Upholder

You make some extraordinary claims about the laws in place in 1791. Can you cite any federal or state laws that existed in 1791 that support your claims that using a concealed weapon to defend oneself was "punishable by death with no possibility of pardon or lesser punishment"?

And yet, for the last week you have been arguing here (from the first sentence of this post) that while at the same time lamenting a few posts prior that You are posting a lot about how concealed carry isn't protected for someone who doesn't give two cents what we think.

That's some catch, that Catch-22.

It is certainly the decision of the forum owner and moderators about who and what is posted here. The reason I asked is that he called out Todd on X, Todd remarked about it here, and after bringing the discussion here, Mr. Nichols has (in my opinion) not done much other than stir the pot and call people who do not agree with his point of view regarding open and concealed carry "cowards" and "immoral" while claiming that he doesn't want or need our help or support. I personally do not find statements such as to add very much to the discussion supporting the right to keep and bear arms. Your mileage may vary. I also find statements such as the following insulting: I may not have been a member at the point when Mr. Nichols stopped frequenting this board, but I do believe that anyone who has been active over the past 5 years would likely agree that a lack of attention is not among my faults.

In that case, I ask what your purpose in posting on this forum is.

Last night, the US Senate Parliamentarian ruled that the HPA and SHOT acts did not comport with the Byrd Rule.

Removal of the tax on and the presence in the NFA of suppressors and short barreled rifles and shotguns is, as of now, included in the bill. At the moment, it is being reviewed by the Senate parliamentarian for compliance with the Byrd rule (which requires that it be revenue focused). The parliamentarian has not yet returned a ruling on the NFA related items, but is expected to soon(tm).

The State's Attorneys for 35 Illinois counties have now also filed an Amici

I stand corrected, there were updates posted to the docket on the 9th. NAGR submitted an Amici on the 10th as well.

All four of the plaintiffs filed their response briefs on time, on June 9th. The current docket can be found at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69371605/caleb-barnett-v-kwame-raoul/

The NFA, as originally written, also included handguns. The idea was that if they were going to heavily regulate handguns, they would also need to include short barrelled rifles and shotguns to prevent people from "exploiting a loophole" in the modern parlance. Handguns were removed before it was passed, but the SBR and SBS restrictions remained, One could argue that was an oversight.