Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
20 Years and Millions of "Assault Weapons" and "Large" Magazines Ago. . . :: 11/15/2015
Twenty years ago, not long after Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) federal “assault weapon” and “large” magazine “ban” took effect, CBS 60 Minutes reporter Lesley Stahl faced a dilemma. To help Feinstein make her case for a new ban that would cover more types of guns and more magazines, CBS would have to do something that doesn’t come naturally to gun control supporters. It would have to tell the truth.
Dan Bilzerian: Los Angeles cops took guns without warrant, returned without bullets :: 11/15/2015
Instagram sensation Dan Bilzerian received some bad news when he returned to his West Hollywood mansion after a September break-in — several of his guns were gone.
Liberals Push Gun Control, Ignorant Rhetoric Following Attacks in Paris :: 11/15/2015
I cannot imagine the horror the survivors of last night’s attack in Paris witnessed and I pray peace and comfort will embrace the family and friends of the victims. I watched the reports of the attacks unfold on HD, and like many Americans, sat in disbelief feeling helpless and dumbfounded.
Moms Demand Action Inadvertently Prove Gun Control Doesn't Work :: 11/15/2015
Whoopsie!! Yesterday, the anti-gun group Moms Demand Action jumped at the chance to politicize the terrorist attacks in Paris, likening them to gun violence in America.
Australian Senator Critiques Hillary Clinton's Embrace of His Country's Gun Confiscation :: 11/14/2015
An Australian senator criticized Hillary Clinton’s recent comments supporting the island nation’s 1996 gun ban and mandatory buyback program.
GOA Files Brief Against Machine Gun Law :: 11/14/2015
Gun Owners of America has decided to challenge the legality of the Hughes Amendment to the Firearms Owners Protection Act of 1986 (FOPA) in a legal brief that could have interesting implications:
Gun lover prepares armed Ferguson march to prove it's safe for blacks to openly carry in public :: 11/14/2015
A former member of the militia group Oath Keepers is organizing an open-carry march for black gun owners, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Mark Levin Reacts to Paris Attack: Seal Our Borders, 'Thank God for the Second Amendment' :: 11/14/2015
On his Friday radio show, immediately on the news that terror attacks had occurred in Paris in multiple locations earlier in the day, Mark Levin offered his reaction to the attacks with a warning of what could happen here if the United States didn’t act in the appropriate way.
Rubio: 'Gun laws fail everywhere' :: 11/14/2015
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) says gun laws have never worked and is urging fellow Republicans to defend Second Amendment rights.
This is How AK-47s Get to Paris :: 11/14/2015
France bans most guns. So where did the Paris attackers get their assault weapons?
What Are France's Gun Laws Like? The Attacks Took Place In A City With Strict Firearms Prohibitions :: 11/14/2015
Paris is currently experiencing one of the worst terrorist attacks in modern history. Multiple shootings and explosions have left at least 60 people dead, according to some reports.
Where the 2016 Democratic candidates stand on gun laws :: 11/14/2015
After the December 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, President Obama and Democrats in Congress launched a concerted effort to strengthen gun control laws. The centerpiece of their legislative agenda was a proposal that would have closed loopholes in the background check system for purchases online and at gun shows, but other measures - like limiting the size of ammunition magazines and banning military-style semiautomatic assault rifles - were offered as well.
45 Percent of Americans Don't Believe Universal Background Checks Would Reduce Crime :: 11/13/2015
Rasmussen Reports reports on gun control on a regular basis. Their latest survey informs us that “Support for the current federal system of background checks on gun purchasers remains high.” In fact, 85 percent of likely U.S. voters answered “yes” when asked “Should a strict background check be required for anyone to buy a gun in the United States?”
Here's why lawmakers say state gun control doesn't work :: 11/13/2015
Chicago is an example oft-used by gun rights advocates to illustrate the absurdity of gun laws. Despite its strict local gun ordinances, the city is inundated with violence, but many indicators point to the fact that a majority of the guns used in violent crimes within Chicago’s limits are brought in from neighboring Indiana, the New York Times reported.
Is There a Gun Violence Epidemic? The Numbers Say No :: 11/13/2015
The recent mass shooting in Oregon has brought the seemingly endless debate on gun control back into the national spotlight.
New York Times Discovers Criminals Don't Obey Gun Laws! :: 11/13/2015
USA – -(Ammoland.com)-“In New York and New Jersey, which have some of the strictest laws in the country, more than two-thirds of guns tied to criminal activity were traced to out-of-state purchases in 2014,” The New York Times “reports” in [another!] hit piece on the right to keep and bear arms. “Many were brought in via the so-called Iron Pipeline, made up of Interstate 95 and its tributary highways, from Southern states with weaker gun laws, like Virginia, Georgia and Florida.”
Anti-Gunners: Former Brunswick councilor now campaigns for gun control :: 11/12/2015
BRUNSWICK — Before her 6-year-old son goes to play at a new friend’s house, Jacqueline Sartoris asks the parents if there’s a gun in the house.
Criminals make mockery of Australia's gun ban :: 11/12/2015
Australia’s strict gun-control laws are predictably keeping firearms out of the hands of all groups except one: Criminals.
Gun running and our gang problem :: 11/12/2015
A nine-year-old child has been murdered in a gang retaliation, and as always, the advocates of gun control are calling for more laws. Harold Pollack, co-director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, calls for changes in federal gun policy in an interview with WBUR’s Here and Now, including background checks on all gun sales, while acknowledging that criminal gangs make a business of trafficking in illegal drugs, showing that it would be easy for them to smuggle guns. He also acknowledges that police targeting of felons caught with guns makes a significant difference.
Misinformed Man Equates Gun Rights With Motorcycle Ownership, Gets White House Invite :: 11/12/2015
USA – On October 3 2015, Mark Carman posted a YouTube video ( youtu.be/YN6rjamk0Q0 ) in which he equated gun rights with motorcycle ownership–arguing that the licensing requirement for the latter provides some standard to guide licensing requirements for the former–and the White House responded by inviting him to come visit on November 16 and 17 2015..?!?
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