Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Surplus DoD guns could head to scrappers under pending bill :: 06/16/2016
This week the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed the 2017 defense authorization act– but hidden inside its pages is a section that could destroy the military’s current stock of surplus rifles and pistols.
WaPo in 1994: Ban Assault Weapons to Set the Stage for Broader Gun Control :: 06/16/2016
"There is no reason mass killers can still legally buy their weapon of choice in America," says the headline over a Washington Post editorial that appeared in yesterday's paper, calling upon Congress to enact a new, broader version of the "assault weapon" ban that expired in 2004.
2nd Amendment: Original Meaning and Purpose :: 06/15/2016
When the Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787, federalists claimed the new government would only have limited powers expressly delegated to it. This wasn’t enough for anti-federalists like George Mason, who wanted explicit guarantees to certain rights in order to prevent any potential encroachment by the federal government.
Bill O'Reilly: It's Too Easy to Get High-Powered Weaponry in America :: 06/15/2016
During the June 14 airing of Fox News’s O’Reilly Factor, host Bill O’Reilly reacted to the Orlando terror attack by saying “high-powered weaponry is too easy to get” in America.
Confidence in newspapers, TV news hits bottom :: 06/15/2016
Confidence in newspapers has hit an all time low in the latest Gallup survey, and TV news is also at a new low, the latest proof that Americans are losing faith in the media.
FBI: US Homicide Rate at 51-Year Low :: 06/15/2016
The US homicide rate in 2014, the most recent year available, was 4.5 per 100,000. The 2014 total follows a long downward trend and is the lowest homicide rate recorded since 1963 when the rate was 4.6 per 100,000. To find a lower homicide rate, we must travel back to 1957 when the total homicide rate hit 4.0 per 100,000.
Giffords, Kelly say common sense gun laws needed to protect vets :: 06/15/2016
Former Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, told a Washington audience Friday that “common sense” steps on guns need to be taken to “help address the epidemic of gun suicide” by veterans.
Gun Control Top Obama Priority to Fight Terror :: 06/15/2016
President Barack Obama and administration officials made a strong push for gun control Tuesday in the wake of the terrorist attack in Orlando. Speaking about the attack after a meeting with his national security team, the president asserted gun control is needed if Congress is serious about being tough on terrorism.
It's Time to Eliminate The Gun Control Laws: Yes, All Of Them :: 06/15/2016
Behavioral laws require three components to be effective. They must accurately describe an action that causes harm to others. They must propose a penalty that disincentivizes the activity. They must be enforceable.
Media Lies: Firing an AR-15 is horrifying, menacing and very very loud :: 06/15/2016
It felt to me like a bazooka — and sounded like a cannon.
Self-Defense Expert: There's No Such Thing as Safe Places :: 06/15/2016
Instructor urges people to take proactive approach to their own safety in public
Senate leader McConnell says nobody wants terrorists to have firearms :: 06/15/2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that "nobody wants terrorists to have firearms" and that he was open to suggestions from experts on legislation that could address the problem, following the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
The Terrorist Watchlist, Explained :: 06/15/2016
In the aftermath of the Orlando terrorist attack, the fact that Omar Mateen was twice investigated by the FBI has many wondering why he was allowed to purchase firearms and why the FBI wasn’t aware of his plans for terror. Here are the key details about the U.S. terror watch lists and what they do.
AP fact-checks Clinton, Trump on Orlando shooting :: 06/14/2016
Soon after the horrific mass shooting in Orlando, the candidates for president weighed in, offering their condolences to the LGBT community and solutions to end the violence against it.
Democrats renew push for stricter gun laws after Orlando attack :: 06/14/2016
WASHINGTON — In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, Democratic senators said Monday that they will seek in the coming days to take up legislation drafted by California Sen. Dianne Feinstein that would ban gun sales to suspected terrosists.
Homeland floats national security as excuse to take guns :: 06/14/2016
The Obama administration has tried repeatedly to push more gun control through Congress, unsuccessfully. It still is trying its hand at a strategy of simply depriving people of their Second Amendment rights.
Mitch McConnell Says He May Be Open To Post-Orlando Gun Control :: 06/14/2016
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says he be may be “open” to placing new gun controls on law-abiding citizens following the terror attack on Pulse Orlando.
More gun laws wouldn't have prevented Orlando club shooting - here's why :: 06/14/2016
Orlando: once again we have another horrific tragedy.
NYTimes Editorial: Congress Should Secretly Suspend Second Amendment Rights :: 06/14/2016
A New York Times editorial advocates for a new law allowing a secret court to take away citizens’ right to own a gun at the discretion of the federal government.
Philadelphia Daily News Columnist Helen Ubinas Seemingly Violates State and Federal Law in Straw Purchase of Firearm :: 06/14/2016
Today, Philadelphia Inquirer Daily News columnist Helen Ubinas admitted to seemingly violating state and federal firearms laws in relation to her purchase of a rifle for purposes of an article detailing the process to lawfully purchase a firearm.
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