Until his last day, Justice Antonin Scalia remained a true patriot and defender of our Constitution. A judicial conservative, his opinions were based not on his personal biases, but on the outcome that conformed to the plain meaning of the United States Constitution. Unlike other judges and justices, Justice Scalia refrained from judicial activism. Instead, he focused on the plain language of our Constitution and how to apply the Founders’ original intent to a situation at hand. He believed that the United States Constitution says what it means and means what it says.…Read More
“I’ll take any semi-automatic rifle any day of the week over a bolt action and twice on Sunday”. That’s what my husband told me when I confessed my love to him of the Mauser M98 bolt action. The discussion ensued, and we were not discussing hunting. We were discussing war. Our passion for rifles and history leads to much studying, research, and conversation. Neither of us has served in war, but the conversation, thankfully, extends beyond the theoretics of our living room to those who have the first-hand experience to…Read More
The Inconvenience Of Rule 41F After the new ATF rule affecting gun trusts was signed into law on January 4th, I quickly turned to my newly published book, Infringed, to see how much of the information would now be out of date. I devoted several chapters to explaining the possession and transfer of National Firearms Act (the NFA) firearms and the benefits of gun trusts. After reviewing all of the chapters with gun trust specific information, I smirked to myself. Only one paragraph out of the entire book would need to be updated.…Read More
By Alexandria Kincaid, Attorney & Author For some reason, the American President seems to think, or wants us to believe, that the violence, the bombings, the beheadings, and the murders seen daily in the media are due to the American citizen who lawfully exercises the right to keep and bear arms. He blames our Second Amendment, our Supreme Court’s protective interpretation of the Second Amendment, and Congress’s stance to refuse further infringement on this protection, for the acts of criminals. He blames seniors on social security who cannot manage their…Read More
Despite the rulings in the Heller and McDonald cases (if you don’t know what these cases are about, please read my book, Infringed), our United States Supreme Court refused today to protect Americans from so-called “assault weapons” bans that are passing with more frequency around the country. In today’s case (Monday, December 7, 2015), “Friedman v. City of Highland Park,” the United States Supreme Court refused to accept the case for further briefing and hearing (“denied cert”) and has allowed an Illinois city to continue to deny residents the right to have many semi-automatic, “scary”…Read More
A sample of what’s inside my book “Infringed” (click to order), this is also an article I wrote published by the American Shooting Journal and US Precision Defense. The ATF is going the extra mile to win your enthusiasm. Check out the agency’s internet K-9 page, portraying the playful side of the dogs responsible for sniffing out the next Boston Marathon bomber. You’ll be greeted by a cute and fluffy retriever holding an “ATF” ball. While you’re there, click the link to go to the “Kids Page” with coloring pictuWhxxres and word games. This reminder of…Read More
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Gun rights organizations such as the Second Amendment Foundation at the national level and the Idaho Second Amendment Alliance at the state level have been in the news recently for their “preemption projects”. Do you understand what these projects are and why they are important to gun owners? Many people have heard of the Supremacy Clause (Article VI, clause 2) of the United States Constitution. The Supremacy Clause states: “This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or…Read More
Concealed carry laws are governed by each individual state. The result is that the laws can vary widely between states, and travelers must be wary and knowledgeable of the laws in the jurisdiction to which they are traveling. This, of course, poses a hardship for law-abiding gun owners who do not wish to be prosecuted for committing a crime simply because they were confused about the law in a certain location. Some United States senators have proposed that concealed carry permits should be afforded the same recognition as driver’s licenses…Read More
