Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Rights Watch: "I Will Not Comply" :: 05/07/2015
“If a ban on semi-automatic guns and large-capacity magazines reduces the perceived risk from a mass shooting, and makes the public feel safer as a result, that’s a substantial benefit,” Judge Frank Easterbrook wrote in the majority opinion for a 3-judge 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals panel. The Reagan-appointee’s decision was a temporary setback for the Illinois State Rifle and Pistol Association-backed challenge to the city of Highland Park’s “assault weapon” ban, albeit one that is sure to be appealed.
Add Garland Attackers To List Of Names That Prove Background Checks Don't Work :: 05/06/2015
On May 5 CNN reported that the two gunmen who attacked Garland’s Curtis Culwell Center acquired their guns “legally.”
Anti-Gun Group Supported by Tim McGraw Pushes Ban That Would Outlaw Fans' Favorite Rifle :: 05/06/2015
Tim McGraw doubled-down on his planned July benefit concert for gun control group Sandy Hook Promise several weeks ago, asserting that he was supporting the “Sandy Hook community” with the concert, despite the fact that the benefit only supports Sandy Hook Promise.
Bloomberg Money Opposing Maine Constitutional Carry Bill :: 05/06/2015
Maine may be the most likely state to pass constitutional carry next. The state is one of those which has has preserved open carry without government permission, though that can be said of over 60% of the states. In addition, The Pine Tree State has a quirky ‘shall issue’ permitting system that gives a little arbitrary power, in the form of a “good moral character” requirement, to local police or elected officials, if there is no police chief. The system was created in 1985, one of the earliest “shall issue” laws . . .
Correcting the record on David Hemenway's claim that academics support gun control :: 05/06/2015
David Hemenway wrote an op-ed that was originally published in the Los Angeles Times and then picked up in many other newspapers. The Los Angeles Times was unwilling to publish a letter that the CPRC sent in, but the Wisconsin State Journal did publish the letter in their Sunday, May 3rd paper.
Fourteen Killers Who Proved Background Checks Will Not Work :: 05/06/2015
On Wednesday, CNN reported that the guns Garland attackers Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi used were “bought legally,” which means they were acquired through background checks.
Pennsylvania House votes to cut own ranks, trim Senate :: 05/06/2015
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania state representatives took a step Tuesday toward trimming dozens of members from the Legislature, the latest move in a campaign to amend the state constitution that for several years has frustrated its supporters.
Police: 'Not a gun-free zone' signs stolen in Lancaster County [PA] :: 05/06/2015
CONOY TOWNSHIP—Police in Lancaster County are investigating the theft of four pro-gun signs.
Texas terror: Inside event targeted by ISIS :: 05/06/2015
GARLAND, Texas – Bosch Fawstin stood in the Texas afternoon heat Sunday afternoon on the sidewalk outside the Curtis Culwell Center, where his entry in an art contest was on display.
Antis crow over Oregon win, reveal next smoke and mirrors Washington push :: 05/05/2015
Gun prohibition lobbyists are crowing over their victory in Oregon yesterday – a win based largely on delusion, critics suggest – and they are already revealing their next target in neighboring Washington, and the entire country should be watching because if they can win in the Northwest, this effort will spread to other regions soon.
Doctors can't get between patients and their guns :: 05/05/2015
My doctor is so nosy. She's always asking me personal questions and writing down notes in her computer. It's like she wants to know everything about me.
Gun owners for 'gun control' useful to anti-gunners for now :: 05/05/2015
“A responsible gun owner on why he supports common-sense gun laws,” Everytown for Gun Safety tells its Facebook followers, presenting a poster featuring Paul Kemp of Portland, Ore. Kemp warns against private sales being “a loophole,” and says “that’s a threat to me and law abiding gun owners everywhere.”
Hidden Camera Catches NYPD Cops Arresting Man For No Reason, Making Up Purpose for Stopping Him :: 05/05/2015
Bronx, NY – A video published on Youtube yesterday by user benfarias13 shows an apalling abuse of power by the NYPD when they pull over and arrest a man for absolutely no reason.
How the Law Protects and Serves in Illinois :: 05/05/2015
The Waukegan, Illinois Police Department received a telephone call on February, 2, 2015. The female caller, later identified as “Roselynn” stated that her boyfriend, former US Army tanker veteran, Alfred DeVost, had threatened to commit suicide. The Waukegan PD sprang into action and immediately showed up at veteran DeVost’s apartment where he allowed them to enter. He denied stating anything concerning his possible suicide and that’s when Officer Pantoja decided to try tact, asking DeVost to voluntarily submit to a mental evaluation, which he agreed to do. You see where this is headed, right? . . .
Reynolds: Want a lawless police force? Federalize it. :: 05/05/2015
In the wake of the Baltimore riots, Al Sharpton is calling for the federal takeover of local police. Like most ideas from the loathsome Rev. Sharpton, this is a lousy one. But since federalizing local police is actually an Obama administration idea, it's worth paying a bit more attention.
The Oregon House of Representatives gave its approval Monday to SB 941, the Oregon Firearms Safety Act. :: 05/05/2015
The vote narrowly passed the House, 32-28, with 3 House Democrats voting against the bill.
Despite what Michael Bloomberg says, Maine should allow concealed carry :: 05/04/2015
With half-truths and outright lies, billionaire Michael Bloomberg is heading north to meddle with the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding people in Maine.
Gun Laws Oregon: "We Will Not Comply" :: 05/04/2015
We’ve posted from time to time about the ongoing encroachment of new gun control laws passed by the states, including Connecticut, New York, Maryland, and most recently Washington. A bill has now been proposed in the Oregon legislature that is similar to the “universal background checks” law passed in Washington State late last year.
The Gun As Economic Engine :: 05/04/2015
There are many great reasons to support private firearm ownership—not the least of which is the fact that the Second Amendment guarantees our God-given right to keep and bear arms. That’s reason enough to never back down in the battle against those who would diminish our rights.
Why the Bill of Rights Would Never Pass Today :: 05/04/2015
Having watched closely the manner in which questions of liberty and power are batted around in the first part of the 21st century — most recently during the disgraceful contretemps that Indiana’s rather tame Religious Freedom Restoration Act provoked across the land — I have come to wonder of late whether the Bill of Rights could be ratified today.
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