Firearms Owners Against Crime
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Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Making a case against stricter gun control :: 01/30/2016
I RECEIVED a letter from a reader who passionately replied to an article I wrote about the gun control. In the article, I looked at the importance of understanding the spirit and historical context by which the law was written in our understanding and appreciation of the Second Amendment of the Constitution in the very contentious issue of stricter gun control measures that President Barack Obama has been advocating for.
New Bill Could Reign in Gun Control Zealots, Make SWATting Criminal Offense :: 01/30/2016
“SWATting” is the nefarious act of calling 911 on a unsuspecting and innocent person and telling the police that something criminal and immediately dangerous is taking place at their location.
Sour Grapes: Gun Control Advocates Feel 'Betrayed' Over McAuliffe Reversal On Carry Rights :: 01/30/2016
It’s not often that I give Democrats a pat on the back on policy, especially Second Amendment issues, but Gov. Terry McAuliffe certainly deserves a nod with his announcement that he will restore concealed carry reciprocity agreements with 25 states.
Anti-gunners unveil measure to repeal 'junk lawsuit' protection law :: 01/29/2016
Four pro-gun control Democrats yesterday announced legislation aimed at removing protections for firearms manufacturers and dealers from junk lawsuits, claiming that the 2005 “Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act” (PLCAA) made gun companies “immune from lawsuits.”
Bloomberg Cities Make Top 50 List for World's 'Most Violent' :: 01/29/2016
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- “The 50 most dangerous cities in the world have been named and shamed, and an astonishing 21 of them are in Brazil,” Daily Mail reported Friday. “Latin America features highly in the ranking, released by Mexico’s Citizens’ Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice, as it is home to some 41 of the cities listed.
Current Firearms Background Check System Is A Real Mess :: 01/29/2016
Washington, DC – -(Ammoland.com)- The Crime Prevention Research Center has pointed out for years that the current background check system is a real mess. Now that President Obama has taken measures to force expanded background checks for person to person sales of firearms, it is important the public understand that the majority of denials are false positives.
DRGO: Gun Free Zones: Who is Liable? :: 01/29/2016
Tennessee Senator Dolores Gresham recently introduced Senate Bill 1736 which would establish that “if the person or entity posts to prohibit the possession of firearms on the property, the posting entity, for purposes of liability, assumes custodial responsibility for the security and defense of any concealed handgun permit holder harmed while on the posted property.”
DRGO: Volokh Conspiracy on Wollschlaeger - The Doctor's Dissent :: 01/29/2016
I was glad to see Professor Eugene Volokh weigh in on Wollschlaeger vs. Governor of Florida, concerning the so-called Docs vs Glocks law in Florida. Curiously, to my knowledge none of our familiar Second Amendment constitutional law experts have discussed it at all before he recently did. Volokh thinks the Court of Appeals erred in upholding Florida’s Firearm Owners Privacy Act (FOPA) and believes the law unduly limits doctors’ First Amendment right of free speech.
The First Civil Right - To Keep and Bear Arms :: 01/29/2016
In October of 2015, Barack Obama revealed his final year’s key agenda item — undermining the Second Amendment on the pretense of “solving” America’s “gun problem.”
Violence and human nature :: 01/29/2016
Do we need to be reminded that human beings have violence in our natures? Audiences apparently like the continual announcement of this fact, given the “if it bleeds, it leads” nature of the six o’clock news.
With the Supreme Court on sidelines, gun control becomes fight over power :: 01/29/2016
WASHINGTON -- The current debate over gun control policy in Washington has Congress and the Obama administration at odds over which branch has more power -- and the Supreme Court has stayed on the sidelines.
AK-47 maker moving from Pennsylvania for sunnier skies :: 01/28/2016
Kalashnikov, manufacturer of the well-known AK-47, will be allowed to assemble its Russian rifles in Florida, following recent approval by the city of Pompano Beach, located less than 40 miles north of Miami.
Australian-Style Gun Control Means Bans and Confiscation :: 01/28/2016
Nobody wants to take your guns. That’s what most mainstream pro-gun control Democrats say ad nauseam at various rallies. There’s also the “I support the Second Amendment, but…” that advocates of gun control say prior to offering some pie-in-the-sky policy proposals that usually venture into bans on so-called assault rifles, limiting magazine sizes, or an all-out ban on semi-automatic firearms. That’s essentially a gun ban.
Bloomberg group in for nearly $3 million on Nevada ballot campaign :: 01/28/2016
In a move to bring universal background checks to most gun transfers in the state, Everytown has dropped some serious coin in Nevada.
Freedom Fighters :: 01/28/2016
He was the most photographed American of the 19th century, an eloquent advocate of the right to arms. She exercised that right heroically, in armed missions to lead slaves out of bondage. Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman exemplified the best of America—and fought against the worst.
Germany: More Germans are arming themselves :: 01/28/2016
Gun sellers say that most customers want a pistol that can fit easily into a handbag or a small drawer in the night table. "People no longer feel safe, otherwise they would not be buying so many products here," says a seller in North-Rhine Westphalia.
Justice Obama? 'President' Hillary would consider it, ABC reports :: 01/28/2016
After eight years of Barack Obama in the White House, American voters might have the chance to see him appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court for life, because Hillary Clinton yesterday told a crowd in Iowa that, if elected, she would “certainly take that under advisement,” ABC reported today.
Kansas Legislature considers anti-discrimination protections for gun dealers :: 01/28/2016
Kansas lawmakers will consider legislation this year to extend anti-discrimination protections to gun dealers and manufacturers, and ultimately make it illegal to refuse to serve or otherwise discriminate against those companies.
KORWIN: Gun Myth Debunked - Armed Citizens Will Cause 'Blood In The Streets' :: 01/28/2016
We know morbid gun fear – hoplophobia – drives gun-control advocates to invent mythical gun problems, and use these myths in gun-control campaigns.
The Ultimate Goal of the Antigun Movement :: 01/28/2016
New York, NY -(Ammoland.com)- The ultimate goal of the antigun movement is this: the universal elimination of civilian firearms’ ownership and possession.
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