2A News Should We Pass HPA and SHORT Through HR1? The Legal Catch You Need to Know Zion Patriot, June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 There’s a lot of excitement right now in the 2A community about the possibility of folding the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) and the Stopping Harmful Offers on Restricted Things (SHORT) Act into HR1, and pushing it through Congress via the budget reconciliation process. This strategy could finally remove suppressors and…
They Got it Right Zion Patriot, June 5, 2025June 5, 2025 The other day we wrote a scathing post about how the SCOTUS kicked the can down the road yet again when it comes to gun rights—specifically choosing to pass on so-called “Assault Weapon” bans and “High” (read: standard) capacity magazines. However, in a refreshing bit of good news, SCOTUS has…
Gun Control A Well Regulated Militia Zion Patriot, June 4, 2025June 5, 2025 Understanding the Founders’ Intent Behind the Second Amendment When most people today hear the phrase “well regulated,” they think of government control—rules, bureaucracy, compliance. But in 1791, when the Second Amendment was ratified, the meaning was very different. Understanding that original context is key to understanding the amendment itself. The…
2A News If Not Now, When? Zion Patriot, June 3, 2025June 3, 2025 Yesterday, the Supreme Court had a chance to do its job—and it blinked. With the stroke of inaction, SCOTUS allowed unconstitutional laws to stand—laws that blatantly violate the Second Amendment by banning commonly owned firearms and standard-capacity magazines used by millions of law-abiding Americans. The Court didn’t rule against us—they…
2A News Gen X Strong – FAFO Zion Patriot, June 3, 2025June 3, 2025 For decades, Generation X asked for nothing but to be left alone. We grew up in the real world—riding bikes without helmets, walking home alone from school, learning life the hard way. No participation trophies. No safe spaces. Just grit, instinct, and independence. We learned to take care of ourselves…
2A News Suppressors Aren’t Silent — But the Debate Sure Is Loud Zion Patriot, May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Why Removing Suppressors from the NFA Makes Sense (And Why the Anti-Gunners Still Don’t Get It) If you’ve been following the buzz around H.R. 1 – the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill”, you’ve probably heard that it includes a long-overdue provision: removing suppressors from the National Firearms Act (NFA). Naturally, the…
2A News Careful What You Wish For Zion Patriot, May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 With the House passing the Budget Reconciliation bill, HR1 (One Big Beautiful Bill), with the included amendment to strike Suppressors from the NFA, gun rights activists are cheering. But this move may have unintended consequences. Suppressors are a lightning rod in the American gun debate. To some, they’re harmless accessories—tools…
2A News Suppressors On The Menu? Zion Patriot, May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 On May 21, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Among its many provisions was a key amendment offered by Representative Michael Cloud. This amendment directly targets the regulatory status of suppressors under federal law. What the Amendment Does: What This Means: The…
“Silencers” Are Anything But Silent Zion Patriot, May 18, 2025May 23, 2025 Hollywood tropes are recurring themes, clichés, or storytelling shortcuts that filmmakers often use to quickly convey ideas or create drama. Here are some of the most common and recognizable Hollywood tropes, including the over-the-top ones like exploding cars: One of the most inaccurate Hollywood tropes is how silencers supposedly make…
2A News “It Could Never Happen Here” — Until It Did Zion Patriot, May 7, 2025May 8, 2025 For years, critics of the Second Amendment have dismissed concerns about government overreach as paranoid or outdated. “The U.S. government would never become tyrannical,” they say. “You don’t need an AR-15 to defend your rights.” To that, I respond with one word: COVID. What we witnessed between 2020 and 2022…