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[GOA News] FIRE the Anti-Gun Parliamentarian Now!


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Alphie, 06-27-2025, 07:00 PM

[GOA News] FIRE the Anti-Gun Parliamentarian Now!

President Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill included critical pro-gun provisions that would have removed burdensome taxes and registration requirements on suppressors and short-barreled firearms.  These measures are vital to protecting the hearing of law-abiding gun owners and ensuring your right to self-defense without government overreach. But here’s the outrage… Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, a partisan hack, has ruled against these …<br/> <a class="postReadMore" href="https://www.gunowners.org/na062725/">Read more<i class="fa fa-angle-double-right"></i></a>


https://www.gunowners.org/na062725/


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[FPC News] FPC Statement on Senate Parliamentarian’s NFA Ruling


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Alphie, 06-27-2025, 07:00 PM

[FPC News] FPC Statement on Senate Parliamentarian’s NFA Ruling

<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (June 27, 2025) — Today, Firearms Policy Coalition issued the following statement in response to reports that the Senate Parliamentarian has advised that key pro-liberty provisions in the Republican reconciliation package would be subject to a 60-vote threshold under the Byrd Rule, essentially striking them from the Senate’s version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” unless the Senate overrules her:</span></p>


http://www.firearmspolicy.org/fpc-statem...nfa-ruling


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Asset forfeiture


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tommag, 06-26-2025, 08:35 AM

Like many enforcement tools it seemed like a good idea but has been abused. I worried about it when I routinely carried 10k or more in my truck for expenses. One dept, (iirc, Park City Utah) even paid officers a commission based on seizures.  The idea of seizing property without a conviction or even charges being filed makes my blood boil. 
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charl...m-n2658906


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I'm getting a new heat pump..... finally!


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specops56, 06-25-2025, 03:45 PM

Getting a Trane system. I qualified for 0% APR financing for 60 months. The monthly payment will be about $225.00. They're gonna install it on July 7.  It will be nice to turn on the AC in this heat wave. It's currently 90 degrees inside my house. I am gonna miss the $76.00 electric bills thought!

Terry


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Vice mayor of Cudahy California, wow!


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tommag, 06-25-2025, 09:00 AM

The vice mayor of Cudahy calls for the gangs to defend against ICE. She's also also some kind of official at UCLA. Reality is sure making it harder for the writers at the Babylon Bee!
https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1937577489099878740


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