Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Black Ink Is Spilling From The Atlantic :: 10/16/2015
Did you know that your right to bear arms is racist? That seems to be the message that the editors of Atlantic magazine want you to take away from an article published in late September, “The Slave-State Origins of Modern Gun Rights.”
California ballot measure seeks to tighten strict gun laws :: 10/16/2015
SACRAMENTO — The lieutenant governor of the state with some of the strictest gun laws in the nation announced a voter initiative Thursday aiming to create even greater restrictions, including making California the only state to require on-the-spot background checks for ammunition sales.
Come And Take Them, Adolf Hipster :: 10/16/2015
As Jenn Jacques noted here several days ago, anti-gun leftists from the White House on down are attempting to exploit the Umpqua Community College mass murder to call for dramatic restrictions on the Second Amendment rights of Americans. Some are even screaming for outright repeal.
Every Picture Tells A Story, Part Three :: 10/16/2015
Four years ago Rob Vance and I collaborated on a post showing the progress of concealed carry from 1986 through 2011. The post was anchored by a graphic that showed the growth in shall-issue carry and constitutional carry as a percentage of the United State population.
Florida: Stand Your Ground Burden of Proof Could Change :: 10/16/2015
Prosecutors may soon think twice about charging someone with a crime when they are claiming Stand Your Ground. As Mike Vasilinda tells us, Legislation being heard next week shifts the burden of proof in stand your ground cases to prosecutors, making them prove it was not self defense.
Greta van Susteren Comes out for Bullet Control :: 10/16/2015
It is not a novel idea -- the notion that the route to gun control is not by attacking the right to bear arms which the U.S. Supreme Court has declared to be both an individual and a national right, but to use that old standby, regulation, to dry up the supply of bullets. It was that idea that was endorsed by Fox News host Greta Van Susteren when she appeared on ABC’s “This Week”:
Kudos to Olive Garden :: 10/16/2015
Readers may have seen a recent story in which an armed, uniformed police officer was booted from and Olive Garden.
"You're Incompetent!" :: 10/16/2015
We hate to send you off to read bald-faced malarkey, but this slop from The Nation deserves a few minutes of every conscientious gun owner’s time. As new shooters—and particularly women—flock to the sporting and defensive disciplines, these gun-hating blowhards remind us more and more of George Santayana’s “fanatics”: Those who redouble their efforts when they lose sight of their goal.
Anti-Second Amendment New York State Complains About Rest of U.S. :: 10/15/2015
Practically the definition of chutzpah: Amid a raging national debate on guns, a bust in New York City highlights a problem for police in crime-plagued urban areas. While officers can control illegal gun sales in their cities, they have been at a loss to stop the flow of firearms from places with looser laws.
Electability: Trump Beats Hillary In PA; Bush, Kasich Lose :: 10/15/2015
With the latest state polls again making fools of the pundits who claimed Donald Trump’s popularity had flattened or was diminishing, the latest general election poll out of the swing state of Pennsylvania shows that Trump has a better chance of taking that state than Establishment favorites Jeb Bush and John Kasich.
Israel Eases Gun Restrictions, Arms Some Teachers In Response To Terror Attacks :: 10/15/2015
Palestinian terrorists are increasing their attacks against Israeli citizens in recent days, and the Israeli government is responding by arming more citizens, including teachers:
Method for Stopping Shooting Rampages Emerges :: 10/15/2015
Hard evidence -- not doctor theories, news commentary, conjecture, hyperbole, rumor, innuendo or any other proposals -- clearly shows that the only known way to actually stop spree murderers is to shoot them -- or scare them into shooting themselves. Time and again society has found this works.
Portland police chief takes stand against repeal of concealed-gun permit requirement :: 10/15/2015
A law that takes effect Thursday allows people to carry concealed firearms without permits, and that will put the public and police at risk, says Chief Michael Sauschuck. Maine’s new concealed-carry law for firearms, a major victory for conservatives this past legislative session, goes into effect Thursday and some public safety officials already are urging caution.
Profound Ignorance Behind Calls to Repeal 2nd Amendment :: 10/15/2015
The bodies of the Roseburg, Oregon, mass shooting victims weren’t even cold (quite literally) before Barack Obama raced to the podium demanding more gun control laws, even suggesting it was time for the U.S. government to confiscate firearms. Media outlets were immediately flooded with talkingheads aping Obama’s appeal to ignorance.
Asking Gun Controllers the Tough Questions: How Far Are You Willing to Go? :: 10/14/2015
I’m pretty much just like everyone else who supports the Second Amendment when it comes to listening to the anti-gunners. While most of the bilge they pump runs right off my back, every once in a while they get under my skin. I mostly tune them out because so much of what they spew is laughable. But on a long solo drive home recently, I started wondering, “What if?” . . .
Bloomberg Buys Hollywood: Everytown Creative Council :: 10/14/2015
“Julianne Moore is calling upon her fellow actors to collectively use their voices in support of gun safety,” wochit Entertainment reports. “Partnering up with Everytown for Gun Safety, which is the largest U.S. gun violence prevention organization, Moore has launched the new Everytown Creative Council.
Gun control group bashing Sanders, Chafee :: 10/14/2015
A prominent gun control advocate is bashing Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and other Democratic presidential candidates for their ties to the National Rifle Association (NRA).
Hillary Clinton Says Bernie Sanders Not Tough Enough on Guns :: 10/14/2015
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Bernie Sanders' has a D- rating from the NRA, but his near-failing grade wasn't enough to keep him from facing attacks on his record on guns from fellow Democratic contenders at Tuesday's presidential debate.
Obama: Buying a Gun is Easier Than Buying A Book :: 10/14/2015
“‘It’s not just mass shootings,” Obama said to 200 Hollywood-infused Democratic donors in upscale Pacific Palisades, “It is the daily shootings that take place in cities across America [where] it is easier to buy a gun than buy a book.” On one level, President Obama’s pronouncement to a gathered group of Hollywood royalty makes perfect sense . . .
Politico: The 'Gun Show Loophole' Doesn't Exist :: 10/14/2015
Never underestimate the lengths to which the mainstream media will go to clear a path to the nomination for Hillary Clinton. Up to and including knocking down one of the best loved, most repeated justifications for enacting new gun control laws. Case in point: Bernie “Get Off My Lawn!” Sanders’ invocation of the infamous “gun show loophole” during last night’s Democrat debate . . .
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