Democrats Disarming America

If you mark your ballot "Democrat," you are in favor of repealing the Second Amendment to the Constitution. In 2008, DC vs Heller was decided by a 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court. The plaintiffs in Heller argued that the Second Amendment's guarantee of the right to keep and bear arms protected lawful possession of a firearm in one's own home.

Justices Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg and Breyer would have you disarmed in your own home. The Democrats only need to replace one conservative Justice to start confiscating firearms.

President Obama seems disinclined to wait that long. Obama is once again using the Justice Department to attenuate support for legally owned firearms. The Justice Department, thanks to Operation Fast And Furious, is the only cabinet agency with a bona fide body count, including the Mexican police chief in the state of Jalisco. Fast And Furious operators walked guns into Mexico to bolster Administration claims that drug cartels were waging war using weapons procured in the U.S.

Justice is at it again. This time, the operation is called Choke Point. The purported aim of Choke Point is the investigation of companies believed to be at higher risk for fraud and money laundering.

Before Sultan Barack decreed that henceforth all laws would originate in his executive domain, there was something called due process. A law enforcement official would have to demonstrate probable cause of crime and ask a judge for a warrant. Not anymore. Nowadays the existing laws that are inconvenient are ignored, and de facto legislation issues forth from agencies, like EPA and FDIC.

Banks have been targeted, using the FDIC, if they do business with a concern that may pose a "reputational risk". Operations like payday lenders, racist materials, pornography, and firearms and ammunition sales, are among those in the cross-hairs.

Poway Weapons & Gear is located near my town, and they have been using US Bank since 1992. Poway Weapons & Gear is licensed, and fully compliant in all regulations regarding sales. They have also been given ten days notice that US Bank is closing their account.

All credit for breaking this story goes to Mike Slater of 760 KFMB. Slater took over Roger Hedgecock's radio slot when Hedgecock retired recently, and he's doing capable work. It is saying something that I always listen to Slater instead of Hugh Hewitt these days.

Slater interviewed Poway Weapons & Gear's John Phillips yesterday. Phillips reported that even his personal bank account is being closed. Keep in mind that neither Phillips nor Poway Weapons & Gear have been accused or suspected of criminal activity.

Five months ago, FDIC announced regulatory guidance that "instructs banks to judge their relationships with their customers on a case-by-case basis, rather than refusing to provide banking services to entire categories of industries." Unless they are politically incorrect? That means pot shops can operate in the clear but not a firearms dealer. The FDIC is ignoring its own regulations.