Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Anti-Gunners-PA-Your View: How Pennsylvania gun bill would hurt leaders' ability to defuse explosive situations :: 09/17/2020
Let’s imagine a situation. A fight breaks out on a Wednesday evening between rival gangs on a street in Allentown. Police quickly arrive on the scene and attempt to quell the violence.
One of Gun-Control's Biggest Lies Exposed :: 09/17/2020
In a recent opinion article, William McGurn, a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board, tells us he just got a permit, in New Jersey, for a gun. He then asks what so many first-time buyers are asking this year: “Do other Americans buying guns for the first time find it as grating as I do to learn that we need government permission to exercise a constitutional right?”
The Durability of the US Constitution :: 09/17/2020
"The American Constitution is, so far as I can see, the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man." So said 19th century British Prime Minister Sir William Gladstone.
Demand for Guns Overwhelming FBI Background Check System :: 09/16/2020
The current demand for guns in America is so great that the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Checks System (NICS) is giving a higher number of delays and, in many cases, allowing the sale to be completed because time for the check expires.
Everytown Drops $200K To Defeat Pro-Gun Lawmaker :: 09/16/2020
The National Rifle Association is accused of buying lawmakers all the time. Anyone who takes a pro-gun stance is accused of being bought and paid for by the gun lobby in general and the NRA in particular. Time and time again, we hear this claim despite there being zero evidence of bribery or anything of the sort.
Gun Control Activists Attempt To Shoot Down School Guardian Program :: 09/16/2020
In the wake of the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018, the state legislature established the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program to ensure that trained and vetted volunteer school staff could serve as an immediate armed response in the case of another active assailant attack on a school. The program requires that all staff members serving as a Guardian undergo 144 hours of training, as well as pass psychological tests and a drug screening.
Guns Returned In Virginia Red Flag Case :: 09/16/2020
We don’t have any firm numbers on just how many times Virginia’s “red-flag” firearms seizure law has been used since it took effect on July 1st, but one recent case in the northwest part of the state provides ample evidence of the flaws in the new law and how it can be used to harass and cause problems for innocent parties.
Why SPLC's Anti-Rittenhouse Report Doesn't Hold Water :: 09/16/2020
To say that young Kyle Rittenhouse is at the center of a firestorm is a bit of an understatement. Following his actions in Kenosha, opinions on his actions are varied, to be sure, but typically somewhat indicative of an individuals politics. If you supported the “protestors,” then Rittenhouse is an unhinged maniac who rolled into town looking to shoot someone.
Are Gun Rights Clashing With Free Speech? :: 09/15/2020
Let’s be honest, 2020 hasn’t been the best year every by any stretch of the imagination. While some can argue other years were actually worse, the truth of the matter is that it’s bad enough that no one wants to go through it again. We’re just trying to suffer through it as best we can.
Some In Baltimore Baffled At Source Of Illegal Guns :: 09/15/2020
The state of Maryland may not be a gun controller’s paradise, but it isn’t far from it. They’ve got most of the preferred gun control laws on the books and it’s just a pain in the rear to be a gun owner in the state. Oh, plenty of people still do it, but the state doesn’t make it easy.
Trump to Hannity: 'If I Wasn't Here, You Wouldn't Have a Second Amendment' :: 09/15/2020
President Donald Trump reminded Fox host Sean Hannity about the importance of his judicial picks to protection of Second Amendment. (Screen snip, YouTube, Fox News)
U.S. Attorney Blasts Philly D.A. Over "Culture Of Lawlessness" :: 09/15/2020
When the national media has bothered to talk about the spike in shootings and homicides in many U.S. cities since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down courts and emptied jails earlier this year, they’ve largely tried to pin the blame on Donald Trump or at least downplay the fact that Democrats are in control of most of the cities where the crime spike has taken place.
Biden Demands Gun Ban After LA Deputies Shot :: 09/14/2020
The two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot in an ambush attack over the weekend are out of surgery and are thankfully expected to recover, according to Sheriff Alex Villanueva, and while the manhunt for the man who shot them at point blank range continues, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is using the attack to push his plan to ban so-called assault weapons and high-capacity magazines across the country.
Bloomberg Goes All In With $100-Million Bet On Biden :: 09/14/2020
The gun control movement”s favorite sugar daddy is spending big in Florida trying to get Joe Biden into the White House. Michael Bloomberg is dropping $100-million on television and digital ads targeting Florida voters in support of the Biden campaign as Democrats grow increasingly freaked out about the distinct possibility that Biden’s appeal to voters in the Sunshine State is slipping.
MA Senator: We Must Disarm Police Of Their Weapons Of War :: 09/14/2020
Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, fresh off a successful primary fight against challenger Joe Kennedy III, isn’t tacking to the center as he heads into the general election. Instead, the Democrat is embracing one of the most far-Left positions when it comes to the calls for police reform. On Monday, the senator declared his support for disarming police of “weapons of war” to tear gas, rubber bullets, and other less-lethal means of defense and crowd control.
Unrest Follows Justified Police Shooting In Lancaster :: 09/14/2020
The world has lost its ever-loving mind.
Biden pushes gun control less than 24 hours after attempted assassination on deputies :: 09/13/2020
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday called for gun control less than 24 hours after two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who were critically wounded in Compton after a gunman opened fire on their squad car in an apparent ambush.
Commonwealth Court Schedules En Banc Oral Argument in FOAC, et al. v. Pittsburgh, et al. :: 09/13/2020
Yesterday, the Commonwealth Court issued a notice scheduling En Banc (meaning before the entire Court) oral argument in Firearm Owners Against Crime (FOAC), et al., v. City of Pittsburgh, et al. in relation to Pittsburgh’s illegal firearm ordinances, which I was previously successful in having ruled unlawful. As our viewers may remember, in November of last year, the City of Pittsburgh took an appeal to that decision.
Illinois Sentencing Proves State's Gun Laws Don't Work :: 09/13/2020
While the state of Illinois isn’t the most gun controlled state in the country–California holds that tile and isn’t likely to be challenged in the near future–it’s still a state with a lot of gun control.
Is Carrying A Gun An Example of White Privilege? :: 09/12/2020
That’s the argument by Justin McFarlin, a member of Everytown for Gun Safety’s Veteran Advisory Council, who opines in a guest column at USA Today that, although he’s an NRA certified firearms instructor and a concealed carry holder, he’s too afraid to carry a gun in public because of the color of his skin.
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