Grassroots Update – Aug 16, 2021

By Tanya Metaksa

What's New—Biden-Harris Administration DOJ comments:
Comments on "Frames & Receivers" close in 3 days, while comments on "Stabilizing Braces" close in 23 days. Over 130,000 comments received on stabilizing braces to date and over 143,000 received on frames and receivers. Don't forget to send in comments: Republican members send letter on proposed BATFE regulations;
Vote on David Chipman: CNN says Chipman nomination "nearing collapse";
New Hampshire: Gov Sununu vetoes SB141 and HB334;
North Carolina: Guilford County–shooting range bill;
South Carolina: HB3094 became law and is in effect on August 15;
Judicial: Francisco v. Cooke–federal lawsuit challenging NJ law against carrying handguns for self-defense.

Biden-Harris Administration

A report by Lee Williams exposes the administration's strategy to go after FFL dealers in order to deflect attention away from states and cities that have undergone a huge increase in violent crime in the past year and one-half. The attack on FFLs began with the Department of Justice's "gun trafficking strike forces" that were sent to five different cities to crack down on so-called rogue dealers. Dave Workman covered Attorney General Merrick Garland's press conference that kicked off the anti-gun effort.

Attorney General Merrick Garland's Gun Confiscation Scheme

The Biden-Harris gun confiscation proposal released by Garland on July 7 includes "model" state legislation that includes gun confiscation without due process. This proposal is known in some states as "red flag" laws or "extreme risk protection" orders. One of the most egregious parts of this proposal is that the gun owner gets no notice of an "ex parte hearing" and no opportunity to participate in the hearing. Gun owners should be alarmed at this proposal, which could be enforced by BATFE if David Chipman becomes the Director.

For those that do not know or have forgotten, in 2016 Garland was then-President Obama's choice to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, author of the Heller decision. Gun owners should be grateful to Senator Mitch McConnell for being steadfast in not allowing that nomination to get a vote. Check out this USA Today opinion piece from 2016. .....