Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Chris Matthews diagnoses the Democratic Party's deplorables problem :: 11/21/2017
Plenty of postmortems of the 2016 presidential race have dwelt upon the roles of Russia, James B. Comey and myriad other plausible causes of President Trump's win. But MSNBC's Chris Matthews seems to think one major contributor has gotten short shrift: Hillary Clinton's labeling of Trump's supporters as “deplorables.”
CPRC: Obama administration people still pushing out junk science on gun issues :: 11/21/2017
A new very short report from a few people at the Harvard Business School claims that waiting periods reduce homicides, though they find that there is no consistent effect on suicides. The report is titled “Handgun waiting periods reduce gun deaths,” and it was released by the National Academy of Sciences. While neither the report nor the media coverage notes it, the report indicates that background checks are more likely to increase homicides and particularly suicides than to decrease them.
DRGO: Gun statistics - Should they be tortured or gently cross-examined? :: 11/21/2017
In a recent letter to the editor in The Telegraph, Mr. Colin Frayne began his letter pointing out the need for “factual information” about guns. He cites the statistic that for 2016, “36,861 total annual deaths [were] from guns, of which 58 deaths were from terrorism.” And compares it to Japan, which allegedly had only one firearm death that same year.
Why The Supreme Court Should Step Into This Gun Waiting Period Case :: 11/21/2017
After the Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to bear arms in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), it was up to circuit courts to explore the metes and bounds of that right and develop a consensus. Reality, though, couldn’t be further from this ideal.
Auditor general plans review of Pennsylvania's gun laws :: 11/20/2017
HARRISBURG – State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced Wednesday that his department will review how Pennsylvania implements its gun laws to see how the state can better protect its citizens.
Congress passes spending bill that includes selling milsurp 1911s through CMP :: 11/20/2017
The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act was approved Thursday to include a plan to transfer the U.S. Army’s remaining stock of .45 ACP M1911A1 pistols to the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
DRGO: We Need to Check Background Checks :: 11/20/2017
Legal gun owners do not want people who should not have a gun to get one.
Media Bias: Virginia is still the go-to state for criminals shopping for illegal guns :: 11/20/2017
VIRGINIA’S STATUS as the go-to state for criminals shopping for illegal guns has been reaffirmed once again.
Semi-Auto Rifles: Common for 100 Years: Mass Shooters, Not :: 11/20/2017
Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- Opponents of an armed population often claim that semi-automatic rifles are a new phenomena in the United States. That is false.
After Church Shooting, Senators Create Law to Enforce Law Already on Books :: 11/19/2017
In the aftermath of the Sutherland Springs church massacre in Texas, it was discovered that the shooter had a history of mental issues and domestic violence which should have prevented him from being able to legally purchase the firearm he used to commit his slaughter.
Florida Church Warns 'This Is Not A Gun-Free Zone' :: 11/19/2017
Florida pastors sent a clear warning to potential shooters, advertising a sign outside their church that says “this is not a gun free zone.”
Media Bias: Reporter Thinks Shotgun Is AR-15, Humiliates Herself on Air :: 11/19/2017
It is a well known and indisputable fact that the bulk of the mainstream media are opposed to the Second Amendment and firearms in general.
Viral Meme Portrays Massive Faults Found in Libs Gun Control Debate :: 11/19/2017
There’s a reason that the term “going viral” is used to describe memes: A single idea can spread rapidly and infect an entire culture, just as a single virus can impact an entire body.
What the Texas Attack Means for the Military :: 11/19/2017
Buckeye, AZ –-(Ammoland.com)- The brutal assault on a Baptist church in a small town in Texas is reverberating through the U.S. military, and the results are not going to be pretty.
5 Reforms To Gun Laws That Would Actually Make A Difference :: 11/18/2017
Following another egregious shooting, media, politicians, and celebrities are demanding that we again discuss gun control. They allege that conservatives consistently avoid the issue by saying “Now is not the time” as we actively bury the fallen.
Despite Assurances to the Contrary, Gun Confiscation is Being Discussed :: 11/18/2017
Fayetteville, AR –-(Ammoland.com)- David Scharfenberg, an ideas writer for the Boston Globe, has come out in the open to declare what so many advocates of gun control claim that they don’t want: confiscation. In an article, titled, “Hand over your weapons,” he chides Hillary Clinton for leaving out the mandatory aspect of the “buyback” of some 650,000 firearms in Australia and admits that Obama’s praise for that program was code for his support of using the force of law to take guns away from their legal owners. In his view, the number of guns in private hands is the problem and reducing that number is the solution.
Four Questions to Ask in Your Next Gun Control Debate :: 11/18/2017
USA –-(Ammoland.com)- Last month we talked about how to win the gun control debate. You can read it here, but the Cliff notes are as follows:
Media Bias: NBC Gun Article Fails A Basic Fact Check :: 11/18/2017
NBC News published a piece on firearms Friday that fails even the most basic of fact checks.
Bipartisan proposal to Fix NICS introduced in Senate :: 11/17/2017
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a proposal Thursday to fix the federal background check system — the rumored deal teased on social media by co-sponsoring Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, of Connecticut, just a day earlier.
Comparing U.S. to Cherry-Picked Countries on Guns Fools No One but the Ignorant :: 11/17/2017
“These 4 countries have nearly eliminated gun deaths — here’s what the US can learn,” senior innovation reporter Chris Weller presumes to instruct in a Wednesday Business Insider apologia for global citizen disarmament. “Some countries have figured out how to curb gun violence through targeted strategies.”
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