Firearms Owners Against Crime
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Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Gun Control Through Taxation :: 06/05/2018
H.R. 5103: What You Need To Know - In March of 2018. Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) introduced a new bill called HR 5103 with nine separate co-sponsors. HR 5103 represents the latest bill introduced in Congress in an attempt to further restrict the sales of firearms and ammunition.
CA Lawmakers Seek to Expand Gun Confiscation, Limit Number of Firearms Residents Can Buy :: 06/04/2018
California lawmakers are pushing numerous gun control measures including an expansion of confiscatory orders and limits on the number of firearms residents can buy each month.
How To Get Inside the Mind of Someone Who Wants a Disarmed Population :: 06/04/2018
There are a significant number of people in the United States who have chosen to be unarmed, and who want the government to ensure as many others are forcibly disarmed as possible. They are a small, but vocal minority. To most people in the gun culture, this is an alien mindset.
Little evidence to support the efficacy of more gun control :: 06/04/2018
Gun control advocates seem willing to latch onto anything they can use to justify more stringent laws. They were at it again in the wake of the recent Santa Fe High School shooting. In the New York Times last Thursday, Nicholas Kristof pushed for 10 supposedly “modest” gun control measures.
Why Publix Shouldn't Have Tried To Pander To Gun Control Protesters :: 06/04/2018
Publix is a Florida-based grocer known throughout the southeast. They treat their employees well, maintain a wholesome image, and sell what are known to us native Floridians as the best sub sandwiches on the planet. In late May, though, they found themselves arbitrarily thrust into a national gun debate in which they had no stake and seemed to want nothing to do with. They hopefully learned that there is no winning in stupid battles.
Gun Control Is Fading From Young Americans Agenda :: 06/03/2018
Six percent of Americans aged 15 to 34 consider gun control the top issue facing the country, according to a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV poll reported on Wednesday.
More young people plan to vote this year. But their key issues may surprise you. :: 06/03/2018
Young people sharply increased their level of political engagement after the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., political scientists say. But paradoxically, gun control is not among their top priorities.
Obama calls on supporters to 'take action' to change leadership, laws on Gun Violence Awareness Day :: 06/03/2018
Former President Obama on Friday marked National Gun Violence Awareness Day by calling on his supporters to “take action" and push U.S. leadership and laws to commit to keeping "kids safe from gun violence."
Ron Paul OUTS Marco Rubio & Lindsey Graham :: 06/03/2018
The next bipartisan push for more gun control is just around the corner.
DRGO: Freedom, Firearms and Morality are Inseparable :: 06/02/2018
To the Editor, Eastern Arizona Courier
Gun Control Fail: Shooting Attacks Rock Australia, London :: 06/02/2018
Australian police discovered the bodies of seven mass shooting victims on May 11, and on May 31, a machine gun attack in London left a man in this twenties fighting for his life. These shootings are occurring in nations the left has long held up as having the kinds of gun control America should implement.
Mass Public Shooters: Media Should Refrain from Naming Them :: 06/02/2018
Their First Amendment right to do otherwise should be respected, however. Let them likewise respect the Second Amendment.
The Problem With Mandatory Reporting Of Missing Guns Laws :: 06/02/2018
After the post about the police recovering stolen guns, a reader contacted me. He pointed out how gun owners tend to be a little paranoid about the government knowing what they own, thus why they don’t report their guns missing.
Locking guns won't do anything to save lives :: 06/01/2018
After Friday's attack at Santa Fe High School, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick forcefully told people of their “responsibility” to lock up their guns. We all want to do something, but everyone locking up their guns will cost more lives than it saves.
Saving Lives or Banning Guns? Look at the Numbers :: 06/01/2018
Summary: In the wake of highly publicized school shootings, Americans of all stripes wonder what can realistically be done to prevent such heartbreaking tragedies. Activists often point to legislation or political action to limit access to weapons. However, there are many proven measures that will save lives without compromising American’s Second Amendment rights.
Second Amendment: Congress Must Act to Enforce It :: 06/01/2018
States controlled by the Democratic party have chosen to ignore an individual right protected by an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Rights of millions of law-abiding Americans in those states have been routinely violated by Byzantine rules and prohibitions, and courts have turned a blind eye to those abuses. The U.S. Supreme Court could intervene, but instead it has chosen to leave unconstitutional laws on the books. Some prominent Democrats have called for repealing the amendment, and magazine articles have offered elaborate justifications.
Texas governor releases 44-page school security plan :: 06/01/2018
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s three days of roundtable discussions in response to last month’s Santa Fe school shooting resulted in a 44-page plan that’s heavy on school security and mental health treatment but light on gun control.
THE GUN - AR 15 :: 06/01/2018
I’D FORGOTTEN WHAT IT FELT AND sounded like: a lightweight, gas-operated, semiautomatic rifle with a 30-round magazine pressed into my shoulder, staring through iron sites adjusted for wind and range, the sharp spats rather than booms when I squeezed the trigger — spat, spat, spat, spat — the subdued recoil allowing me almost effortlessly to keep the sight picture from one round to the next. In less than 60 seconds and 40 years after last picking up a similar weapon — a Colt-made M-16 rifle of the same basic design — I could fire 25 rounds at 10 targets, each spaced several feet apart, some closer or farther and none more than 30 yards from me, and hit all of them repeatedly.
Can Mass Shootings be Stopped? To Address the Problem, We Must Better Understand the Phenomenon :: 05/31/2018
The mass shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, happened nearly two decades ago, yet it remains etched in the national consciousness. Columbine spurred a national debate — from personal safety to the security of schools, workplaces, and other locations and to broader considerations of guns and mental illness. To this day, communities still are grappling to find solutions to the complex and multifaceted nature of mass shootings.
Gun-Control Backer Joins NRA. Here's Why :: 05/31/2018
Years back, I was a staunch gun control advocate. Last week, I joined the NRA and the Gun Owners of America, and I’m looking to join more Second Amendment advocacy groups. How did this evolution take place?
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