Only three days after disgraced Biden holdover and acting U.S. Attorney Michael Simpson argued in front of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that suppressors are not arms protected by the Second Amendment and that the defense’s request for an en banc hearing in United States v. George Peterson be denied, the Department of Justice has sent Simpson back with his tail between his legs to request a 30-day delay in the court’s ruling so the government may “further consider its position.”  

It has been a great last couple of days for Pam Bondi’s Justice Department, getting on board the Second Amendment advocacy train by opening up rights restoration for the first time since 1992, hiring Second Amendment scholar and advocate Robert Leider as Assistant Director and Chief Counsel for the ATF, and having a proverbial movement in acting U.S. Attorney Michael Simpson’s morning cereal. Oh, to be a fly on the wall the moment he was ordered back to the 5th Circuit in what looks like the beginning of a turd sandwich this loser may have to swallow. 

To be clear, Simpson has been with the DOJ since the George W. Bush administration and was made First Assistant U.S. Attorney in 2018 during President Trump’s initial term, only to fall into the acting U.S. Attorney seat on February 25 of this year. So, while the argument can be made that he is not technically a Biden holdover, I invoke the “if it walks like a duck” defense. 

Now, let’s play a game I like to call, “Tell me you’re a corrupt treasonous little snake without telling me you’re a corrupt treasonous little snake.” If you look at the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA), specifically section 5845 labeled “Definitions,” you’ll find the following:

“(a) Firearm. The term ‘firearm’ means (1) a shotgun having a barrel or barrels of less than 18 inches in length; (2) a weapon made from a shotgun if such weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches or a barrel or barrels of less than 18 inches in length; (3) a rifle having a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length; (4) a weapon made from a rifle if such weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches or a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length; (5) any other weapon, as defined in subsection (e); (6) a machinegun; (7) any silencer (as defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code); and (8) a destructive device. The term ‘firearm’ shall not include an antique firearm or any device (other than a machinegun or destructive device) which, although designed as a weapon, the Secretary finds by reason of the date of its manufacture, value, design, and other characteristics is primarily a collector’s item and is not likely to be used as a weapon.”

Uh oh… So, the NFA, regulated by the ATF under the Department of Justice, says silencers are firearms? But, Michael, Simpson… But he said… The U.S Attorney… And this has been another edition of “Tell me you’re a corrupt treasonous little snake without telling me you’re a corrupt treasonous little snake.” Tune in next time for, “My name is Michael Simpson, and I need to file for unemployment.” I really hope this morally reprehensible basket of phalli gets his walking papers.

Of course, as I write this on a Friday afternoon, trying to find a good note on which to head off into the weekend sunset, I must remind myself that the abominations we call the NFA, GCA, and the Hughes Amendment are all infringements under the Constitution. The mental gymnastics played by the left like a broken record, acting as if the Second Amendment has some obscure meaning other than what it says in plain English and its historical basis, is a shining example of why Americans can not and will not trust their leaders, and complete vindication of any citizen who labels this government tyrannical.