Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
The Bill of Rights :: 12/15/2020
December 15, 1791, marks the ratification of our Bill of Rights, the first 10 Amendments to our Constitution, and the Rule of Law it enshrines.
We need more honest debate and rigorous research on gun control :: 12/15/2020
The Hill recently published an opinion by Griffin Dix allegedly exposing a “time bomb under President-elect Biden’s doormat.” The time-bomb wasn’t a bogus dossier, FBI agents lying in order to spy on Biden’s campaign, or a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden. It was, rather, the appointment of renowned but controversial researcher John R. Lott Jr. as a senior advisor for research and statistics at the Office of Justice Programs at the Department of Justice.
Left Wants Biden To Do What They Blasted Trump For Doing :: 12/14/2020
Progressives are rejoicing now that it seems there are no legal challenges left for President Donald Trump to avail himself of. It looks like we’re about to see Joe Biden in the White House. While that’s far from ideal, it simply is what it is.
NYC Woman Facing Felony Charge Over Fake, Inoperable Guns :: 12/14/2020
Elizaveta Zlatkis doesn’t own any working firearms, but the Queens, New York woman is still facing a felony-level gun charge after the NYPD raided her home last December and confiscated what appeared to be 22 different long guns and hand guns from her home.
Sitting Out Helps Those Who Would Steal Your Rights :: 12/14/2020
Georgia – There has been some sentiment online about sitting out the Georgia runoffs because of what has been going on the last few weeks. Right now, though, the only people who will gain from such an action are those who would punish you for crimes and acts of madness you didn’t commit by stealing your rights.
This Is How Media Tries To Shape Gun Narrative :: 12/14/2020
Once, the media at least tried to look like they weren’t taking sides in any kind of debate. They presented news and, for the most part, let people come to conclusions for themselves. Sure, the media leaned left, but they at least made an effort to appear neutral.These days, they make no such pretenses.
Court Rules Delaware Hunters Can Use Semi-Auto Rifles :: 12/13/2020
There are a lot of misconceptions about firearms floating around out there. Some believe the 5.56 round is akin to a nuclear warhead. Others think the 1911 is still the very best handgun option in the world (OK, kidding…sort of). People believe all sorts of things about guns that aren’t exactly true.
GHOSTED: ATF Visiting End Users; Requesting Forfeiture Of Polymer80 Kits :: 12/13/2020
Earlier today TFB reported on a story in the Wall Street Journal stating that the ATF had apparently conducted a search warrant at Polymer80 Inc, a company known for producing 80% firearm kits and related parts. These 80% builds, often referred to as “Ghost Guns” by media outlets, presumably because they can be built into firearms without needing to visit an FFL, have long been a topic of debate. This morning, an anonymous TFB reader provided additional information pointing to the ATF visiting end users and requesting the forfeiture of certain Polymer80 kits.
Biden’s Anti-Gun Ambitions Face Tough Fight :: 12/12/2020
While the 2020 elections didn’t necessarily go the way Democrats had hoped–no much-anticipated “blue wave” to speak of–they do stand to hold significant power in the government come January. After all, unless the courts intervene, Joe Biden will become president, giving Democrats the White House. The party also has a slim majority in the House and may potentially see a split Senate with Kamala Harris representing the tie-breaking vote.
Fact Check: Forbes Reports Nearly 600 Mass Shootings This Year Based on Misleading 'Archive' :: 12/12/2020
CLAIM: Forbes reports 592 “mass shootings” through December 8th of this year based on a compilation of data by the Gun Violence Archive (GVA).
Rogue ATF Agents are Cracking Down on Legal Guns in Anticipation of Biden Admin :: 12/12/2020
Honest citizens should enjoy the right to assemble their own firearms for lawful purposes, and they should be able to do so without being terrorized by their government.” — GOA's Erich Pratt, AmmoLand, December 11, 2020.
ATF Raids Nevada Company Over "Ghost Guns" :: 12/11/2020
If you needed any more evidence that the ATF is getting ready for a crackdown on 80% frames and receivers, here it is. On Thursday, agents raided the offices of Polymer80, a Nevada company that manufactures both completed firearms as well as kits featuring unfinished frames and receivers that customers can turn into a firearm through their own efforts.
Court Rules Delaware Hunters Can Use Semi-Auto Rifles :: 12/11/2020
There are a lot of misconceptions about firearms floating around out there. Some believe the 5.56 round is akin to a nuclear warhead. Others think the 1911 is still the very best handgun option in the world (OK, kidding…sort of). People believe all sorts of things about guns that aren’t exactly true.
Failed Gun Control Lessons From the Firearms Black Market :: 12/11/2020
While our country has been trapped in a political-election-nightmare, one thing has remained the same, Democrats want more gun-control laws. And Republicans will eventually, reluctantly, cave to the hysterical demand to “do something.”
Terror, Supreme Court Justices, and the Existential Threat :: 12/11/2020
The Supreme Court is the major bulwark against the destruction of the Second Amendment at the federal level. The independence of the Court is essential to protect the Second Amendment at the Court.On The Russ Clark Show, a local radio show in Yuma Arizona, an investment guru guest, known only as “Edward”, made a prediction: The Supreme Court justices would not accept the Texas v. Pennsylvania lawsuit contesting the legality of the elections in four states.
Judge Tosses Prosecutor From McCloskey Gun Case :: 12/10/2020
A St. Louis judge has ordered Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and her entire office off of the prosecution of Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple charged with unlawful use of a weapon after they displayed a rifle and pistol as hundreds of protesters trespassed through their private neighborhood as they made their way to the home of St. Louis mayor Lyda Krewson for a demonstration.
Report: Schumer "Embedded" Everytown Staffer In Senate Judiciary Committee :: 12/10/2020
A new story from the New Yorker‘s Jane Mayer is getting a lot of attention today for bringing to light the suspected decline in Senator Dianne Feinstein’s mental faculties, with lots of unnamed “senior Congressional sources” and former aides to the California senator detailing problems with Feinstein’s short-term memory and her increasing inability to fulfill her job duties.
Texas legislator wants to diminish the right to home defense :: 12/10/2020
According to State Representative Terry Meza, Texans shouldn’t have the right to use lethal force when defending their homes. Meza filed HB 196 in anticipation of the Texas Legislature’s next session, dead set on repealing portions of Texas’ castle doctrine law.
USA Today 'Interns' Exhibit Typical Gannett ‘Ethics’ :: 12/10/2020
“USA Today uses left-wing college interns to censor news media and opinion articles they disagree with, working hand in glove with unaccountable social media giants to suppress it,” Senior Editor Christopher Bedford of The Federalist reports.
Biden Aide Promises "Big, Bold" Executive Actions On Guns :: 12/09/2020
At the moment, the prospects of Joe Biden’s sweeping gun and magazine ban getting through a divided Congress appear to be dim, but a top transition official is telling his supporters that the Democrat will move quickly to enact ““make big, bold changes through executive action” if he’s inaugurated in January.
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