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Showing posts with label Firearms Freedom Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Firearms Freedom Act. Show all posts

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Firearms Freedom Act Lawsuit

Gary Marbut, president of the Montana Shooting Sports Association, said the lawsuit he and his organization brought to uphold the state’s rights on weapons will not be considered at the Supreme Court.

Contending it is “fruitless” to expect that the federal government would rein in its own “lust” for tyranny, the instigator of a years-long conflict with Washington over the Interstate Commerce Clause says the battle is over.

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable.”
John F. Kennedy

Where do we go from here?

Read more at 
http://www.wnd.com/2014/03/supremes-shoot-down-states-fight-for-gun-rights/#67Mh15dU0rkeJmJK.99

Monday, January 13, 2014

Lawmakers plot new strategy for defying gun law

More states are joining the effort to stop abuse of power by the Feds.
Nullification is the issue, and so is the commerce clause abuse of the last few decades, which the Montana Firearms Freedom Act seeks to end.  In the mean time other states are getting on the bandwagon, and the numbers are growing.

http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2014/01/12/mo-lawmakers-try-new-way-of-defying-gun-laws-n1777799

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Montana Firearms Freedom law stands in the gap!


CAN FEDS BULLDOZE STATE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS?


In a courtroom gun fight that has the potential to disrupt many of Barack Obama’s plans for national gun lists, laws and limits, attorneys have told the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the U.S. Constitution does not give Washington unlimited authority to bulldoze over state efforts to protect the constitutional rights of their citizens.

At issue is the years-old Montana Firearms Freedom Act, which was argued before the appeals court in a special session in Portland, Ore.

The law simply says firearms made, sold and kept in Montana are not subject to federal interstate commerce regulations.
Attorney Nick Dranias, who represented the amicus parties of the Goldwater Institute and others in the arguments, said the case should be returned to the lower court for discovery and development of evidence, because it is a case of first impression and the lower courts dismissed it without that opportunity.
He asked the judges to remember that the federal government was created by the states and that the states granted certain limited powers to the federal government. Where those rights were not granted to Washington, the states’ people retain all rights.
Read more at 

Friday, July 15, 2011

Powerful challenge to Commerce Clause - Firearms Freedom Act

How powerful has the Firearms Freedom Act become since it's passage through the Montana Legislature, and what are the ramifications for "putting the federal government back in it's box", that box being the true meaning of the US Constitution.

To see how pervasive this concept has become nationwide since it's invention by Gary Marbut, just read a couple of articles. The first is in the Wall Street Journal date July 14th, 2011 and showing the overall concept and progression of this challenge to the faulty commerce clause "interpretation" in the 1942 Wickard vs Filburn case. You can bet that if the Wall Street Journal is publishing articles like this the other side is feeling their power being threatened.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584404576442440490097046.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

I think some of the comments in the comments section are constructive but some show a dreadful lack of knowledge of the original intent of the US Constitution. I could not make the video play but I have it on good authority that it's somewhat tainted by influences from outside our country.

There are many groups and law firms involved in this action, and it is having a pronounced effect nation wide.
See all the recent activiy on the right side of this page.

http://firearmsfreedomact.com/

A partial list of those who have joined in this action is as follows:

Weapons Collectors Society of Montana
Office of the Attorney General of Utah representing Utah and other states
Criminal Defense Clinic  respresenting some Montana Legislators
Jennifer W. Bordy representing some Montana Legislators
Paragon Foundation Inc.
Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence and lawmakers from 17 States
Goldwater Institute Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Government et al.
Office of Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock (Intervenor)


One of the best articles appears in the World Net Daily online news dated Dec. 4th 2010 that pretty much sums up the whole challenge:

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=235709

The Montana Shooting Sports Association is the primary mover behind this and is always looking for people who are willing to help with this important project. To see how you can become a member and get on their mailing list go here: http://www.mtssa.org/membership.phtml

To  get on Gary Marbut's mailing list send a request to mssa@mtssa.org

In short, if there is any vehicle that has any chance whatsoever of correcting the false interpretation of the commerce clause it's the Montana Firearms Freedom Act and related actions.

Support this cause in the best way you can by sending the link to this article everywhere.

http://www.paulstramer.net/2011/07/powerful-challenge-to-commerce-clause.html

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Courage, Liberty, Guns and Weed

It's about States Rights, Individual Rights, and the Supreme Law of the land, The Constitution for the United States. Do we have a rule of law or not? Or do we have a rule of men, making the rules as they go without consent of the people?





Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Whatever you do, DON'T GIVE UP YOUR GUNS!

We received these comments and the video by email this morning. --------

Here's a great video on gun control. This people gave up and then cried about it. Look at all these gutless men who, had they stood together, may have stopped what happened. They did regret not standing when they had a chance. Will this be our fate too? See any parallels between the bully boys of Europe on gun control and the fear instilled in the majority of people living in Lincoln County? A corrupt minority is controlling an honest majority because the majority is allowing it..

Thank our Creator for ladies like you, and the others in Lincoln County Watch, who do have courage. Where would the county be without people like you.


This will happen in Amerika if we don't take a stand against gun control!



If your guns go away, so does your freedom!

England's increasingly repressive firearms laws often are praised by those who would restrict the American right to arms, so it is important to realize that those firearms laws, which now prohibit the private possession of handguns, rest heavily on one foundation--the British gun owner licensing system. The right to keep and bear arms had been alive in England for eight centuries when Parliament enacted the Pistols Act of 1903. The Act, which prohibited the sale of pistols to minors and felons, also dictated that pistols could be sold only to those who possessed a gun license. Since the license could be obtained at a post office with only the payment of a fee, and since no license was required to keep a pistol solely in the home, there was no opposition. But within a few short years, the licensing system had moved from the post office to the police station. Suddenly, Britons who wanted to own handguns--or rifles--had to prove they had "good reason" for receiving a police permit. Shotguns were considered "sporting" and were exempted from licensing requirements until 1967.


Anti-gun lobbyists in the United States have called for a "needs-based licensing" system and some politicians have lined up to do their bidding.

Is licensing gun owners a good idea? After all, "we license people to drive cars don't we?" If requiring gun owners to obtain a government license seems like a harmless idea to you, you may want to know about "Firearms Form 101." That's the "Application For A Firearms Certificate" that must be filled out by Britons in order to purchase a rifle or muzzleloading handgun. A separate form is required for a "shotgun certificate."

Section 27 of the Firearms Act of 1968 (as amended by the 1997 Act) requires a chief officer of the Police Firearms Licensing Department to be satisfied that the applicant is "fit to be entrusted with a firearm." (Emphasis added) As the applicant, you must provide: * Your home address for the last three years. * Your occupation and business address. * Information about previous convictions, including traffic violations. * Information about any history of Epilepsy. * Information about past treatment for drug use, depression or nervous disorders. * The name of your doctor, and permission for the police to search your medical records to obtain "factual details" about your medical history. * A list of the firearms you already own, including caliber, type, maker's name and serial number. * A list of the ammunition you already own, including caliber and quantity. * A list of the firearms you wish to purchase, stating the reason for wanting to purchase them and where you plan on shooting or hunting with them. * A list of the maximum amount of ammunition you wish to possess at any one time, by caliber. * A list of the maximum amount of ammunition you plan to purchase at any one time, by caliber. * An address where the guns will be stored, for possible future inspection. * Information about whether you have previously held a firearms certificate, or a shotgun certificate. * A letter signed by the secretary of your shooting club or each landowner where you plan to hunt attesting to the fact that you have permission to shoot at those locations. * Four passport size photos of yourself. * A fee of L56 (approximately $90).

As an applicant, you must also designate two "referees" who will fill out a reference form regarding your character. This form will never be shown to you even though it weighs heavily in the final decision to approve or deny the application. The "referees" must: * Have known you for at least the last two years. * Not be a member of your family, a firearms dealer, a police officer or a police employee. * Be of "good character." * Sign the application form declaring that it has been answered truthfully. * Sign and date the back of one of your passport photos attesting that it is an accurate representation of you at that time. * Explain in what capacity they have known you. * Indicate if they are members of a shooting club, and if so their license number and role in the club. * Provide their "opinion as to the applicant's suitability to possess firearms." * Provide information on your personal history, including any history of emotional problems, mental or physical disabilities and explain how knowledge of the information was gained. * Explain any difficulties you have with members of your family which "may give cause for concern given that a firearm or ammunition may be available in the household." * Explain their knowledge of your experience with firearms. * Explain their knowledge of your attitude toward firearms. * Be subjected to a background check and allow personal information to be held on a police computer.

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In Amerika, Judges are already using orders of protection to deny gun ownership to perfectly law abiding people who have never been violent, on the say so of others without proof of any wrongdoing whatsoever, and as a political weapon against their political opposition. Sheriffs are denying concealed carry permits on the basis of orders of protection by judges on the same basis without any proof of any wrongdoing. These so called "justice" courts are not a court of record. The JPs seem to think an order of protection is the solution to everything. They seem to think they can slap an order of protection on anyone without requiring the accusing party to prove anything being alleged. The accusing party usually enjoys the "protection" of the court without being required to submit any evidence to obtain the order of protection. The accused party is usually not allowed to bring witnesses in the court room for hearings on these matters. Evidence in favor of the accused is ignored by judges and orders of protection are granted on the say so of the accusing party alone.
Judges who make these kinds of decisions need to be thrown out of office in the next election.
People who believe in the rule of law, and the maxim of "innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt" need to be elected to take their place. The Grand Jury needs to be re-established on a permanent basis to investigate corruption in government, especially in the Judicial branch.
DO NOT GIVE UP YOUR GUNS.

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Incoming Fire Has the Right of Way

Incoming Fire Has the Right of Way


Clint Smith, Director of Thunder Ranch, is part Drill Instructor, and part stand up comic. Here are a few of his observations on tactics, firearms, self defense and life as we know it in the civilized world.

"The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight....I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb instead."

"The two most important rules in a gunfight are: Always cheat and Always win."

"Every time I teach a class, I discover I don't know something."

"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way."

"Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. I may get killed with my own gun, but he's gonna have to beat me to death with it, cause it's going to be empty."

"If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not loadin, you should be movin', if you're not movin', someone's gonna cut your head off and put it on a stick."

"When you reload in low light encounters, don't put your flashlight in your back pocket... If you light yourself up, you'll look like an angel or the tooth fairy...and you're gonna be one of 'em pretty soon."

"Do something. It may be wrong, but do something."

"Nothing adds a little class to a sniper course like a babe in a Ghilliesuit."

"Shoot what's available, as long as it's available, until something else becomes available."

"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous.. If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid for."

"Don't shoot fast, shoot good."

"You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is pretty much the universal language."

"You have the rest of your life to solve your problems. How long you live depends on how well you do it."

"You cannot save the planet. You may be able to save yourself and your family."

"Thunder Ranch will be here as long as you'll have us or until someone makes us go away and either way it will be exciting."

More Excellent Gun Wisdom.......The purpose of fighting is to Win!

There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either.

The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.

I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy.

When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.

A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'

An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity.

The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm. 'Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?' 'N o ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle.'

Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to use it!

'The true Soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because He loves what is behind him.' - G. K. Chesterton

A people that values its privileges above its principles will soon lose both.

'Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.' ~ Thomas Jefferson

"A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy." -- Samuel Adams

If you believe in the 2nd Amendment, please forward. I just did.

"How fortunate for governments that the people they govern don't think." -- Adolph Hitler

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

The Firearms Freedom Act (FFA) is sweeping the Nation.

If you Google for "firearms freedom act" you now get over 100,000 hits.

The FFA concept is getting a LOT of news coverage and a lot of chatter on the Internet. MSSA's domain about the FFA movement (firearmsfreedomact.com) is getting lots of hits too. It is now the first listing on this Google search. In addition to many visits from folks in the U.S., the site stats say that in October this site has had visits from Internet surfers in Canada, Italy, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Norway, Greece, Jordan, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Seychelles, Brazil, Switzerland, and Pakistan. Interesting!

Read more on the FFA Website here:  http://firearmsfreedomact.com/