What's up with these activist judges?

Like the one in Milwaukee who literally let an illegal run from ICE.while he was in her courtroom.

Then the one in New Mexico who was harboring a gang-banger, gave him a rifle with a suppressor.  I can think of about a dozen ATF laws that he violated.

I've known corrupt judge and I've seen them disciplined, but nothing like this.

"“One of the manifestations of his mental illness was grandiosity,” Larry Gloss explained. “He always cared about the environment. He always wanted to take care of those disadvantaged, less able."

"“In Michael’s thinking, which I now conclude largely as a function of some text exchange he’s had with comrades before his demise, he thought the best way of realizing his dreams of water purification would be as a citizen of Russia. And the quickest way to get there, the quickest way to Russian citizenship would be through serving.”"

It might seem hard to outdo Hogg’s ridiculous cognitive dissonance, but one lawmaker has given him a run for his money, and an ostensible “Republican” one at that. [More] We know which side they would have chosen.

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But it’s also that part of the law that worries Second Amendment advocates who have long voiced opposition to the law on several fronts, including the statute’s effect on gun owners who are not the subject of the actual order — such as the parents of a 6-year-old named in an extreme risk protection order. … Continue reading "Michigan Says ‘Hold Our Beer’ on Red Flag Due Process Concerns"

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Soros-Backed Prosecutor Who Let Tesla Vandal Walk Charged Teen Who Keyed Coworker’s Car with Felony – “We made this decision because it is in the best interest of public safety.” [More] And the stupid Demanding @$$ Moms love this $#!+. Not that I feel sorry for the little bint that keyed her coworker. If she’s … Continue reading "It’s a Big Club…"

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@RepWilson tells supporters to call and “threaten” Republican members of Congress and that we need an “uprising” because criminal illegals are being deported. [More] Why does she dress like Bride of Rodeo Clown? [Via Michael G]

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An Indiana murder suspect has been released from custody after his trial was dismissed due to an “ongoing staffing crisis” and a busy courthouse schedule. [More] I’m curious now as to which cases are deemed more of a priority… [Via Michael G]

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Bannon says Deep State is winning, and MAGA will explode if heads don’t roll soon… [More] That may explain this, but still doesn’t answer the question. [Via bondmen]

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As it turns out, he will spend most of his time sitting — in a white Ford Taurus that is detailed to look like a police squad car with red and white emergency lights. Mr. Ali is among the first 30 members of the all-volunteer Muslim Community Patrol & Services that is preparing to operate … Continue reading "We’re the Fauxnly Ones Sharia Enough"

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“If the U.S. got into a hot conflict with a great power, we would run out of munitions in a week.” [More] What do we spend all this money on the military for, again…? This hardly comes as a surprise to some “top men.” You just gotta wonder what Sec. Hegseth’s plan for correcting things … Continue reading "A Plan Comes Together"

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‘Mass casualty event’ stopped by St. Peter Police after shoplifting arrest [More] Is it unfair to speculate that “Mohamed Adan Mohamed, 24, of St. Peter” might not be going back far enough? [Via bondmen]

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Victor Divergilio, 83, caused $23,000 in damage to the cars at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City on Sunday afternoon and allegedly fumed to detectives that Tesla CEO Musk “should die” and “so should Trump f–king die,” according to a criminal complaint. [More] In other words, you should f–king die. How can someone live … Continue reading "No Fool Like an Old Fool"

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New York’s Nassau County seeks to ban standing within 15 feet of cops under bill panned as unconstitutional… “It is important that first responders are not obstructed during emergency situations and that our frontline heroes are allowed to engage in the lifesaving actions they are trained to perform without distractions,” legislator John Ferretti, a Republican, … Continue reading "We’re the Only Ones Unobstructed Enough"

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Correctional officer’s gun missing after being left in TN college restroom [More] The more things change the more they stay the same. [Via Steve T]

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Mike Davis said he met with Trump officials inside the DOJ and arrests will come soon [Watch] How high? [Via Jess]

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The matter began when Philpotts, while facing rape charges, was convicted of a weapons charge in 2018. The charge, possessing weapons under disability, often means a person convicted of a violent crime cannot have a firearm. In Philpotts’ case, he was merely accused of a violent crime. The rape charges against him were later dropped, … Continue reading "What’s To Decide?"

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Colorado Department of Revenue Gets Police Powers to Go After Gun Stores [More] Guess who won’t be affected by this. Go on, guess. [Via JG]

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The conflict reached a takedown point when a CNN employee, Donie O’Sullivan, confronted a member of the new media with the charge those individuals are not “real journalists,” and demanded a response. [More] Knowing better than to waste my time letting CNN lie to me, I’d never even heard of this Irish pudge until a … Continue reading "Self-Important Little Potato, Isn’t He?"

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Genocide-minded maniacs never seem to flesh that out. The vacuous smirker’s somehow got a million followers, but from the ratioing this latest bit of idiocy received, I suspect they’re mostly people hes trolling. As for the post he started with, imagining mass gun confiscation, as noted before, the truth is they wouldn’t dare. Which means … Continue reading "Sorry, Neighbors, They Wanted My Guns That Badly"

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  By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project The government’s case against Patrick “Tate” Adamiak was led by two Assistant U.S. Attorneys, but their main witness became the real reason why a jury found Adamiak guilty, and a federal judge sentenced him to 20 years in prison. To be clear, Adamiak was railroaded by Jeffrey R. Bodell, who […]

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The Type 79 is an overly-complex submachine gun that uses a scaled-down AK operating system chambered for 7.62x25mm Tokarev. In many ways, this is akin to the H&K MP7 – it’s a miniaturized combat rifle. [...]

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It rained. The grass is wet. Now is the best time to apply weed ‘n feed, aka dandelion food. Big lawn. Back in a few hours.

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On April 25, 1719, novelist Daniel Defoe published “Robinson Crusoe”. It is regarded as the first English novel. — Today is the birthday of physicist, inventor, and entrepreneur Guglielmo Marconi (1874–1937). He was known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission as well as for the development of Marconi’s law and a radio telegraph system. He is often considered the inventor of radio. —   SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 118 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC  are …

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Many of the articles in the SurvivalBlog discuss preparation for different survival situations. With that In mind, we all have to face the fact that we are aging and that at some point, we may decide to share or pass along some of the supplies that we have accumulated. It also occurred to me that, as we age, our desire to help others may impact our survival plans. From a personal perspective, I’ve reached the point in my life where I’ve lived longer than any of my male ancestors. And, I’m certainly not as physically capable as I was in …

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Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, we look at shifts in the silver-to-gold price ratio. Precious Metals: Gold and silver are still looking quite bullish, despite some recent profit-taking that pushed gold down to the $3,330 range.  Presently, I strongly recommend buying silver rather than gold. I expect the silver to see greater percentage gains than gold, in the next few …

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“There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.” – Thomas Jefferson

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Democrats’ vice chair gets ultimatum: stay neutral in primaries or step down from party leadership [More] Hogg won’t back down. He can’t — his followers would want to hang him. This is delicious.

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“I will get rid of gun-free zones on schools, and — you have to — and on military bases,” Trump said, to scattered cheers during a campaign rally on Thursday night. “My first day, it gets signed, okay? My first day. There’s no more gun-free zones.” [More] Don’t get too excited. He said that nine … Continue reading "But I Have Promises to Keep, and Miles to Go Before I Sleep"

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So, although I agree unequivocally with you that this is going to be and is being twisted to hurt us, so is every aspect of everything (SCOTUS Bruen footnote on permitting schemes, anyone?, and endless other dicta). I don’t see the point of eliminating this very good test because they will twist it like everything … Continue reading "In Common Use"

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From the Shadows: Former FBI Analyst Running for Office As Dem Releases Cringe Campaign Ad Video [More] Too bad Michael Lawler isn’t worth defending. [Via Michael G]

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DOJ cancels grants for gun-violence and addiction prevention, victim advocacy [More] You don’t even need to justify it as cutting wasteful spending. Just challenge bellyachers to point to the clause in the Constitution authorizing any branch of government to involce itself in these areas. [Via Jess]

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NBC’s ‘Law & Order’ Portrays Migrants as Innocent, Cops as Rapists and Murderers [More] They call it “programming” for reason. [Via bondmen]

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A Missouri middle school student and his family are suing their school district after the student was suspended for sharing a photo of a homemade art project on Snapchat. The project, made from glued-together Dr. Pepper cans, appeared to resemble a rifle. [More] I thought schools had policies against bullying… This was it? Who are … Continue reading "The ‘Don’t Show Me’ State"

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Mysterious Swiss Billionaire Spent $800 Million Bankrolling Left Wing Causes… Wyss seeks to “(re)interpret the American Constitution in the light of progressive politics.” [More] What is it the Democrats have been saying about oligarchs…? [Via bondmen]

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Previously Unreleased Document Exposes Government’s False Insurrection Narrative: Only 56 Officers Reported Minor Injuries on January 6 [More] If it had been a real insurrecton, it would have looked like Kashmir. Think about that and what it says about security, and who was allowing what to happen for calculated reasons. [Via bondmen]

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Department of Defense Branch Chief Calls President Trump “Illegitimate,” Vows to Resist Him – Attacks Hegseth as “Unfit to Lead” [More] That sounds like more than just a fireable offense… [Via bondmen]

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4/23/25 Daily Mail:

Governor Gavin Newsom has agreed with collaborate with ICE and hand over an illegal immigrant convicted of vehicular manslaughter after widespread fury about his impending release from prison.

Oscar Eduardo Ortega-Anguiano was driving drunk, under the influence of drugs, and at speed when he crashed into a car being driven by 19-year-old sweethearts Anya Varfolomeev and Nicholay Osokin in November 2021.

The couple both burned to death in the fiery wreckage. 

The 43-year-old had been deported from the United States twice prior to the incident but had illegally crossed the border again. 

Days after the crash, Immigrants and Customs Enforcement authorities issued a detainer with the Orange County Jail in an effort to keep track of his whereabouts. 

It has since emerged that a court recently granted Ortega-Anguiano parole and he was due to walk free in July - having served just 3.5 years of his sentence.

Alabama lawmakers debate bill to expand legal immunity for local law enforcement [More] Yeah! Back the Blue! [Via Steve T]

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Most Dangerous Places in the U.S. in 2024-2025 [More] They just keep on corroborating… How many have Democrat mayors, city councils and DAs who push citizen disarmament “laws”? [Via Steve T]

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This is pretty big:

US health insurance giant Blue Shield of California handed sensitive health information belonging to as many as 4.7 million members to Google's advertising empire, likely without these individuals' knowledge or consent.

The data shared may have included medical claim dates and providers used, which raises the specter of Google targeting ads based on the fact that you booked an appointment with a certain type of doctor - say, a cancer specialist, fertility clinic, or psychiatrist.

Other info potentially shared with Google ranged from patient names, insurance plan details, city of residence and zip code, gender, family size, and Blue Shield-assigned account identifiers, to financial responsibility info, and search queries and results for the "Find a Doctor" tool — including location, plan type, and provider details.

Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln - how did you like the play?

Blue Shield declined to answer The Register's questions, including how it discovered this years-long data leak, and what other third-party trackers (if any) are on its websites.

...

"This isn't just a technical misstep. It's a HIPAA compliance failure," Ensar Seker, CISO at threat intel firm SOCRadar, told The Register, referring to America's Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that safeguards medical data.

Bingo is his name-o.  Just to emphasize that: this wasn't just a "data breach", it was a criminal violation of US law.

 The Arkansas Capitol

The Arkansas legislature is sending an improvement of the state constitution's right to keep and bear arms language to the ballot for the next election. Here is the current Arkansas Constitution  Article 2, § 5:

Right to Bear Arms

The citizens of this State shall have the right to keep and bear arms, for their common defense.

The current language is problematic because it only mentions "common defense" and does not specifically mention individual rights, although individual rights are implied. Arkansas became a Constitutional Carry state on April 4th, 2013. On April 12, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee signed SB480 into law, clarifying that Arkansas was a Constitutional Carry state.

SJR11 passed the Senate on Thursday, April 10, 2025, on a vote of 28-7.  Arkansas SJR11 would change the Arkansas Constitution Article 2, § 5 to read as follows:

 SECTION 1. INTENT OF AMENDMENT. It is the intent of this amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to protect the right to keep and bear arms guaranteed under the Arkansas Constitution.

SECTION 2. Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, § 5, is amended to read as follows:

§ 5. Right to keep and bear arms.

(a) The citizens of this State shall have the right to keep and bear arms, for:

(1) their Their common defense;
(2) Lawful hunting and recreational use; and
(3) Any other lawful purpose.

(b) The right to keep and bear arms under subsection (a) of this
section includes without limitation the possession and use of:

(1) Ammunition;
(2) Firearm accessories; and
(3) Firearm components.

(c) The right to keep and bear arms under subsection (a) of this section is a natural, fundamental, and individual right that shall not be infringed

The House approved the measure on April 15. The vote was 86 to 10, with 2 not voting.  SJR11 was enrolled and sent to the Governor on April 16, 2025.

The Arkansas legislature  adjourned on April 16, 2025.

In Arkansas, it is easier than most states to pass a state constitutional amendment. From Ballotpedia:

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Arkansas State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Arkansas House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Arkansas State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. 

Analysis:

The legislature has approved the constitutional amendment to  be on the ballot.  There are strategic reasons for placing a Right to Keep and Bear Arms measure on the ballot. Such measures enhance turnout by patriotic Second Amendment supporters, who tend to vote for Republicans. These amendments typically pass with high percentages of 60% to 75% of those voting.  The next Arkansas election is scheduled for November of 2026, concurrent with the Federal mid-term elections. Whether President Trump will be able to make structural changes in the United States Government will depend, in large part, on his ability to have Republicans keep control of the House and Senate in the mid-term elections of 2026.

It makes sense for Republicans to place SJR11 on the ballot for 2026. This correspondent predicts it will pass with more than 70% of the vote.

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A new report from veteran pollster Rasmussen says for the past five years, “Americans have been buying firearms at the rate of more than 1 million a month,” identifying the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) as the source of information. According to Rasmussen, 45 percent of American adults believe it is too easy to buy […]

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On April 24, 1459, Fra Mauro completed his Map of the World in Venice for King Alfonso V of Portugal – largest known world map from Medieval Europe and the first to show Africa as a free-standing continent. According to the InfoGalactic Wiki: “[Fra Mauro’s map] is “considered the greatest memorial of medieval cartography.” It is a circular planisphere drawn on parchment and set in a wooden frame that measures over two by two meters. Including Asia, the Indian Ocean, Africa, Europe, and the Atlantic, it is orientated with south at the top. The map is usually on display in …

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(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) Synchronizing The second useful capability I wanted this solution to support is the ability for various applications I use to synchronize their data with a single ‘master’ copy. That allows multiple individuals to read, edit and update information and ensure everyone has easy access to the latest version. For example, in my article on setting up a laptop for use after a disaster I mentioned the use of tools like Obsidian and/or Joplin for managing things like intelligence information, basic note-taking, inventory management, etc. Both of these applications support the ability to …

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SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, a warning on upcoming solar storrms. Experts Warn of Decades of Solar Storms and Global Disruptions One of my consulting clients forwarded this: The Sun Just Hit a …

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“Here’s the dirty little secret: Fiat currency is designed to lose value. Its very purpose is to confiscate your wealth and transfer it to the government. Each time the government prints a new dollar and spends it, the government gets the full purchasing power of that dollar.” – Michael Maloney

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 We're thirty days away from the major shooting competition I host every year, and while I've been planning and working on this match for about eight months, it's time to double-check everything and make sure we have what we need. Spare timers, spare sensors, extra Cat 5 cable. Ladders, rolls of duct tape, extra zip ties.

I have long known that if you have spares, everything will go smoothly, and you won't need them.  If you don't have spares, you will need three.

I have my teams together, and the trophies are ordered.  The insurance is paid, and the policy is in my hand. It's just time to check everything and keep the lists straight.

We normally host a state championship, but this year we are combining it with a regional tournament. More participants, more prizes, more stress. The secret is to make it look easy.  Do the planning and check everything twice.

It's going to be a lot of fun.

The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has launched an online petition to Attorney General Pam Bondi in an effort to stress support for Second Amendment Task Force investigations starting with 12 states recently listed by the committee, and dubbed by pro-rights commentators as the “Dirty Dozen.” The petition to Bondi, […]

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 4/22/25 Yahoo:

Coca-Cola under fire after bombshell report exposes ties to controversial industry: 'The cost is irreversible damage to our children's health'

Children's health?  I was assuming proof that sugar drinks are bad for you.  There is some evidence that sugary drinks increase cancer risk but even pure fruit juices apparently have that risk.

No.  

Euronews reported that Stand.earth found over 25 well-known consumer brands linked to fracking operations in the Permian Basin of Texas, one of the world's biggest "carbon bombs" because of its massive contribution to planet-warming pollution.

Fracking involves breaking apart shale rock below the earth's surface to extract natural gas and oil, which is achieved by using a high-pressure mix of water, sand, and chemicals blasted at the rock.

A byproduct is ethane, which is used to fuel the plastic industry. The Stand.earth investigation uncovered that much of the ethane from Texas is shipped overseas for plastic production.

Stand.earth observed that some of the brands linked to Permian Basin fracking include Coca-Cola, Unilever, Nestlé, and Procter & Gamble. P&G is the parent company of countless household brands, such as Gillette, Olay, and Always.

 Mother Earth has a fever!  Our children will all die!

The first rifle made in Sam Colt’s Paterson NJ factory was the 1837 “ring lever” rifle. These were rather fragile and underpowered and while they were used successfully in the First Seminole War, they needed [...]

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The precursor to the Federal Firearms License (FFL) required by the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA1968), was the Federal Firearms License required by the Federal Firearms Act passed in 1938. The Federal Firearms Act of 1938 is *not* the National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934. The NFA of 1934 is an act requiring taxes and registration for machine guns, short barreled shotguns (sbs), short barrelled rifles (sbr), silencers, and an "any other weapon" for firearms which do not look like firearms.

The Federal Firearms Act (FFA) of 1938 was an act which required people to have a license to ship and receive firearms, ammunition components, and pistol ammunition, except for .22 rimfire, across state lines and international boundaries, for commercial purposes. The fee for a manufacturer was $25, for a dealer, $1.

The license required for a dealer under the FFA is a direct precursor to the Federal Firearms License required today. Both were/are requested on a Form 7. Both were/are issued as a Form 8.

Before the Form 8 was issued in August of 1938, people wanted a license to bridge the gap from the time the FFA went into effect until the Form 8 became available.  It appears the gap was for one month, starting on July 30th, 1938. The Form 8 was issued in August, 1938. Form 8 has been modified extensively over the years. There are a few very early FFLs which were issued by letter. The wording is very similar to the Form 8. Here is an image of a sample letter in Pennsylvania.

Application for a license was sent to the collector of income taxes for the local district of the Internal Revenue service. There were 64 Internal Revenue districts in the United States, including territories, in 1938.

The license issued under the FFA was good for one year, and had to be renewed each year. It was issued to a person, and was good wherever that person did business. A primary business location was requested, but some licenses were issued with a P.O. box as an address. Records of transactions were required. If firearms had serial numbers, the serial numbers were recorded. Records were required to be kept for six years.  Licenses were "shall issue". If the requester met the minimal requirements, the license had to be issued. One of the requirements was that the requestor had not been convicted of a crime of violence. Ten crimes were defined as meeting the criteria. From Title 26 of the IRS, 1939:

 The term "crime of violence" means, murder, manslaughter, rape, mayhem, kidnaping, burglary, housebreaking; assault with intent to kill, commit rape, or rob; assault with a dangerous weapon, or assault with intent to commit any offense punishable by Imprisonment for more than one year.

"Interstate commerce" meant selling, buying or shipping across state lines or international boundaries for a business purpose. The term had not been ballooned to include nearly everything as it has been today. A requirement of the license was local and state laws had to be obeyed.

Violating the provisions of the act or knowingly supplying false information to obtain a license, was punishable by a fine of $2,000 or imprisonment for five years. If a license was revoked for cause, a person had to wait for two years before they could re-apply for another license. In 1938, a dollar was worth 1/35 of an ounce of gold. Many obtained the licenses from necessity or for convenience. In 1939, the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue recorded there were 32,847 licenses. Because the licenses had to be renewed every year, the numbers dropped considerably during World War II. In the 1950's they regained their former numbers. The number of licenses issued under the FFA in 1951 was 31,203. The IRS transferred the administration of the NFA and the FFA to the Alcohol Tax Unit  of the IRS effective on April 1, 1951. This correspondent has not found a report of the number of FFL licenses issued after 1951.

This correspondent recalls his pastor, about 1965, said he had obtained an FFL to make direct purchases across state lines easier. Many gas stations and small stores sold firearms and ammunition. Many of them had FFLs. The dollar fee was not burdensome in the 1960s. The dollar a year FFA FFL license was easy to apply for and obtain. Many people obtained a license for a year or two, then allowed it to lapse. The last year the FFA was in effect was 1968. In 1968, 36,050 firearms records inspections were made at the premises of dealers.  How many licenses had been issued under the FFA has not been found. It would not surprise this correspondent if the number were in the hundreds of thousands.

In the IRS report for 1969, 77,573 new Federal Firearms Licenses were issued during the last days of 1968 and the first six months of 1969, to comply with GCA 1968. This is likely a fraction of the licenses issued under the Federal Firearms Act. The license required by  GCA of 1968 cost $10 per year, and imposed more burdensome record keeping. The Commissioner of the IRS, in the annual report for 1970 (June 30, 1970) stated materials were developed to inform 200,000 target shooters and 100,000 collectors of their responsibilities under GCA 1968. It is unknown if these numbers are indicators of how many licenses were issued under the FFA. The IRS listed the numbers in their report. This indicates the IRS believed there was a connection. In 1971, the IRS reported they processed 150,000 firearms dealers licenses a year. It seems likely the number of dollar a year FFL licenses issued under the FFA in 1967 or 1968 numbered at least as many.

There is no reason to believe the FFA of 1938 had any significant impact on crime. Administration of the act was placed under the Internal Revenue Service because the Roosevelt administration considered administration of a tax as a viable way to "get around" the prohibitions of the Second Amendment.  The Roosevelt administration knew they had the power to tax, but not the power to infringe on rights protected by the Second Amendment. Courts have since ruled Constitutional rights cannot be singled out for selective taxation.

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Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 1775 – 19 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, or by his initials J.M.W. Turner. From the Infogalactic Wiki: “He was an English Romantic painter, printmaker, and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colouring, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings. He left behind more than 550 oil paintings, 2,000 watercolours, and 30,000 works on paper. He was championed by the leading English art critic John Ruskin from 1840, and is today regarded as having elevated landscape painting to an eminence rivalling history painting. Turner was born in Maiden …

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Having an operational computer network running in a post-SHTF world may seem frivolous to some people. But if you have any plans to use computers, tablets, or cell phones as part of your post-disaster operations, it can provide the capability for those devices to communicate, share data and synchronize their activities. It can also provide some support for important things like WiFi security cameras and WiFi sensor monitoring. In a previous article (parts 2, 3, 4, 5) on SurvivalBlog I discussed how to set up a mobile WiFi/Ethernet network running a local cloud server (NextCloud) in a box for use …

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Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — Reader D.S.V.  forwarded this: French court orders windfarm to cease operations for a year because the turbines caused the death of a golden eagle.  JWRs Comments: Conservative estimates indicate that wind turbines kill hundreds of raptors and hundreds of thousands of other birds each year here in the United States, and there …

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“The public welfare demands that constitutional cases must be decided according to the terms of the Constitution itself, and not according to judges’ views of fairness, reasonableness, or justice. I have no fear of constitutional amendments properly adopted, but I do fear the rewriting of the Constitution by judges under the guise of interpretation.” – Hugo L. Black

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