Posted by a very active/knowledgeable guy I know in the pro 2A community & who is extremely well respected
If anyone wants to form a truly educated opinion about the legal landscape surrounding the Second Amendment, I strongly enourage you to watch Mark Smith at The Four Boxes Diner on YouTube.
He’s an actual member of the SCOTUS bar and doesn’t use clickbait headlines like many others.
Believe it or not, not all lawyers are created equal. There are a lot of legal opinions, and a lot don’t matter.
He won’t ask for your money, and isn’t interested in creating cult of personality bullshit.
If you really want to learn, watch him. You will have less fear of the government once you learn how to beat them.
You will also learn how being a member of a gun association and 2A advocacy have a similar relationship that a fish has to a bicycle.
There’s a lot of good work being done, largely misunderstood by GENPOP because the differences elude them.
If you just want to opine without qualification, don’t.
I am not compensated by Mark Smith in any way, and I approve this message.i
[FPC News] FPC, Coalition of Pro-2A Orgs to File NFA Lawsuit
<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">(July 3, 2025) –When President Trump signs the One Big Beautiful Bill — which will eliminate the excise tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and AOWs — he will have delivered the biggest blow to the National Firearms Act since its passage nearly a century ago. We thank President Trump for his leadership and every member of Congress who fought for law-abiding gun owners throughout the reconciliation process.</span></p>
[FPC News] The Declaration of Independence — and What It Really Claimed
<p><em>We repost this article every year. If you’ve seen it before, and even if you haven't, please share this important information with your friends and family--for the Republic.</em></p>
<p>We, like many of you, will enjoy today's Fourth of July celebration with family, friends, food, and fireworks. And while those good things bring us close together as a people, it’s valuable to remember how we, as a uniquely free United States, came to be—and, especially, why. It has become a tradition for us to read aloud the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/the_unanimous_declaration_of_the_thirteen_united_states_of_america" target="_blank">Declaration of Independence</a> on July 4th to put our celebration into a proper historical, philosophical, and emotional context. As law professor Josh Blackman correctly <a rel="noopener" href="http://joshblackman.com/blog/2013/07/04/the-declaration-of-independence-and-the-force-of-law-3/" target="_blank">notes</a>, “while you are enjoying your hotdogs and fireworks, praise the Declaration, which even today retains legal vitality.”</p>
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