Firearms Owners Against Crime
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Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Updated: No great loss to 2A advocates as Harry hits the road…except :: 03/30/2015
This morning’s announcement by 75-year-old Nevada Sen. Harry Reid that he will not seek re-election in 2016 will be no great loss to Second Amendment advocates, except for one very ominous concern as described by Bloomberg News’ Richard Rubin: anti-gun Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) as Reid's replacement for party leadership in the Senate.
White House Says Congress Shouldn't Interfere With D.C. Gun Laws :: 03/30/2015
The White House is not too happy about a Republican proposal to roll back the District of Columbia's gun restrictions, saying Friday that Congress should not interfere with the District government's laws. The White House is not too happy about a Republican proposal to roll back the District of Columbia's gun restrictions, saying Friday that Congress should not interfere with the District government's laws.
California man has guns confiscated after wife's hospital stay; State returns guns, not ammo :: 03/29/2015
A California man, who had his guns confiscated in March after his wife spent three days in the hospital for psychological issues, had his firearms returned to him last month, but not the ammunition.
California Republicans seeking investigation on gun confiscation rates :: 03/29/2015
A group of lawmakers is demanding answers from Attorney General Kamala Harris regarding how the Department of Justice has spent a $24 million windfall financed from gun owners that was intended for gun confiscations.
Three lessons to be learned from great warrior moments of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars :: 03/29/2015
Remember to be unconventional, never underestimate the power of individual influence, and never—ever—quit, just like these three warriors from early US history.
Filmmaker Targets Breitbart News for Supporting Women's Right to Be Armed :: 03/27/2015
On March 24, Breitbart News reported that Brave New Films launched a new film and campaign series against Campus Carry in an effort to wage war against the NRA’s efforts to arm women for self-defense on America’s college campuses.
Four Countries That Gun Lovers Need To Know About :: 03/27/2015
If there’s one lesson we can learn from the 20th century it’s that we should be suspicious of a government that actively tries to disarm its population.
Kroger CFO Doubles Down On Corporate Opposition To Anti-Gun Activist Group :: 03/27/2015
As Western Journalism reported last year, Kroger stood up to protests and demands by activist group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a Michael Bloomberg-supported organization that hoped to convince the grocery chain to ban guns at its locations.
Rubio, Jordan Target D.C.'s Local Control Over Gun Regulations :: 03/27/2015
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio introduced a bill Thursday aimed at loosening the District of Columbia’s gun laws.
WHAT'S RIGHT WITH KANSAS? Constitutional Carry Bill Heads to Governor's Desk :: 03/27/2015
Congratulations, Kansas. You are about to rejoin those free states allowing constitutional carry.
Constitutional Carry: Kansas to join states allowing concealed guns without permit :: 03/26/2015
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is poised to join a handful of other states that allow their residents to carry concealed firearms without a permit after the Legislature gave final approval Wednesday to a bill backed by the National Rifle Association.
Inhofe Fights to Protect 2nd Amendment Rights in Senate Budget Resolution :: 03/26/2015
PoliticalNews.me - Mar 25,2015 - Inhofe Fights to Protect 2nd Amendment Rights in Senate Budget Resolution - WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) introduced the following four amendments to the Senate Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2016 to help protect and preserve the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens:
Pro-Gun Group [FOAC] Taking Lower Merion Township To Court :: 03/26/2015
LOWER MERION Twp. (CBS) – Lower Merion Township officials are embroiled in a legal battle with a pro-gun rights group.
Congress targets federal 'chokehold' on gun sellers :: 03/25/2015
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are taking to task the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and its involvement with Operation Choke Point, the federal program that lets banks deny business to outlets that deal in guns and ammunition.
FBI figures tweaked to show phony increase in mass shootings, report says :: 03/25/2015
Crime stats published by the FBI and relied upon by the media distort the gun violence and leave the public with the impression "mass shooting" incidents are a much bigger threat than they really are, according to a criminologist and Second Amendment scholar.
Gun Control Lobbyist Forgets He's Flacking for a "Grass Roots" Operation :: 03/25/2015
One of the problems with hiring lobbyists to lie for you in a public forum is that eventually, they might slip up and tell the truth instead. Something along those lines appears to have happened recently during a hearing a Vermont Senate committee was holding on a gun control bill.
Gun prohibitionists target Miller; NW officials dis gun owners :: 03/25/2015
A group of self-described “gun violence prevention advocates” has announced it will deliver a petition this afternoon to the Washington, D.C. television station where investigative reporter and author Emily Miller works, demanding that she be dismissed because of her pro-Second Amendment views, in what amounts to a direct assault on her First Amendment rights.
If You Care About Gun Rights, Teach Your Children Well :: 03/25/2015
As a teacher of high school English, I have rather a unique perch from which to observe the passing trends of American interest and life. All manner of things come up in our discussions of literature: drugs, relationships, the nature of men and women, parenting, you name it. But only rarely does the interest of teenagers turn to firearms, and even more rarely to the Constitution, particularly the Second Amendment . . .
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie Says He Would Consider Revisiting State Gun Laws :: 03/25/2015
WHIPPANY, N.J.—Gov. Chris Christie said he would consider revisiting New Jersey’s strict gun laws if he had a Republican-led legislature.
Saipan gun controls challenged to comply with current U.S. law :: 03/25/2015
“A Navy veteran and his wife are challenging a ban on handguns in Saipan, arguing in federal court that the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands is bound by the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment,” Stars and Stripes reported Friday. “While the islands’ citizens can receive permits for a select few long guns, the law prevents them from possessing those for self-defense, even at home. Regulation of handguns varies in the four other inhabited U.S. territories. With differing degrees of regulation, they are allowed in America’s only other commonwealth territory, Puerto Rico, as well as in Guam and the Virgin Islands, but handguns are banned in American Samoa.”
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