I'm not sure how I feel about today's decision in Rahimi. On the one hand, I understand why the court wants to restrain people like Rahimi from firearms possession.
On the other hand, I tend to agree with Justice Thomas in his dissenting opinion. The court bent over backwards to find a way to make our history and tradition of firearms regulation fit this specific case - which it really doesn't. Unfortunately, that tees up lower courts to do the same sort of thing.
Still, I was pleased to read the concurring opinions of Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney Barrett. I think they did a very good job of instructing lower courts in the manor in which they must decide 2A cases and circumscribing the outer limits within which lower courts must function. Hopefully, these efforts will restrain lower courts from following the fuzzy example demonstrated in this case.
I urge you to read the decision and form your own opinion. I'll have a detailed interview with a constitutional attorney to discuss the case next week.
In the first half, attorney Sean Maloney from Second Call Defense joins me to explain the lessons gun owners can learn from what happened to Kyle Rittenhouse.
In the second half, I discuss a home invasion case from Oceanside California in which the homeowner successfully defended himself.
Apparently, the shooter randomly shot nine people before a police officer gave him a much-needed lead injection. According to the news story, the suspect, who survived being shot by police (at least so far) has “a prior conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.”
Three questions:
1. This joker has a violent criminal history. Why was he in possession of a firearm?
2. Why isn't Tucson Mayor Regina Romero (D) concerned about the answer to Question 1?
3. When will anti-gun politicians stop using tragedies like this to push for more gun control, which she did?
Actually, that last question answers itself.
At Lucille’s Bar & Grill, an armed citizen stopped a man who was allegedly threatening people with a knife. The attacker was shot and killed; no other injuries reported.
What I find most interest is the presence of an off-duty police officer who apparently did nothing. Thank God for the armed citizen.
"Skippy, you're not afraid of the outsider. You're afraid to hope. Giving in to fear is easy. You just accept there's nothing you can do, doom is inevitable, and there's no point in making any effort. If you dare to hope, then you risk your hopes getting crushed."
— Craig Alanson’s fictional character, Major General Joe Bishop (Expeditionary Force)
