The Border & Illegal Aliens, And What We Are Doing About It.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions said.

“We are not going to let this country be invaded!

We will not be stampeded!

We will not capitulate to lawlessness!

This is NOT business as usual.

This is the Trump era!," the Attorney General said.
 

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'May God have mercy on your soul': Man sentenced to lethal injection for teen's slaying.

 5/24/18 by: By Ashley Remkus

Peter Capote was sentenced today to death by lethal injection for the 2016 fatal shooting of Shoals teen Ki-Jana Freeman.

 Colbert County Circuit Judge Hal Hughston Jr. handed down the sentence. A jury last month found 24-year-old Capote guilty of capital murder and voted 10-2 to impose the death penalty.

 Freeman, 19, was fatally shot March 1, 2016 as he sat in a Mustang with his friend Tyler Blythe outside Spring Creek Apartments in Tuscumbia. Blythe, 17, was injured in the shooting.

 Capote was sentenced to 20 years for the shooting of Blythe.

Capote is the third man convicted in the case. Prosecutors said Capote and Benjamin Young, who was sentenced to death earlier this year were the trigger men.

 De'Vontae Bates pleaded guilty last year to criminal conspiracy and agreed to testify about the plan to kill Freeman. His sentencing is scheduled later this year. Two other suspects -- Riley Hamm Jr. and Thomas Hubbard -- are awaiting trial.

 "The court finds that the defendant (Capote) was a major participant in this senseless murder from the planning, preparation, riding with co-defendants to the scene of the crimes, and in the commission of the murder," Hughston wrote in an order today.

 Authorities have said the suspects arranged to either buy or sell an Xbox to Freeman, but the transaction was a setup. The suspects believed Freeman and another man had stolen an XBox and TV two days earlier in a burglary.

 The judge's order includes a summary of the facts of the case, plus details about Capote's life and upbringing. Capote, who is from Illinois, has been associated with Chicago gangs since his early teen years, court papers state. He was raised in a home with an abusive and inattentive parent, according to testimony.

"May God have mercy on your soul," Hughston wrote in his order.

[Bullheaded Texan]

This article was updated with comment from the Pentagon 7/16 2:13 p.m. PDT.

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Mattis Urged To Consider 'Award Upgrade' For Marine Officer’s Heroic Last Stand.

 7/16/18  By Paul Szoldra

Congressman Duncan Hunter, Republican from California, has sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis asking him to upgrade a Silver Star award to a Navy Cross for Marine 1st Lt. Travis Manion in light of what he called “new material evidence.”

 Manion was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions while serving on a Military Transition Team in Iraq on April 29, 2007.

 According to his original award citation, Manion exposed himself to enemy fire while attempting to cover wounded Marines as they took fire from three sides, drawing insurgent fire away from the wounded until he himself was shot by an enemy sniper.

 He was originally recommended for the Navy Cross before ultimately being awarded the Silver Star, the third highest award for valor.

 Evidence supporting an upgrade, according to Hunter, includes a signed witness statement from Staff Sgt. Paul D. Petty, who wrote after the battle that Manion continued to fire between 210 and 300 rounds from his M4 carbine and an M203 grenade launcher at the enemy even after he was mortally wounded.

 That information was apparently not included in his original award recommendation, according to Ryan Manion, the Marine’s sister, who now serves as president of the Travis Manion Foundation.

Staff Sgt. Paul D. Petty closed his statement by saying that Manion’s “well-aimed precision fire, decisive leadership, and selfless action aided in the preservation of life and helped counter the ambush.”

 This added to 1st Lt. Travis Manion’s original award narrative, which said the officer “ultimately saved the lives of every member of his patrol.”

“He was originally put in for a Navy Cross, so there’s definitely been 10 years of wondering why his award was downgraded,” Ryan Manion said. “I’m glad that there is a review being done to find that out, especially with this new evidence … and I’m hopeful that this can eventually be upgraded.”

 A former Marine officer himself, Rep. Hunter has often taken up the cause of reviewing military awards. In 2011, he asked the Pentagon to look into possible upgrades for service members that may have been overlooked for higher awards, to include Army Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe. He’s also pushed to upgrade the Navy Cross to a Medal of Honor for Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta.

 In an email statement, Pentagon spokesman Cmdr. Michael P. Cody confirmed receipt of Hunter’s letter, but added that since “the information-gathering process could take some time, it is too soon to say what the outcome of the request will be.”

This article was updated with comment from the Pentagon 7/16 2:13 p.m. PDT.

   

[Bullheaded Texan]

Australian Tragedy, Proves It Will Never Be Enough For Gun Grabbers.

 7/17/18 by: Tom Knighton

When you talk to a gun control activists, they tend to point to another country and tell you how that country is doing it right. One popular choice is Australia.

  After a mass shooting, Australia went after guns hard, making sweeping gun control laws that completely revamped how the country looked at firearms.

 However, it hasn’t stopped tragedies from happening there!

Another recent tragedy in the Land Down Under, has their own brand of gun control activists demanding lawmakers examine laws currently in place.

 ANGER is mounting over laws which allowed a murderous Sydney dad to legally purchase two powerful handguns — one of which he used to kill his two children in a sickening home attack.

 Almost 10,000 Australians have signed a petition which calls for a “full-scale” review of gun laws after the July 5 shooting in which John Edwards killed his children 15-year-old Jack and 13-year-old Jennifer in West Pennant Hills in the city’s west before returning to his home and killing himself.

 The 68-year-old financial planner, who was involved in a custody battle over the children with his estranged wife Olga Edwards, was able to join St Marys Indoor Shooting Centre. He then obtained a firearms licence and permit before legally buying two high-powered firearms.

 This week, Gun Control Australia’s (GCA) petition to make sweeping changes to ensure this can’t happen again has received backing from thousands.

 “As the law currently stands, when a person applies for a firearm licence or permit to acquire additional firearms, the spouse of the applicant does not need to be notified or consulted, even when a family law matter has commenced in the courts and there has been previous history of threats and fear,” the petition reads.

 “If the law had required police to notify and consult with Olga Edwards before approving Mr Edwards’ application for a firearm, then his firearm application could have been denied.”

 In other words, there is virtually nothing that will ever be enough for these people.

What happened was awful. As a father myself, I can’t imagine what kind of person would murder their own children, especially due to a divorce proceeding.

 However, that doesn’t mean others should be punished because of his insanity.

Take a look at the bolded suggestion. They want to make an estranged wife capable of blocking someone from buying a gun, simply on their word? What if that law were in place, but the spouse consulted is the true danger?

 The wife says, “Oh, no, he’s threatened to murder me. Please don’t let him have a gun,” to the authorities, who then block the purchase, but then she goes and kills her estranged husband who doesn’t have the means of self-defense.

If you’re going to apply the law equally, what about the woman who wants to buy a gun to protect herself from her abusive partner, who then blocks the sale and commits murder?

 Honestly, it’s not rocket science here!

But for gun control activists, it will never be enough. So long as anyone has access to guns, there will be a gun control movement and they will continue to push to make it more difficult for us to defend ourselves.

Make no mistake about that.

  Whenever some gun control zealot starts telling you ----

“We just want…” you need to understand one thing. They’re lying. It’ll never be “just” that.

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Seven Concealed Carry Essentials For Every Man.

 5/10/18  by: Tom Knighton

If you’re going to carry a concealed firearm, there are certain things you must have.

 Recently, I was asked to mention what I considered the essentials for a man going about town with a concealed firearm. I’m going to assume you already have a gun, of course, but if not then the discussion of what to look for is a whole other topic for another post.

 Ladies, don’t worry. There will be a version coming up specifically tailored to your needs. While many of this will translate over for either sex, I’m not about to tell women how to carry concealed. There are unique challenges there that I don’t understand at this time.

 But for men? Here are my concealed carry essentials presented in no particular order;

1. Legal Authorization To Carry Concealed:

Yes, this is the most obvious one, but if I don’t put it here, someone will think I’m too stupid to realize this is a requirement. The joy of the internet.

 For most of us, this means a valid concealed carry permit. Some live in constitutional carry states and don’t need one.  Either way, you need the legal authorization to go about in public while armed, meaning felons and other prohibited people are out of luck. Boo-freaking-hoo.

 Each state has its own rules and requirements, and it’s far too varied for a single post to encompass.

So, Check with your state to find out the requirements first. After you do that, get your permit, then continue on.

2. Low-Profile Holster:

While they look nifty from all those detective movies on television shows, shoulder holsters like this are probably not your best choice.

 Regardless of what you carry, you need a way to carry your firearm that will make it practically invisible to other people. That is the idea of concealed carry, after all. That means you need a slim holster that won’t show a bulge regardless of where you’re carrying.

 My opinion on holster material has evolved over the years. While leather is still an awesome holster material, I’ve come to appreciate kydex. It’s thin, sturdy, and can be molded in ways that help aid in weapon retention.

 Plus, if you’re like me and you want some personalization and flair in your setup, kydex holsters can be made with numerous images. Mine boasts the Gadsden Flag, but the options are pretty much limitless.

 Other options do include thin leather and hybrid systems that use kydex and leather to create something that’s supposed to be the best of both worlds. A lot of people try different holsters before they find the right setup for themselves. I recommend trying different positions with low-cost holsters, and once you find a place you like, then upgrade to higher end holsters, unless you know someone who has already spent the money and will let you try theirs, which is the best possible option.

3. Gun Belt:

When I first started carrying, I just slipped my holster onto my Target special belt and thought I was good to go.    I blamed the diagonal tilt of my beltline exclusively on the weight of the pistol and not my choice of belt.

Then I got an actual gun belt, and it was a drastic improvement. The belts are built far more sturdy than your mass produced belts and are meant to handle the weight of the weapon as well as anything else you feel the need to attach. They’re also just better-built belts, in my opinion.

 Belts designed for use with firearms, come in the normal leather colors of black and brown. Different makers use different buckles, so you can find something to fit your taste. These are great even if you can’t conceal carry for whatever reason.

 My advice to you is to hit up either Google or Amazon if you don’t already have a vendor in mind and find a dedicated gun belt. However, many holster manufacturers also sell quality belts. This is true even if they don’t use any leather in their holsters. The reason is simple. You need a good belt to go along with your quality holster.

 They all know it and they’re eager to provide it, so check it out. However, don’t be afraid to shop around and ask for suggestions. Lots of folks have different opinions, so listen to them and make your own decision.

 I argue that you should feel free to ignore anyone who says they use a regular old belt without any problems.

My guess is they’ve never used a real gun belt before and don’t know what they’re missing.

4. Spare Magazine/Ammo:

The average gunfight only lasts for about three rounds, according to at least one study.

 That’s good news, right? That means whatever you’re carrying in your gun is plenty.

Except, it’s not.

 While some gunfights do last for just three rounds, others only require one shot. Still, others require a dozen shots or far more. Frankly, you don’t get much of a say in the matter. Unless you kill him, it’s up to him when he stops fighting. He starts the fight, but he also gets to end it. Lucky him, right?

 Because you don't have a say in the matter, it’s best to have some extra ammo on hand. Further, make sure it’s concealed as well. No one is impressed by your spare magazine or speedloader on your belt with a concealed firearm. You’re still telling everyone you have a gun. You might as well open carry at that point.

 I think an inside the waistband magazine pouch is the best option, but use whatever works best for you.       

Just make sure you have at least one more magazine. I’ve never heard any gunfight survivor say they wish they’d have left ammunition at home.

Now, that leaves us with “how much?” That’s hard to quantify. In part, the problem is that you never know what you’re going to run into, but part is that it also depends on what you’re carrying.

 For example, with my Glock 19, I don’t feel bad if I only have one magazine. Then again, it’s 15-rounds to go on top of the 15+1 in the weapon. If I need both of those and still more, I can officially say I’m having a bad day.

 But for someone with a revolver, that gets trickier. A speedloader and a full cylinder won’t even equal one magazine out of a Glock. Plus, speed loaders are hard to conceal.

 As a result, I don’t have a hard and fast rule. If pressed, I’d suggest make sure you have an additional 10 rounds, just to play it safe.

5. Loose Shirt:

 

 Loose clothing is, in my opinion, one of the more overlooked aspects of concealed carry. A loose shirt will help hide your gun, regardless of how you carry it.

 It’ll also allow you to draw your weapon the moment you need it, which is the point of having it there in the first place.

 A loose, untucked shirt is one of the best ways to hide a firearm when used in conjunction with a good holster and belt setup. It can mask the additional bulk from your firearm, regardless of its location.

 However, loose doesn’t mean “baggy”. If you prefer baggy shirts, more power to you, but that offers challenges when trying to draw your weapon. You have to move the excess fabric to get to your gun, which slows down your draw and may mean the difference between life and death.

 Or maybe not. Either way, the extra material is a pain in the rear.

Instead, appropriately sized shirts with a 'loose fit', this includes t-shirts, can hide the weapon nicely without being a burden. However, you also have to consider your carry system. For example, if your shirt only covers up about half of your belt, an outside the waistband holster is probably not a winner of an idea. You’ll want something longer. 

 If that’s the case, some companies will manufacture extra-long shirts for taller folks. These might be an option. If the sleeves are a little long, don’t worry. They can be hemmed up just like pants, so don’t be afraid to give it a try.

6. Self-Defense Insurance:

(courtesy of the NRA)

 For the longest time, I thought that if you lived in a Stand Your Ground and Castle Doctrine state, you didn’t need to worry about something like this. However, there have been too many people put on trial in states with both of these laws for me to take that risk. That means some form of self-defense insurance like the NRA Carry Guard insurance is a must. (No, neither I personally nor Bearing Arms gets a kickback for the referral. I’m just a True Believer in better safe than sorry.)

“But, aren’t the odds of me ever needing it pretty low?”

Yes. It is. However, it’s going to happen to someone, and by putting your money into an insurance program like this, you’re also helping to cover that poor schlub who had to use his weapon and is now facing a whole pile of trouble because of it. I’m helping to subsidize his criminal defense, and I’m fine with that.

Plus, if the odds work against me, I’m covered.

Besides, the chances of needing a gun at all are pretty low. Why are you carrying if you don’t understand that low odds aren’t “no odds?”

Plus, the NRA Carry Guard program comes with free training available online that will help you build a better knowledge base should anything go awry. Many other self-defense insurance programs offer similar training.

Which leads us into…

7. Training:

 For some, training was required to get their permit. For others, it’s not. Some of us live in free states that don’t try to saddle us with training requirements before we can exercise a constitutional right.

It doesn’t matter, Either way, you don’t have enough training! I’m sorry, but you don’t. You need to go out and get some more. You need to take classes from a number of reputable trainers and learn as much as you possibly can. Then you need to take that knowledge to the range and hone it.

 I don’t care if you were a Ranger-Seal-Delta-Ninja, you still have plenty to learn. We all do. Someone out there knows something you don’t, even if you’re the baddest of the bad. So be humble and learn some more stuff.

  At worst, with a reputable school, you get to spend a day at the range, meet new folks, and shoot a whole lot of rounds. But most of the time, if you’re open to it, you’ll learn something new that you can use.

 There you have it, what I consider the seven essentials for concealed carry.

I think you need them all, I will say training is an ongoing thing that you should do non-stop for the rest of your life.

So, what about you? What do you think are the essentials for concealed carry?

[Bullheaded Texan]

Re-post:

  Rep. Diane Black Introduces a Bill Making First-Time Illegal Border Crossing a Felony.

 7/|10/18 by: Lauretta Brown

 Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) introduced a bill Tuesday which would make a first-time illegal border crossing a felony rather than a misdemeanor.

 Speaking with Townhall, Rep. Black explained how this change, along with others, creates simple disincentives against coming to the United States illegally.

 Black explained the two, main features of her Zero Tolerance for Illegal Entry Act.

First, the bill would make first-time illegal border crossings a felony with a prison sentence of one year and one day. First-time illegal border crossings are currently misdemeanors with a prison sentence of six months or less.

 “Now the important thing about that,” Black explained, “is that if they were to try to come back to the United States at another time, through a legal means, they would either not be accepted or it would be very difficult for them to come into the United States so it’s a real deterrent.”

 She said that border patrol agents in Brownsville, Texas told her some problems with the current practice of making the first-time illegal border crossing a misdemeanor and repeat crossings after deportation a felony.

 “The border patrol agents tell me that people had come over the border one day and they’ll turn around and send them back and the next day they’ll come with a new name and they know it’s the same person,” she said.

 Her bill creates an excellent deterrent to this since “if you try to come back at another point in time with a felony, you’re not going to get a green card and this is the message that it sends: look if you really want to come into the United States go through the process and do it the right way!”

 Another important feature of Black’s bill is that it mandates e-verify for employers.

“People come to the country because they want to get work,” she stated. “They want to come from whatever bad situations in their countries which we all understand but we encourage them to do that legally.”

 She said that mandating e-verify forces employers to hire “eligible and legal employees” and also discourages people from coming into the country illegally as they wouldn’t “have a chance to even have work and if they’re coming here because of the lack of economic opportunities in their country obviously they want to be able to have work.”

 Black’s bill would redirect funding from sanctuary cities to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Despite widespread Democratic opposition to such measures and their contentious nature even among Republicans, Black is hoping for some bipartisan support, arguing that her bill is “a common-sense thing.”

 “Other countries are very strict about having you in their country legally and there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be the same,” she emphasized, arguing that these measures are simple incentives to discourage illegal immigration.

 Immigration is an important issue for Black, who is running for governor of Tennessee.

Earlier this year, she introduced legislation to crowdfund the border wall. 

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Adults Migrants Left ‘Children’ With US Officials, Why?

  7/13/18

While outrage abounds over the HHS’s inability to reunite families at the U.S.-Mexico border, some explaining       is necessary. Despite what some may think, the agency does not have sinister motives here.

 A dozen of the 46 young immigrant children who were separated from their parents were unable to be reunited with them because the adults were deported and chose to leave their child in U.S. federal custody, an ICE official explained Thursday, according to the Washington Times.

     *** WHY DOES ICE ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN? ****

The dozen adults “had the opportunity to bring the child with them” when they were given removal orders, but opted against it, Matthew Albence, executive associate director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, told reporters during a call Thursday.

 The ICE official said adults left the kids in U.S. federal custody because they knew they would eventually be placed with sponsors and wanted the kids to grow up in America.

 “Their goal when they paid the smuggler and these cartels $5-6,000 … was to get their children here.          So if they have to go back on their own, that’s fine because that was their goal in the first place,” Albence added in a different call Wednesday.

 HHS Secretary Alex Azar defended the agency's process at the border this week.

“It is one of the great acts of American generosity and charity, what we are doing for these unaccompanied kids who are smuggled into our country illegally,” he said on CNN.

 Still, the protests against Trump's immigration policies are louder than ever.

First it was progressives and those on the far left.

 Then liberal mayors.

Then the calls to abolish ICE reached Washington. Rep. Marc Pocan (D-WI) introduced legislation to make it happen, before Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said she wants the agency to go away too.

 Republicans are currently trolling their Democratic colleagues by pledging to bring the radical bill up for a vote.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reunite children with their parents by the end of the month. They asked for an extension.

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BORDER CRISSIS: 13-Year-Old Girl Beheaded for Grandmothers Connection To Cartel.

  7/16/18

A 13-year-old Huntsville girl was beheaded after she witnessed her grandmother assaulted with a knife and left to die on the ground in a cemetery, court testimony revealed.

  Israel Palomino, 34, and Yoni Aguilar, 26, are charged with two counts each of capital murder in the slayings of Mendoza and Lopez. Aguilar was in Madison County District Court on Thursday for a preliminary hearing.

 District Judge Claude Hundley ruled prosecutors have enough evidence to send the case to a grand jury. In a statement to investigators, Aguilar, who was Mendoza’s boyfriend, confessed and also implicated Palomino, according to the sheriff’s office.

 It was June 2 when Palomino, Aguilar, Mendoza and a woman named Leticia Garcia went to pick up a quarter kilo of meth in Norcross, Georgia, a small city northeast of Atlanta, authorities said. Something apparently went wrong during the trip, Rutherford told the court.

 It was Mendoza and Garcia who were tied to the cartel, and Palomino thought there might be a setup, the investigator testified.

 The grandmother was associated with the Sinaloa Cartel, a drug-trafficking organization, a Madison County sheriff's investigator testified today.

 Just days before Oralia Mendoza and her granddaughter, Mariah Lopez, were killed, Mendoza and three others went to pick up a batch of methamphetamine, Investigator Stacy Rutherford told a judge.

  After one of her drug cohorts became suspicious, the situation turned deadly.

Israel Palomino, 34, and Yoni Aguilar, 26, are charged with two counts each of capital murder in the slayings of Mendoza and Lopez.

  Aguilar was in Madison County District Court on Thursday for a preliminary hearing. District Judge Claude Hundley ruled prosecutors have enough evidence to send the case to a grand jury.

 In a statement to investigators, Aguilar, who was Mendoza's boyfriend, confessed and also implicated Palomino, according to the sheriff's office.

 During the early morning hours of June 4, Mendoza was told she and Lopez would be taken somewhere safe. Instead, Rutherford testified, Palomino and Aguilar drove the woman and her granddaughter to Moon Cemetery on Cave Springs Road.

 Mendoza and Palomino got out of the car and argued about the drug buy, according to Aguilar's account, which Rutherford recounted in court. The argument escalated, and Aguilar told police Palomino killed Mendoza. 

 Authorities have said her cause of death was sharp force trauma caused by a knife. Because Lopez was a witness, the suspects took the girl to a secluded area on nearby Lemley Drive, Rutherford testified.

 In his statement, Aguilar said Palomino forced him to kill the girl. Aguilar told investigators he was holding the knife when Palomino came up to him and moved his arm back and forth in a sawing motion.

 Lopez was beheaded, Rutherford testified. Aguilar told investigators that Palomino forced him to kill the girl.

  "He said he was fearful of Israel," Rutherford testified. It was three days later, on June 7, that the sheriff's office started investigating. A farm boy found a body on the Lemley Drive property.

 The sheriff's office released to local press a description of the clothes on the body, and it took less than 30 minutes for a woman to show up at sheriff's headquarters. The woman said she was the mother of Lopez and Mendoza's daughter. She told authorities the body might be Lopez. It took about a week for forensic scientists to positively identify the body as Lopez.

 By then, Aguilar and Palomino were in custody.

After Aguilar confessed, authorities found Mendoza's body at the cemetery on June 15. Aguilar and Palomino's cellphones pinged in the area during the time of the killings, Rutherford testified.

 Investigators also recovered two knives, believed to be the murder weapons. One was found under Aguilar's mattress; the other was under Palomino's mattress, Rutherford told the judge. Additionally, blood was found inside Palomino's car, the investigator testified. Palomino's case was set for preliminary hearing Monday, but the court appearance has been continued. Lopez was a Challenger Middle School student. Rutherford testified today that the girl was special needs. Thursday's hearing was emotional. Lopez' family cried as the investigator recounted the details of the case. Updated July 15 at 8:59 p.m. to show Palomino's hearing is continued.

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A Quarter Of Illinois Counties Declared ‘Gun Sanctuaries’! 1/4--
7/15/18 by: Tom Knighton
One of the more controversial moves in recent years is the idea of “sanctuary cities,” communities that give the middle finger to the federal government when it comes to immigration law. Progressives hold up these communities as noble examples of resistance.
I wonder how they feel about the Illinois counties that have declared themselves sanctuaries of a very different sort.
Last week the Mercer County Board unanimously approved a measure to make the county the 30th gun sanctuary county in Illinois, The Dispatch-Argus reported. “We’re telling the state they cannot pass laws that impinge on our Second Amendment rights,” said Mercer County Board member Brian Anseeuw, R-New Windsor.
Described as largely symbolic, counties and cities across the state have moved since March to declare their local region a “sanctuary” for gun owners, starting with the Iroquois County Board. This came as a grassroots backlash against a package of gun control bills ranging from restricting those under age 21 from purchasing guns to bans on bump stocks and various licensing schemes for gun dealers that have seen success in the state legislature.
In addition, two other counties, Madison and Williamson, reportedly have plans to put the gun sanctuary question to voters in November. With almost a third of the state’s 102 counties doubling down on their support of gun rights, Second Amendment groups are encouraged.
Somehow, I doubt the typical sanctuary city fan will approve of this brand of sanctuary.
I tend to agree that this is largely symbolic, but it’s important symbolism. All too often, we tend to think of states based on their overall politics and forget that we have brothers and sisters in the fight to defend the Second Amendment there, behind enemy lines in a lot of ways. By declaring themselves sanctuary counties, these counties remind us that they’re still out there.
The truth is, even in what we consider a liberal state like Illinois or Mexifornia, certain areas tend to be more conservative and, as a result of that, more pro-gun. You can also find an awful lot of gun rights activists in places like New York or New Jersey. They’re out there.
So it may be symbolic, but it’s still important.
Hell, if enough other states join their number, they might remind lawmakers that their state doesn’t just consist of Chicago. They might even help overturn some of the nonsense the state has embraced over the years and, in the process, actually clean up the Windy City.
I won’t hold my breath on any of that, but a man can dream.
After all, I have friends in Illinois. I’d love for them to live in a free state, and moving isn’t an option for them at this point, so…
The real question is whether this will catch on in other states.
I’d love to see sanctuary counties in Mexifornia, New York, Massachusetts, and other such states. I’d love to see them try and justify one kind of sanctuary community while attacking another.