It wasn’t an individual who was harmed. It was the sanctity of the First Amendment itself that was savagely assaulted Friday night.
First Amendment Under Attack, In Chicago Where The Second Amendment Is Trampled
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Roger holds a Master of Public Administration Degree from Cleveland State University and holds several degrees from The Ohio State University. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Philosophy, a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Secondary English Education.
Roger has practiced law for the federal Government in Washington D.C., for the State Government in Arizona, and has been in private practice in Ohio, New York, and Arizona. Roger is a co-founder of Arbalest Group LLC, creator of the Arbalest Quarrel weblog, dedicated to strengthening the Second Amendment, preserving our Bill of Rights, and maintaining a free Republic.
They also co- author commentary, with a unique perspective on, and perceptive insight into, news and politics.
Roger and Stephen are regular radio talk show guests on Lock N Load with Bill Frady.
Is The Voisine Case Properly Understood As A Second Amendment Case?
A negative ruling would peremptorily deprive a very large group of Americans from ever again lawfully owning and possessing a firearm in the United States.
Justice Thomas Speaks Out In The Voisine Case – United States vs. Voisine : Part 1
Justice Thomas’ questions & remarks on the Second amendment were precise, well-honed, to the point & surely took the U.S. Government off guard…
Continued Existence Of Fundamental Rights, FBI vs. APPLE – Part 3
The primary interest of our federal Government – indeed, of all central governments is acquisition of power for itself.
Government Attack On The Fourth Amendment, FBI vs. APPLE – Part 2
The federal Government has been attempting for some time, to compel all computer companies to provide the government with backdoor keys to enable it to unlock American’s computer devices…
The Bill of Rights, FBI vs. APPLE – Part 1
In this three part article, the Arbalest team examines what is truly at stake in the demand by the FBI that APPEL break is iPhone encryption.
‘Rex Non Potest Pecarre’: The King (or Queen) Can Do No Wrong
As the designated heir of the Obama dynasty is Hillary Clinton. Instead of a King we apparently are to have a Queen, who appears every bit as imperious as her predecessor…
Guns Are Virulent Viruses: Wipe Them Out!
Guns are virulent viruses: wipe them out! Consider the phrase as a slogan. Mull it over in your mind. Really think about it: the phrase’s nuances, its connotations.
Media Experts Try to Explain Trump Away
For months, mainstream media have operated to discredit the “extremist” candidates, extremist here being defined as those who have not fallen into lockstep with status quo party Bigwigs & donors…
The Ultimate Goal of the Antigun Movement
The movement’s goal amounts to de facto repeal of the fundamental right of the people to keep & bear arms – a right expressed clearly & cogently, succinctly & indelibly, in the Second Amendment…
NRA: The American People’s Voice
Nothing speaks more clearly of the hypocrisy existent in Obama’s efforts to undermine the right of the people to keep & bear arms than the personal attacks against the NRA.
Gun Laws That Do Not Make Sense,,, Literally!
Do you understand the meaning of that sentence? Read it again. In fact, read it several times, but don’t be upset if you continue to scratch your head in bewilderment as to the meaning…
Attacks On Trump Are An Attack On Americans Themselves
The with attacks from the mainstream media, & insider Republicans. It is important to note that the attack on Trump is an attack on Americans themselves..
NRA Didn’t Take The Bait At The CNN ‘Guns In America’ Town Hall Meeting ‘De-Bate’
These left-wing panderers to Obama either cannot understand or otherwise choose not to understand why the NRA has refused to “debate” Obama…
Obama: Jumping The Gun! To Ban the Private Sales of Guns
What President Obama is attempting to do, surreptitiously, through his executive directives, is destroy the very concept of a “private sale” of a firearm.
The Democratic Party Debate That Wasn’t
So, where does Clinton stand on threats to the Nation posed by Islamic extremists & on Americans’ right to keep and bear arms in their own defense?
RE: The Legality Of Executive Actions & The Motivation Behind Them
The preliminary question is one that goes to the presumed authority upon which Obama works his legerdemain on the American people
President Obama Undercuts Second Amendment Through Executive Action
If Obama uses the Office of the Presidency to undermine the Second Amendment to the Constitution, any such executive action amounts to a coup d’état of Government.
Subverting the Second Amendment: The Subtle Road to Injustice
Antigun proponents and zealots always have the subverting the second amendment in the cross-hairs, ready to wound it, eventually to kill it, even as they proclaim no such intention to do so…
A Gun at Risk: The Criminal’s Advantage
Most Americans, by now, who keep abreast of the news, especially in matters concerning their inalienable right to keep and bear arms as codified in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution…
The Case For Universal Concealed Handgun Reciprocity
Good Americans should not have to jump through a maze of hoops to have Concealed Handgun Reciprocity…
New Trade Deal Threatens The Continued Existence Of Gun Rights & U.S. Constitution
Globalist see the implementation of TPP, a steady movement toward the ultimate dissolution of America as an independent Sovereign Nation State…
Why You May NOT Really Own Your Private Firearms Property
Too little attention, if any, is paid to the concept of private property rights in connection with our shared Second Amendment rights…
Cleveland Promotes Toy Gun Control, Because Toys Are Now The Problem
I was 4 years old when I had my “run-in” with the law and I had enough sense then to recognize authority and to obey a police officer’s command…
Obama Grants Amnesty For Millions Of Illegal Immigrants
The President, not Congress, has granted amnesty to literally millions of illegal immigrants. Congress can do so. The President cannot. This President does so anyway…
The Arsenal Of Destruction: The History Of Policing In America: An Introduction
The militarization and federalization of police forces is not a recent occurrence. It isn’t a singular event. And, it isn’t an anomaly…
Police State United States: Creation Of The Department Of Homeland Security
DHS is a destroyer of Americans’ rights & liberties as its policy considerations are aimed at unusually broad mandates of counterterrorism & national security, mandates at odds with the Bill of Rights
Twenty-One Mechanisms That Would Be Used to Defeat The Second Amendment
The Arsenal Of Destruction: How Antigun Groups Seek To Dismantle And Destroy The Second Amendment To The U.S. Constitution…
Cleveland’s Mayor Believes Ohio’s Gun Laws Are Too Lax, He Wants To Make His Own
You have to wonder at the audacity of the destroyers of our inalienable right to keep and bear arms to sanctify their strategy of destruction, with the ludicrous meme, “common-sense recommendations”..
Vets Are Not Damaged Goods, Why Do Anti-Gun Groups Treat Them Like Trash
The antigun crowd and much of the mainstream media treat returning soldiers as “broken” and as “ticking time bombs,” even as they “pity” them and seek to treat them all for PTSD…