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Active Week At The DOJ · Live to Shoot - Defending our 2nd Amendment Rights

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  Welcome to the Live Shoot podcast.
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  My name is Jeff Doddle and I've been a licensed firearm dealer for the last 18 years.
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  In this podcast, we talk about all things related to the Second Amendment as well.
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  Is anything else going on in the world, a sports story, or anything else I might.
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  Find interesting.
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  So welcome, welcome, welcome.
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  Well, I missed you all Last week we took a little break, went to spring training in Surprise, Arizona for the Rangers, and it was a, you know.
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  Up and down trip.
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  We had good parts, bad parts.
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  The weather was for Arizona, was cold and rainy.
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  Drizzly, windy not great.
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  I say but we got to see some cool stuff.
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  We got some up close action with the Rangers which was really cool.
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  Spring training, you can see it in a.
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  A perspective that you, you don't get to see by going to the big league parks.
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  And saw, toured the Chase Stadium and did a lot of other things.
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  On the flip side, we were supposed to go have a day trip to the Grand Canyon, and that got canceled because they got six inches of snow overnight and all the roads were closed.
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  So but it was a good time just being with the family.
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  Love that time.
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  It's always great.
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  But this week well.
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  The Department of Justice and the A TF have been making some waves, some good things, some intriguing and some that just kind of scratching your head.
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  We're talking about reclaiming gun rights for criminals, a potential shift on suppressors and a new general counsel stepping into the A TF.
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  So, you know, grab a coffee and let's.
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  Dive into what's been happening in our fight for our second Amendment rights.
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  So, alright, let's kick things off with a topic that's got some folks cheering and others raising an eyebrow.
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  Reclaiming gun rights for criminals.
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  Now I know what you're thinking.
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  Wait a second.
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  Are we really talking about handing are felons the rifles back?
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  Well, not exactly, but there's a movement here worth watching over the last week.
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  We've seen chatter from the D-O-J-A-T-F that suggests a subtle shift in how they're approaching a certain ca.
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  Certain cases, the focus seems to be on nonviolent offenders.
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  Folks who've paid their debt to society and aren't out there posting a clear threat.
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  I.
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  This isn't about arming hardened criminals.
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  It's about asking a fair question.
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  If someone's done their time stayed clean and it isn't in danger, should they still be stripped of their constitutional rights forever?
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  I mean, the second Amendment doesn't come with an asterisk, right?
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  It's a God given, right?
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  Not a privileged doled out by bureaucrats.
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  That said, I get the other side, public safety's real concern and we don't want guns in the wrong hands.
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  But here's the rub.
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  The data is showing that there's a lot of these nonviolent folks out there.
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  Driving gun crime stats.
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  So why punish them indefinitely?
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  So this, you know, process is really, about simplifying the process for them going to appeal and get their rights back, but no major policy drops yet, but post on X and some whispers from the gun rights community, like our forensic Governor of America, hint that the DOG may be testing the waters.
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  This could be a win for liberty if it's done right, but we.
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  Gotta keep our eyes peeled to make sure things don't turn in, turn into some backdoor loophole for the anti-gun crowd to exploit.
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  You know, and you know, this week with Pam Bond, it's been a, it's been mixed and go, coming into it.
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  Feelings around here were mixed and you know, gun.
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  The Second Amendment in gun rights.
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  It's a very hot topic very similar to abortion and President Trump, he's a, he's a political animal and he knows, you know, kind of how to walk this line.
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  And, you know, I.
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  While I would love us to come out and not to get on the abortion trail, but I am a Christian.
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  I don't, I am very pro-life to just outright say we're gonna abandon abortions.
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  But you know, president Trump hasn't done that and he's got, you know, a lot of the pro-life people have been uneasy about him and his approach to, to abortion.
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  And I think a little bit of that might be true with the way he handles the Second Amendment.
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  I think it's gonna be a very nuanced, a little bit, but you know, so that's why we've seen things.
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  You know, up and down in terms of, of how things have gone.
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  But you know, for example we're gonna shift gears a little bit and, talked to something that this week had, you know, went back and forth and had the second Amendment coming, kind of, you know, buzzing like hornets.
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  Was the DOJ chaining their tune on suppressors?
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  So if you haven't been following along for years, the anti gun establishment has treated suppressors like they're some, you know, Janes Bond villain and gadget.
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  They've argued they're not arms under the Second Amendment, not protected and should stay locked up tight under the NFA.
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  Well hold onto your pro ear, your ear, your hold onto your ear, because last week the DOG threw was a curve ball in a major case.
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  They asked for a 30 day delay to reconsider their stance.
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  So they had previously said that they're not, you know, arms and they're not protected by a Second Amendment, and that got everybody up in arms.
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  Then the gun owners, American, the Second Amendment Foundation, called out a Biden.
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  Era holdover US attorney for doubling down on the suppressors aren't arms onset.
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  The OJ blinked.
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  They're taking a step back to rethink whether their hearing saving devices, let's call them what they are deserve.
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  Second amendment protection.
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  This is, is folks really suppressors aren't about making criminals sneaky.
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  They're about protecting our hearing and making shootings safer.
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  Europe's figured it out.
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  They're over the counter in places like the uk.
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  Meanwhile, here we are still jumping through NFA hoops like it's 1934 post on extra lighting up with excitement.
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  Assistant, attorney General Michael Williams even chimed in saying that this could be a game changer.
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  I say it's, it's about time.
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  If the d OJ flips on this, it could mean a crack in the NFA armor.
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  We're not there, but let's fight.
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  It's fight worth watching and winning.
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  Finally, I.
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  Let's talk about the new kid on the block.
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  Robert Lider, the ATFs Freshly minted General Counsel announced this week on March 20th.
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  This guy's no stranger to the Second Amendment.
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  He's a former professor at George Mason SC Scalia Law School.
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  He clerked for, clarence Thomas and has written some sharp pieces defending gun rights like his take on why semi-autos are protected arms on paper.
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  This looks like a solid pick for the team two A, but here's where we might pump our brakes.
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  Lighters replacing Pamela Hicks who got the boot from Ag Binney last month after punishing Biden's anti-gun agenda after pushing anti biden's anti-gun agenda.
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  It's a good Ren in our book, but Lidar got the credentials.
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  But some folks like Mark Smith the four four boxes of diner in a recent video debate says he's raising flags.
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  He's worried that he might lean into a living constitution vibe where rights evolve over time.
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  I'm, I'm not sure the second amendment's pretty clear as, as they shall not be infringed.
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  No evolution needed.
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  Still lighter's appointment could signal a shift at the a TF, maybe a move away from the heavy handed nonsense we've seen.
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  Please hope will stand up for us or just toe the new line.
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  Only time will tell, but I'm cautiously optimistic.
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  We need a general counsel who'll fight for the constitution, not t So.
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  Been a wild week.
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  We will keep our eye on what things are going.
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  Keep fighting straight.
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  Keep shooting straight, keep fighting for freedom, and we'll catch you next time on the live to shoot defending the Second Amendment.
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  Stay diligent.
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  I.