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A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that a decades-old ban on federally licensed firearms dealers selling handguns to individuals aged 18-20 is unconstitutional. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen. “The three judge panel consisted of Judge Edith Hollan Jones, a Ronald Reagan appointee; Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod, a George W. Bush appointee; and Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale, a George H.W. Bush appointee,” Breitbart noted. “Ultimately, the text of the Second Amendment includes eighteen-to-twenty-year-old individuals among ‘the people’ whose right to keep and bear arms is protected,” the opinion read, according to the New York Post. “The federal government has presented scant evidence that eighteen-to-twenty-year-olds’ firearm rights during the founding-era were restricted in a similar manner to the contemporary federal handgun purchase ban, and its 19th century evidence ‘cannot provide much insight into the meaning of the Second Amendment when it contradicts earlier evidence,’” it added. The federal appeals court ruled against a lower court’s decision upholding the ban. FPC WIN: Today, Firearms Policy Coalition announced that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the federal government’s handgun ban for adults aged 18 to 20 years old is unconstitutional. https://t.co/NMdPJQ4u3T — Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) January 30, 2025 From the New York Post: Congress established Federal Firearms License Dealers and banned them from selling handguns to adults under the age of 21 in 1968, as part of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act. The Biden Justice Department defended the ban in the case brought by a group of 18-20 year-olds with the assistance of the Firearms Policy Coalition and the Second Amendment Foundation. The plaintiffs brought the case to the 5th Circuit in an attempt to appeal a Louisiana federal judge’s ruling upholding the statute. “Today’s ruling is yet another critical FPC win against an immoral and unconstitutional age-based gun ban. We look forward to restoring the Second Amendment rights of all peaceable adults throughout the United States,” Firearms Policy Coalition President Brandon Combs said in a statement. Brady: United Against Gun Violence, a nonprofit group that advocates for gun control, slammed the ruling, arguing that it would allow “teenagers” easier access to firearms. 5th Circuit Panel: 2nd Amendment Protects Gun Rights of 18-20 Year-Olds https://t.co/T7Cl6EGg5g via @BreitbartNews @2AFDN @gunpolicy — AWR Hawkins (@AWRHawkins) January 30, 2025 Per Breitbart: Jones also pointed to Heller (2008), noting that it reminded Americans that the prefatory clause of the Second Amendment exists to “prevent the elimination of the militia.” Having stressed the importance of militia’s preservation, Jones noted founding-era documents showing 18 years as the age at which one became old enough to fight in the militia’s service. Ultimately, the three-panel of the Fifth Circuit rule reversed the judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, remanding the case for “further proceedings consistent with [the panel’s] opinion.” Second Amendment Foundation founder and executive vice president Alan Gottlieb cheered the decision, saying, “We have always maintained that young adults, who can vote, join the military, get married, enter into contracts and even run for office can also enjoy the full rights of citizenship which includes rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment. If we can trust young adults to defend our country, we can certainly trust them to own any and all legal firearms.”

All of President Trump’s nominees are absolutely CRUSHING IT in these Senate Confirmation Hearings. RFK Jr. Kash Patel Tulsi Gabbard They’re smart. They’re calm. And they’re running laps around the Democrats who keep trying to “get them” but keep falling flat on their face, like Charlie Brown trying to kick that football. Another big swing and a miss! Today’s victim (or I should say one of many victims) is Democrat Senator Angela Alsobrooks (MD) who walked right into this one. Before I even get into that, her name is actually “AlsoBrooks”? Is that even a name? I imagine someone said hey, what’s your name, and she said Angela [pause….remembering she was also supposed to say a last name] ALSOBROOKS! That’s gotta be how it happened, right? Hey, no one ever said these people were smart…. Speaking of, watch as she tries to corner RFK Jr. and then after it blows up in her face all she can say is “I yield”. Hilarious: RFK Jr. with the absolute CHECKMATE: Alsobrooks: “I will be voting against your nomination.. your views are dangerous to our country.” Rfk Jr. : “You think science is dangerous? This is a published, peer reviewed study.” Alsobrooks: “I yield.” pic.twitter.com/C2KWO5H3Af — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 30, 2025 “I will be voting against your nomination.. your views are dangerous to our country,” Democrat Senator Alsobrooks said to RFK Jr. Trump was Right: Study Shows Countless Lives Could Have Been Saved with Hydroxychloroquine “You said the following, ‘We should not be giving black people the same vaccine schedule that is given to whites because their immune system is better than ours,’” Alsobrooks said to RFK Jr. “What different vaccine schedules would you say I should receive?” Senator Angela Alsobrooks asked RFK Jr. “Articles suggest that blacks need fewer antigens,” RFK Jr. replied. “This is so dangerous,” Alsobrooks said. “It’s science,” RFK Jr. said. “This is published peer-reviewed studies.” “I yield,” Senator Alsobrooks said. Backup video here: ALSOBROOKS: “I will be voting against your nomination because your views are dangerous to our state and to our country.” RFK JR: “Do you think science is dangerous? Senator, this is a published, peer reviewed study.” ALSOBROOKS: “I yield.” pic.twitter.com/PiL048loC2 — Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) January 30, 2025 To say that went poorly for “AlsoBrooks” would be an understatement! RELATED REPORTS: RFK Jr. Calls Out Corrupt Senators For Taking BIG PHARMA Cash! Kash Patel: FBI Targeting of Christians WILL END, Vows to Investigate Biden-Era Violation of ‘Sacred Trust’ RFK Jr. Heads for HHS, BUT Cassidy on the Fence

The last two days have been full of confirmation hearings for nominees chosen by President Trump to fill key positions in his new administration. JFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard, and Kash Patel have taken up the majority of the airwaves regarding their respective nominations. But President Trump took to social media just a short time ago with the news of a big win, the impact of which will surely be felt across energy markets and national security discussions for decades to come. CONFIRMED: Doug Burgum as the 55th Secretary of the Interior pic.twitter.com/2O4XksFKD6 — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 30, 2025 President Trump’s ‘Rapid Response 47’ account broke the news on social media of Doug Burgum’s confirmation today with a 79 to 18 vote in the Senate. The White House account on X quickly joined in congratulating Burgum, who has been touted as the person President Trump will rely on to re-implement “drill baby, drill” directives. @DougBurgum’s confirmation as Interior Secretary reflects President Trump’s commitment to safeguarding our public lands, achieving American energy independence, and ensuring responsible resource management. America is BACK. pic.twitter.com/2fDtVsSq0D — The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 31, 2025 A majority of democrats in the Senate joined Republicans voting in favor of Burgum’s confirmation, according to a report by the Associated Press: The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration’s ambitions to boost fossil fuel production. The vote was 79-18. More than half of Senate Democrats joined all 53 Republicans in voting for Burgum. Burgum, 68, is an ultra-wealthy software industry entrepreneur who came from a small North Dakota farming community, where he worked at his family’s grain elevator. He served two terms as governor of the oil-rich state and launched a presidential campaign in 2023, but dropped out months later and quickly endorsed Trump. Trump also picked Burgum to chair a new National Energy Council that’s tasked with achieving American “energy dominance.” He would have a seat on the National Security Council — a first for the interior secretary. His directive from Trump is to make it even easier for energy companies to tap fossil fuel resources, including from public lands. You can bet that DRILL BABY DRILL is back, and so is American energy dominance! Maybe most importantly, we will no longer fall prey to OPEC price manipulation and the economic leveraging that happens under democrat administrations who constantly cut America off at the knees in the interests of extreme environmentalism. National security can’t exist without energy independence — and this is the guy President Trump will use to make that a reality once against for the United States. #BREAKING: The US Senate has CONFIRMED Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior Burgum has repeatedly promised to unleash American energy, and DRILL BABY DRILL! Get ready for affordable gas again! pic.twitter.com/XoDdGp0Crl — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 30, 2025   Of course the abysmal Senator from Hawaii, Mazie Hirono, voted against him — along with just one other Senator. The abundance that President Trump has been touting lately will come through a policy that taps America’s natural energy resources. Burgum will directly oversee environmental policies for American public lands, according to a report in The Hill: Burgum, a one-time candidate for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination-turned-visible Trump campaign surrogate, has been among the president’s least controversial nominees. He advanced out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last week in a nearly unanimous vote, with only Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) voting against the nomination. As Interior secretary, Burgum will oversee environmental policy and the nation’s public lands. Trump has vowed on the campaign trail and in his early actions as president to expand oil and gas development and roll back environmental protections enacted under the Biden administration. In remarks at his confirmation hearing, the former governor signaled support for those priorities, saying, “We live in a time of tremendous abundance, and we can access that abundance by prioritizing innovation over regulation.” The vote comes the day after the Senate confirmed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin in a 56-42 vote. Check out his speech from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee six months ago. As a former governor, he applauded President Trump for cutting through red tape and taxes which he described as having ‘a beautiful breeze’, compared to having the ‘gale force wind’ in your face with Biden in the White House. Burgum’s confirmation is a sure vote in favor of energy dominance, and our ability to stand toe-to-toe with China as they attempt to supplant America as the global leader in multiple arenas. While Burgum’s confirmation wasn’t considered a hard sell in Congress, every victory is a celebration right now in the Trump White House as they seek to place the right people in key positions to ensure success over the next four years.

In the 10 days since President Donald Trump has taken office, he has already visited multiple domestic disaster sites in addition to a plate full of other second-term priorities. After the recent crash involving a military helicopter and an American Airlines jet, the president once again demonstrated a level of media availability that stands in stark contrast to his predecessor. When one reporter asked whether he was planning to visit the site of the crash, however, a seemingly perturbed Trump offered a somewhat terse reply, per HuffPost: “I have a plan to visit, not the site because — you tell me, what’s the site? The water?” Trump told reporters at the White House. “You want me to go swimming?” The midair collision happened Wednesday night as an American Airlines jet was about to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. There were 64 people on the plane and three military personnel in the helicopter. Officials said there were no survivors, and by Thursday morning authorities had pulled 28 bodies from the frigid Potomac River. The moment was widely shared on social media, with many commenters defending Trump’s dismissive reply: That’s funny. He’s so good at this. — MAZE (@mazemoore) January 30, 2025 This man says it like it is — World In Focus (@worldinfocuss) January 30, 2025 I’m liking this unfiltered DJT — Dave (@daveKrempel) January 30, 2025 There were plenty of other notable moments from Trump’s remarks on the deadly D.C. crash, as the New York Post reported: The president’s White House press briefing came a day after American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, DC. Wednesday night. There were no survivors of the deadly crash, which claimed 67 lives. During the press conference, Trump railed against former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden for allegedly lowering the standards for air traffic controllers through diversity programs. “I changed the Obama standards from very mediocre at best to extraordinary. You remember that, only the highest aptitude, the highest intellect, and psychologically superior people were allowed to qualify for air traffic controllers,” Trump said. “And then when I left office and Biden took over, he changed them back to lower than ever before. I put safety first. Obama, Biden, and the Democrats put policy first, and they put politics at a level that nobody’s ever seen because this was the lowest level.” The president said Democratic administrations “put a big push to put diversity into the FAA’s program” and ripped former President Joe Biden’s Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as a “disaster” who had “a good line of bulls—” and ran the FAA “right into the ground with his diversity.” Here’s a clip of a clash between Trump and CNN’s Kaitlan Collins:

Kash Patel’s first day of confirmation hearings have been as cataclysmic as anyone guessed, and as promising as many of us hoped leading up to today’s hearing. During questioning, Senator Josh Hawley took up a subject with President Trump’s pick to lead — and fix — the FBI which he has often focused on during Congressional hearings. Sen. Hawley reminded Patel in particular of the notorious memo which directed the FBI to in fact target Christians and Christian churches based on their religious grouping. Patel, possibly even more familiar with the circumstances of that memo than Sen. Hawley, was perfectly clear that no such mandate exists under which the FBI could or should engage in such actions. What is more, he committed to ending the Biden-era targeting of Christians by the FBI, and vowed the full resources of the FBI to investigate those responsible for doing so and holding them accountable. Kash Patel vows to Hawley to end Biden-era ‘targeting’ of Christians: ‘Sacred trust’ https://t.co/UEytUqi1VW — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) January 30, 2025 Senator Hawley asked Patel point blank if it would ever be justified for the FBI to target people of faith in order to discourage their free exercise of first amendment rights. Kash Patel answered succinctly, precisely, and with no ambiguity. Watch that clip here: KASH PATEL: There can NEVER be a targeting by law enforcement based on people’s religious faiths. HAWLEY: And Biden’s DOJ did that. Will you end this targeting? PATEL: Yes. America deserves a better brand of justice and I am going to give it to them.pic.twitter.com/Fvk5ZQ2k4V — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 30, 2025 The idea that we could be on the precipice of an FBI Director who legitimately sees the guarding of American liberties as paramount and who is unwilling to circumvent those liberties in the justification of flagrant Constitutional violations against the American people is almost unbelievable after four years of Biden’s full weaponization of the federal government against Americans. What is more, Sen. Hawley pressed Patel to commit to investigating and holding accountable those responsible for doing so, according to a report by Fox News: Patel told Hawley that the senator has his “commitment” to “investigate any matters such as this” that “are important to Congress.” “I will fully utilize, if confirmed, the investigative powers of the FBI to give you the information you require, and also to hold those accountable who violated the sacred trust placed in them at the FBI,” Patel told Hawley. Hawley responded, “I’m glad to use the word sacred trust, because that’s exactly what it is. The FBI’s the most powerful law enforcement body in this nation, arguably the most powerful law enforcement body, at least in a free nation in the world and to have this body corrupted politically such that it is targeting people of faith in this country and then lying about it to this committee and the American people is unimaginable.” “I’ll be honest with you, I never thought this would happen in the United States of America, I just didn’t. If you had told me five years ago we’d be reading memos like this, I would have said, no way, no way. That’s bad fiction. In fact, it’s a horrible reality. The department needs to be cleaned up.” The soon-to-be Director of the FBI didn’t miss a beat when asked if he would investigate who was responsible and hold them accountable for the targeting of Christians based on religious affiliateion. Watch that interaction here: Sen. Josh Hawley asks Kash Patel if he will uncover who at the FBI dispatched agents against parents at school board meetings: Patel: “Absolutely.” pic.twitter.com/YwLAOzKvxh — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 30, 2025 In that clip, Sen. Hawley brought up the memo I referenced earlier. Kash Patel confirmed that he would investigate and go after those responsible for that memo as well, to his great credit. Here’s former FBI Director Wray, under questioning from Sen. Hawley in 2023, being exposed for giving those responsible for that memo a “get out of jail free card”, as Sen. Hawley correctly labeled Wray’s allowances on the matter. FBI Director Wray refuses to answer if any agents were fired over an internal FBI memo labeling Catholics “extremists” pic.twitter.com/h5pp8kTDH0 — TheBlaze (@theblaze) December 5, 2023 Senator Eric Schmitt helped expose that memo which very clearly crosses Constitutional red lines in the targeting of Christians. New document shows the FBI Richmond Field Office coordinated with other field offices to draft a memo targeting Catholics as domestic terrorists Wray testified the actions were limited to a single field office The Biden Admin’s unprecedented weaponization of gov’t cannot stand pic.twitter.com/IybN7MzTjw — Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) August 9, 2023 Earlier in 2023, Sen. Hawley questioned Biden’s Attorney General Merrick Garland about the memo. The Attorney General stonewalled as well, feigning the same personal shock over the nature of the memo as well. And yet, no one was held responsible or faced any repercussions that we know of, and the targeting continued on multiple fronts throughout the Biden administration’s oversight of the FBI with nothing but rubber stamp approval from Biden’s DOJ. Here’s Merrick Garland’s testimony before Sen. Hawley, if you can handle listening to it. Last month: @HawleyMO asked AG Garland whether the FBI was targeting Catholic parishes. AG: “Justice Dept. does not do that.” Now: the @Weaponization Comm. uncovered evidence that the FBI issued directives and used at least one undercover agent to spy on multiple parishes. https://t.co/TYZj7dIL26 pic.twitter.com/1QT385OuZn — Tony Perkins (@tperkins) April 11, 2023 For many of us, Patel’s nomination to lead the FBI represents a turning point in the right direction for the failed institution. For others — Congressional democrats in particular — it represents an immediate threat to their power, and possible retribution for past actions, according to a story in The Hill: Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, was at the center of a contentious confirmation hearing Thursday, facing intense grilling from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee about his past comments and allegiance to Trump. To Republicans, Patel represents a chance to reform an agency whose public image has taken a hit and refocus the FBI on its crime-fighting mission. To Democrats, Patel is an unqualified figure at risk of abusing FBI power. Patel sought to assure the committee he would not take any illegal actions but would not commit to resigning if faced with such pressure. “My answer is simply, I would never do anything unconstitutional or unlawful, and I never have in my 16 years of government service,” he said. “I will always obey the law.” For those democrats seeking to sink Patel’s confirmation as FBI Director, that promise does little to quell fears of retribution. In a very personal answer during questioning, Patel opened up about the fact that he was the unwitting focus of a federal FBI investigation regarding his work in the past few years pushing back against the Biden administration’s illegal overreach. Kash Patel will look out for ALL Americans: “I know what it feels like to have the full weight of the US government barreling down on you. I will ensure that no American is subjected to that kind of torment, financially and personally.” pic.twitter.com/g5e5Ri3glL — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 30, 2025 What their hours of nefarious questions have done is simply expose the enormous threat Patel poses to an entrenched Deep State powerbase which is largely allowed to exist, and is empowered by, the auspices of America’s intelligence agencies — the FBI being at the forefront of that malignant list of cancers currently weakening America. Time will tell if Kash Patel will be able to navigate the treacherous waters of confirmation, or wind up another victim of the old guard’s need to protect itself.

President Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services, promising he’d “go wild” on health policy. Kennedy faced a Senate, for the second day, grilling him over his vaccine views and healthcare stances. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) said he struggled with Kennedy’s vaccine comments and wouldn’t let it slide that Kennedy dodged autism-vaccine questions. Cassidy said he’d be thinking over the weekend about whether RFK Jr can be trusted with public health. RINO much? Looks like the health drama isn’t over yet! Patriots! Immediate Call to Action! CALL SENATOR CASSIDY AND ASK HIM TO VOTE FOR RFK JR. TODAY to Make America Healthy Again! AMERICA DEPENDS ON IT! Do it NOW! READ: https://t.co/B2dCMiPq4I pic.twitter.com/rjZA6XMnj3 — The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) January 30, 2025 ABC News reports: President Donald Trump has promised he’d let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go wild” on health, food and medicine as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy, a Democrat who ran as an independent but ended up supporting Trump in the 2024 presidential campaign, was grilled by senators over his views on vaccines, abortion, Medicaid and more during two days of confirmation hearings. Sen. Bill Cassidy, the top Republican on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, concluded Thursday’s hearing by saying he was “struggling” with the nomination due to Kennedy’s vaccine positions. Kennedy notably refused to say vaccines don’t cause autism as he faced pointed question from lawmakers. Chairman Bill Cassidy, a Republican, ended the hearing by speaking to his own experience as a physician and his dedication to saving lives. Cassidy is a key vote in Kennedy’s nomination and has openly expressed reservations about his stance on vaccines. The senator said Thursday his responsibility was to learn if Kennedy can “be trusted to support the best public health.” “You may be hearing from me over the weekend,” Cassidy told Kennedy. Cassidy is basically saying: “Just bow the knee to vaccines and everything will be fine for you.” Senator Bill Cassidy: “I recognize, man, if you come out unequivocally, vaccines are safe, it does not cause autism, that would have an incredible impact.” “That’s your power. So what’s it gonna be? Will it be using the credibility to support? Lots of articles. Or will it be… pic.twitter.com/1Lh94zCKgX — Camus (@newstart_2024) January 30, 2025 I wonder why Cassidy would be against Kennedy? I wonder why Bill Cassidy is struggling with voting yes ? I’ll show you why… HEY BILLY! @BillCassidy VOTE YES on RFK or we go door to door in your district showing everyone this pic.twitter.com/iSivBxOQ7m — Vinnie @ The PSP-Podcast (@PSP_Podcast) January 30, 2025 Cassidy better make the right decision. If not, someone’s coming after his job. If Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) does not vote for President Trump’s cabinet picks, I will personally come to Louisiana to oust him in 2026. We helped elect Governor Jeff Landry & built statewide support across Louisiana. Btw, Cassidy voted to convict President Trump. — ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) January 23, 2025 Here’s his opening statement: WATCH: RFK Jr’s opening statement on day 2 of his confirmation hearing for HHS Secretarypic.twitter.com/nV6eEaSlFY — Melissa Hallman (@dotconnectinga) January 30, 2025