Videos tagged with Legislative Power

This episode of Gun For Hire Radio discusses a significant Supreme Court ruling impacting the ATF's regulatory authority. The ruling emphasizes that legislative bodies, not executive agencies, are responsible for creating laws. A key point highlighted is Justice Sotomayor's dissent, which acknowledged AR-15s as being in common use, a statement seen as a setback for anti-gun advocates.

A group of senators is petitioning the Supreme Court and the Biden Administration to halt the ATF's arbitrary rule changes, particularly concerning bump stocks. The senators argue that the ATF has repeatedly changed its stance on bump stock legality, creating confusion and potentially criminalizing law-abiding citizens. They contend that such actions usurp Congress's legislative authority and violate the principle of clear laws.

This video discusses a significant political development where House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is reportedly making concessions to conservative factions, specifically the Freedom Caucus and the Second Amendment Caucus, to secure votes for House Speakership. The key concession involves lowering the threshold required to trigger a 'motion to vacate' the speaker's chair, potentially giving these smaller groups more leverage to hold leadership accountable on conservative principles, including Second Amendment rights.