory and restrictive” — i.e. they restricted the Federal Government and … Continue reading →

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The Coming Assault on the 2nd Amendment in Nevada

Posted on December 7, 2018 by The Political Hat

     With the election of Steve Sleestak Sisolak to the Governorship of Nevada (the first Democrat to win the seat in nearly a quarter of a century) combined with Democrats newly gained supermajority in the state Assembly (they missed out winning … 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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