The NRA-ILA is doing much better than it was when it was run by a different group. Hey everybody, my name is Jared, and I am here on the channel Guns and Gadgets Every Day. This is your premier source for Second Amendment news. If you care about your rights, and I know you do, make sure to subscribe and hit the bell icon and share this one far and wide. About 60% of my viewers aren’t subscribed, and if you all subscribed, I would could get closer to that million subscriber goal here on YouTube and prove to the man that the Second Amendment news really matters here on this platform.

Because what’s happening here in this case, Rush v. United States, could be the most important challenge to the National Firearms Act in decades. Huge. Before I dive in, I want to thank Blackout Coffee for sponsoring the video. If you’re tired of weak-ass brews and even weaker politicians, fuel your fight for freedom with a bold roast made by Patriots for Patriots. Check us out at blackoutcoffee.com slash G&G and take advantage of our hand-picked dad’s collection and save some money for Father’s Day if you use the code on the screen, best dad. It’s not gonna last long, so jump on it.

Alright guys, yesterday afternoon, the NRA ILA officially filed a petition for certiorari with the United States Supreme Court. Translation, if you don’t know the legal speak, they’re asking the Supreme Court to hear a constitutional challenge to the NFA’s restrictions on short-barreled rifles. That’s a barrel, that’s a rifle with a barrel less than 16 inches. Could be 15.9 inches and that skosh gets you a decade in federal prison and a quarter million dollar fine. It’s stupid. But the case, like I said, is Rush v. U.S. and it’s got the potential to flip the tables on one of the most abusive gun laws in the books.

Here’s what’s at stake. The National Firearms Act of 1934 treats these rifles as if there’s some kind of mobsters tool from a gangster movie. I’ve said several times when referencing the NFA that this law was passed in response to Al Capone and the gangsters in Chicago. Now the second you own one of these without jumping through ATF red tape, paying an extra tax and registering it so that they know who has what and where you live, well then of course you’re treated like a felon because you chose not to fall under tyranny. Now I know there’s ATF agents that watch this video.

So, you know, take that as you will. That’s ten years guys, ten years, quarter million dollars. And of course you forfeit the gun and you’ll never be able to have your Second Amendment in the eyes of the federal system ever again. But the problem is this, there is no historical tradition of regulating short barreled rifles in any way like this, none. And under the Supreme Court’s own rulings in Bruin and Heller, that means that the law is on very shaky ground. Doug Hamlin, the NRA’s executive vice president and the CEO, the chief executive officer laid it out perfectly.

He said the Second Amendment guarantees the right of Americans to own commonly used firearms, including short barreled rifles without government interference. And Doug’s right. The government has zero constitutional authority, zero to impose taxes or registration schemes on something that is in common use. Zero. The NRA’s petition makes the case that these restrictions fail the Bruin test. That test says as you should know that if a firearm is in common use today and there’s no historical precedent for regulating it, then any modern law burdening it is likely unconstitutional. And they didn’t say that it starts in 1934.

It goes back to when the Second Amendment was adopted. Now the petition also highlights a major issue, the confusion among the lower courts. One judge upholds a magazine ban, another one strikes them down. One court says AR-15s are protected, another one says they’re not. It’s complete chaos, and that’s when the Supreme Court is supposed to step in when there’s issues between the circuits. And the longer that this goes on, the more the Second Amendment gets weakened by activist judges making it up as they go. As the petition says, the uncertainty throughout the lower courts undermines the court’s precedence, diminishes the Second Amendment and deprives citizens of their ability to vindicate their constitutional rights.

I couldn’t have said it any better myself. So let’s break down what we’re really talking about here. A short-barreled rifle, or an SBR, is literally just a rifle with a barrel under 16 inches. That’s it. There’s no other difference. In every other way, it functions like any other semi-automatic rifle. Just cosmetically looks a different. That’s all. But under the NFA, it’s arbitrarily tossed into the same category as machine guns and suppressors, and hopefully not for long. And you have to pay a $200 tax. You get fingerprinted, wait months or even longer than a year to get registered like a criminal just to own one legally.

So they’re scary and terrible unless you pay the government extra money. And that’s not public safety. That’s bureaucracy. That’s infringement. That’s tyranny. This case could crack open the door to finally dismantling parts of the NFA. Let me be blunt. It’s about frickin’ time. Law-abiding Americans are sick and tired of being punished for owning a piece of metal that’s a half inch too short. We’ve already seen massive momentum in the courts since Bruin. Pistol-based bans are on thin ice and are going to be destroyed. Magazine limits are getting challenged left and right. Assault weapon bans are being smacked down in some spots, but the Supreme Court says we’ll eventually get to it in the next term or two.

And now finally, short-barreled rifles could be next. Now, if SCOTUS grants cert in Rush VUS, they’ll have the chance to finally say what we all know to be true, that the National Firearms Act is an outdated, unconstitutional relic of the past that has no business existing in a post-Bruin world. It’s dead. It should be dead. Folks, this is it. This is why we vote for the right people to actually do the right thing. There’s a couple of them. This is why we fight the NRA for all its issues lately. I have to give credit where credit is due.

They’ve been putting their legal weight behind challenges that could liberate millions of Americans from unjust federal persecution. And I will applaud them for riding the shift. Shipped? Riding the shift. And they’re doing the right thing as of late. You know, I was always one to criticize them, and I will be one to give them credit where credit is due, but they’re not the only ones who need to act. We need every single gun owner to be loud right now. I’ve been telling you for a couple weeks to call your senators and to call the clowns on the Senate Finance Committee.

Keep calling your representatives in the House. Keep calling your local legislators. Talk about this Rush versus United States case. You know, after you make a phone call, hit them up on Twitter and then email your elected officials. Hit them on Facebook. They still use that a lot because they’re an older generation. And some groups like FPC, GOA, Second Amendment Foundation, and yes, NRA, ILA, when they file solid cases like this one, talk about it. Because make no mistake, if we win this, the NFA falls apart. And with it, the entire anti-gun playbook.

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Now until next time, stay safe, stay ready, and most of all, stay free. Take care. [tr:trw].

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