Kamala Harris - Should we Be Worried?

 

Kamala Harris is the Democratic Party choice for Vice-President. Should we be concerned? The answer is a big fat YES! The combination of Biden/Harris is the most leftist partnership the country has ever had by a major party. Biden has already said he would make Beto O'Rourke his Gun Czar, and Beto was quoted as saying he would take away our AKs and ARs. And I think Kamala Harris takes it up another notch. Let's look at her history. -In 2008, in a response to the Supreme Court Heller Case, she participated in a brief that said there is no individual right to own firearms and the 2nd Amendment should be secondary to any state or local laws restricting the right to bear arms. -As a district attorney in California, she called for an end to gun shows. -As a senator, she has backed bans on "assault weapons" and high capacity magazines and supported universal background checks.  -As a presidential candidate, she said she would have a mandatory buy back of assault weapons. That is GUN CONFISCATION. She also said she would use executive orders to put in place universal background checks and ban the import of "assault weapons". Bottom line: Harris and Biden are a threat to the 2nd Amendment. Please feel free to forward this email or send others the link to subscribe. What's Happening Skyrocketing gun sales trigger US ammo shortage “Some of the frustration we’ve frankly heard from some of the new users is that they bought a firearm, they can’t find any ammunition, because it’s in short supply,” Vista Outdoor Inc. CEO Christopher Metz said on the company’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday. With Violence And Unrest Soaring, Support For Gun Control Plummets Rasmussen’s survey of 1,000 likely voters conducted on Aug. 5 had a margin of error of 3 percentage points and showed 52% still support stricter gun regulations, but that was down from 64% in 2019. Forty-two percent oppose stricter gun regulations. Second Amendment advocates warn of 'gun apocalypse' under Biden Joseph R. Biden’s full-throated embrace of tough new gun laws and firearms bans brings Democrats full circle in the party’s two-decade evolution on guns in presidential campaign politics. Record-Setting Interest in Self-Defense Two trend lines related to our issue have diverged in a remarkable way that indicates that firearms and the 2nd Amendment are fundamental American mainstays. We’ve covered the string of record-breaking NICS background check numbers since the onset of the pandemic, and July NICS data continues that trend. New data from Gallup shows that gun control has slid further down Americans’ list of most important issues, and a deeper dive into NICS data suggests that new gun owners and the need for self-defense are driving the 2020 surge. Email us with any feedback at jeff@livetoshoot.com Thanks, Jeff and Shelley

Chicago Mayor Has Lost Control of Her City

I have mentioned in previous newsletters that one of my pet peeves is when people of influence, such as the journalists, celebrities, politicians and even law enforcement, speak about firearms when they don’t know anything about firearms.   Case in point is Lori Lightfoot, the mayor of Chicago.  She wants to blame the increase in violence in Chicago on other states.   "We are being inundated with guns from states that have virtually no gun control, no background checks, no ban on assault weapons," she said.  "That is hurting cities like Chicago.  That is the thing that, if the president really wanted to help, that and the other things I identified in my letter, he could do today, tomorrow."   But this isn’t true.   First, there are no states that have “virtually no gun control."  Some states do have less gun control than others, but they all, at a minimum, must comply with federal gun control laws.  Illinois has draconian gun control laws, but obviously it isn’t doing much good.   Second, there are no states that don’t require background checks.  Again, some states, or even local municipalities, might have a local background system that is used, but all states must use the federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).  If you have certain credentials, such as being a licensed concealed weapons holder, you can utilize those credentials in lieu of a background check.  This is because you have already been through a background check to get that license.   The mayor then talks about a ban on assault weapons.  I would challenge her first to define an assault weapon, which she won’t be able to do because there is no such thing as an “assault weapon."     Also, rifles or "assault weapons"  are not used in most crimes and are not responsible for most of the violent crimes being experienced in Chicago.   It sounds like the mayor is implying that Illinois citizens are crossing into other states and purchasing firearms because they have fewer restrictions.  The issue with that theory is that since we have already shown most of these guns are handguns, you can only purchase a handgun within the state that you are a resident.   The problem Mayor Lightfoot has is with guns obtained illegally.  They were either stolen, part of a straw purchase or purchased with the intent of selling to criminals. More gun control will not stop these actions from happening, but that isn’t a story the Left wants to tell.

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What's Happening

A Month Long Celebration of the 2nd Amendment August is National Shooting Sports Month, and one organization is helping gun enthusiasts find out where activities are taking place. Joe Biden's Ridiculous Gun Control Agenda Since joining the 2020 Democratic presidential field, Biden’s positions have gotten more extreme. Candidate Biden has endorsed everything from gun-owner licensing to confiscation of commonly owned semi-automatic firearms and handgun bans. Black gun-rights groups have started open-carry marches at anti-racism protests More than 300 heavily armed Black protesters marched in formation through Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday, demanding progress on the slow investigation of the police killing of Breonna Taylor. The same group, the Not F---ing Around Coalition (NFAC), had recently marched in Stone Mountain, Georgia, wearing black and carrying their semi-automatic rifles, protesting the Atlanta suburb's namesake monument depicting Confederate generals, and a separate armed Black group marched in Oklahoma City in June to mark President Trump's Tulsa rally.

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The McCloskeys Show How We Can Lose Our 2nd Amendment Rights Without Changing the Constitution

A few weeks ago I encouraged everyone to get out and vote in your primaries. In that post I argued that the lower level elections are as important if not more important than elections for president and congress.  In today’s environment it is governors, mayors, county judges and even city councils that are threatening our freedoms.   These offices are shutting down our economy by forcing shut downs, restricting religious liberty by preventing churches from worshiping, keeping our kids from going to schools, forcing everyone to wear masks and on and on.  And so many of the things they do is purely arbitrary with no fact or logic driving the decision.  It has become more apparent that these offices wield more power than previously imagined.   For example, The McCloskey case in St. Louis is a direct attack on our 2nd Amendment rights.     To recap the story, at the end of June, a large group of “peaceful” protestors tore through a security gate and ignored a sign that said access was limited to residents in order to protest outside the mayor of St. Louis’ house.  On the way to the mayor’s house they had to pass by the home of Mark and Patricia McCloskey.  In weeks leading up to this, these “peaceful” protestors had burned down police stations and restaurants, looted stores and taken over an entire part of a city downtown area.     So a reasonable person may be fearful of their intentions.  The McCloskeys, being legal gun owners and within their right to defend themselves, confronted the protestors and warned them not to attempt anything malicious.    For their efforts of defending themselves, the McCloskeys have been charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon.  Missouri has open carry laws as well as castle doctrine with a right to stand their ground.     What is the basis of the charge?  It is purely political activism from far left Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner.  She has received $77000 in campaign donations from George Soros.  Why is George Soros interested in the election of a Circuit Attorney in St. Louis?  Because he knows the power these lower level offices wield.   If Gardner successfully prosecutes the McCloskeys, she has eliminated the 2nd Amendment.  It doesn’t matter what the Constitution says if people are afraid to exercise their 2nd amendment rights because local officials can bypass it and have them arrested.   This is the same as what we are seeing regarding our religious freedoms.  John Roberts and the Supreme Court disappointed again by ruling that localities can have different rules regarding congregating versus secular locations.   These battles are not going away and we need to make sure we put the right people in all levels of government.   The below video is Ben Shapiro discussing the McCloskeys.

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What's Happening

St. Louis Home Defender Mark McCloskey updates "Watters' World on possible charges. Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis resident who along with his wife made headlines in late June for holding their legally owned firearms outside their home while protesters invaded their gated community, said Saturday he expects to be indicted for bringing out the weapons. Dealers Report Surge in Gun Ownership Among Blacks African Americans have been a major driver of 2020's record-setting growth in new gun ownership, according to an industry survey.   Bloomberg's Gun Control Group Pours $15 Million Into Races in 8 State Michael Bloomberg’s gun control organization will focus its political advertising spending this fall on eight states where it aims to help Democrats flip three Senate seats, wrest control of state legislatures and lift former Vice President Joe Biden to victory in Florida.

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Help Me With A Quick Survey

I am in a hotel in Houston this weekend with my son who is participating in a baseball tournament.  For this reason, this will be a limited post but hopefully you will find some value in the linked articles.   Sales of guns are at record levels and many of those buyers are first time gun owners.   As an FFL, I am seeing the spike in first time buyers first hand.  In the past few months, I would guess at least 30% of my transfers have been to first time buyers.  I receive almost a message a day from someone saying this is his/her first time buying a gun and asking me to explain the process.  I love this, and I love helping new buyers.   My goal as an FFL has been to try and make the transfer process as easy as possible and price it reasonably.  I really want to support and enable all to practice their 2nd Amendment right.   I want to find other ways to make the firearm buying process easier, so I have created a short survey.  It only takes 2 minutes, and I would appreciate your time filling it out.  Also, feel free to email with any additional comments or suggestions.   Survey   And, just for fun, let's end the week with some mind bombs from AOC. See video below.

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What's Happening

Gun Control’s Black Lives Matter Problem For decades, gun-control advocates promoted greater police power as well as known practices of institutional racism within police firearms-licensing divisions. Now that there are calls to “defund the police,” many leaders of the gun-control lobby, who are mostly white, should rightly fear that their history of siding with the police and promoting policies now deemed racist by progressives may make them the next casualty of cancel culture. Do Safe Storage Gun Laws Prevent Gun Violence?Media & Anti’s Painfully  Left unsecured, guns can be dangerous. While many experts suggest that storing firearms locked away and separate from ammunition can save lives, there is no federal law requiring gun owners to do so.   Biden’s gun control plan is terrible for working class firearm owners To the dismay of firearm enthusiasts on the left, Biden is still coming for some people’s guns. It’s now just a matter of who’s going to have them snatched — and who isn’t.

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