Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Obama Admin Seeks to Curtail Gun Rights of Those on Disability Benefits :: 05/05/2016
The Obama administration is moving forward with plans to use the Social Security Administration to disarm American citizens deemed ineligible by government bureaucrats to possess a firearm.
Pittsburgh summit bringing business, legislators together :: 05/05/2016
Depending on whom you ask, the American Legislative Exchange Council is either a Model United Nations or “a kind of dating service for corporations to hook up with legislators.”
Should Felons Get Their Gun Rights Back? :: 05/05/2016
Democratic Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe's order restoring the voting rights of 206,000 ex-convicts was remarkable both for what it did and for what it did not do. What it did has been covered amply. What it did not do has been completely ignored.
Smart Guns Are No Silver Bullet Against Violence :: 05/05/2016
President Obama, after praising moves toward the much-hyped technology in the past, has announced that the White House will be promoting the development of firearms that shoot only when their owner is holding them, called “smart guns.”
So . . . Now the Government Wants to Hack Cybercrime Victims :: 05/05/2016
Three new changes in federal court rules have vastly expanded law enforcement’s ability to hack into computers around the world.
Where are the Millennials in RKBA activism? :: 05/05/2016
We are told that the average gun owner is a 50 year old white male and that no women or minorities like guns. Not true! Many of those who are not typically thought of as gun enthusiasts are becoming more involved with guns and their right to keep and bear arms.
First of all Foreigners: We Don't Care if You Don't Like The Second :: 05/04/2016
Oh dear foreigners – the Piers Morgans of the world, if you will – what is your sick obsession with America’s Second Amendment?
Media Matters Lies While Trying To Defend Smart Guns. Again. :: 05/04/2016
Timmy Johnson of Media Matters is desperate to get some traction for Barack Obama’s dead-on-arrival “smart gun” push, and is more than willing to lie to support the effort.
The White House's bold plan to develop smart guns for cops :: 05/04/2016
The Obama administration released a multi-part plan late last week to spur further research into making reliable smart gun technology and potentially integrating it into law enforcement in the future.
Will a Trump Nomination Push Republicans to Confirm Obama's Supreme Court Pick? :: 05/04/2016
Texas Senator Ted Cruz left the presidential race last night and Ohio Governor John Kasich made his exit today, leaving Donald Trump as the presumptive Republican nominee. This pits him against likely Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton in November.
BUSTED: Gun Control Zealots Intentionally Misrepresents Defensive Gun Uses :: 05/03/2016
Defensive Gun Uses (DGUs) are a relatively well-known fact of life in the United States, with various studies estimating from between an improbably low 55,000 DGUs on the low end, to an impossibly high 4.7 DGUs on the upper end of the spectrum.
Did Schumer just explain a great concern about 'smart guns?' :: 05/03/2016
Yesterday, while masked protesters were preparing for trouble in Seattle, New York Sen. Charles Schumer was in the Big Apple complaining about billboards that allegedly track shoppers’ cell phone data, inadvertently touching in an issue that at least some gun owners fear may be part of the push for so-called “smart guns.”
Gun group opposes President Obama's call for smart guns :: 05/03/2016
A national gun rights group on Monday chided President Obama after he called for a push to develop smart gun technology last week.
NSA and CIA Double Their Warrantless Searches on Americans in Two Years :: 05/03/2016
FROM 2013 to 2015, the NSA and CIA doubled the number of warrantless searches they conducted for Americans’ data in a massive NSA database ostensibly collected for foreign intelligence purposes, according to a new intelligence community transparency report.
Oklahoma Moves Closer to Constitutional Carry :: 05/03/2016
Oklahoma looks to be ready to move another increment toward permitless or “Constitutional” carry. The Senate has already passed SB 735 on a 67-2 vote; the bill has passed the House Public Safety Committee with a “Do Pass” recommendation. If passed by the House, it will go to the Governor. It is a small increment . . .
San Francisco Bay Area Police Have Lost Hundreds of Guns Since 2010 :: 05/03/2016
While Gavin Newsom pushes ammo control and lawmakers ram gun-mageddon through California, the San Francisco Bay area police have a lot a’splainin to do about their own guns!
Second Amendment Rights for Me But Not for Thee :: 05/03/2016
The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees that no state shall “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” Among lawyers, the buzzword we looking for in an equal protection case is “strict scrutiny,” because chances are that once the court has said that standard applies, the government will lose.
Texas campus carry group might offer cash prizes to students who call out anti-gun professors :: 05/03/2016
AUSTIN, Texas — A pro-campus carry group is considering paying students to help them file complaints against University of Texas at Austin professors who want to ban guns in their offices.
Australia: Tasmanian Government rejects call to limit access to Adler lever-action shotgun :: 05/02/2016
The Tasmanian Government has rejected calls from the state Greens to severely restrict access to a brand of lever-action shotgun.
Bill would force feds to correct NICS record in 60 days :: 05/02/2016
While there have been efforts to tighten criminal and mental health records in the federal background check system to ensure a prohibited person can’t get a gun, a Minnesota congressman wants to make sure the record is accurate so the law abiding can get a gun.
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