Firearms Owners Against Crime
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Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Arrest Shows How Well Virginia's Gun Control Is Working :: 08/23/2021
Virginia was a pretty pro-gun state until not that long ago. Then Governor Ralph Northam got elected and that marked the beginning of the end of that kind of thing. With a blue wave then crashing through the legislature and it was game on for gun control.
New Leak Shows ATF is Appointing Democrat Donor to Top Lawyer Position :: 08/23/2021
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Chief Counsel Joel Roessner is retiring on September 30. 2021.
The Guardian Calls Increase In Gun Ownership "Disturbing" :: 08/23/2021
No one would ever mistake The Guardian for a pro-gun news outlet, but the paper’s new editorial on “rising gun violence” is still worth talking about, if for no other reason than to push back against some of the arguments. Take, for instance, The Guardian’s assertion that, while there’s no evidence that increased gun sales are in any way responsible for the surge in violent crime seen in many cities, there’s still something troubling about seeing millions of Americans embrace their Second Amendment rights for the first time in their lives.
Department of Excuses- Politicians give us the same wrong answers about guns :: 08/22/2021
Some politicians want to confiscate guns from civilians. I might be talking about what happened half a century ago in Cuba. Gun confiscation happened again a decade ago in Venezuela. It happened again last week when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. The excuses are the same, and the results are more government violence and oppression. Today in the United States, the excuses are too glaring to ignore.
What We can Learn from the Anti-Federalists :: 08/22/2021
The Federalist Papers are widely studied because their authors took the apparently winning side of the debate: They favored adopting the Constitution, and we adopted it. But the Antifederalist Papers deserve as much attention and greater reverence: The antifederalists were not opposed to a national constitution -- they opposed the Constitution as originally presented because they feared a national government of unlimited power. It is thanks to the antifederalists that we have the Bill of Rights.
Study: 2020 Gun Sales Not Linked to Rise in Gun Crime :: 08/21/2021
The violent crime spike in 2020 was not fueled by increased gun sales, according to a new study.
Twisting the Numbers: Drawing Comparisons Between the U.S. and Europe :: 08/21/2021
Gun-control advocates love making apples-to-oranges comparisons of crime statistics in Europe to our numbers here in the U.S. Pundits often portray European countries as shining success stories while contrasting America as a bumbling failure of political impotence. These faulty comparisons are usually the result of differences in how crime data is gathered and scoped. And then the data is presented even more deceptively with misleading wording that deliberately intermingles terms such as “gun deaths,” “gun crime” and “overall homicide rate” — rendering them basically worthless. In short, comparison to Europe is a tactic the gun-control folks use to shame us while hiding the weaknesses in their statistical evidence.
Biden Bans Russian Ammo Amid Continuing Shortage :: 08/20/2021
Americans, already facing an ammo shortage, will soon no longer be able to purchase Russian-made ammunition.
Feinstein, Blumenthal Introduce Bill Targeting Armslist :: 08/20/2021
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is once again taking aim at Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, but this time she’s not going after social media platforms as she did last year with the EARN IT Act, a piece of legislation that would have required companies like Facebook and Twitter to certify that they’re in compliance federally imposed standards for detecting and reporting child sexual exploitation materials to police in order to “earn” immunity from legal challenges or criminal penalties based on posts on the platforms.
Why Are Gun "Buybacks" Coming Back? :: 08/20/2021
It’s not hard to find evidence that gun “buyback” programs don’t really do anything to reduce crime or suicides involving firearms. Heck, there was a study that came out earlier this year that found no evidence of a significant drop in crime after a buyback was held. In fact, there was more evidence that the buybacks actually increased violent crime, or at least did nothing to prevent a growing number of criminal offenses.
Another Unconstitutional and Unnecessary Gun Control Bill Introduced In Congress :: 08/19/2021
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- There they go again. Antigun Democrats introduced legislation to force Americans to lock up their firearms in their homes. It’s another one-size-fits-all mandate from the government. The U.S. Constitution would like a word.
Polling Steady Despite Reports of New Gun Ownership :: 08/19/2021
Gun ownership in America has remained largely stable, according to a poll released earlier this month.
The Time To Be An Advocate Is Now :: 08/19/2021
The pages of Bearing Arms are littered with countless stories covering the assaults on our Second Amendment. From the legislative proposals to the executive overreach, we’re under attack. In many ways, we’re gaining a lot of ground. States are passing permitless carry laws and entering into Second Amendment sanctuary statuses. However, which has become abundantly clear over the last eight months, our Federal government is not really on our side. Sure, we have some 2A friendly legislators and governmental representatives that are holding the line, but is that enough?
An Urgent Reminder And Appeal: ATF Comments Deadline :: 08/18/2021
We are fast approaching the end of the 90-day comment period for the ATF’s Proposed Rule 2021R-05. For the unfamiliar reader, here’s a quick summary of what the proposed rule does from the NRA-ILA:
Arkansas Shooting Highlights Importance Of Stand Your Ground Laws :: 08/18/2021
While Stand Your Ground laws are controversial, they’re also incredibly important. The controversy comes from people not understanding what the law actually means and what it doesn’t. People think it’s a license to kill when really all it does is keep people from getting prosecuted for defending themselves. Removing a duty to retreat from an altercation means no one is going to second-guess you after the fact.
Gun sold to buy-back program found near dead suspect in police shooting :: 08/18/2021
William Stewart Boyd traded his father’s old .38 caliber Smith & Wesson snub nose for less than $100 in a gun buy-back in 2004. It was supposed to be destroyed, but somehow the same handgun with serial number J515268 was found next to a dead body involved in a police shooting eight years later.
Massachusetts Measure Would Ban All Semi-Auto Firearms :: 08/18/2021
Massachusetts citizens who believe their state has ridiculously restrictive gun laws haven’t yet seen just how bad it can really get.
Police Say Students Knew About Gun In School Shooting :: 08/18/2021
Anyone who talks much about firearms will tell you that you should keep your firearms locked up when not in use. This is something that, on the surface, we would seem to have in common with gun control advocates. Where we differ is whether it should be mandatory storage or just a strong suggestion.
The Taliban and Joe Biden Agree - Civilians Don’t Need to Own Firearms :: 08/18/2021
On Monday throughout Kabul, teams of Taliban terrorists started going door-to-door searching for our former allies, young girls and, of course, personally owned firearms.
Grandmother's Experience Illustrates Importance Of Guns :: 08/17/2021
One reason some people say we don’t need guns is that we have the police. For the sake of argument, let’s assume this person is self-aware enough to not also call for defunding the police.
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