Firearms Owners Against Crime
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Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
A gun law 11 years on the books in Philadelphia finally gets enforced :: 11/23/2019
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia officials Monday made their first attempt to enforce a 2008 law requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen weapons within 24 hours.
New Jersey Man's Guns Seized After Doctor Files Red Flag Petition :: 11/23/2019
A New Jersey man’s simmering dispute with one of his former doctors has led to a “red flag” firearms confiscation order and the seizure of several firearms, after the physician told authorities he felt threatened by some of the man’s comments.
Philadelphia Attempts To Ban Guns In Public Parks, If State Will Allow it :: 11/23/2019
Pennsylvania is in a bit of a crisis. You see, cities like Pittsburgh are trying to pass their own gun control ordinances and completely ignore that the state has a preemption measure as part of state law. That means Pittsburgh’s efforts are illegal, yet they’re still trying to push it.
A Bad News Week for Socialists in the US :: 11/22/2019
The news is filled with stories of political corruption and oppression. The ugly face of statist-control is staring at us just behind the headlines and the media spin. Unfortunately, the legacy media is more interested in hiding the truth than reporting it. This is what I noticed.
England: United Kingdom knife crime spike spurs London police to distribute bleed control kits to bars, nightclubs :: 11/22/2019
London police have just opened their 55th murder investigation of 2018; Greg Palkot has insight on London's alarmingly high homicide rate.
Harrisburg Petitions PA Supreme Court to Review Standard for Standing in Firearm Preemption Matters :: 11/22/2019
Late last night, the City of Harrisburg filed a petition for allocatur with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court seeking review of the Commonwealth Court’s en banc decision in FOAC, et al v. City of Harrisburg, et al., where the court held that one does not have to violate the law in order to have standing to challenge it. In fact, the Commonwealth Court, in overturning prior precedent, declared:
Pittsburgh Appeals Ruling That Its Ordinances Are Unlawful :: 11/22/2019
Today, we learned that on the 18th, the City of Pittsburgh filed an appeal to the Commonwealth Court of Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge James’ decision of October 29, 2019, holding that the City’s firearm ordinances were unlawful. This was after we previously learned of a conspiracy by Pittsburgh Mayor Peduto and Allegheny County Executive Fitzgerald to unseat Judge James because of the decision.
Saugus High School Shooting Takes Complicated Turn - NBC :: 11/22/2019
The investigation into the shooting at Saugus High School in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita has “become more complicated,” according to KNBC, the local NBC affiliate, as authorities continue searching for a motive.
Illinois Gun Control Fails To Keep Felon Disarmed :: 11/21/2019
Illinois isn’t quite as bad as California when it comes to gun laws, but it hasn’t been for lack of trying on the part of the Land of Lincoln. They’ve passed countless gun control laws, all ostensibly designed to keep the bad guys from getting guns. Generally, that means convicted felons. After all, even federal law forbids them from having guns.
Journalism Professor Says Second Amendment Is An Anachronism :: 11/21/2019
One of the weakest arguments made by gun control activists is “This isn’t 1791 anymore you know. The Founding Fathers never could have envisioned modern firearms, therefore the Second Amendment doesn’t matter today.” It’s an absurd argument that’s already been addressed by the Supreme Court, which noted in the Heller decision that the Second Amendment doesn’t just protect muskets and black powder rifles, but extends “prima facie to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those that were not in existence at the time of the founding.”
Pa. attorney general takes aim at gun straw purchases :: 11/21/2019
NORTH PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has a powerful message for straw purchasers: Buying a gun for someone else who legally cannot could cost you a life.
Republican Journalists Banned :: 11/21/2019
Everyone knows that the Democratic Party won’t let Fox News host its presidential debates. But it is only now becoming clear that Democrats have a political litmus test even for moderators from left-leaning outlets such as Politico.
Armed School Staff Working Out Well For One Ohio School District :: 11/20/2019
The public schools in Sidney, Ohio aren’t just patrolled by school resource officers. They’ve got back up in the form of armed and trained school staff, and according to a new (and surprisingly fair) report by AFP, staff, students, and parents are on board with the idea and pleased with the results.
Far Reaching Consequences :: 11/20/2019
The recent Sagus handgun murders and the US Supreme Court ruling against a 115 year old firearms company will change history, one way or another. Before anyone places their bets on the Remington Arms v. Soto case, it might be worth considering some possible unintended consequences.
The Truths about Mass Shooters That Gun-Control Advocates Ignore :: 11/20/2019
On May 31, a Virginia Beach city employee went into the city’s municipal center and shot 16 people, killing twelve of them.
Three CA Shootings In Three Days Prove Gun Laws Are Useless :: 11/20/2019
California has the most strict gun control laws in the nation. If gun control were going to stop shootings of any stripe, it would do so in California. After all, the even limit which handguns can be purchased within the state and have a complete assault weapon ban. Surely they’d be immune to the perceived epidemic of mass shootings, right?
Why Gun Rights Supporters Don't Trust Gun Control Advocates :: 11/20/2019
We in the gun rights crowd often decry gun control advocates as “gun grabbers.” We routinely argue that their purpose is to take away our firearms, to disarm us and make us unable to protect ourselves and our families from criminal hostilities.
CPRC: Person legally carrying gun stops Walmart shooting in Duncan, Oklahoma :: 11/19/2019
After killing two people in the parking lot, “the shooter shot himself after a bystander confronted him with a firearm.“
How Judges Ignore the Constitution on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms :: 11/19/2019
U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- For the last 50 years, I have been hearing or reading versions of this argument:
Veteran Criticizes Police Practices, Gets Guns and Firearm License :: 11/19/2019
Watch what you say about local officialdom in Tisbury, Mass., or you may find Police Chief Mark Saloio knocking at your door to revoke your Second Amendment rights.
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