Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Why isn't capital punishment a deterrent? :: 06/16/2015
Capital punishment has been society's means of dealing with particularly heinous crimes since antiquity. In recent decades, the Left has told us that capital punishment is not a deterrent. They are correct, in that they have the courts rigged such that there is much too long a time lapse between the crime and the final adjudication of the case.
Anti-gunners: States with the most gun violence :: 06/15/2015
More than two-thirds of all homicides in the United States are gun-related. Of the 16,121 homicides reported in 2013, 11,208 were caused by gun violence. Including suicides, nearly 34,000 people died in gun-related incidents in 2013, up 13.8% from 10 years earlier.
Gun groups denounce push for handgun licenses :: 06/15/2015
The National Rifle Association (NRA) and other gun rights advocates are assailing Democrats for a controversial legislative proposal that they say would restrict access to handguns.
Maine Expands Concealed Carry Reciprocity :: 06/15/2015
Governor Paul Le Page of Maine has signed LD868/SP313 into law. The bill reforms and streamlines the reciprocity process for Maine, removing discretion from the hands of the Chief of the State Police. The good news: Maine will now recognize permits from all states that recognize the Maine permit . . .
Open Carry Backlash? :: 06/15/2015
Earlier today, we ran a post entitled Open Carry Confidential: Michigan Edition. In it, Jeff the Griz writes about daily open carry in The Mitten State. “I’ve found it interesting that open carry has been so boring,” he declares. Copy that. Open carrying in Rhode Island and New Mexico was about as eventful as an obscure history professor’s book signing. How in the world do we square those experiences with those YouTube “Am I free to leave?” police interaction open carry videos and, more to the point, this [via Detroit’s freep.com] . . .
Reagan, The President Who Concealed Carried :: 06/15/2015
U.S. President Ronald Reagan carried a .38 caliber revolver with him at all times while he was in office, according novelist Brad Meltzer:
Sara Tipton Passes Her Silly, Unnecessary, Unconstitutional California Concealed Carry Renewal Test :: 06/15/2015
On a blisteringly hot Saturday in June in California, I made my way to my concealed carry class in my Jeep, top off, enjoying the wind on my skin. I was happy that the sunglasses I wore effectively deflected the wind from my left eye.
Why are carry permits a bad idea? :: 06/15/2015
Two decades ago, Tennessee passed a "shall-issue" handgun carry law, requiring the Tennessee Department of Safety to issue a handgun carry permit to any citizen who takes the required training, has a clean record, is mentally competent, and has enough money to pay for the privilege.
WSJ: Colt to File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection Tomorrow :: 06/15/2015
“Gun maker Colt Defense LLC plans to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, amid business and accounting troubles.
Anti-Gun Writer Claims Conservatives Are "Delusional" About Guns :: 06/13/2015
Well, we can give political blogger Dale Hansen of the Detroit News this much credit: he knows how to generate click-bait, even though he apparently knows almost nothing about firearms, firearms laws, or the Constitution.
Bloomberg Funded Gun Control Study: CT's Handgun Law Reduces Firearms Deaths. Or Not. :: 06/13/2015
There’s a study getting some traction out of the Bloomberg funded Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research that claims Connecticut’s handgun law is saving lives. In fact, it’s the same ones Congressional Democrats are using as justification for their proposal to license all handgun buyers.
Congressmen Sound Constitutional Alarm Saying Kalief Browder's 6th Amendment Rights Were Violated :: 06/13/2015
Kalief Browder faced regular beatings and solitary confinement when he spent three years at Rikers Island, a set of prison complexes floating between the Bronx and Queens in New York City, while waiting for trial for allegedly stealing a backpack at the age of 17.
CPRC: Bloomberg's School of Public Health Cherry Picked Claim that firearm homicides in Connecticut fell 40 Percent because of a gun licensing law :: 06/13/2015
The Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University put out this press release on a paper by Rudolph, Stuart, Vernick, and Webster:
Florida Gun Rights (FLGR) is a Fraud, Don't Get Conned :: 06/13/2015
Florida - (Ammoland.com)- Email keeps flooding Florida gun owners from an entity calling itself “Florida Gun Rights” (FLGR) — but it is NOT coming from a grassroots group in Florida. Their corporate documents clearly show their principal place of business is Colorado.
New gun control demand: Photos, fingerprints, background check before handgun purchase :: 06/13/2015
House and Senate Democrats have opened a campaign to get states to require a license issued by police, complete with fingerprints and photos, before buying a handgun, even from a friend or family member.
Quick support for bill to 'slap over-reaching hand' of ATF :: 06/13/2015
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms on Friday became the latest group to announce support for legislation introduced Wednesday by Utah Republican Congressman Rob Bishop to fix the “sporting purposes” language in the 1968 Gun Control Act; a measure that should gain plenty of traction among gun owners.
Rasmussen Friday: Americans like living where guns are allowed :: 06/13/2015
Rasmussen Reports today revealed that an overwhelming majority of American voters “prefer living in a neighborhood where they have the option of owning a gun than to live where nobody is allowed to be armed.”
Rasmussen: Only 1 in 5 Americans Want to Live Where They Can't Be Armed :: 06/13/2015
A Rasmussen poll released on June 12 shows that only one out of five Americans want to live in a place where they can’t be armed.
Representative Rob Bishop Introduces Bill To Curb BATFE Abuse :: 06/13/2015
On Wednesday, June 10, 2015, Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources Rob Bishop (R-UT) introduced H.R. 2710, the “Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act of 2015.” This bill would remove BATFE’s authority to interpret or reinterpret the “sporting purposes” clauses in federal law, which only serve to undermine the core purpose of the Second Amendment. Under Chairman Bishop’s legislation, all lawful purposes – including self-defense – would have to be given due consideration and respect in the administration of federal law.
When Democrats Promise They Aren't Coming for Your Guns, They're Coming for Your Guns :: 06/13/2015
Besides van Hollen, the bill also has three Connecticut sponsors, Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, and Rep. Elizabeth Esty.
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