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Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
The Largest Mass Shooting In US History: What Did The Government Do First? :: 04/24/2018
What did the US Government do just before the largest mass shooting in US history?
The Left's War On Self-Defense :: 04/24/2018
In Arizona, there is a special election to replace Rep. Trent Franks, who resigned earlier this year. Making special appearances to help the Democrat in that race are the kids from Parkland, Florida.
Wolf pushes to end gun show exception to background checks :: 04/24/2018
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday asked the Legislature to pass a measure expanding background checks on firearms in Pennsylvania and end an exception for private sales of shotguns, sporting rifles and semi-automatic rifles, known as the “gun show” loophole.
Activist bank urges Ruger to resist NRA pressure :: 04/23/2018
Amalgamated Bank said it will pull investments from Sturm, Ruger & Company and withhold support for an board member if the gun maker fails to adopt new corporate policies and cut ties with the National Rifle Association. The bank’s chief executive Keith Mestrich described Ruger’s relationship with the NRA as “short-termism” in their resistance to new gun laws.
Four dead in Waffle House shooting :: 04/23/2018
Four people died early Sunday when a half-naked man opened fire at a Waffle House just south of Nashville.
Gov. Tom Wolf calls on Legislature to pass firearms-safety bills to protect domestic abuse victims :: 04/23/2018
Standing with state police leaders, Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday lauded state senators for unanimously passing a gun-safety bill and called on representatives to quickly approve it too to keep firearms out of the hands of convicted domestic abusers.
Parkland students' Manifesto supports laws that would have no effect on gun violence :: 04/23/2018
Are the Parkland school students aware that the gun control premise, that more guns equals more crime, has been disproven? Their Manifesto supports laws that have either been proven ineffective, not been proven effective, or are based on fiction.
Report Reveals Ohio Courts Aren't Uploading Criminal Histories To NICS :: 04/23/2018
The Cincinnati Enquirer has published a shocking article detailing how convicted felons and domestic abusers in the state of Ohio can still purchase firearms despite their criminal histories. The details in the report are so outrageous that Ohio Governor John Kasich tweeted that he would be taking immediate action to “keep weapons out of the wrong hands in our state.”
Students Need to Take Hard Look at Themselves on Guns :: 04/23/2018
Editor’s note: The more The Daily Signal covers the debate over guns and school safety, the more we get thoughtful mail from our audience. Here’s another batch dominated by that topic. Don’t forget to write us at letters@dailysignal.com.—Ken McIntyre
CDC, in Surveys It Never Bothered Making Public, Provides More Evidence that Plenty of Americans Innocently Defend Themselves with Guns :: 04/21/2018
CDC surveys in the 1990s, never publicly reported, indicate nearly 2.5 million defensive uses of guns a year. That matches the results of Gary Kleck's controversial surveys, and it indicates more defensive than offensive uses of guns.
D.C. Student School Walkout Organizer Says We Must 'Regulate the Second Amendment' :: 04/21/2018
A small group of mostly high school students gathered in front of the White House on Friday as part of the National School Walkout, an anti-gun protest launched by a Connecticut teen following the shooting deaths of 17 people at a Florida high school in February.
Gorsuch Opinion in Deportation Case Raises Doubts for Gun Owners :: 04/21/2018
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- “President Donald Trump is concerned that his Supreme Court darling Justice Neil Gorsuch — whose appointment is regularly cited by the White House as a top accomplishment under Trump — is too liberal,” Talking Points Memo reports. “Trump was frustrated by Gorsuch’s recent vote against the administration on an immigration case, which reportedly pushed him to question whether Gorsuch was going to be a reliable conservative voter on the high court.”
Red Flag Laws: Flip or Flop star says he wasn't suicidal when cops seized guns :: 04/21/2018
“Flip or Flop” star Tarek El Moussa insists he wasn’t suicidal when he stormed out of his family home with guns in May 2016.
FICG On Behalf of FOAC Files Letter In Response To Jenks Township's Proposed Illegal Firearm Ordinance :: 04/20/2018
Today, it was reported by ExploreClarion.com that Jenks Township was considering enacting an ordinance prohibiting the discharge of firearms in the township.
Police chief lobby group campaigns against national reciprocity legislation :: 04/20/2018
In a letter dominated by chiefs from states such as Massachusetts and New York, the International Association of Chiefs of Police urged against expanded concealed carry recognition.
The Hidden Legacy of Columbine: Ignorance About School Violence :: 04/20/2018
Today, on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine massacre, students around the country skipped classes as part of a National School Walkout to protest gun violence.
How Better Treatment of the Mentally Ill Could Reduce Mass Shootings :: 04/19/2018
After a 19-year-old with a rifle killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, President Donald Trump lamented how mental illness could have been a contributing factor in that massacre and many others.
Pennsylvania lawmakers to advance 5 (Gun Control) bills intended to reduce gun violence :: 04/19/2018
At least five bills meant to reduce gun violence will be given a chance to move forward in the Pennsylvania state House following two weeks of hearings that ended Wednesday, said Judiciary Committee Chairman Ron Marsico, R-Dauphin County.
Sacrificing Public Safety to Please Special Interests - Their Death has Already Been Paid For :: 04/19/2018
Nothing happens by accident in politics. I talked about the appealing superstition of gun control. Now let’s look why bad ideas get so much political traction from elected officials. Politician say they want to do the right thing. Unfortunately, what is right for them isn’t necessarily right for us. Politicians frequently say one thing in front of a camera and then do another. Politicians vote for their best interest rather than for ours.
The Second Amendment comes first in teaching constitutional law :: 04/19/2018
(THE CONVERSATION) Twenty years ago, when I was a law student taking constitutional law, the Second Amendment did not even come up in class.
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