Firearms Owners Against Crime
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Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Brazil Considers Easing Extreme Gun Law, Allowing Self Defense :: 03/27/2018
Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- Brazil has extremely strict gun control laws and relatively few firearms. It is estimated there are about 17 million firearms in Brazil. Only 5.4 million are legally owned by private parties. 2.2 million are owned by the military and police, and 9.5 million are illegally possessed.
DARK MONEY: 10 anonymous donors March For Our Lives is deliberately hiding :: 03/27/2018
Is anyone wondering how a group of high school students managed to pull off a huge, highly organized, multi-million dollar rally involving hundreds of thousands of people across the country, all in a matter of weeks?
Former DNC Chairwoman Calls For Ammo Background Checks :: 03/27/2018
Following the Parkland shooting, the state of Florida was quick to enact new gun control measures. Bump stock devices were banned, a three-day waiting period for gun purchases was implemented, and the minimum age to purchase a semi-automatic rifle was changed from 18 to 21.
Gun Control March Organizer Backs Out of Debate with Pro-Second Amendment Parkland Student :: 03/27/2018
Gun control march organizer Cameron Kasky announced Monday that he is backing out of a debate with pro-Second Amendment Kyle Kashuv.
Justice John Paul Stevens Is Wrong About the Second Amendment, Again :: 03/27/2018
In his 2008 dissent in District of Columbia v. Heller, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens insisted that the Second Amendment offers zero protection for what he called the "right to possess and use guns for nonmilitary purposes like hunting and personal self-defense."
Retired Supreme Court Justice Stevens says Second Amendment should be repealed :: 03/27/2018
The NRA has long argued that the real goal of gun control activists is to take weapons from law-abiding citizens, and today, the group said that threat is clear and present; Garrett Tenney reports from Washington.
Rocker who survived Paris attack says gun control marchers 'exploiting' victims :: 03/27/2018
The lead singer of Eagles of Death Metal—the band that was performing during the 2015 Paris nightclub attack—took to social media Sunday to criticize March for Our Lives participants and called student organizers “vile abusers of the dead.”
Vic Mensa Does March for Our Lives Despite Gun Charge :: 03/27/2018
Rapper Vic Mensa performed at the pro- gun-control March for Our Lives protest in Washington, D.C. on Saturday roughly one year after he was arrested for violating concealed-carry laws.
Brady Campaign gently reels back 40 Percent claim as they redouble gun control effort :: 03/26/2018
One of the nation’s most enduring anti-gun groups has announced a new three-point plan, while quietly adjusting a long-touted stale statistic on gun sales.
DOJ releases regulation banning bump stocks :: 03/26/2018
The Department of Justice unveiled a regulation late last week “effectively banning” bump stocks. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the new rule clarifies bump stocks fall under the definition of “machine gun” as it pertains to the National Firearms Act of 1934 and the Gun Control Act of 1968.
Kasich: Politicians Should Be Held Absolutely Accountable Over Gun Control :: 03/26/2018
2020 presidential hopeful John Kasich opened his Sunday appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” with a full-throated call for gun control.
March for Our Lives Protest: Conservative Demonization and Hyperbole on Display :: 03/26/2018
Saturday’s “March for Our Lives” carried the acrid whiff of moral panic. That the driving force behind the display was genuine — the event was planned and led by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who are passionate advocates of gun control — is beyond doubt.
Mayors Across The Country Call For Ending Preemption Laws :: 03/26/2018
Preemption laws are laws that block cities from creating their own gun control regulations. These are typically good things because it means anyone familiar with the gun laws in a state will be able to travel to any community within that state and be good to go. After all, it’s difficult to keep up with the laws in each community you visit.
NC Democratic Sheriff Candidate Jokes About Killing Gun Owners :: 03/26/2018
Once again, we’re reminded how the Left just hates us, and that they can’t be trusted on gun control. Enough with the lies that they just want common sense gun control. They either want to lay down the foundation to ban and confiscate guns, or they just want to kill you—or at least joke about it. In North Carolina, a Democrat running for sheriff joked about just that during a meeting with Moms Demand Action. The race is in Buncombe County (via NTK Network):
Second Amendment groups react to YouTube gun policy changes :: 03/26/2018
National gun rights and firearms industry groups are warning YouTube that its actions could estrange the video sharing platform from millions of users, and violate constitutional rights.
Bipartisan Bill Would Increase Age To Purchase Guns From Federally Licensed Dealers To 21 :: 03/25/2018
A collection of lawmakers, both Republicans and Democrats, introduced legislation Thursday that would restrict those younger than 21 from buying firearms from federally licensed gun dealers, according to a press release from Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL). The bill exempts certain groups of young adults from the restriction, including “law enforcement officers, correctional officers, or members of the military.”
Fox News Poll: Voters favor gun measures, doubt Congress will act :: 03/25/2018
Voters prioritize protecting citizens from gun violence over protecting the rights of gun owners. And while majorities support a variety of gun control proposals, the latest Fox News poll also finds doubt Congress will act -- or that it would make any difference if it does.
Hundreds attend gun-control rally outside Beaver County Courthouse :: 03/25/2018
BEAVER — Standing in solidarity with victims of gun violence, hundreds of students, teachers and local residents chanted, “Enough is enough,” during a March for Our Lives rally Saturday outside the Beaver County Courthouse.
Pennsylvania lawmakers likely to take up background checks for gun buyers :: 03/25/2018
Pennsylvania legislators in the coming weeks are likely to battle over competing visions for background checks for gun buyers, including whether the state system should be scrapped entirely and, if it does remain in place, how to pay for the checks.
Run the Jewels' Killer Mike Defends Gun Ownership in NRATV Interview :: 03/25/2018
Although the Run the Jewels rapper usually sides with progressive issues – he aligned with Bernie Sanders in 2016 – Killer Mike took a surprising stand on the subject of the Second Amendment in the interview with host Colion Noir (via Pitchfork).
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