By Brett Cooper Earlier this month, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) and Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) introduced the Untraceable Firearms Act, a bill that targets “ghost guns,” or unregistered firearms without serial numbers. Also called “kit guns” or “80% guns,” most are built at home from manufacturer-produced gun kits. Improvised weapons, also known as “pipe guns,” … [Read more...] about Ghost Guns and the Deeply American Tradition of Gun Privacy
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Ninth Circuit Says “Ghost Gun” Blueprints Can Be Posted Online Without Fed Approval
By Tyler Durden 3D-printed gun blueprints can be posted online without U.S. State Department approval, a divided Ninth Circuit panel ruled on Tuesday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco reinstated a Trump administration order that authorized removing ghost guns from the State Department's Munitions List. The appeals court ruling will make it easier … [Read more...] about Ninth Circuit Says “Ghost Gun” Blueprints Can Be Posted Online Without Fed Approval
Putting Decentralization Into Practice
By Michael Maharrey Putting decentralization into practice was the overriding theme that came out of a recent interview I did with Nick Hankoff on his show “Come Home America.” Nick and I discussed recent efforts at the state level to end the enforcement of federal gun control. We also talked about the silver market as the so-called Reddit Raiders turned their eyes toward … [Read more...] about Putting Decentralization Into Practice
California Now Wants to Tax People Who Live in Other States, Too
By Gary Galles California’s government has become infamous for abusing its citizens, from steep taxation to burdensome regulations to arbitrary covid impositions. But less noticed is how it is also trying to abuse other Americans as well. As reported in a December 28 Los Angeles Times editorial, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA), which … [Read more...] about California Now Wants to Tax People Who Live in Other States, Too
Why Everyone is Vulnerable When the Government Determines the Essentialness of Someone’s Livelihood
By Sam Bocetta Did you ever think that there would come a time when going to work or meeting with consenting individuals would be acts punishable under the law? Or if going to a grocery store or something as basic as getting a haircut would be forbidden by the authorities? To say that the coronavirus has changed the world as we knew it is an understatement. It has made … [Read more...] about Why Everyone is Vulnerable When the Government Determines the Essentialness of Someone’s Livelihood