Firearms Owners Against Crime
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Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Dems pressed on Biden's call for assault weapons ban during lame duck session: Filibuster causing 'problems' :: 11/28/2022
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., and Rep. Madeline Dean, D-Pa., were all pressed on the likelihood of Democrats passing an assault weapons ban during the lame duck session of Congress on Sunday during appearances on CNN, CBS and MSNBC.
Murphy: Not enough votes in Senate for assault weapon ban :: 11/28/2022
Following the shooting at an LGBT nightclub in Colorado Springs, it was no surprise that President Joe Biden called for an assault weapon ban. After all, he typically calls for one after every mass shooting, even if the killer didn’t use anything like an AR-15 or an AK-pattern rifle.
No, "red flag" laws aren't about addressing mental health :: 11/28/2022
With Democrats in complete control of Colorado government, any legislative response to the mass murder at the Q nightclub in Colorado Springs is likely to feature a heaping helping of new restrictions on gun owners as well as revisions and expansions to some of the existing gun laws already on the books in the state.
.223 Remington vs. 5.56 NATO: What You Don't Know Could Hurt You :: 11/27/2022
Is firing a 5.56 NATO cartridge in your .223 Remington chambered AR15 dangerous? Or do Internet forum-ninjas and ammunition companies selling you commercial ammo instead of surplus overstate the dangers? Believe it or not, a real danger exists, and some gun owners who think they are doing the right thing may not be safe.
Adam Kraut, SAF’s New Executive Director Goes Riding Shotgun :: 11/27/2022
Adam Kraut was another person who Amanda Suffecool (RSWC #009) told me they were stating that they hadn’t been on the stagecoach. I didn’t have Adam’s contact and I couldn’t find him on social media, so I had to reach out to someone to get his contact info. We were both going to be at GRPC in Dallas and Adam said we should be able to film a show.
Chesapeake Walmart shooting survivor: He was hunting :: 11/27/2022
We, unfortunately, have a lot of mass shootings that come up in discussions these days. After all, we’ve seen three such shootings in just the last couple of weeks, with two this week alone. The latest was a shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Dem. Sen. Murphy questions whether law enforcement should be funded in states that refuse to enforce gun laws :: 11/27/2022
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy on Sunday said the Senate should have a conversation about whether to continue funding law enforcement in so-called "Second Amendment sanctuary" states and counties.
It would be good for a massive cultural shift toward European gun control: New York Times columnist :: 11/27/2022
New York Times columnist David Brooks argued the United States should become more like Europe as it pertains to societal views on and policies toward gun control and ownership.
Media discovers SCOTUS gun ruling is already having an impact :: 11/27/2022
And it doesn’t look like they’re too happy about it. Roll Call and The Hill are both out with stories today on the legal landscape for gun control in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen, and both take the same general tone: courts are “wiping out” gun laws at a “dizzying pace” ever since SCOTUS declared that New York’s “may issue” laws don’t comport with our right to keep and bear arms and laid out the test that lower courts should be using to determine a particular gun law’s constitutionality, and that’s a bad thing.
Why gun owners should take Biden's gun ban comments seriously :: 11/27/2022
On Thanksgiving, Joe Biden once again called on Congress to enact a gun ban, proclaiming that “the idea we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick.” Biden further declared that semi-automatic firearms have “no socially redeeming value, and the claimed that the only reason why they’re sold is the “profit for the gun manufacturers.”
Bans on Assault Weapons Do Not Reduce Crime :: 11/26/2022
Prominent Democrats, including President Joe Biden, have repeatedly expressed interest in reinstating a federal assault weapons ban. Biden himself included an assault weapon ban in his 1994 crime bill, which lasted ten years until its expiration in 2004. Biden has claimed that the ban did its job and reduced mass shootings: “When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled.”
Biden takes aim at most of America’s guns :: 11/26/2022
President Biden just said he wants to “get rid of” tens of millions of firearms owned by law-abiding Americans. Biden, of course, is not known for making sense when it comes to guns (this was true even pre-senility), but his latest rant can’t be dismissed as another glitch in the ol’ gaffe machine.
Media freaking over Sig's civilian version of military rifle :: 11/26/2022
Sig Sauer is churning out the new rifle for the United States Army. Since they also provide the military with their sidearms, this is big for them.
Texas gun shop owner sues ATF, accuses agency of abusing federal law :: 11/26/2022
Central Texas Gunworks owner Michael Cargill has filed a federal lawsuit agains the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives alleging that the government agency is abusing its powers under the Gun Control Act of 1968 to shut down federally licensed firearm retailers for minor clerical and paperwork errors; a practice that Cargill’s attorneys say ignores the actual law.
Where are guns allowed in New York now? An updated look following Supreme Court ruling. :: 11/26/2022
As New Yorkers for and against more access to guns debate whether people should be able to carry firearms in public, it can be hard to keep track of where firearms are allowed these days. The subway? Times Square? In church?
Biden Promises Lame-Duck Session Gun Ban Campaign :: 11/25/2022
President Joe Biden is not backing away from his crusade to ban so-called “assault weapons” and told reporters during a Thanksgiving Day presser he will push the issue during Congress’ “lame duck” session between now and January, when Republicans take control of the U.S. House, according to Fox News.
Emboldened Biden, Dems pushing semi-automatic weapons ban :: 11/25/2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden speaks about the “scourge” of gun violence, his go-to answer is to zero in on so-called assault weapons.
'Roadmap' Latest ‘Commonsense’ Ploy to Advance Citizen Disarmament :: 11/25/2022
I don’t think they want to hear from me. But if any of their supporters want us to hear from them, they’re invited to make their case in “Comments,” below. (97percent/Facebook)
Texas gun shop owner sues ATF, accuses agency of abusing federal law :: 11/25/2022
Central Texas Gunworks owner Michael Cargill has filed a federal lawsuit agains the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives alleging that the government agency is abusing its powers under the Gun Control Act of 1968 to shut down federally licensed firearm retailers for minor clerical and paperwork errors; a practice that Cargill’s attorneys say ignores the actual law.
Why Do Voters Keep Electing Politicians Who Think They are Stupid? :: 11/25/2022
Politicians in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, California, Oregon, Washington, Chicago, and elsewhere, keep telling the world that their constituents – the people who elected them – are stupider, less responsible, less rational, less trustworthy, and more prone to violence than the people in other areas of the United States. And the voters in those states and jurisdictions keep reelecting them.
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