Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Hackers Hit Illinois Police Database Of Gun Owners :: 08/06/2021
I suppose there’s one bit of good news for the tens of thousands of Illinois residents who’ve been waiting for a year or more for their Firearm Owner ID cards; thanks to the lengthy delays by the Illinois State Police their information wasn’t yet entered into a database that was the recent target of hackers attempting to gain access to the personal details of FOID card holders.
Biden Urges Democrat AGs To Sue Gun Makers Over Crime Surge :: 08/05/2021
President Joe Biden’s not waiting to see if gun control activist David Chipman will be confirmed as ATF director before making his next moves in his anti-gun agenda. And with the prospects of getting his gun ban approved even less likely than seeing Chipman installed at ATF headquarters, Biden is turning his attention to the nation’s firearm manufacturers. USA Today reports that this afternoon Biden will be huddled with Democratic Attorneys General from around the country to discuss ways to pin the blame for the current crime spike on gun makers.
Mexico Sues US-Based Gun Manufacturers Over Cartel Violence :: 08/05/2021
The country of Mexico is suing U.S.-based gun manufacturers, alleging the companies are actively facilitating gun trafficking to cartels south of the border.
NICS for July, 2021, Second Highest Gun Sales on Record, Down from 2020 :: 08/05/2021
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- July 2021 was the second-highest total July for National Instant background Check System (NICS) checks on record. The highest was in July of 2020. The number of checks done in July of 2021 was 2,860,476. The number in July of 2020 was 3,639,224.
Republicans Fire Back at Durbin in Battle Over Second Chipman Hearing :: 08/05/2021
Republicans aren’t giving up on getting a second hearing on President Joe Biden’s ATF director nominee.
Biden ATF nominee Chipman failed to disclose Chinese state TV hit used as propaganda by the communist state :: 08/04/2021
EXCLUSIVE: President Biden's nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) failed to disclose to the Senate a media appearance on Chinese state TV, which may have been used as propaganda by the communist state to cover up a mass stabbing of children.
It's Not The Wealthy Hurt By Gun Control :: 08/04/2021
Gun control is one of those ideas pushed by many of the same people who claim to be the champions of the poor. It’s amazing to me how often those denigrating the wealthy and calling for more effort to help the poor, then take on positions that negatively impact those very same poor people.
Voting With Their Wallets: Americans Aren’t Buying Biden’s Gun Control Agenda :: 08/04/2021
Americans are sending a message of their own, despite President Joe Biden’s continued push to restrict their Second Amendment rights. They are choosing to protect themselves.
Missouri Governor Pardons Couple Who Pointed Guns at Protesters :: 08/03/2021
Missouri Governor Mike Parson on Tuesday announced that he has pardoned the McCloskey couple who recently pleaded guilty to several misdemeanor charges after they wielded guns last year to defend their home from activists who walked through their private, gated neighborhood.
Pro-Gun...But Not Pro-2A? :: 08/03/2021
It seems that misunderstandings, deliberations and debates about the meaning — and the scope— of the Second Amendment often focus on whether it protects the keeping and bearing of arms for: (a) the maintenance of a militia, (b) the prevention of tyranny (foreign or domestic) or (c) the prolongation of self-defense … or, of course, a conglomeration of those three things. And these differing ideas may help explain why some folks claim to support firearms when they don’t really support the Second Amendment. In fact, there are many people who blatantly disagree with some (or all) of those 27 words, arguing that guns should be designated only for certain activities or for certain people.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Denies Second Hearing on ATF Nominee, Attacks Reload for Publishing Report on Racism Allegations :: 08/03/2021
President Joe Biden’s ATF nominee will not face further scrutiny from the Senate despite newly corroborated claims he made racist remarks during his time at the agency.
The 80 Percent Lower, the Ghost Gun, and the ATF :: 08/03/2021
The trouble with technology is that it grows faster than it can be regulated. At least this is something that might be considered when the time-labored process of legislation is met with the growth rate of homemade guns. As 3D printed gun files, incomplete components, and the internet have jumped centuries in providing a way for private citizens to produce their own firearm in their own home, we're no longer looking at simply hand-crafting a flintlock pistol, but actually completing a functioning semi-automatic firearm all within the four walls of a condo. On the one hand, the old terms of the relationship between the agency colloqially referred to as the ATF are no longer relevant, and on the other hand, new terms such as “Ghost Gun,” and concepts like an 80 percent lower now populate a the news, feeds, and Search Engine results of people around the world.
Chipman ATF Nomination Hitting More Speed Bumps; Second Hearing Demanded :: 08/02/2021
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- The controversial nomination of gun control advocate David Chipman to head the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has hit more speed bumps, and some of them may be formidable.
Man Denied Gun Purchases Appeals to Supreme Court :: 08/02/2021
A man of Middle Eastern origin twice denied firearms purchases by the federal government’s background check system is asking the Supreme Court to hear his appeal.
The Lesson of Cuba: Never Give Up Your Guns...Ever :: 08/02/2021
As we noted in a post earlier today, the media and politicians feign incredulity at Americans who pledge they will never give up their guns. They cite polls claiming a majority of Americans support outlawing AR-15s or other firearms. Surely no one could could reasonably oppose regulating these dangerous weapons of war.
The very racist history of gun control :: 08/02/2021
The American Civil Liberties Union caused some double takes last Sunday with a tweet blaming racism and “anti-Blackness” for the presence of the Second Amendment in the Constitution. It was jarring to see the ACLU, once an indomitable champion of the Bill of Rights, endorse the revisionist view that one of its core components, the right to keep and bear arms, exists for malevolent racial reasons.
2A Breaking Ground In Hollywood :: 07/31/2021
There is no dispute that the loss of life in any manner is something that is tragic. Every day this website covers stories that deal with violence committed with firearms and the failed policies that enables such events to occur. The topic of firearm “accidents” and the negligence that comes from the uneducated is also acutely discussed. No one writer here can speak for all, however, it’s safe to say that we do all advocate for the safe, responsible, and lawful ownership and use of firearms. Education is the key to achieving the goal of having no firearm incidents.
Judge Won't Invalidate Oregon County's 2A Sanctuary Ordinance :: 07/31/2021
Last year, voters in Columbia County, Oregon approved a Second Amendment Sanctuary ordinance that forbids “devoting resources or participating in any way in the enforcement of any law or regulation that affected an individual’s right to keep and bear arms, firearm accessories, or ammunition.” The new measure drew the ire of gun control activists and the concern of some county commissioners, who asked the local court to validate the law.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions :: 07/31/2021
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice.
The Big Lie The ACLU Told Must Not Go Unanswered :: 07/31/2021
By now, Second Amendment supporters are probably aware of what the ACLU put out regarding the origins of the constitutional provision that protects our right to keep and bear arms. This isn’t a mere whopper, it’s a Triple Whopper with Bacon and Cheese – with appropriate apologies to that delicious fast-food burger for being associated with a blood libel.
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