Firearms Owners Against Crime
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Preemptive Surrender on Guns as Futile as Appeasement :: 09/10/2015
USA – (Ammoland.com)- In the past two columns, we’ve been discussing recommendations by the Independent Firearm Owners Association disseminated in a media alert following the Roanoke murders.
Sisters of the Second Amendment Welcomes Female Shooters :: 09/10/2015
Sisters of the Second Amendment, the newest women’s shooting club in Western Pennsylvania is now accepting members. The organization’s leaders have been planning the group’s shooting events and mission, which is to promote the rules of safe gun handling and ownership, to provide instruction and training for safe gun handling and ownership, to encourage women to develop their skills in gun handling and marksmanship, and to empower women in self-confidence and self-awareness.
The 2nd Amendment vs the Incorporation Doctrine :: 09/10/2015
There has been much debate about the ” Real Meaning” of the 2nd Amendment with passion intense on both sides.
The “left” want to outlaw most firearms and leave them in the hands of Police and Military with few exceptions to private ownership, and even then, heavily regulated by the government.
Anti-Gunners: Women Too Weak to Defend Themselves with Guns? :: 09/09/2015
Fairfax, VA -(AmmoLand.com)- Anti-gun activist Leah Gunn Barrett, the executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, must have never read Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People.
Can Shooters And Hikers Coexist? Forest Service Wants To Find The Balance :: 09/09/2015
The Arapaho Roosevelt National Forest's 1.4 million acres cover the Front Range foothills and climb into the mountains of north central Colorado. As more people use the forest and build homes in the private land checkered between its boundaries, conflicts between recreational shooters and other forest users are increasing.
DC Police: 44 Concealed Carry Permits Approved From 206 Applicants :: 09/09/2015
WASHINGTON — The Daily Caller learned from Washington D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Gwendolyn Crump Tuesday that of the 206 concealed carry applications sent for review to MPD, 44 were approved so far.
One killer vs. 230 million armed Americans :: 09/09/2015
Perhaps that’s why the same day as the horrific shooting of two journalists in Roanoke, Va., the White House decided to capitalize on the tidal wave of grief to push its own agenda.
Patriots - Remain Steadfast :: 09/09/2015
Trenton, NJ – (Ammoland.com)- In his inaugural address to the nation as its first president, George Washington declared, “the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained.”
Second Amendment Support Growing in Black Community :: 09/09/2015
An article in The Florida Courier, which describes itself as “Sharing Black Life, Statewide”, illustrates that black Americans’ attitudes toward guns and the Second Amendment are changing. For the better. Nowhere in the article did I detect a sentiment in favor of more legal restrictions, not even the usual to-be-sure quote from someone in the civilian disarmament community, giving the piece “balance” . . .
Alabama Supreme Court reverses conviction on open carry law; what does it mean? :: 09/08/2015
In a victory for Second Amendment supporters, the Alabama Supreme Court has struck down a state law prohibiting the open carry of firearms on private property owned by another.
Being Fat Is More Likely To Kill You Than A Gun :: 09/08/2015
I saw an article in the Washington Post claiming that 1 in 13 murders by gun are committed by cops. The article was posted by a friend on Facebook. The next post was from a “fluffy” friend claiming fat shaming is unacceptable and skinny people should be ostracized.
Cornyn's gun proposal deserves consideration :: 09/08/2015
Members of Congress return Tuesday from their five-week summer recess. Budget negotiations that could end in a government shutdown await them, as do votes on the Iran nuclear agreement and a speech by Pope Francis — all while the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination plays loudly in the background.
NY Gov. Cuomo Calls for Federal Gun Control After Shooting Death of First Deputy Counsel to Empire State Development :: 09/08/2015
Cuomo spoke Monday about First Deputy Counsel to Empire State Development Carey Gabay, 43, who was shot in in Crown Heights about 3:40 a.m.. ” nydailynews.com reports. “‘We passed the toughest gun control law in the the nation, called the SAFE Act and I am proud of it. Anyone who doesn’t believe we need to do something about gun control is delusional. We can protect the Second Amendment and legitimate gun owners, but we also need to protect people. How many young innocent people need to die before this nation comes to its senses? And this is a terrible terrible painful loss, and all unnecessary.” As we reported earlier . . .
Rep. Hope (VA.) Pushes for Infringement he can Pass, Unrelated to VA Murders :: 09/08/2015
(Ammoland.com)- Virginia Democrat Patrick A. Hope boasts that he is using the Virgina incident to push for universal background checks (UBC), a precursor to gun registration, not because it would have prevented the crime, but because it is the gun control he can pass.
The Progressive Crime Wave Grows :: 09/08/2015
Murder rates are skyrocketing in large U.S. cities, but President Obama's progressive pro-crime policies and endless racial provocations have nothing to do with it, the New York Times predictably declared in a recent article.
What List Are You On? :: 09/08/2015
A policy that strips our veterans of their Second Amendment rights would have been inconceivable even just a few years ago. But now, we have proof of just that. When the news first broke, many of us thought there was surely some kind of mistake. How could this be legal?
Why Isn't the DC Police Chief in Jail for not Issuing Gun Permits? :: 09/08/2015
Kim Davis, the Democrat Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses because of religious objections, was ordered to jail for contempt of court last Thursday. She suggested a compromise of removing her name from the licenses, but Federal District Court Judge David Bunning wouldn’t even grant that reasonable compromise.
Your Right To Feel Safe Doesn't Trump My Real Rights :: 09/08/2015
There are many claims from anti-self-defense forces in the country that make me lose my mind, but one really takes the cake. It’s when they try to argue that their nebulous, subjective, “right to feel safe” must somehow be taken into account when the constitutionally explicit right of Americans to keep and bear arms is being contemplated.
Americans are learning that more guns mean less crime :: 09/07/2015
Americans are increasingly convinced that owning a gun makes them safer.
Chicago Labor Day Violence: 6 Killed 27 Wounded, Dead Toddler's Head Found Floating in Lagoon :: 09/07/2015
As Sunday drew to a close in Chicago, the Labor Day weekend so far has seen a high toll of dead and wounded with six killed and 27 wounded between Friday and Sunday.
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