Author: nick

$0 Tax Left NFA with No Constitutional Basis

Political Spin

[ad_1] In a decision issued on August 5, U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix (N.D. Tex.) ruled in Silencer Shop Foundation v. Bureau of ATF that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which repealed the taxes for the making and transferring of certain firearms under the National Firearms Act (NFA), left the law without any basis for its registration requirements in the authority of Congress to “lay and collect Taxes.” U.S. Const. art. I, § 8. cl. 1.  The firearms affected are short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, silencers, and “any other weapon[s],” all defined in 26 U.S.C. § 5845.  Machineguns and…

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How Criminals Actually Pick a Target: It’s Risk, Reward, and Effort, Not What You Own

Conspiracy Theories

[ad_1] Most of what gets written about how criminals choose a target comes from college professors and profilers who’ve never once had to worry about getting jumped walking to their car. They build their theories from case files and crime stats while sitting safe in an office. Fine as far as it goes. But it skips the only thing that actually matters, which is how the guy on the street is thinking in the few seconds before he decides to move on you. I didn’t learn this from a textbook. I grew up around people who did this for a…

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Some Tentatively Final Thoughts on Substack

Political Spin

[ad_1] I appreciate the emails I received from my two posts on starting a Substack. I am also grateful to David Lat who chatted with me at some length about the pros and cons of Substack. David has one of the most successful legal substacks, so he knows the business well. I’ll put my tentatively final thoughts up front: starting a paid Substack probably isn’t worth it. First, David explained how conversion rates actually works. In short, almost all substacks offer different tiers of subscriptions. Everyone can sign up for a free subscription that grants access to some content. Others…

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Trump’s M.O.U. Games Reveal Real US-Israeli Agenda With Iran

Conspiracy Theories

[ad_1] It’s becoming clearer than ever that the US and Israel are locked into a long-term conflict with Iran, as revealed by their deliberate violations of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ceasefire agreement with Iran. Trump’s planned hostilities seek to prevent Iran’s ability to control the Strait of Hormuz, and this US aggression will certainly extend right through the upcoming US midterm elections. Also, the US are pushing a weak Saudi Arabia to attack Yemen—a move that is most certain to hurt Saudi in the near term and beyond. Meanwhile, the dangers of more death and destruction for West Asia…

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