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Switched Off: A Case Study on Minnesota’s Illegal Machine Gun Law Support NRA-ILA Join Today There’s been a lot of noise of late about auto sears or so-called “Glock switches” – devices to convert a semiautomatic firearm into an automatic weapon. New Mexico adopted a “weapon conversion device” ban in February, and in March, Alabama enacted a similar law to restrict possession of devices designed or intended to convert a pistol into a machine gun. New Jersey was also considering a bill to criminalize possession and sale of “machine gun conversion devices.” Under federal law, the devices are already regulated in the same way as fully functional “machineguns,” and simple possession of a machinegun (including just the device) is, subject to limited exceptions, a federal felony punishable by up to ten years’ imprisonment. Criminals who possess or use an auto sear in the commission of any “crime of violence” or “drug trafficking crime” face enhanced penalties under federal law that include a minimum 30 years’ imprisonment. The justification for this push to criminalize auto sears under state law tends to be that, regardless of the federal ban, there is a need to empower state and local law enforcement to go after the criminals who illegally possess or use these conversion devices. In Minnesota, for instance, severe state law sanctions apply to the illegal use and possession of these devices. Minnesota law prohibits the ownership, possession, or operation of a machine gun, “trigger activator,” or “machine gun conversion kit,” where “machine gun conversion kit” includes “any part or combination of parts designed and intended for use in converting a weapon into a machine gun.” A violation is a very serious crime indeed, judging from the potential penalty: incarceration for up to 20 years, payment of a fine of up to $35,000, or both the fine and time. Last year, Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a state court lawsuit in Hennepin County against gunmaker Glock, Inc., a company which doesn’t manufacture, import, distribute or market auto sears, or provide information on how to install such aftermarket devices on its pistols. Ellison’s civil suit rests on the dubious claim the company makes and sells semi-automatic handguns “that Glock knows can easily be converted into illegal machine guns” using a so-called “Glock switch.” Yet in his press release on illegal machine guns and crime, Ellison stated that it “is critically important that we continue to hold individuals who commit crimes criminally accountable for their actions … Holding corporations civilly accountable is not a substitute for criminally prosecuting individuals who harm others.” The strict sanctions in state law and the Attorney General’s unequivocal directive about holding persons criminally accountable make the recent apprehension and release of an individual allegedly in illegal possession of a machinegun conversion device all the more inexplicable. On June 3, Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officers executing a traffic stop encountered 18-year-old Amiir Mawlid Ali in a vehicle heading to the Edina High School graduation ceremony being held at the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis. According to the news report, Ali was known to be “associated with multiple recent gang-related shootings and was known to carry firearms,” and officers found a Glock handgun under his seat. The gun was “equipped with a loaded 33-round extended magazine and a machinegun conversion device.” Officers were aware that an unrelated shooting during a graduation ceremony at the same university campus happened a few days before. That shooting, at the May 30 Wayzata High School graduation ceremony, left two people injured, including a man shot in the head. Police used surveillance video to identify the alleged shooter and locate the suspect’s Glock handgun, which was equipped with a machinegun conversion device. The suspect was apprehended and reportedly faces state law charges of first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and possessing/operating a machine gun. A news report provides the timeline following Ali’s apprehension by the MPD. After being booked into Hennepin County Jail on a weapons charge on June 3, he was set free on June 5, as soon as his 36-hour hold expired. (A search of the Online Hennepin County Jail Roster confirms Ali was held without bail and released on June 5 at 4:40 PM.) The next day, June 6, police responded to a shooting at another high school graduation ceremony, at or near Burnsville High School, MN, in which multiple shots were fired but no one was injured. Ali was “among four people arrested following shots fired at the Burnsville graduation,” although the extent of his involvement is unclear. A news source includes an additional troubling allegation, citing court documents, that “in recorded jail calls following his arrest, Ali said he would need a ‘button’ – slang for a machine gun conversion device – upon his release.” In hindsight, the foregoing make the decision of the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office to release Ali from custody on June 5, apparently without charges, even more problematic, especially considering the messaging from the state’s top law enforcement officer about the “critical” importance of enforcing illegal machine gun laws. A spokesperson for the County Attorney’s Office explained that “ our office deferred the case against Mr. Ali for additional investigation because the evidence, as submitted, didn’t include necessary forensic testing results to overcome likely defenses. We requested it be resubmitted for charging consideration when the testing was complete.” The case, unfortunately, isn’t an outlier. One of our previous alerts described a 2022 case involving alleged gang-member brothers Cortez and Quintez, found in possession of firearms that had been illegally modified using auto sears. Prosecuted under state law, both received a probation-only sentence and released. As a newspaper report explains more fully: The twins were charged in Hennepin County in January 2022 with illegally possessing firearms modified with switches after they were caught with the guns as they left a funeral for another gang member. They pleaded guilty that spring and were sentenced to probation. But four days after Cortez’s sentence — and a week before Quantez was due back in court for his own sentencing — the brothers were pulled over by Maple Grove police. Officers found Cortez with an unmarked Polymer80 pistol, or ghost gun, with a loaded, high-capacity magazine. Quantez Ward had a rifle in a backpack. Months later, law enforcement searched their home and found other firearms, including another ghost gun outfitted with a switch. Federal law enforcement had no similar inhibitions, and the brothers have since been federally prosecuted and convicted for illegal possession of firearms/ammunition. (One of the brothers released a rap album from jail while awaiting sentencing, which included a track called “On Fully” that “celebrates converting semiautomatic pistols into machine guns.”). Amiir Mawlid Ali also faces federal prosecution. A June 11 press release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office cites “an investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Explosives and Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets Violent Gang Task Force, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Minneapolis Police Department, and the University of Minnesota Police Department” leading to federal charges for unlawful possession of a machinegun being brought against Ali and against 20-year-old Hamza Abdirashiid Said, the suspect in the May 30 Wayzata High School graduation shooting. Both were detained in federal custody pending detention hearings. Of course, arrests and charges, whether state or federal, are merely an allegation of criminal conduct and not evidence of guilt; all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. While these cases continue to be dealt with by law enforcement and the courts, a few things are already apparent. There are plenty of existing laws with severe criminal sanctions available to be deployed against those possessing or using illegal machineguns or conversion devices. Not only is a machinegun conversion device illegal to possess under state law and federal law, a University of Minnesota policy on weapons on campus bans visitors and others from possessing or carrying firearms on University property. None of these seemed to have any deterrent effect. Second, even an infinite number of laws on books are worthless unless they are used to prosecute, fully, the persons with illegal machine guns and illegal conversion devices. Finally, instead of seeking to switch the responsibility and liability for crime from the third-party offenders onto the gunmaker Glock, Inc. (already strictly regulated under law), the more legally and practically sound approach is to use existing laws against criminals who violate the law and harm others.

Update: Washington Post Fact Checks Misleading Ad Council “Children” and Firearms Talking Point Support NRA-ILA Please Join Today! Last week, NRA-ILA explained how a recent public service announcement campaign from the federally funded Ad Council, and the gun control lobby more broadly, manipulates statistics to create misleading talking points about “children” and firearms. After press time, the (new and improved?) Washington Post published an item on their Fact Checker section by Glenn Kessler titled, “Are guns the biggest killer of ‘children and teens’?” In his mostly astute analysis, Kessler covered much of the same ground NRA-ILA has been addressing for years. The specific Ad Council talking point at issue is: “Gun injuries are the #1 Killer of Children and Teens in America.” The statement is sourced to the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, bankrolled by billionaire gun control advocate Michael Bloomberg. For decades, gun control advocates and their allies in “public health” have pushed versions of this factoid about “children” and firearms. As we pointed out last week, this is how the ploy works: Step one, acquire statistics on firearm-related deaths among children ages 0-14. Step two, combine that relatively low number with the far greater number of firearm-related deaths involving juveniles and young adults ages 15-17, 15-19, or even ages 15-24. Step three, present the resulting data as the shocking number of “children” (ages 0-17, 0-19 or 0-24) who are subjected to “gun violence” each day/week/month/year. Step four, use the disingenuous statistic to advocate for pre-determined gun control policies (often unenforceable “safe storage” laws) by claiming “gun violence is the leading cause of death of children.” Consider the data on those who may be properly defined as children – ages 0-14. For this cohort, firearm-related injuries are not the leading causes of death and are not higher than motor vehicle deaths. This does shift when examining the cohorts ages 15-17, 15-19, or 15-24. Roughly 70-percent of the firearm-related deaths that occur in the 0-17 age group happened among the juveniles ages 15-17 in 2023. This disparity shouldn’t be surprising. The 15-17 cohort is far more often engaged in the type of street crime that can give rise to firearm-related violence and that many jurisdictions have decided to address in a more lenient manner in recent years. Understanding this manipulation, Kessler wrote, when older teens (15 to 17, as defined by Johns Hopkins) are removed from the calculations using the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS), the numbers change dramatically, with almost 50 percent more deaths from vehicle crashes than firearms. Vehicle crashes exceed firearms deaths also for ages 1 to 15. As for children, ages 1 to 9 as defined by Johns Hopkins, firearms deaths are so much lower that they don’t even make second place. Kessler also pointed out how deaths involving firearms vary among different groups. The reporter pointed out, “The racial disparity in firearm deaths — and how it keeps growing — is striking, when you drill down on the CDC data,” and, “The racial disparity is even greater among teens.” The author noted, “In fact, much of the rise in firearm deaths in the 1-to-17 age range since 2018 can be attributed to the rise in deaths among Black youths, not White youths.” Bringing the discussion back to the Ad Council’s campaign at the conclusion of his article, Kessler suggests how the campaign’s misdirection actually stands in the way of effective responses: Firearms are the leading cause of deaths among teens, especially older teens. That’s very clear, especially among Black teens. A more precise statement — highlighting the risk faced by teens — might help focus attention on who the horrible toll of gun violence harms most. Inaccurate Ad Council messaging aside, given that the nature of violence perpetrated with firearms is far different and more acute than gun control advocates often portray, reality might recommend policies tailored to address individuals who commit violence with firearms rather than sweeping restrictions that impact perpetrators and the law-abiding alike. With increases in older teen homicide coinciding with an era of soft-on-crime policies, empowering law enforcement and the broader criminal justice system to adequately address those who misuse firearms would be a good place to start. While some on the left may deplore the idea of older teens and young adults being arrested and held accountable by the criminal justice system, it might be a safer option for them than allowing retaliatory cycles of violence on the streets to go unaddressed. Viewed most charitably, the Ad Council campaign merely obscures the reality of violence perpetrated with firearms and diverts resources that might have been used to address the issue to unproductive ends. However, given that NRA-ILA, the Washington Post, and others have repeatedly addressed the misleading “children” and firearms factoid, a reasonable person could conclude that all this obfuscation is the point. That person might even get the impression that these “public service announcements” are nothing more than political propaganda aimed at instilling an irrational fear of firearms with the uninformed public. After all, the Ad Council gun campaign’s “stakeholder partners” include firearm prohibition advocates Brady (formerly Handgun Control, Inc.), Michael Bloomberg-fund Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, and the Joyce Foundation (which funds the handgun prohibition organization Violence Policy Center). Taxpaying gun owners should know that the federal government routinely funds the Ad Council to the tune of tens of millions of dollars for various public service campaigns. Records from USASpending.gov show that in fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024, the federal government awarded the organization $16.4 million, $13.6 million, and $14.3 million, respectively. While these awards were not related to firearm propaganda specifically, they provide lifelines to an organization whose messaging on firearms is not only misleading but potentially counterproductive to sound public policy.

Straw Deals: The ATF is Going To GET YOU! Don't Do it. Lake County Man Facing Up To 135 Years In Federal Prison For Firearms Trafficking Wednesday, June 11, 2025 U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the arrest of Fernando Munguia, Jr. (23, Leesburg) on an indictment charging him with nine counts of knowingly making a materially false statement in connection with the acquisition of a firearm and nine counts of causing a federal firearm licensee (FFL) to maintain false information in its official records. Each materially false statement charge is punishable by up to 10 years in federal prison; each false information count is punishable by up to 5 years’ imprisonment. In total, Munguia faces a maximum penalty of up to 135 years in federal prison. According to court records, between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023, Munguia illegally straw-purchased multiple firearms in the Middle District of Florida for other individuals. Nine of these firearms—along with other guns—subsequently were intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on May 27, 2023, as another individual attempted to transport them from Eagle Pass, Texas, across the United States’ border into Mexico. Authorities intercepted Munguia’s nine firearms less than a month after he purchased them. A record check by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) showed that between January 2023 and November 2023, Munguia had purchased 44 firearms for a total of $23,334.25—an amount representing approximately two-thirds of his reported annual income. An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty. This case is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations, and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Hannah Nowalk Watson. This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN). Updated June 12, 2025

Man Who Fatally Shot SLED K9 Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Gun Charge Wednesday, June 18, 2025 U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Carolina COLUMBIA, S.C. —James Robert Peterson, 38, of Prosperity, has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that on June 11, 2024, Peterson was found in possession of a firearm while law enforcement attempted to arrest him on a felony state warrant. He has prior convictions that prohibit him from possessing firearms. Peterson used the gun to fatally shoot South Carolina Law Enforcement Division K9 Officer Coba during the incident. United States District Judge Jacquelyn D. Austin sentenced Peterson to 150 months imprisonment, to be followed by a term of court-ordered supervision. There is no parole in the federal system. Peterson was sentenced to 33 years in state prison earlier this year for first-degree burglary, attempted murder, cruelty to a police dog, and resisting arrest with a deadly weapon. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elle E. Klein is prosecuting the case. ### Updated June 18, 2025

Jacksonville Man Sentenced To More Than 3 Years For Illegally Selling Firearms To A Convicted Felon Wednesday, June 11, 2025 U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida Jacksonville, FL – Senior U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Ty’shon Damon’n Ramos (26, Jacksonville) to three years and one month in federal prison for selling two firearms to a convicted felon. Ramos pleaded guilty on March 26, 2025. According to court documents, Ramos came to law enforcement’s attention because he was with the original purchaser of multiple firearms that officers later recovered from individuals who were prohibited from possessing firearms, either because they were convicted felons or adjudicated delinquents. Subsequently, Ramos agreed to sell a confidential informant a firearm that contained a machinegun conversion device, despite the informant’s status as a convicted felon. Ultimately, Ramos sold the informant a rifle and a pistol in exchange for $1,500. Although the rifle did not have a machine conversion device as promised by Ramos, it did have a large-capacity magazine. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kelli Swaney. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. Updated June 12, 2025

Sanford Man Sentenced For Possessing A Machinegun Monday, June 16, 2025 U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida Orlando, Florida – Senior U.S. District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Timothy Aden-Alan Calhoun (27, Orlando) to 2 years and 10 months in federal prison for possession of a machinegun. The court also ordered Calhoun to forfeit the firearm he possessed. Calhoun pleaded guilty on February 25, 2025. According to court documents, officers from the Maitland Police Department stopped Calhoun for a traffic violation while he was operating a stolen motorcycle. During a search incident to his arrest, an officer located a Glock 19 with an extended magazine and a machinegun conversion device installed. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was contacted and confirmed that the firearm was converted into a fully automatic weapon. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Maitland Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Michael P. Felicetta and Kaley Austin-Aronson. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. Updated June 16, 2025

R.I. House Passes Sweeping Semi-Auto Ban Mark Chesnut The Rhode Island House of Representatives on June 5 passed a sweeping semi-auto firearms ban, leaving gun owners reeling and the state Senate the only thing standing between the legislation and a new, restrictive law. If passed, HB 5436, the “Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025,” would ban dozens of commonly owned rifles, handguns and shotguns in the state. The companion bill in the Senate is SB 359. For rifles, the measure would ban: “A semi-automatic rifle with a fixed magazine capacity exceeding ten (10) rounds” or “A semi-automatic rifle that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine, or that may be readily modified to accept a detachable magazine, and has at least one of the following features: (A) A folding, telescoping, or detachable stock; (B) A bayonet mount; (C) A grenade launcher; (D) A shroud attached to the barrel or that partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned, except an extension of the stock along the bottom of the barrel, which does not encircle or substantially encircle the barrel; (E) A pistol grip or thumbhole stock; or (F) A flash suppressor or threaded barrel designed to accommodate a flash suppressor.” The measure would also ban many shotguns, including: “A semi-automatic shotgun that has at least one of the following: (A) A fixed magazine capacity exceeding six (6) rounds; (B) The ability to accept a detachable magazine, or that may be readily modified to accept a detachable magazine and has either a folding, telescoping, or detachable stock, or a pistol grip, or a thumbhole stock, or any feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger hand; and any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.” For handguns, the measure would ban: “A semi-automatic pistol that has a fixed magazine capacity exceeding ten (10) rounds; a semi-automatic pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine, or that may be readily modified to accept a detachable magazine, and has at least one of the following: (A) The capacity to accept an ammunition magazine at a location outside of the pistol grip; (B) A threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer; (C) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned but excluding a slide that encloses the barrel; (D) A manufactured weight of fifty ounces (50 oz.) or more when the pistol is unloaded; or (E) A buffer tube, arm brace, or other part that protrudes horizontally behind the pistol grip and is designed or redesigned to allow or facilitate firing the weapon from the shoulder.” In an alert informing members of the bill’s passage, NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) said the measure would not accomplish any of the things it claims it would. “Despite claims by the gun control community, this legislation would have no impact on public safety,” the alert stated. “While this legislation would disarm law-abiding citizens, criminals, who by definition do not follow the law, will continue to obtain and possess semi-automatic firearms in Rhode Island illegally.” NRA-ILA also warned members that the state Senate I the last hope for stopping the bill before it makes it to Democrat Gov. Daniel McKee for his consideration. “This legislation still needs to pass the Senate,” the alert stated. “Our best shot at defeating this unconstitutional legislation has always been in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Therefore, it is imperative that you contact your Senator now. Even if you have previously acted, we are asking that you use the take-action button now. It is easy to do, and it is critical that we demonstrate to elected officials that there is widespread opposition to this legislation.”

Countering The Mass Shooter Gregg Kielma With all the active shootings that have been happening, this has become a much talked about topic for a lot of our participants and readers. We never know how we are going to react in a stressful situation like this. • Will I freeze up? • Will I try and tell myself this isn't happening? • Will I fight back? Unless you have been in a high stressful situation or at least put yourself through a course that has high stress scenarios, it's difficult to say how you will react. That is why I have put together a 2 day class and field training will teach you the skills you need to survive an attack and then to see how well you react when we conduct the practical training in the field. We will teach you: • The 5 basic strategies in an active shooter threat. • Learn to be mentally and physically prepared to deal with an active shooter situation. • Learn what you can do to prevent casualties. • No SINGLE response fits all active shooter scenarios. Learn multiple response options. • Learn marksmanship skills • How to shoot while moving • Drawing from concealed • Building clearing strategies for active shooters • Cover and concealment techniques • Emergency casualty care • Defense against firearms and bladed weapons • Scenarios that will test your skills and give you the confidents and mindset needed to counter any active shooter situation. We have already seen actions with the greatest impact on the outcome of an active shooter situation that will be taken by people already at the scene. You need to have the skills and knowledge to deal with an active shooter threat if the situation presents itself. Being prepared and knowing what to do is the key to your survival and the survival of others. If you are interested in learning more about this course, reply to my email, kielmagregory@gmail.com or give me a call 941 737-6956 Stay safe and situationally aware.

Violent Protests Escalate As Organized Rioters Receive Tactical Gear And Funding Darwin Nercesian Whenever the left doesn’t get what they want, they get violent. Looting, vandalism, burning cities, hurling bottles and stones at law enforcement, and overall destruction are just another day in the life for a leftist agitator. Let’s face it, we’ve been here before, and we all knew this was coming as soon as winter was in the rearview mirror. They lost the election, and now they’ll use any excuse to terrorize Americans in a transparent attempt to intimidate the public into seeing things their way. Somebody ought to send them a memo about how this is, in fact, a failing strategy, but I doubt they’ll listen because terrorists never do. What’s more disturbing is that someone or some group is helping to organize and fund the chaos, with websites like nokings.org promising nationwide and international escalation scheduled to kick off on June 14th, although it seems many of these degenerates have already arrived. Additionally, those paying for this actual insurrection are supplying their useful idiots with tactical gear, including masks, shields, and other equipment to help them be better protected and more efficient thieves, rioters, arsonists, and violent criminals. An anti-ICE protester was recently recorded handing out this equipment in broad daylight amidst what is sure to escalate into 2020-style carnage in Democrat controlled Los Angeles. And just like the original Floyd-inspired savagery, similar riots are starting to pop up in other liberal strongholds, including usual suspects like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. Another blast from the past, coming back around for 2025, are the leftist claims of “mostly peaceful protests” amid the backdrop of fires, burnt-out vehicles and buildings, vandalism, looting, blocking freeways, and mass criminal behavior. The unidentified chode caught on camera in Los Angeles on Monday June 9 appeared to be handing out riot shields, gas masks, and other types of protective equipment normally seen deployed by law enforcement agencies during such unrest. Audacity and a low IQ provided the courage necessary to park his truck and begin dispersing the gear, only steps away from downtown federal buildings, where crowds of illiterate sheep swarmed to get their hands on “Bionic Shield” masks, which appear to have been purchased in bulk. The excuses this time, turning criminal mischief and terrorism into “expressions of frustration,” as Democrats would call it, surround President Trump’s order to send in 2,000 National Guard troops to contain the situation that started over ICE deportations of illegal immigrants, a reaction conspicuously absent during Obama-era deportations. It’s funny how that works, until you accept the reality that this is all part of a treasonous attempt to stall and subvert the current administration. On the street, rioters can be seen breaking off pieces of cement anywhere they can to hurl at authorities and federal agents, also destroying and setting fire to government and privately owned vehicles and infrastructure. Still, no matter how bad the scene gets, how many millions in tax dollars get flushed down the toilet, or how many people get hurt, failed abortions like California Governor Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass continue to blame President Trump, first for the deportations, then for sending in reinforcements. Perhaps it’s time we take a closer look through the lens of logic and reason. While Democrats are busy trying to put an end to our Second Amendment in the name of public safety, this is the behavior they promote and allow to run roughshod in the dumpster fires they govern. Could it be that public safety is not part of their agenda, but overthrowing American liberty in the name of subjugation is? That was a rhetorical question, because anyone in their right mind knows that’s exactly what’s happening here. If they disapprove of the National Guard, I can’t imagine they’re thrilled with the 700 Marines recently deployed to Los Angeles, more than enough to take over Canada by the way, with instructions from the President to protect federal officials and property. I’ll confess to getting the popcorn ready for when these dolts decide it’s a good idea to throw rocks at Marines, but for the sake of being seen as a kinder and gentler writer, I really have to discourage any attempt to threaten or agitate them, as doing so could cause one’s complete obliteration. Seriously, Marines are bad news for bad guys. On the other hand, I do have that popcorn ready