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On July 3, Duncan again asked for an extension. This time to August 18.

On June 30 in district court, the judge denied the motion to dismiss the case (filed by the DOJ on July 29, 2024) and the motion to reconsider the dismissal of the State of AR as a plaintiff (filed by plaintiff State of KS on May 28, 2024). The motions are denied without prejudice, so they may be refiled after the stay is lifted.

On July 1 in district court, the judge granted the motion to extend the abeyance though August 22.

Huh… I may see a social security tax break until 2028, but not that much and certainly not on all of my SSI earnings. I’ll still pay taxes on part of my SSI. Same with no tax on OT and Tips. For the rest of it… gotta wait and see. There may be more long term hardship for those who have suffered hardship all of their lives. We still can’t buy suppressors. “I think I have more power, I do…” DJT 7/3/25 Cheers, Tim

Thank you. I have been called many things in my life; "quitter" was never one of them. 🤠 That said, neither I nor Mark Baird is getting any younger. Time is not on our side. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals kept Ed Peruta's concealed carry appeal tied up for five years and eight months before he received a final judgment he could take to the Supreme Court. They kept George Young Jr's handgun Open Carry appeal tied up for eight years and four months before he received a final judgment he could take to the Supreme Court. NYSRPA v. Bruen got me a reversal of judgment in favor of the State of California and a remand after eight years and three months in the Court of Appeals. Not only have I been in court for thirteen years and seven months without receiving a final judgment from the Court of Appeals that I can take to the Supreme Court, I have a hearing on the 18th of this month in which I have to explain to the district court judge why she doesn't have jurisdiction to stay my case until there is a final judgment in the Baird v. Bonta appeal. She knows she does not have jurisdiction to stay my lawsuit. The State of California knows she does not have jurisdiction to stay my lawsuit. I had to go to the Chief Judge for the Central District of California to force the district court judge to set a decision date for the State's motion for summary judgment, which was May 30th (a decision she did not issue). Notwithstanding that, had she complied with the order of the Court of Appeals, she would have issued a final judgment by early 2023, at the latest. The only way I will be able to obtain a final judgment in the district court is to first request that the Chief Judge reassign my case, and then file a writ of mandamus and prohibition with the Court of Appeals when the Chief Judge for the district refuses my request for a reassignment. And once I extricate myself from the district court, I will still have to brief and argue my appeal. After that, it will likely be years before the Court of Appeals issues a final, appealable judgment that can then be taken to the Supreme Court. I spent over $3k on a petition before final judgment to SCOTUS, which was denied. That was before Justice Thomas let us all know that the Supreme Court is not going to grant interlocutory appeals in Second Amendment cases. Here is a short video clip of Mark Baird from ten months ago. He isn't much older than me. The anti-gun judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals know that if they delay our cases long enough, they will become moot.

If this administration isn't going to try to put an under-21 ban (purchase or carry) before the Supreme Court (e.g., the apparent decline of ATF v Reese), then it's going to have to be someone else. "Someone else" is going to have to come from a circuit that has upheld a ban. Of the cases we're tracking in this forum, the choices are:This case (or McCoy) from the 4th Circuit, which upheld a purchase banNRA v Glass from the 11th Circuit, which upheld a purchase banParis v SAF (previously known as Paris v Lara) from the 3rd Circuit, which overturned a carry ban (PA is petitioning for cert, rather than the feds, but I still expect cert to be denied)Meyer v Raoul, which is still in district court, regarding a carry ban from the 7th Circuit, but does anyone expect the 7th Circuit not to uphold the ban? There could be other cases not tracked here, but unless NRA v Glass wins the prize (gets cert), the next most likely candidate(s) is McCoy/Brown.

There's no reason for you to hold her FOID. If the state wants it, it'll ask. Similarly, for the Disposition Record, if the state wants it, it'll ask. There's no need for you to notarize it. The notary stamp is for the cops. It could also be a good idea to talk to a lawyer. You definitely don't want to rely on the cops to tell you the law.

Got my tickets today. Looking forward to it. VooDoo

It removes one layer of infringement. Without removing them a piece at a time, we would never remove any of them (short of a ruling from SCOTUS, perhaps).

I don't see the state doing that - they lost bigly. They have to muddy up McGlynn's decision, and bring it all into question by introducing new avenues of interest balancing. During oral arguments their tactic (including Easterbrook) will be to paint more shade on Bruen as a lousy decision. I bet we get something like Friedman is better law, because the "text and history" test in Bruen is to difficult to understand. I also do not think it would be a good idea for our side to seek a pass on oral arguments. The SCOTUS wants this case to have a big fat extensive record. Waiving oral arguments and skipping a chance to add to the record, could cost us cert. So our lawyers and experts will need to be ready for anything.

I have places I hang my hat in Bourbonnais, IL Palos Hills, IL and Crown Point, IN.

The bar looks like it's set pretty HIGH. Not sure if a citizen without military or LE can participate as an instructor? In the NRA application to be an instructor they have boxes for rifle and select fire. In Illinoisistan you probably can't get either of those as the rifle portion is banned for non LE or current military, then there is the "select fire"issue. https://le.nra.org/law-enforcement-training/instructor-certification/ https://le.nra.org/media/7746/recert-renewal_application.pdf

Ha, it will be moot.

They are catching flack! Now would be the time to pile on and make voices heard, the GOP needs to know how you feel about them striping things like this and HIDING BEHIND THE PARLIAMENTARIAN! https://www.zerohedge.com/political/house-gop-faces-rebellion-johnson-scrambles-salvage-trump-tax-bill

When will this madness end. Even POTUS says he is for medicinal.

On June 27 (and after), the ATF missed its deadline to file a petition. It also has not asked for another extension. Mark Smith is reporting that it means that ATF has decided to let the 5th Circuit decision (that 18-20-year-olds can buy handguns) stand. I haven't found any DOJ/ATF sources saying as much. Meanwhile, in Brown v ATF and its twin, McCoy v ATF, which also regard handgun purchase by 18-20-year-olds, the 3rd Circuit found that the purchase ban is constitutional. I expect Brown or McCoy (or both) to petition the Supreme Court for certiorari. Those cases were/are sponsored by SAF and NSSF.

On June 26, Paris met the deadline to file a petition. On June 30, the Court assigned a docket number.

If even then.

IIRC the compromise on the Hughes Amendment was that the gun companies had immunity from this gibberish......if that's the case then its time we get to pay the tax not a tax for a giggle switch.

On June 25, the appellate court scheduled oral arguments for August 4.

On June 26, the circuit court scheduled oral arguments for September 12.

On June 16, the judge set the following schedule: 7/7: response to motion to dismiss is due 7/14: reply is due 8/26: status hearing

On June 16, parties filed their joint status report as scheduled. On June 17, the court reminded parties that they are to file a status report on July 9 regarding whether they consider settlement to be an option. I predict "No."

That's awesome! Great to see!

The petition has been scheduled for conference in September.