Boland v Bonta: Part 2

Well, I had every intention of writing a blog this week about either God, the transcendent human condition, why I really like gefilte fish, or the demographic catastrophe about to manifest on the European continent…   But, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, so to speak.   We got a victory in federal court...

Boland v Bonta

MAJOR NEWS!!!   Injunction issued regarding CA Roster!!!   I was in Federal Court today making an appearance on an unrelated matter when my phone began to blow up….in a really really good way!   The California Rifle and Pistol Association, (CRPA) in conjunction with the law firm of Michele and Associates had filed a lawsuit challenging the CA Handgun...

The “Expert”

In the judicial system I exist essentially in three worlds simultaneously. The vast majority of the time I serve as a lawyer and counsel. Occasionally, I provide advice for other attorneys on firearms laws and regulations to better assist their clients… and every so often, I get to serve as an expert witness.   Frankly, the...

Holocaust Deniers, Debate, and Gun Laws?

“I will not debate any Holocaust Denier.”   These were the words of Deborah Lipstadt, a professor of religious studies at Emory University and an expert on the effects the Holocaust has had on modern Jews.   This seems reasonable. Those who have made a cottage industry of denying the Holocaust ever occurred are typically animated by a...